{"id":42,"date":"2024-06-24T16:57:30","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T16:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/online\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2026-04-07T06:29:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T06:29:27","slug":"apply-online","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/online\/apply-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming a Blue Raider\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>MTSU\u2019s Online programs have the same admissions requirements as on-campus programs. Students interested in applying for admission to an undergraduate program can find out more about the requirements on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/how-to-apply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Apply website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students interested in applying for admission to a graduate program can find requirements on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/prospective.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">College of Graduate Studies Future Students website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Application Deadlines&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/how-to-apply\/deadlines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Application deadlines<\/a>&nbsp;for undergraduate first-time freshmen, transfer students, former MTSU students, non-degree seeking students and graduate students are located on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/how-to-apply\/deadlines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Admissions website<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do I have to be a Tennessee resident to apply to MTSU Online?&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>No, you do not.&nbsp; Students can be located almost anywhere in the U.S. and complete their degrees via MTSU Online.&nbsp; The only exceptions are Florida and California which have not yet signed on to the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/nc-sara.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA)<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/nc-sara.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">.<\/a>&nbsp; State and federal laws require colleges and universities to be authorized to offer online degree programs in states other than their own.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div 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Students interested in applying for admission to an undergraduate program can find out more about the requirements on the&nbsp;How to Apply website. Students interested in applying for admission to a graduate program can find requirements on the&nbsp;College of Graduate Studies Future Students website. 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