MBU101 is an online course designed to familiarize you and your parents to life at Maranatha. The course covers important facets of student life such as dorm life, church selection, Student Life Handbook, etc. MBU101 will require an investment of time, but it will help you transition successfully to campus life.

New students should complete the course before arriving for Jumpstart orientation. Please check your Maranatha email for the start date. All new main campus students should complete this pre-orientation course by logging on to MyMaranatha and clicking on My Courses in the left box.

Please complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at studentaid.gov. Students can also apply for Maranatha scholarships. Contact the Financial Aid Office with any questions at 920.206.2318 or email financialaid@mbu.edu.

Visit our website for current on-campus openings and to apply. I-9, W-4 and WT-4 forms must be completed by all employees. Originals of your ID documents must be presented for completion of the I-9 form. If you have a passport, that is all you need. If not, you will need a photo ID, such as your driver’s license, plus your Social Security card or birth certificate.

Even if you don’t plan on working right away, please bring your original ID documents and plan to keep them with you. This will avoid the necessity of having them sent to you through the mail later. Maranatha employees are required to enroll in direct deposit of their wages. Please note that sixty percent (60%) of gross wages will be applied directly to your student account; the remaining 40% will be deposited to your personal bank account.

All university policies are in effect at the time you arrive on campus. Dress code for all new student/registration events is casual. More information can be found in the Student Life Handbook.

Maranatha encourages students to use the Badger Bus for transportation from Milwaukee airport to Johnson Creek. Purchase bus tickets now.  The Welcome Center can arrange pickup from Johnson Creek to campus. Please call 920.206.2370 to make these arrangements.

All new students will be provided with meal tickets for the entire Jumpstart weekend, beginning with lunch on Friday, August 30. Pre-season athletes will use the Jumpstart meal tickets for Friday lunch through Sunday dinner. Food service for all students on the college meal plan will begin with breakfast at 6:45 a.m. on Monday, September 2. Others may purchase meals in the Dining Complex beginning August 20.

Main campus students should register their vehicle regardless of residential or commuter status. Off-campus students must register their vehicle online only if they desire to park on campus. To register, complete the form on the Student Life page of MyMaranatha.

All athletes who wish to practice or participate in intercollegiate athletics must provide evidence of insurance that includes coverage for athletic-related injuries. Athletes should contact the Athletic Office if they have questions about sports health coverage required by our Athletic Association.

As per NCAA regulations, athletes planning to try-out and participate in NCAA sports are required to have a physical examination within six months of the start of pre-season to practice with the team. Per NCAA requirements (2022) all student-athletes are required to provide results of sickle cell trait test (blood draw at birth or sickle cell blood screening). Student-athletes must complete the medical forms required of all MBU students (Health History and Immunization Record) as well as all forms located in ATS. This applies to athletes who wish to compete in winter and spring sports as well.

Please bring your insurance card with you to campus. It would also be wise to have a general understanding of how your insurance may work out of state/network.

*Maranatha no longer requires physical examinations for all students but will rely on the Health History Statement and Immunization Record to communicate necessary medical information to our Health Center. Student athletes refer to your exception above.

MBU has several performing groups that you can try out for even if you are not a music major. Email finearts@mbu.edu to set up your audition in August for the band, orchestra, or one of the three choirs (Chamber Singers, Madrigal, or Chorale). More about all our traveling teams and audition requirements can be found on our website. All students are also encouraged to take private music lessons which count toward credit requirements in the Liberal Arts Core. Contact finearts@mbu.edu to register.

Thanksgiving break begins after classes on Friday, November 22, and dorms will close at 5:00 p.m. on November 22. Dorms open at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 1, for students returning from Thanksgiving break, and classes resume at 7:15 a.m. on Monday, December 2. If you must return earlier, you will stay in the Thanksgiving break dorm.

Final exams are held Monday through Wednesday, December 16-18, in the open format. Students may leave campus after their last final exam is complete or other obligations are fulfilled. Dorms will close at 5:00 p.m. on December 18, and will reopen for the spring semester at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 18, 2025.