• If the student exits the program before completion of the MS degree requirements or fails to maintain continuous enrollment at Missouri S&T, the designated shared-credit courses (9 lecture credit hours of 5xxx-level or above) will not apply toward MS requirements in the event of future readmission.
• If a student switches from thesis option to non-thesis option, then the designated shared-credit courses will not apply toward MS requirements, but only toward BS requirements.
• The student is responsible for checking on how graduate coursework will affect scholarships and other financial aid. Once the student becomes a graduate student, he/she is not eligible for Federal Pell Grants, though is still eligible for Federal Financial Aid and will be eligible for fellowships and teaching/research assistantships. 
• International students should check with International Affairs during completion of the GTP program to ensure immigration status will be maintained throughout the duration of the program.
• All other policies are subject to those of the campus GTP Program. For more information, please see Grad Track Pathway Admission and Standards  

1. If you're interested in the Grad Track Pathway (GTP), start by discussing the admission criteria, program requirements, and which courses are eligible for shared credit (9 hours for BS/MS and 12 hours for BS/PhD) with both your undergraduate and graduate advisors, as well as your department’s GTP coordinator.
2. Apply provisionally to the graduate program for the term following your expected undergraduate completion. You should apply at https://connect.mst.edu/apply/ before earning your BS degree with the same account used when you applied for admission to your Missouri S&T undergraduate degree. If you don't remember your account log-in information, reach out to Graduate and International Admissions for assistance. Make sure to select that you are a current S&T student applying through the GTP program.
3. Graduate Admissions will review your application. If you meet the minimum university requirements, your application will be forwarded to the department for further review. If admitted, you will receive an email notification of your admission, along with a link to the form for designating shared credit courses.
4. Submit the form to designate which courses you want to use for shared credit. This form will be sent to your undergraduate and graduate advisors, the department chair/designee, and the vice provost of graduate education/designee for approval.
5. When the application for the term you selected to begin the graduate degree opens, you will receive an email to confirm your intent to pursue the graduate degree and verify that the term is still correct. If you confirm, your application will be rerouted through the admission process for a final admission decision.

Courses approved for shared credit may also be applied toward one or more graduate certificates in addition to the MS degree (courses used for a specific certificate cannot be counted toward an additional certificate).  The student must include the name(s) of the intended certificate program(s) as well as the name of the intended MS program on the GTP Admission and Course Approval Form when applying for the GTP.  The student must have already applied and been admitted to the intended MS program before applying for admission to the graduate certificate program(s).  The student must receive the MS degree in order to also receive the graduate certificate(s) in the same or future semester/session.