Booking a flight
Columbia Regional Airport (COU) is located south of town. Lambert St. Louis Airport is a two-hour drive from the east, and Kansas City Airport is two and a half hours from the west. Rental car services are available at all three airports.
Driving to campus
Keep an eye on road construction and closures through the MODOT travelers’ map. Use the links below or visit MoDot Travel Map.
Campus Construction
A number of construction and projects are underway around campus. Our Campus Facilities team works hard to minimize disruptions, but occasionally these projects require short-term sidewalk and street closures. Check MU Operations’ regularly-updated Outages & Closings map to navigate around construction areas during your time on campus.
Parking
Parking details, including registration, for advising appointments and orientation sessions will be available beginning on April 1.
Orientation Check-In
Walk to the MU Student Center by heading north on Hitt Street. Follow the signs to find the Check-In Desk.
At check-in you and your guests will each get a full schedule for the day that includes times and locations of all sessions. You can grab a quick breakfast and start meeting your fellow tigers and their families.
Campus Maps & Accessibility
Mizzou is a pretty big campus. You can view a desktop version of our interactive campus map here. Find more helpful apps and tools in our IT Quick Guide.
For our guests who require mobility assistance, the campus accessibility map provides specific accessibility information for each building and area on campus. And please visit our accessibility page for other ways we can make your orientation experience comfortable and accessible.
[Summer Sessions Only] Overnight Housing
If you signed up to stay on campus as part of your Summer Welcome Orientation experience, don’t bring your overnight bag with you when you check-in at the Student Center. You’ll move into your residence hall in the afternoon.
If you arrive the night before your session AND you are staying on campus in the residence hall, please check-in between 4:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. at the Hudson and Gillett Residence Hall complex.
For family members staying in on-campus residence halls, couples are paired together in suite-style housing with a bathroom shared by up to four guests. Single guests will be paired in a room with single guests of the same sex.