The Academic Program

Michigan State University functions as a unit, with its colleges, divisions, schools, and departments serving one another. No single part is independent of the others. The Michigan State University College of Law, through a special affiliation, functions fully as a part of the University, although it remains financially independent.

Most schools and departments offer courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.  At the undergraduate level, first-year students and sophomores, except when enrolled in James Madison College, Lyman Briggs College, or the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, are enrolled as part of the Neighborhood Student Success Collaborative (NSSC). Such students may select a field of study as a major preference; however, the academic responsibility for such students rests solely with the NSSC. During the first two years students begin taking (1) courses that apply to the university requirements as described in the Undergraduate Education section of this catalog, (2) courses appropriate to the particular major, and/or (3) courses of an exploratory nature.  During the junior and senior years, students’ primary focus is on courses, whether given by the colleges of the majors or others, which meet the needs of the academic programs.  For high-achieving undergraduate students, colleges, schools, departments, and faculty, in cooperation with the Honors College, provide programs to encourage the intellectual development and achievement.

At the graduate level, colleges that offer graduate courses have developed graduate programs consistent with the highest national, international, and professional standards of the respective fields.

Education Abroad programs are sponsored by the University through its academic departments and schools and through cooperative arrangements with other universities. The University offers more than 275 programs in over 60 countries on all seven continents.

To provide broader access to its instructional resources, the University offers selected degree programs, certificate programs, and courses at various locations and via the web.

The materials throughout this catalog are intended to be cumulative. The Undergraduate Education section is applicable to undergraduate study, and the Graduate Education section refers to graduate study. The all–University policies and requirements given in the General Information, Policies, Procedures and Regulations section apply to both undergraduate and graduate study. These three sections serve as the foundation for the college statements, and the all-University sections and the college statements serve as the foundation for the department and school statements.

Each college statement addresses the purposes or role of the college in the University; the organizational structure of the college; undergraduate programs, including college policies and requirements for admission and graduation beyond the all-University requirements; and graduate study, including the college policies and requirements for admission and degree completion beyond the all-University requirements. The organization of the department and school statements is similar to that of the college statements.
 


Sessions

The university offers instruction throughout the year during the fall semester, spring semester, and summer sessions.


Period Covered by Registration

The period covered by registration for a given semester or summer session is defined as commencing with the first day of classes as published in the University academic calendar, and extending through the day prior to the start of the first day of classes for the succeeding semester or the first summer session.  The delivery of appropriate services requires at least minimum registration for that semester or summer session.

 


Accreditation

Michigan State University is a member of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, Association of American Universities, American Council on Education, American Council of Learned Societies, Association of Graduate Schools, Council of Graduate Schools, Big Ten Academic Alliance, and International Association of Universities.  The university has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, 230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500, Chicago, Illinois 60604-1411, www.hlcommission.org, 1-312-263-0456.  Some individual programs, schools, and colleges have been recognized by the accrediting agencies in their respective fields. For a list, visit https://ir.msu.edu/resources/student-achievement.

Information about the accreditation of individual programs, schools, and colleges is included in program descriptions in Academic Programs. Updated program listings may be found at www.reg.msu.edu/ucc/ucc.aspx.


Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination

Michigan State University is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, nondiscrimination and, in the context of employment, affirmative action.  University programs, activities, and facilities are available to all without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity, religion, national origin, political persuasion, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, height, weight, veteran status, age or familial status.  The university is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.  In carrying out this commitment, the university is guided by the applicable federal and state laws and regulations and policies adopted by the Board of Trustees.

The university has a comprehensive employment Affirmative Action Plan that includes placement goals for academic and support staff employment and an affirmative action policy for the employment of veterans and persons with disabilities.  The Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives oversees the Plan by reviewing individual academic and support staff hiring recommendations, and advises the President and other university administrators on equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion matters.

The All-University Anti-Discrimination Policy applies to all university community members and to education and employment programs and activities and prohibits discrimination and harassment based on age, color, gender, gender identity, disability status, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status or weight.  The Office of Institutional Equity establishes relations with federal and state civil rights agencies, and provides a system of addressing complaints of prohibited discrimination and harassment by conducting investigations where necessary and ensures prompt remedial action where discrimination or harassment is found.

