- Complete the Admissions Application Process
- Fulfill the Math & English Placement Requirement: Placement requirements apply to all students seeking an Associate Degree or certificate in Health Sciences. Most other certificate programs are exempt. Please check your “To Do” list in Bay Navigator to confirm whether you need to satisfy the placement requirement or not.
- Set-up your MassBay Technology Accounts: Once you have completed your admissions paperwork, you should receive an email to your personal email address from our Office of Information Technology (helpdesk@massbay.edu) with your credentials and instructions for activating your account in OneLogin. Make sure to check you junk mail folder. For help or questions with this process, please contact the IT Help Desk: helpdesk@massbay.edu or 781-239-2440
- Apply for Financial Aid (if applicable) Need Help with your FAFSA application? Text “MassBay” to 857-309-2942 to our uAspire partners for help over text, zoom, or phone call!
Once you have completed steps 1-4, you are ready to SOAR!
You will need to sign-up for and attend a one hour SOAR Ready2Register SESSION: Once you have completed Application and Placement, email invites will automatically be sent to your PERSONAL email address (NOT massbay.edu) The subject line is “Next Step: Register for SOAR!” and comes from soar@massbay.edu. Please check junk mail if you do not see it. These sessions will be offered on both the Framingham and Wellesley Campuses as well as virtually.
For students starting in Fall Semesters (September - December):
- SOAR Ready to Register Sessions are held in May June, July & August
- Email invites to sign-up start going out in late April.
For students starting in Spring Semesters (January - May):
- SOAR Ready to Register Sessions are held in November, December, & January
- Email invites to sign-up start going out in early November.
For students starting in Summer Sessions (May - August):
- SOAR Ready to Register Sessions will be held in March, April & May
- Email invites to sign-up start going out in early March.
For questions about accessibility or to request accommodations in order to fully participate in this event, please contact an Accessibility Specialist, at 781-239-2234, between 9m and 5pm, Monday through Friday. If you get a voicemail, please leave your name and number slowly and clearly. A specialist will call you back. Please know requests should be made as soon as possible prior to the event.
If you are attending a virtual SOAR from outside the US, you will not have access to Bay Navigator. However, you can gain access to it through the use of a Personal VPN that will show you as a US based address. Many providers offer free trials which can cover your use for SOAR.