Student Resources
Michigan State offers a wide range of resources available on campus and online.
Where Do I Start?
New Student Orientation
New Student Orientation will introduce you to academics at MSU, help you make important contacts on campus, assist you in setting goals, and gathering the information you need to be a successful student.
Advising
We encourage our students to become more proactive in seeking our advice on matters relating to their college career. Not only do we assist with academic issues, we prevent academic mishaps and ensure a smooth transition to and throughout college life.
College Colloquium
New Spartans will meet other new students in their college, the Dean, Faculty, Academic Advisers and upper-class students. This session is an essential way for you to learn about what it takes to be successful at MSU.
Office of Financial Aid
Information about student loan disbursal, cost of attendance and more.
MSU Colleges
Visit the list of Colleges on campus to begin your search for departments and faculty in your area of interest.
Academic Programs
Check the online Academic Program Catalog for courses needed for a particular major and policies that guide your progression through your tenure as an MSU undergraduate.
Schedule of Courses
After AOP, look up your classes in the online schedule of courses, find the instructor, learn the locations, and by clicking on the section number, see when classes begin and end, required textbooks, and additional important information.
Student Accounts
Manage your student account online, including paying bills and loans and checking your financial aid status.
Buying Your Books
Find important information about buying books for your classes.
Student Employment
My Spartan Career can help you find a job either on or off campus.
Career Services Network
Whether you are interested in selecting the right major, exploring career options, looking for a part-time job or internship, or preparing for an interview, our team is here to help you.
Living on Campus
Live On
Residence Education and Housing Services.
MSU Neighborhoods
With MSU Neighborhoods, students have an opportunity to realize their full potential through a wide range of programs, activities, and support services.
Academic Living and Learning Communities
MSU offers a number of living and learning programs designed to provide a great way to integrate your academic and social lives.
Residential and Hospitality Services
Operating and maintaining the nation's largest single-campus residence hall system, a full-service, award-winning hotel and restaurant, interior design services, golf courses and much more, RHS touches nearly every aspect of MSU's campus.
Student Affairs and Services
The Division of Student Affairs and Services creates a multitude of opportunities for students on campus and abroad, oversees student health, wellness, and safety, and connects students with culture and identity programs.
Residence Halls Association
The mission of the Residence Halls Association is to represent the residents of Michigan State University objectively and to provide a voice for the concerns of our residents.
MSU Safety Resources
The Michigan State University Police encourages each member of the campus community - students, faculty, and staff - to take an active role in preventing and reporting incidents that jeopardize safety on and around campus.
How Do I Get Around Campus?
MSU Campus Maps
Check out the interactive campus map to find the buildings, parking lots, and offices you need to start navigating.
Transportation Options
First-year undergraduate students are not permitted to have vehicles on campus. Learn about your options here.
CATA MSU Bus Services
Learn about the campus bus system.
Vehicle Registration
Sophomores and second semester first-years with at least 20 credits may register to park on campus.
Achieving Your Goals
Undergraduate Learning Goals
The MSU community is built on a strong foundation of goals and outcomes designed so that future Spartan alumni are prepared to face the challenges of our ever-changing world.
Bolder By Design
Michigan State University has engaged in a strategic and transformative journey to become the model land-grant university for the 21st century.
Academic Integrity
In every arena -- academically, socially, interpersonally -- Spartans act with integrity. Spartans recognize the value of intellectual work, represent themselves honestly, and prove their trustworthiness in their interactions.
Advising
We encourage our students to become more proactive in seeking our advice on matters relating to their college career. Not only do we assist with academic issues, we prevent academic mishaps and ensure a smooth transition to and throughout college life.
MSU Testing Center
The MSU Testing Center administers and/or proctors examinations for MSU Faculty and Students ranging from in class exams, makeup exams, exams for online courses, placement exams, foreign language assessment exams, GRE, GMAT, and LSAT examinations.
Majors
View all MSU Undergraduate Majors.
Minors
View all MSU Undergraduate Minors.
Specializations
View all MSU Undergraduate Specializations.
Career Services Network
Whether you are interested in selecting the right major, exploring career options, looking for a part-time job or internship, or preparing for an interview, our team is here to help you.
Learning Through Engagement
Undergraduate Research
Each year, thousands of MSU undergraduates participate in research or other creative activities. Their efforts help to extend the frontiers of knowledge and make substantive contributions to the intellectual community.
Office of Education Abroad
MSU administers over 275 programs taking place in more than 60 countries around the world.
Career Services Network
Whether you are interested in selecting the right major, exploring career options, looking for a part-time job or internship, or preparing for an interview, our team is here to help you.
Service Learning and Civic Engagement
The Center for Service-Learning and Civic Engagement provides engaged, issues and service-focused, community-based, mutually beneficial, and integrated learning opportunities.
Associated Students of MSU
ASMSU is the undergraduate Student Government of MSU. Our mission is to enhance our individual and collective student experience through education, empowerment, and advocacy by dedication to the needs and interests of students.
Association of Future Alumni
By providing leadership development opportunities, forming campus and community partnerships, and developing programming that focuses on student and alumni connections, we strive to teach future alums the value of the global Spartan Network.
Recreational Sports and Fitness
Engage in healthy lifestyles through sport, fitness and recreational opportunities.