For additional information, contact the Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, Hannah Administration Building, 426 Auditorium Road, Room 444, 1-517-353-3924, inclusion@msu.edu, or visit www.inclusion.msu.edu. For additional information on the University's Anti-Discrimination Policy, contact the Office of Institutional Equity, Suite 4, Olds Hall 408 West Circle Drive, 1-517-353-3922, oie@msu.edu.


Professional Licensure and Certification

Federal regulations require MSU to publicly disclose, for each educational program designed to meet the educational requirements for a specific professional license or certification required for employment in an occupation (or advertised as meeting those requirements), information about whether program completion would meet those requirements in a state. These public disclosure requirements apply to all programs, regardless of their modality (i.e., on-ground, online, and hybrid programs). MSU discloses the required information related to the educational requirements for professional licensure and certification in the table at https://reg.msu.edu/Read/PDF/Professional Licensure and Certification - Public Disclosures - Final.pdf.

All current and prospective students are encouraged to contact the applicable professional licensure/certification boards in their respective states for additional information regarding professional licensure/certification requirements, including, without limitation, information regarding any non-educational requirements (such as work experience, background clearance, or examination by outside entities, such as bar examinations).

The information in the table should not be construed as guaranteeing that any particular professional licensure/certification authority will approve a student’s application; nor should the information in the table be read to imply that other requirements for professional licensure/certification do not exist or that other requirements for professional licensure/certification have been determined to have been met by MSU’s program/course, or that any necessary approvals for clinical or other experiential learning placements are secured by virtue of a student’s enrollment at MSU.

State professional licensure/certification requirements are subject to change at any time.


Student Consumer Information

Michigan State University seeks to make available to prospective and enrolled students full information on all pertinent matters that would affect their attendance at the University.  These matters include academic programs, financial aid programs, eligibility requirements for financial aid, cost of attending the institution, refund policy, program integrity (complaints) and, to the extent available, patterns of retention in offered curricula. Information is accessible at https://reg.msu.edu/ROInfo/HEOAnotices.aspx. Information is also available in various University publications, such as this catalog and information brochures for prospective students; or inquiries may be made of appropriate MSU administrative offices and Web sites.  Typical sources include:

Office of Admissions 
Hannah Administration Building 
426 Auditorium Road, Room 250
(For prospective students)
www.admissions.msu.edu

Office of the Controller
Hannah Administration Building 
426 Auditorium Road, Room 305
www.ctlr.msu.edu

Office of Financial Aid
Student Services Building
556 E. Circle Drive, Room 252
www.finaid.msu.edu 

Office of the Registrar
Hannah Administration Building
426 Auditorium Road, Room 150
(For enrolled students)
www.reg.msu.edu

Additional information on University rules and regulations affecting students is published in the resource guide Spartan Life and other publications and is available at www.msu.edu.


Graduation Rates at Michigan State University

Admission to Michigan State University is based upon academic preparation and ability.  To assist students in their educational planning, as well as for institutional planning and reporting, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students are included in a cohort each fall semester.   This cohort is followed to determine the rate of retention and graduation from Michigan State University.

Decisions by students to complete degree programs in more than four years may vary from personal to programmatic reasons.  The most recent Graduation Rate Survey, based on the 2016 entering cohort, indicates that 82% of bachelor degree-seeking students graduated within 6 years, or 150% of the normal time to award, 80% graduated within 5 years, and 63% within 4 years. These data compare favorably to graduation statistics from similar institutions. Additionally, some students in the initial cohort will eventually graduate at other institutions through transfer or pre-baccalaureate entry into professional programs.


