{"id":1047,"date":"2025-11-20T18:09:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T18:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/?page_id=1047"},"modified":"2026-04-16T00:57:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T00:57:15","slug":"lightning-track","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/lightning-track\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1895\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/12\/Horseshoe-Day-LT-Header-2.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/12\/Horseshoe-Day-LT-Header-2.png 1895w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/12\/Horseshoe-Day-LT-Header-2-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/12\/Horseshoe-Day-LT-Header-2-1024x238.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/12\/Horseshoe-Day-LT-Header-2-768x178.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/12\/Horseshoe-Day-LT-Header-2-1536x357.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1895px) 100vw, 1895px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Lightning Track?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-mtsublue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-mtsublue-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Lightning Track is <strong>an invitation-only pathway<\/strong> for academically talented MTSU seniors who commit to pursuing a graduate degree after earning their bachelor\u2019s degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Skip the process: Bypass lengthy application procedures, essays, application fee, and waiting periods.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No entrance exams: Avoid standardized tests like GRE, GMAT, or other program-specific exams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No application fee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guaranteed admission to MTSU Graduate School for select programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Secure an early spot in select graduate programs before general admission opens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How It Works?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-mtsublue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-mtsublue-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/12\/How-It-Works-Banner-1024x238.png\" alt=\"Lightning Track Requirements\" class=\"wp-image-1175\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:23px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/12\/How-It-Works-Banner-1024x238.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/12\/How-It-Works-Banner-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/12\/How-It-Works-Banner-768x178.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/12\/How-It-Works-Banner-1536x357.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/12\/How-It-Works-Banner.png 1895w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong>Requirements<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-mtsublue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-mtsublue-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" \/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Minimum of 90 earned credit hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submitted Intent to Graduate Form<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hold and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete the Lightning Track Commitment Form shared in an invite email<br><br>**<em>Effective Spring 2026, students must enroll in graduate coursework in the semester immediately following their undergraduate graduation (excluding summer term) to remain eligible for Lightning Track.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong>Participating Graduate Programs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-mtsublue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-mtsublue-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This list will be updated periodically as more programs join the Lightning Track. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mtsu-blocks-expandable-block accordion expandable-group expandable-group-faq\" id=\"newExpandable\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mtsu-blocks-expandable-item accordion-item expandable-heading expandable-heading-faq\"><h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"headingfinance-economics-quantitative-sciences\"><button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapsenewExpandablefinance-economics-quantitative-sciences\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsenewExpandablefinance-economics-quantitative-sciences\">Finance, Economics &amp; Quantitative Sciences<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"collapsenewExpandablefinance-economics-quantitative-sciences\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse expandable-content expandable-content-faq\" aria-labelledby=\"headingfinance-economics-quantitative-sciences\" data-bs-parent=\"#newExpandable\"><div class=\"accordion-body\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/economics-finance-concentration-m-a\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/economics-finance-concentration-m-a\/\">Economics, M.A.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/economics-ph-d\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/economics-ph-d\/\">Economics, Ph.D.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/master-of-science-in-finance\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/master-of-science-in-finance\/\">Finance, M.S.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/professional-science-actuarial-science-concentration-m-s\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/professional-science-actuarial-science-concentration-m-s\/\">Professional Science, Actuarial Science Concentration, M.S.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/professional-science-biostatistics-concentration-m-s\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/professional-science-biostatistics-concentration-m-s\/\">Professional Science, Biostatistics Concentrations, M.S.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mtsu-blocks-expandable-item accordion-item expandable-heading expandable-heading-faq\"><h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"headingbusiness-administration-management\"><button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapsenewExpandablebusiness-administration-management\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsenewExpandablebusiness-administration-management\">Business Administration &amp; Management<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"collapsenewExpandablebusiness-administration-management\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse expandable-content expandable-content-faq\" aria-labelledby=\"headingbusiness-administration-management\" data-bs-parent=\"#newExpandable\"><div class=\"accordion-body\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mba.mtsu.edu\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mba.mtsu.edu\/\">Business Administration, M.B.A.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/mba.mtsu.edu\/curriculum\/concentrations\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mba.mtsu.edu\/curriculum\/concentrations\/\">Business Administration, Data Analytics Concentration, M.B.A. <\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/mba.mtsu.edu\/curriculum\/concentrations\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mba.mtsu.edu\/curriculum\/concentrations\/\">Business Administration, Health Care Management, M.B.A.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/mba.mtsu.edu\/curriculum\/concentrations\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mba.mtsu.edu\/curriculum\/concentrations\/\">Business Administration, Human Resources Management, M.B.A.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/mba.mtsu.edu\/curriculum\/concentrations\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mba.mtsu.edu\/curriculum\/concentrations\/\">Business Administration, IT Project Management Concentration, M.B.A.