Missouri S&T offers accelerated graduate degree programs customized for current Missouri S&T undergraduate students. You can earn your master of business administration (MBA) or master of science in information science and technology (MS IST) in as little as one year after completing your undergraduate degree.

The department of business and information technology offers two accelerated degree options: the graduate track pathway program and the 4+1 program. Each program has different requirements and benefits, but both allow you to take some graduate coursework during your last year of undergraduate studies. This saves you money because you pay undergraduate tuition while completing graduate coursework under these programs. You can also finish your degree faster when compared to the traditional course schedule.

If you would like to start your professional career immediately after earning your bachelor's degree, you can still take advantage of this option. Our graduate degrees are flexible and you can take your classes online from anywhere in the country using our state-of-the-art virtual classrooms. In fact, our distance learning programs are considered among the best in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report.

Program Details

A Grad Track Pathway offers early provisional admission to the master's degree program to exceptional undergraduate students. It is designed for these students to earn coursework credit towards their master's degree while completing their bachelor's degree. Our department has two GTP programs: MBA and MS IST.

GTP Program Requirements

  • Undergraduate major in the department of business and information technology
  • One year (two semesters) from graduation
  • At least 3.0 cumulative GPA
  • Completed four designated common core courses with at least 3.5 GPA

Dual Enrollment offers current S&T undergraduate students the opportunity to earn credits toward their master's degree while completing their bachelor's degree by enrolling in both undergraduate and graduate courses concurrently, during the last one or two semesters of the bachelor's degree.

GTP Program Requirements

  • Be a Missouri S&T undergraduate.
  • Maintain at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA to participate for one semester.
  • Maintain at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA to participate for two semesters.
  • Admission for dual enrollment