Colleges, Schools and Departments

Departments of instruction at Michigan State University are organized as follows:

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics
Animal Science
Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
Community Sustainability
Entomology
Fisheries and Wildlife
Food Science and Human Nutrition
Forestry
Horticulture
Packaging
Planning, Design and Construction
Plant Biology
Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences

Residential College in the Arts and Humanities

College of Arts and Letters
African American and African Studies
Art, Art History, and Design
English
Linguistics, Languages and Cultures
Philosophy
Religious Studies
Romance and Classical Studies
Theatre
Program in Women, Gender, and Social Justice
Writing, Rhetoric and Cultures

The Eli Broad College of Business and The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management
Accounting and Information Systems
Finance
Hospitality Business
Management
Marketing
Supply Chain Management

College of Communication Arts and Sciences
Advertising and Public Relations
Communication
Communicative Sciences and Disorders
Journalism
Media and Information

College of Education
Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education
Educational Administration
Kinesiology
Teacher Education

College of Engineering
Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

College of Human Medicine
Anesthesia
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Emergency Medicine
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Family Medicine
Medicine
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Neurology and Ophthalmology
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Orthopedics
Pediatrics and Human Development
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Physiology
Psychiatry
Radiology
Surgery
Translation Science and Molecular Medicine

James Madison College

College of Law

Lyman Briggs College

College of Music

College of Natural Science
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program
Chemistry
Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering
Geological Sciences
Integrative Biology
Mathematics
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Physics and Astronomy
Physiology
Plant Biology
Statistics and Probability

College of Nursing

College of Osteopathic Medicine
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Family and Community Medicine
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Neurology and Ophthalmology
Orthopedics
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Osteopathic Medical Specialties
Osteopathic Surgical Specialties
Pediatrics
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Physician Assistant's Medicine
Physiology
Psychiatry
Radiology

College of Social Science
Anthropology
Criminal Justice
Economics
Geography
History
Human Development and Family Studies
Human Resources and Labor Relations
Planning, Design and Construction
Political Science
Psychology
Social Work
Sociology
Program in Women, Gender, and Social Justice

College of Veterinary Medicine
Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Microbiology  and Molecular Genetics
Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Physiology
Small Animal Clinical Sciences

Office of the Provost
Aerospace Studies—Air Force
Military Science—Army


Programs and Areas of Study

Michigan State University offers a wide variety of programs and areas of study that contribute to the overall strength of the University.

Although some programs and areas of study are not available as majors, the following list indicates the breadth and depth of opportunities available to students. In addition, special programs, suited to individual needs and purposes may be arranged, particularly at the advanced levels.