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/mba.mtsu.edu\/curriculum\/concentrations\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mba.mtsu.edu\/curriculum\/concentrations\/\">Business Administration, Legal and Ethical Governance, M.B.A.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/mba.mtsu.edu\/curriculum\/concentrations\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mba.mtsu.edu\/curriculum\/concentrations\/\">Business Administration, Music Business, M.B.A.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/mba.mtsu.edu\/curriculum\/concentrations\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mba.mtsu.edu\/curriculum\/concentrations\/\">Business Administration, Risk Management, M.B.A.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/mba.mtsu.edu\/curriculum\/concentrations\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mba.mtsu.edu\/curriculum\/concentrations\/\">Business Administration, Strategic Marketing Analytics, M.B.A.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/management-human-resource-management-concentration-m-s\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/management-human-resource-management-concentration-m-s\/\">Management, Human Resource Management, M.S.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/management-organizational-leadership-concentration-m-s\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/management-organizational-leadership-concentration-m-s\/\">Management, Organizational Leadership, M.S.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/project-management-m-s\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/project-management-m-s\/\">Project Management, M.S.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/supply-chain-management-m-s\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/supply-chain-management-m-s\/\">Supply Chain Management, M.S.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mtsu-blocks-expandable-item accordion-item expandable-heading expandable-heading-faq\"><h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"headingengineering-technology-data-applied-sciences\"><button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapsenewExpandableengineering-technology-data-applied-sciences\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsenewExpandableengineering-technology-data-applied-sciences\">Engineering, Technology, Data &amp; Applied Sciences<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"collapsenewExpandableengineering-technology-data-applied-sciences\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse expandable-content expandable-content-faq\" aria-labelledby=\"headingengineering-technology-data-applied-sciences\" data-bs-parent=\"#newExpandable\"><div class=\"accordion-body\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/cybersecurity-management-m-s\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/cybersecurity-management-m-s\/\">Cybersecurity Management, M.S.<\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/data-science-m-s\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/data-science-m-s\/\">Data Science, M.S.<\/a> (Coming Soon) <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/engineering-technology-engineering-technology-concentration-m-s\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/engineering-technology-engineering-technology-concentration-m-s\/\">Engineering Technology, Engineering Technology Concentration, M.S. <\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/geosciences-m-s\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/geosciences-m-s\/\">Geosciences, M.S.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/information-systems-m-s\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/information-systems-m-s\/\">Information Systems, M.S.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/information-systems-business-intelligence-and-analytics-concentration-m-s\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/information-systems-business-intelligence-and-analytics-concentration-m-s\/\">Information Systems, Business Intelligence and Analytics Concentration, M.S.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/information-systems-it-project-management-concentration-m-s\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/information-systems-it-project-management-concentration-m-s\/\">Information Systems, IT Project Management Concentration, M.S.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/professional-science-chemistry-analytics-m-s\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/professional-science-chemistry-analytics-m-s\/\">Professional Science, Chemistry Analytics Concentration, M.S.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/professional-science-engineering-management-concentration-m-s\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/professional-science-engineering-management-concentration-m-s\/\">Professional Science, Engineering Management Concentration, M.S.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/professional-science-fermentation-science-concentration-m-s\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/professional-science-fermentation-science-concentration-m-s\/\">Professional Science, Fermentation Science, M.S.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/professional-science-health-care-informatics-concentration-m-s\/#:~:text=The%20Master%20of%20Science%20in,business%20enterprises%20and%20in%20academia.\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/professional-science-health-care-informatics-concentration-m-s\/#:~:text=The%20Master%20of%20Science%20in,business%20enterprises%20and%20in%20academia.\">Professional Science, Health Care Informatics Concentration, M.S.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/professional-studies-operations-research-concentration-m-p-s\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/professional-studies-operations-research-concentration-m-p-s\/\">Professional Studies, Operations Research, M.P.S.<\/a><br><br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mtsu-blocks-expandable-item accordion-item expandable-heading expandable-heading-faq\"><h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"headingeducation-leadership\"><button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapsenewExpandableeducation-leadership\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsenewExpandableeducation-leadership\">Education &amp; Leadership<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"collapsenewExpandableeducation-leadership\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse expandable-content expandable-content-faq\" aria-labelledby=\"headingeducation-leadership\" data-bs-parent=\"#newExpandable\"><div class=\"accordion-body\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/administration-and-supervision-higher-education-concentration-m-ed\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/administration-and-supervision-higher-education-concentration-m-ed\/\">Administration and Supervision, Higher Education Concentration, M.Ed.<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/curriculum-and-instruction-teaching-and-innovation-in-pk-16-concentration-m-ed\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/curriculum-and-instruction-teaching-and-innovation-in-pk-16-concentration-m-ed\/\">Curriculum and Instruction, Teaching and Innovation in PK-16, M.Ed.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/literacy-m-ed\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/literacy-m-ed\/\">Literacy, M.Ed.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/management-organizational-leadership-concentration-m-s\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/management-organizational-leadership-concentration-m-s\/\">Management, Organizational Leadership, M.S.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/professional-studies-human-resources-leadership-concentration-m-p-s\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/professional-studies-human-resources-leadership-concentration-m-p-s\/\">Professional Studies, Human Resource Leadership, M.P.S.