Programs and Services
The Office of Undergraduate Education oversees university-level undergraduate initiatives that support and enhance the undergraduate experience. The office also provides direction to a number of university-wide programs that serve undergraduate students and coordinates the development and implementation of academic policies and procedures related to undergraduate education. The Undergrad Ed office works closely with the following areas:
Academic Advising
Academic Advisors at MSU ensure personalized care and attention to the success of students.
Aerospace Studies
Detachment 380 is an AFROTC training program based out of Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI. Det. 380 also supports cadets from four nearby universities.
Bridge, Transition and Learning Community Programs
MSU understands that college is a major transition for students, so it offers a range of programs that can help admitted students transition to the University.
Common Intellectual Experience
Common Intellectual Experiences (CIEs) refer to any curricular and/or co-curricular program designed to build a student cohort focused on a common, broad theme.
First-Year Experiences at MSU
The MSU Pathways Initiative seeks to enhance collaboration amongst programs designed to enhance students' success during their transition from high school to college through their second year.
First-Year Seminars
First-year seminars introduce students to social and academic life at the University, providing a small-group experience to support students' transition.
Global and Intercultural Learning at MSU
Undergraduate education should promote the knowledge, attitudes, and abilities that prepare students to become global-ready citizens, effective members of diverse communities, and lifelong learners.
Living & Learning Programs
MSU's Living-Learning residential options allow students who share similar academic interests or an interest in a multicultural living experience to live together in designated residence halls or on particular residence hall floors.
Migrant Student Services
Advancing education and empowering students from migrant and seasonal farmworking communities to bring about positive change in their lives, communities, and the world.
Military Science
The Department of Military Science at Michigan Agricultural College was founded during the school year 1884-1885 with the assignment of the first active duty Army officer as the professor of military science and tactics.
MSU Testing Center
The MSU Testing Center serves as the primary resource for best practice, policy, and implementation of campus and community testing services and subscribes to the NCTA Professional Standards and Guidelines.
Neighborhood Student Success Collaborative
The Neighborhood Student Success Collaborative (NSSC) is committed to empowering all undergraduate students to pursue knowledge, access resources and develop skills needed for intellectual, social, local and global success.
New Student Orientation
New Student Orientation is designed to help students make a successful transition to Michigan State University.
Office of Supportive Services
The primary purpose of the Office of Supportive Services is to assist students to prepare for the challenges of higher education.
Online Programs
Did you know MSU provides a wide variety of graduate programs and certificates online?
Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities
Disabilities need not preclude the achievement of goals and dreams.
Resources for Difficult Dialogues in the Classroom
In light of the upcoming presidential election, the climate in the classroom has the potential to be difficult.
Spartan Experience Record
The Spartan Experience Record (SER) provides an opportunity for students to collect, document, and verify all of the experiences that shape their education, from research opportunities to leadership positions to on-campus employment.
Students' Intellectual Property
This information contains instructions for anyone having responsibility for a course at MSU during which undergraduate or graduate students will be asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement (“NDA”) or an assignment of intellectual property rights.
Undergraduate Learning Goals
Michigan State University has outlined a set of undergraduate learning goals. An integrated arts and science foundation enhances the potential that MSU graduates will be outstanding leaders and life-long learners.
Undergraduate Research
The Undergraduate Research program strives to: increase opportunities for MSU students to engage in scholarship