Accelerator Science and Engineering
Accounting
Accounting Analytics
Accounting and Data Analytics
Accounting for Management Decision Making
Actuarial Science
Adult Gerontology-Clinical Nurse Specialist
Advertising and Public Relations
Advertising Analytics
Advertising Creative
Advertising Management
Aerospace Studies—Air Force
African American and African Studies 
African Languages 
African Studies
Agribusiness Management
Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics 
Agricultural and Natural Resources Biotechnology
Agriculture 
Agriculture, Food and Natural Resource Education
Agronomy
American Indian and Indigenous Studies
American Legal System 
American Studies
Animal Science
Animal Studies: Social Science and Humanities Perspectives 
Animation and Comics Storytelling in Media
Anthropology 
Apparel and Textiles
Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Applied Development in International Agriculture and Natural Resources
Applied Engineering Sciences
Applied Mathematics 
Applied Statistics
Arabic 
Art and Art History
     Art Education 
     Art History and Visual Culture
     Studio Art
Art Photography
Arts and Cultural Management
Arts and Humanities
Asian Pacific American Studies
Asian Studies 
Astrophysics 
Astrophysics and Astronomy
Athletic Training
Basic Medical Science
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/Biotechnology
Biological Science-Secondary Education
Biology
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Laboratory Operations
Biomedical Laboratory Science
Biostatistics
Biosystems Engineering
Biotechnology
Black American and Diasporic Studies
Broadcast Journalism
Business
Business Administration
Business Data Science and Analytics
Business Concepts for Environmental Sustainability and Conservation
Business Research
Cell and Molecular Biology
Chemical Engineering 
Chemical Physics 
Chemistry 
Chicano/Latino Studies
Child Development: Birth to Kindergarten and Special Education
Children's and Young Adult Literature
Chinese 
Civil Engineering
Classical and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Classical Studies
Climate Science 
Clinical Medicine
Clinical Nurse Specialist 
Clinical Social Work 
Coaching
Cognitive Science
Collaborative Piano
Comic Art and Graphic Novels
Commercial Floriculture
Communication
Communication Arts and Sciences-Media and Information Studies
Communication Leadership and Strategy
Communicative Sciences and Disorders
Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies 
Comparative Cultures and Politics
Comparative Medicine and Integrative Biology
Computational Data Science
Computational Mathematics
Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering
Computational Modeling
Computational Plant Science
Computational Statistics 
Computer Engineering 
Computer Science and Engineering
Connected Learning
Conservation Law
Construction Management
Corporate Accounting
Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals
Creative Writing
Criminal Justice
Critical Studies in the Teaching of English 
Crop and Soil Sciences
Crop Production
Crop Science 
Curriculum, Instruction, and Teacher Education
Customer Experience Management
Cybercrime and Digital Investigation 
Cyber Criminology and Cyber Security
Dairy Production
Dance
Data Science
Dietetics
Digital Cultural Heritage and History
Digital Humanities
Digital Media
Digital Storytelling
Documentary Studies
Early Care and Education
Early Childhood and Family Policy
Early Childhood-General and Special Education
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
Economic Geography
Economics
Economics of Education
Education Policy and Social Sciences
Educational Leadership
Educational Policy
Educational Psychology
Educational Studies
Educational Psychology and Educational Technology
Educational Technology
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Elements of Global Supply Chain Management
Elementary Education 
Elementary STEM Education
Energy
Engineering for International Service
Engineering Mechanics
English
Entrepreneurship
Entomology
Environment and Health
Environmental and Integrative Toxicological Sciences
Environmental and Resource Economics 
Environmental Biology
Environmental Biology/Microbiology
Environmental Biology/Plant Biology
Environmental Biology/Zoology
Environmental Design
Environmental Economics
Environmental Economics and Policy
Environmental Engineering 
Environmental Geography
Environmental Policy
Environmental Sciences and Management
Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies and Agriscience
Epidemiology
European Studies
Experience Architecture
Family and Child Ecology
Family Community Services
Fiction Film Production 
Film Studies 
Finance 
Financial Planning and Wealth Management
Fish and Wildlife Disease Ecology and Conservation Medicine
Fisheries and Wildlife 
Food Industry Management
Food Processing and Technology
Food Processing, Technology and Safety
Food Safety
Food Science
Foodservice Management
Foreign Language Teaching
Forensic Science
Forest Carbon Science, Policy and Management
Forest Technology
Forestry
French and Francophone Studies 
Game Design and Development
Games and Interactive Media
General Business Administration
General Management
Genetics and Genome Sciences
Genomics and Molecular Genetics
Geographic Information Science
Geography
Geological Sciences 
German
Global and International Studies in Social Science
Global Food Law 
Global Health
Global History
Global Public Health and Epidemiology
Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities
Global Urban Studies
Graphic Design
Greek
Health and Risk Communication
Health Promotion
Healthcare Compliance
Healthcare Leadership
Healthcare Management
High-Performance Computing
Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education
Hispanic Cultural Studies
History
History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science 
Horse Management
Horticulture 
Hospitality Business
Human Behavior and Social Services
Human Biology
Human Capital and Society
Human Development and Family Studies 
Human Geography
Human Medicine