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/professional-studies-leadership-in-nutrition-concentration-m-p-s\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/professional-studies-leadership-in-nutrition-concentration-m-p-s\/\">Professional Studies, Leadership in Nutrition, M.P.S.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/professional-studies-strategic-leadership-concentration-m-p-s\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/professional-studies-strategic-leadership-concentration-m-p-s\/\">Professional Studies, Strategic Leadership, M.P.S.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/professional-studies-training-and-development-concentration-m-p-s\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/professional-studies-training-and-development-concentration-m-p-s\/\">Professional Studies, Training and Development, M.P.S.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/special-education-m-ed\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/special-education-m-ed\/\">Special Education, M.Ed.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mtsu-blocks-expandable-item accordion-item expandable-heading expandable-heading-faq\"><h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"headingsocial-sciences-international-studies\"><button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapsenewExpandablesocial-sciences-international-studies\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsenewExpandablesocial-sciences-international-studies\">Social Sciences &amp; International Studies<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"collapsenewExpandablesocial-sciences-international-studies\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse expandable-content expandable-content-faq\" aria-labelledby=\"headingsocial-sciences-international-studies\" data-bs-parent=\"#newExpandable\"><div class=\"accordion-body\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/international-affairs-m-a\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/international-affairs-m-a\/\">International Affairs, M.A.<\/a> (available Summer 2026)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/sociology-m-a\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/sociology-m-a\/\">Sociology, M.A.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mtsu-blocks-expandable-item accordion-item expandable-heading expandable-heading-faq\"><h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"headingmedia-entertainment\"><button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapsenewExpandablemedia-entertainment\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsenewExpandablemedia-entertainment\">Media &amp; Entertainment<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"collapsenewExpandablemedia-entertainment\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse expandable-content expandable-content-faq\" aria-labelledby=\"headingmedia-entertainment\" data-bs-parent=\"#newExpandable\"><div class=\"accordion-body\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/digital-media-m-s\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/digital-media-m-s\/\">Digital Media, M.S.<\/a>(coming soon)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/recording-arts-and-technologies-m-f-a\/\">Recording Arts and Technologies, M.F.A.<\/a> (coming soon)<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mtsu-blocks-expandable-item accordion-item expandable-heading expandable-heading-faq\"><h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"headingaviation-aeronauticsbr\"><button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapsenewExpandableaviation-aeronauticsbr\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsenewExpandableaviation-aeronauticsbr\">Aviation &amp; Aeronautics<br><\/button><\/h2><div id=\"collapsenewExpandableaviation-aeronauticsbr\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse expandable-content expandable-content-faq\" aria-labelledby=\"headingaviation-aeronauticsbr\" data-bs-parent=\"#newExpandable\"><div class=\"accordion-body\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/aeronautical-science-aviation-education-concentration-m-s\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/aeronautical-science-aviation-education-concentration-m-s\/\">Aeronautical Science, Aviation Education Concentration, M.S.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/aeronautical-science-aviation-management-concentration-m-s\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/aeronautical-science-aviation-management-concentration-m-s\/\">Aeronautical Science, Aviation Management, M.S<\/a>.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/aeronautical-science-aviation-safety-and-security-management-concentration-m-s\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/program\/aeronautical-science-aviation-safety-and-security-management-concentration-m-s\/\">Aeronautical Science, Aviation Safety and Security Management, M.S.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Funding<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduate school is a significant investment in your future, and MTSU offers multiple funding opportunities to make your advanced degree more affordable. Lightning Track participants have access to the same financial support as all graduate students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Graduate Assistantships<\/strong>: Offer tuition waivers and monthly stipends in exchange for teaching, research, or administrative work. Please contact your program director for opportunities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Financial Aid &amp; Federal Loans<\/strong>: Available through the FAFSA and remaining Hope Scholarship funds for qualifying graduate students.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Employer Tuition Assistance:<\/strong> Some employers help cover tuition costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:#e9ecef\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Pro Tip<\/strong>: Apply for funding opportunities early. Many scholarships and assistantships have limited spots and early deadlines. Check with MT One Stop to verify your specific eligibility for state and federal aid programs.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information follow: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/funding\/\">https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/funding\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Welcome Gifts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Lightning Track participants receive recognition items that <strong>celebrate your commitment<\/strong> to academic excellence and continued learning at MTSU. While supplies last. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/11\/Welcome-Gifts-Banner-1024x238.png\" alt=\"Images of Welcome Gifts\" class=\"wp-image-1096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/11\/Welcome-Gifts-Banner-1024x238.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/11\/Welcome-Gifts-Banner-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/11\/Welcome-Gifts-Banner-768x178.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/11\/Welcome-Gifts-Banner-1536x357.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/11\/Welcome-Gifts-Banner.png 1895w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact Us<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: AskGrad@mtsu.edu   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phone: 615-898-2840<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/search-program\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/11\/Explore-All-Graduate-programs.png\" alt=\"Explore all graduate programs\" class=\"wp-image-1098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/11\/Explore-All-Graduate-programs.png 395w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/11\/Explore-All-Graduate-programs-300x53.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Lightning Track? 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