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Michigan State University

Michigan State University
426 Auditorium Road
East Lansing, MI 48824

Official telephone: (517) 355-1855
Fax number: (517) 353-1647
Website: https://www.msu.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 91%
Student:Faculty ratio: 17:1
Total faculty: 1614 men, 1402 women
Full-time faculty: 1407 men, 1164 women
Part-time faculty: 207 men, 238 women
Graduation rate: 83% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, online courses
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Acting
  • Actuarial Science
  • Advertising
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Agricultural Business and Management, General
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Agricultural Teacher Education
  • Agriculture, General
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Apparel and Textile Manufacture
  • Apparel and Textiles, General
  • Arabic Language and Literature
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Astrophysics
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Biochemistry
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemical Physics
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Chemistry, General
  • Child Care Provider/Assistant
  • Child Development
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders, General
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Computational Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Teacher Education
  • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Construction Management, General
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Dietetics/Dietitian
  • Digital Arts
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Economics, Other
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entomology
  • Environmental Biology
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental/Environmental Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Environmental/Natural Resource Economics
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Community Services
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
  • Food Science
  • Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Forestry, General
  • French Language and Literature
  • French Language Teacher Education
  • Game and Interactive Media Design
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geography
  • Geography Teacher Education
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • German Language Teacher Education
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health Teacher Education
  • History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
  • History Teacher Education
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Horticultural Science
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Human Resources Management and Services, Other
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Information Resources Management
  • Information Technology Project Management
  • Interior Design
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies
  • Journalism
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Linguistics
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Microbiology, General
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Pedagogy
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Neuroscience
  • Nursing Practice
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Organizational Communication, General
  • Packaging Science
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, General
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Physics, General
  • Physiology, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Pre-Law Studies
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
  • Pre-Veterinary Studies
  • Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Science, Technology and Society
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Science Teacher Education
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Soil Science and Agronomy, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Statistics, General
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Textile Science
  • Theatre/Theatre Arts Management
  • Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management
  • Women's Studies
  • Zoology/Animal Biology
Certificates

  • Agricultural and Food Products Processing
  • Agricultural Business and Management, General
  • Agricultural Production Operations, General
  • Agriculture, General
  • Construction Trades, General
  • Crop Production
  • Dairy Science
  • Electrician
  • Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management
  • Landscaping and Groundskeeping
  • Livestock Management
  • Turf and Turfgrass Management
  • Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant
  • Viticulture and Enology
Diplomas

  • Accounting
  • Agriculture, General
  • American Indian/Native American Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Children's and Adolescent Literature
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Teacher Education
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other
  • Educational Psychology
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Family and Community Services
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Food Science
  • Forestry, Other
  • Game and Interactive Media Design
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • International Public Health/International Health
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Journalism
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Museology/Museum Studies
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, Other
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other
  • Neuroscience
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Pharmacology and Toxicology, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Health, Other
  • School Psychology
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other
  • Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language, Other
  • Urban Education and Leadership
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Doctorates

  • Accounting
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Agriculture, General
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Astrophysics
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Biostatistics
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemical Physics
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computational Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Conducting
  • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational Statistics and Research Methods
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Mechanics
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entomology
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Toxicology
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General
  • Epidemiology
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Food Science
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Forestry, General
  • Genetics, General
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Horticultural Science
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Human Nutrition
  • Human Services, General
  • Information Resources Management
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • Labor Studies
  • Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine
  • Law
  • Legal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medicine
  • Microbiology, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Pedagogy
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Neuroscience
  • Nursing Practice
  • Nursing Science
  • Operations Management and Supervision
  • Organizational Behavior Studies
  • Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy
  • Packaging Science
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology
  • Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Physiology, General
  • Plant Genetics
  • Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • School Psychology
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Soil Science and Agronomy, General
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Statistics, General
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management
  • Zoology/Animal Biology
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Advertising
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Agricultural Teacher Education
  • Agriculture, General
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General
  • Astrophysics
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Biostatistics
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Statistics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Child Development
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Clinical/Medical Social Work
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computational Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Conducting
  • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Mechanics
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Entomology
  • Environmental Design/Architecture
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General
  • Epidemiology
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Community Services
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Food Science
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Forensic Science and Technology
  • Forestry, General
  • French Language and Literature
  • French Studies
  • Genetics, General
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • Health Communication
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Horticultural Science
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Human Nutrition
  • Human Services, General
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • International Public Health/International Health
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies
  • Journalism
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • Labor and Industrial Relations
  • Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine
  • Legal Professions and Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Marketing Research
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Science/Scientist
  • Microbiology, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Pedagogy
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Musicology and Ethnomusicology
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Neuroscience
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Packaging Science
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology
  • Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Physiology, General
  • Plant Genetics
  • Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Programs for Foreign Lawyers
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • School Psychology
  • Small/Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Soil Science and Agronomy, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Statistics, General
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
  • Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management
  • Zoology/Animal Biology

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
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