Human Medicine Research
Human Nutrition 
Human Nutrition-Environmental Toxicology
Human Resource Management
Human Resources and Labor Relations
Human Services Administration
Humanities—Prelaw
Indian and South Asian Studies
Indigenous Studies
Industrial Mathematics
Industrial Relations and Human Resources
Infancy and Early Childhood
Information and Communication Technology and Development
Information and Media
Information Science
Information Technology
Information Technology Management
Insurance and Risk Management
Instrumentation in High Energy Physics
Integrated Science-Secondary Education
Integrative Biology
Integrative Management
Integrative Pharmacology
Intellectual Property and Communications Law
Interdisciplinary Humanities 
Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science
Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science: Social Science Education
International Business
International Public Health
Interior Design 
International Development
International Planning Studies 
International Relations 
Italian 
Japanese
Jazz Studies 
Jewish Studies 
Journalism
K—12 Educational Administration 
K—12 English as a Second Language
K12 Computer Science Education
Kinesiology
Laboratory Research in Pharmacology and Toxicology
Landscape Architecture 
Landscape and Nursery
Language and Literacy
Large Animal Clinical Sciences 
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Law Enforcement Intelligence and Analysis
Law, Justice, and Public Policy
Leadership for Equity Minded Change in Postsecondary Education
Leadership in Medicine for the Underserved
Leadership in Rural Medicine
Leadership of Organizations
Learning Design
Learning Design Leadership
Learning Experience Design
Learning Sciences
Legal Studies
Linguistics 
Literacy and Language Instruction
Livestock Production
Management, Strategy and Leadership
Management Studies
Manufacturing Engineering
Manufacturing Management
Marine Ecosystem Management
Marketing
Marketing Research
Materials Science and Engineering 
Materials Science and Mechanics
Mathematics
Mathematics, Advanced 
Mathematics Education
Mathematics-Secondary Education
Measurement and Quantitative Methods
Mechanical Engineering
Media Analytics
Media and Communication Technology
Media Arts and Technology 
Media Photography
Medical Laboratory Science
Medical Neuroscience
Medical Partners in Public Health
Microbiology
Migration Studies
Military Science—Army
Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology 
Molecular Plant Sciences
Museum Studies
Music
     Collaborative Piano
     Composition 
     Composition and Music Theory
     Conducting
     Education 
     Jazz Studies
     Performance
     Theory 
Music Career Development
Music Cognition
Musicology
Muslim Studies 
Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism
Neuroscience
Neuroscience and the Law
Neuroscience-Environmental Toxicology
Nonprofit Fundraising
Nonprofit Leadership, Global Cultures, and Social Enterprise
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner-Adult Gerontological Primary Care
Nurse Practitioner-Family 
Nurse Practitioner-Psychiatric Mental Health
Nursing
Nursing Practice 
Nutrition and Dietetics
Nutritional Sciences 
Operations and Sourcing Management
Organizational Behavior—Human Resource Management 
Organizational Communication for Leadership
Osteopathic Medicine 
PA Medicine
Packaging 
Pathobiology 
Pharmacology and Toxicology 
Philosophy
Philosophy and Law 
Physical Science—Secondary Education 
Physics 
Physiology
Physiology-Environmental Toxicology 
Piano Pedagogy
Plant Biology
Plant Breeding and Genetics
Plant Pathology 
Political Economy
Political Science 
Political Science—Prelaw
Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy
Popular Culture Studies
Portuguese 
Professional and Public Writing
Program Evaluation
Psychology 
Public Health
Public Health Administration
Public Health Informatics
Public Policy
Public Relations 
Quantitative Biology
Quantitative Risk Analytics
Race and Ethnicity in the United States
Real Estate
Real Estate Construction and Development
Rehabilitation Counseling
Rehabilitation Counselor Education
Religious Studies 
Resource Management from the Individual, Family, and Societal Perspective
Rhetoric and Writing
Russian
Russian and East European Studies 
Sales Communication
School Psychology
Science Education
Science, Technology, Environment and Public Policy
Second Language Studies
Secure and Connected Cyber-Physical Systems
Security Management
Serious Game Design and Research
Small Animal Clinical Sciences 
Social Relations and Policy
Social Science
Social Science Quantitative Data Analytics
Social Work 
Sociology 
Soil Science 
South Asian Languages 
Spanish 
Spatial Ecology
Special Education 
     Learning Disabilities
Special Education Leadership: Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
Sport Coaching
Sport Coaching, Leadership and Administration
Sport Leadership and Administration
Sports Analytics
Sports Business Management
Sports Journalism
Statistics
STEM 
Strategic Communication
Strategic Management
Student Affairs Administration
Supply Chain Management
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
Sustainable Bioproducts Science and Technology
Sustainable Tourism and Protected Area Management 
Taxation
Teacher Leadership
Teaching and Curriculum
Teaching and Learning in Postsecondary Education
Teaching in Nursing
Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media
The City: Environment, Design and Society
Theatre
Transaction Services
Turfgrass Management
Urban and Community Forestry
Urban and Regional Planning
Urban Education
Urban Forest Management
Urban Resilient Redevelopment 
User Experience
Veterinary Medicine 
Veterinary Nursing
Viticulture
Women, Gender and Social Justice
Women's Studies
Work and Organizational Psychology
World Politics
Writing
Youth and Society
Youth Development
Youth Development Specialist
Youth Agency Management and Administration 
Zoology 
Preprofessional 
     Dentistry 
     Law 
     Medicine 
     Optometry 
     Osteopathy 
     Podiatry
     Theology 
     Veterinary Medicine

