Missouri University of Science and Technology
What Missouri S&T says
Exact quotes from Missouri S&T’s official pages, checked word for word on Oct 22, 2026.
Undergraduate Students: If you have been away from Missouri S&T for more than one semester (excluding summer), please complete the Returning Student Application below.
— connect.mst.edu ↗If you have been away for one semester or less, please contact your academic advisor for assistance.
— connect.mst.edu ↗If you have been away for one semester or less, please contact your academic advisor for assistance.
— connect.mst.edu ↗Written by AI from the quotes and pages we read. It may be incomplete or wrong; the school’s own pages win.
- Missouri S&T appears to have no formal leave; one semester away seems to need no request.
- Away more than one semester, summer excluded, looks like a Returning Student Application is needed.
- Contact your academic advisor before returning.
- Reasons accepted: no leave request needed.
- Time away allowed: 1 semester (excl. summer).
- What to file: nothing to file.
- Classes start Jan 19.
Before you decide
Check on the following…
- Will my spot be held?Check how long your school keeps your place and whether you have to apply to come back.Ask: Registrar
- Will I graduate later?A term off can push back your graduation. Ask which required classes only run in the spring.Ask: Academic advisor
- Is there a deadline to ask?Some schools want your leave request before January. Find out the exact date and the form.Ask: Dean’s office or registrar
- What happens to my scholarships and aid?Ask whether your scholarships and grants pause while you’re away or end, and what you need to do to get them back.Ask: Financial aid office
- When would I have to start repaying loans?Student loans usually stop being deferred when you’re not enrolled. After a short grace period, often six months, payments can start.Ask: Financial aid office
- Will I still have health insurance?A student health plan usually needs you to be enrolled. Make sure you’re covered from January to April.Ask: Student health office
- What about my housing?Ask whether you can leave your housing contract without a penalty and whether you’ll get housing when you come back.Ask: Housing office
- I’m on a student visa. Does this affect it?For F-1 students, not enrolling usually ends your visa status. Talk to this office before anything else.Ask: International student office
Hackathon
- PickHacks ↗Missouri S&T's annual hackathon (Feb 27 to Mar 1, 2026)
Student founder community
- Miner Founder Match ↗S&T co-founder matching program (no description on the page)
Entrepreneurship center
- Missouri S&T Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Economic Development) ↗Early-stage and Summer Build and Launch accelerators, student founder sessions, incubator, Entrepreneur Week
Hard-tech team
- Formula SAE Design Team ↗Formula SAE team in the Kummer Student Design Center (one of 21 design teams)
- Mars Rover Design Team ↗Builds a new rover each year for the University Rover Challenge; open to all majors
- Rocket Design Team ↗Solid and liquid rockets aiming for space, plus commercial payload tests and the Argonia Cup
- Solar Car Design Team ↗Designs and races a solar-powered car on roughly 2,000-mile road events
CS club
- Missouri S&T ACM ↗ACM chapter with SIGs for Web, Competition, Security, AI, Hack and Game
Why 84
Spend the winter building. Southbound runs Jan 11 to Apr 11, 2027 in Miami. Acceptance is rolling.
What we could find (checked Oct 22, 2026). Not final: confirm dates and aid with your school before you act. One source page hasn’t changed in a while, so we re-checked the rule against a current 2026–27 source on Oct 22, 2026. Older pages: registrar.mst.edu/media/administrative/registrar/documents/f (last changed Jan 2023). We date pages from server timestamps, page metadata, “last updated” text, PDF dates and the Wayback Machine.