Spartan Early Start
The Spartan Early Start Program (SES) is an opportunity for incoming undergraduate first-year and transfer students–those students admitted to MSU for Fall 2023 or Spring 2024–to take MSU classes in July/August 2023 before starting their first official semester at MSU.
SES reduces the cost of up to two courses during MSU’s second summer session running Wednesday, July 5, through Friday August 18, 2023, to $150 per credit. This opportunity means you can take a 3-credit class for $450 or a 4-credit class for $600.
We hope that this opportunity will:
- allow you to explore an area of personal or academic interest;
- provide you with an opportunity to experience online learning environments; and
- help you advance toward graduation more quickly by taking a class or classes early.
Not all summer classes are included in this program, so please review the approved course list page for available options. Classes have limited space in them, so we place students in each course on a first-come, first-served basis until courses are full. All eligible classes are online and may be synchronous (set time and dates) or asynchronous.
**Note: MSU may decide to cancel classes if they do not fill to a minimum capacity of ~15 students.
You can find additional information below and on the FAQ page. To apply, please fill out the online form, and if you have questions about the SES program—please email the SES team.