Get a head start on your academic experience at Missouri S&T with Hit the Ground Running (HGR), a fast-paced and informative four-week program for select incoming S&T students.
Through HGR, you’ll build your learning skills, see all that campus life has to offer, learn about university research, get involved in team-building and leadership projects, make new friends, and discover your path to academic success at S&T.
And you’ll do it all while living on campus and earning 3 credit hours through courses in chemistry, mathematics, English and student success.
The HGR Advantage
HGR students are among our most successful. For example, in 2018:
- 85% of students who studied trigonometry during HGR earned credit through their performance on the trig placement exam at the end of HGR.
- 22 of the 57 students who studied algebra during HGR moved up from their initial algebra placement, either by earning credit or a waiver.
Register for HGR at PRO
To register for HGR during PRO, just sign up for Arts & Sciences 1110, Course Number 70406.
If you have already been to PRO and did not register, you can still register by calling 573-341-7600. Please have your name and student ID ready when you call.
HGR Details
HGR will be held July 19-August 14, 2020, on the Missouri S&T campus.
Check-in: Please report to the registration desk at Thomas Jefferson Hall for your room assignment on Sunday, July 19th, between the hours of 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Opening Reception: The opening reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Havener Center.
- Housing
- Course Work
- Textbooks and Access Codes
- Grades
Housing
All HGR students will be housed in university housing (Thomas Jefferson) and will have most of their meals provided by Chartwells Dining Services.
The residence hall code of conduct and policy will govern all actions within the housing complex.
There will be scheduled activities on weekends and it is mandatory that you remain in Rolla and participate in these key learning community-building experiences.
The rooming assignments for HGR will be the same as for fall semester.
Course Work
The academic component of HGR will require you to participate in writing, mathematics, and possibly chemistry (depending on math placement scores) classroom lectures taught by a team of outstanding Missouri S&T educators.
All students will participate in an English component. Students scoring 24 or below on the Missouri Math Placement Test will be placed in an intensive algebra component.
Students scoring 25 or above will be placed in an appropriate math component and also participate in a chemistry component. Due to the accelerated learning structure of this program, full attendance to all sessions is required and expected.
Textbooks and Access Codes
Students are responsible for purchasing textbooks/access codes. Textbooks/access codes for the math and chemistry course components will be required on the first day of class.
The S&T Store in Havener Center will be open on Sunday, July 19th from 1:00-5:00 pm. We will have books prepackaged for students when they arrive at the bookstore.
Grades
Grades for this course will be determined by the following criteria:
- Math: 25% (33.33% if in Intensive Algebra)
- Chemistry: 25% (0% if in Intensive Algebra)
- English: 25% (33.33% if in Intensive Algebra)
- Student Success Course: 25% (33.33% if in Intensive Algebra)
Costs and Billing
HGR Policies
Have a Question?
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at 573-341-7600 or at rachelm@mst.edu.
Again, welcome to Missouri S&T and the HGR program. I have high expectations for your achievement and look forwarding to working with each of you to assist you in fulfilling your academic expectations.
Rachel Morris
Assistance Vice Provost, Academic Support
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