Student Organizations and Activities
MSU has over 650 registered Student Organizations, covering a wide range of topics and interest areas, including: academic, business, environmental, international, political, racial/ethnic, religious, women’s interests, and sports and leisure.
Where Do I Find Help?
Neighborhoods
With MSU Neighborhoods, students have an opportunity to realize their full potential through a wide range of programs, activities, and support services.
Counseling Center
The MSU Counseling Center seeks to create and sustain a campus environment that supports the holistic development of each student and contributes to their optimal academic success.
Student Health Services
The health and wellness resource of choice for the MSU student community.
Withdrawal for Medical Reasons
A student may voluntarily withdraw from the University for any reason through the middle of the term of instruction.
Office of the University Ombudsperson
The University Ombudsperson is a senior faculty member appointed by the President to assist students in resolving conflicts or disputes within the university.
Spartan Life
Learn about your rights and responsibilities as a student.
MSU Testing Center
The MSU Testing Center administers and/or proctors exams for MSU Faculty and Students ranging from in class exams, makeup exams, exams for online courses, placement exams, foreign language assessment exams, GRE, GMAT, and LSAT examinations.
Advising
We encourage our students to become more proactive in seeking our advice on matters relating to their college career. Not only do we assist with academic issues, we prevent academic mishaps and ensure a smooth transition to and throughout college life.
Writing Center
The Writing Center at Michigan State University provides one-on-one and group writing consultations, various writing-specific workshops, as well as writing groups for graduate students and faculty. We have locations across MSU’s campus.
Career Services Network
Whether you are interested in selecting the right major, exploring career options, looking for a part-time job or internship, or preparing for an interview, our team is here to help you.
Planning for the Future
Commencement
Prepare for graduation.
Graduate School
The Graduate School at Michigan State University is the principal advocate for graduate and post-doctoral education at the University, and promotes the quality and visibility of these programs to the world.
Career Services Network
Whether you are interested in selecting the right major, exploring career options, looking for a part-time job or internship, or preparing for an interview, our team is here to help you.
Alumni Association
The MSUAA helps marshal the collective impact of nearly 500,000 Spartans around the world through lifelong connections with Michigan State.
Community Engagement
MSU Social Media Networks
A listing of all the places in cyberspace—Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn, YouTube—where you can find members of the Spartan staff and community.
University Outreach and Engagement
MSU advocates a scholarly model of outreach and engagement that fosters a reciprocal and mutually beneficial relationship between the University and the public.
Diversity and Inclusion
Office for International Students & Scholars
The mission of the Office for International Students and Scholars (OISS) is to provide support to Michigan State University’s international students, scholars and families.
Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives
We serve as an institutional focal point for promoting inclusion and diversity at Michigan State University.
Office of Cultural and Academic Transitions
The Office of Cultural and Academic Transitions (OCAT) constructs supportive cultural, social and educational communities that actively involve students in learning.
International Studies and Programs
International Studies and Programs (ISP) provides leadership to facilitate cross-college and cross-continent research and project collaborations.
LGBT Resource Center
The LBGT Resource Center* leads and collaborates on university-wide initiatives that enhance campus climate and support services for MSU students who identify as lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender, and their communities, at MSU.
Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities
The RCPD is committed to lead Michigan State University in maximizing ability and opportunity for full participation by persons with disabilities.
Arts and Culture
Wharton Center
The mission of Wharton Center is to enrich the lives of Michigan residents and strengthen the value of the arts in everyday life by serving as a leading resource for renowned arts entertainment and education programs.
MSU Department of Theatre
Our mission is to offer undergraduate and graduate programs of recognizable excellence, to promote drama and theatre as civilizing agents within society, and to address the redefinitions of dramatic and theatrical styles, forms, and structures.
Eli Broad Museum
The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum is the art museum of Michigan State University - a contemporary museum devoted to the exploration and exhibition of significant art from around the globe.
College of Music
The MSU College of Music offers many free and low-cost performances throughout the year.
MSU Museum
Admission to the Museum is free and there are many great exhibits to check out.
MSU Bug House
Come visit MSU’s Bug House, where you can see, touch or even hold some real creepy crawlers!
MSU Horticulture Gardens
One of the top University Horticulture Gardens in the country, our 14 acres of diverse gardens are a superb retreat and resource for gardeners, plant lovers and children of all ages!
W.J. Beal Botanical Garden
This garden, established in 1873 by Professor William James Beal, is the oldest continuously operated university botanical garden of its kind in the United States.
MSU Arts & Culture
By partnering with communities, Michigan State University has been advancing knowledge and transforming lives through innovative teaching, research, and service for over 150 years.
MSU Athletics
MSU offers a wide variety of sporting events throughout the course of the year.
Getting to Know the Community
East Lansing
Learn more about the city of East Lansing.
Lansing
Learn more about the city of Lansing.
Old Town
Old Town serves as a state-wide destination and the cultural and creative center of Michigan.
Pure Michigan
Michigan is blessed with the world's longest freshwater coastline, lakes that feel like oceans, shimmering beaches, miles of cherry orchards, glorious sunrises and sunsets, daytime skies of the deepest blue, & nighttime skies scattered with stars.
Additional Resources
In every arena—academically, socially, interpersonally—Spartans act with integrity. Spartans recognize the value of intellectual work, represent themselves honestly, and prove their trustworthiness in their interactions.
The Office of the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education (APUE) oversees university-level undergraduate initiatives that support and enhance the undergraduate experience.