Degrees

Michigan State University grants the following degrees upon satisfactory completion of appropriate programs of study in the departments, schools, and colleges.

Bachelor of Arts  B.A.
Bachelor of Fine Arts  B.F.A.
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture B.L.A.
Bachelor of Music  B.Mus.
Bachelor of Science  B.S.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing B.S.N.
Juris Doctor J.D.
Master of Arts  M.A.
Master of Arts for Teachers  M.A.T.
Master of Business Administration M.B.A.
Master of Fine Arts  M.F.A.
Master of International Planning Studies M.I.P.S.
Master of Human Resources and Labor Relations M.H.R.L.
Master of Jurisprudence M.J.
Master of Laws LL.M.
Master of Legal Studies M.L.S.
Master of Music  M.Mus.
Master of Public Policy M.P.P.
Master of Science in Nursing  M.S.N.
Master of Science M.S.
Master of Social Work  M.S.W.
Master in Urban and Regional Planning M.U.R.P.
Educational Specialist Ed.S.
Doctor of Education Ed.D.
Doctor of Medicine M.D.
Doctor of Musical Arts D.M.A.
Doctor of Nursing Practice D.N.P.
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine D.O.
Doctor of Philosophy Ph.D.
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine D.V.M.

Undergraduate programs and degree requirements are described in a section entitled Undergraduate Education. Graduate programs and degree requirements as well as dual degree programs and joint degree programs are described in a section devoted to Graduate Education. For detailed information about the programs of study and requirements in the colleges and their schools and departments, the section in Academic Programs describing each college should be consulted.


Teacher Certification

For information about teacher certification opportunities, options, and requirements, refer to the statement on TEACHER CERTIFICATION in the Department of Teacher Education section of this catalog.


Course Designations

Throughout the programs of study given in this section, courses are identified either by course subject codes, course numbers, and course titles (example:  CSE 101 Computing Concepts and Competencies) or by course names and course numbers (example:  Computer Science and Engineering 101).

Additional information about specific courses may be found in the frequently updated online version of Course Descriptions  at: www.reg.msu.edu/Courses.

To assist in locating information about specific courses in the Course Descriptions, the course subject codes are listed below in alphabetical order. For each subject code, the corresponding name is given.

SUBJECT
CODE NAME
AAAS African American and African Studies
AAE Advanced Academic English
ABM Agribusiness Management
ACC Accounting
ADV Advertising
AE Agricultural Engineering
AESC Applied Engineering Sciences
AFR African Languages
AFRE Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics
AL Arts and Letters
AMS American Studies
ANP Anthropology
ANR Agriculture and Natural Resources
ANS Animal Science
ANTR Human Anatomy
ARB Arabic
AS Aerospace Studies
ASN Asian Languages
AST Astronomy and Astrophysics
AT Institute of Agricultural Technology
ATD Apparel and Textile Design
BE Biosystems Engineering
BLD Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics
BMB Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
BME Biomedical Engineering
BMS BioMolecular Science
BS Biological Science
BUS Business
CAS Communication Arts and Sciences
CE Civil Engineering
CEM Chemistry
CEP Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education
CHE Chemical Engineering
CHS Chinese
CJ Criminal Justice
CLA Classical Studies
CLS Chicano/Latino Studies
CMB Cell and Molecular Biology
CMBA Corporate MBA Program 
CMP Construction Management Program
CMSE Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering
COM Communication
CSD Communicative Sciences and Disorders
CSE Computer Science and Engineering
CSS Crop and Soil Sciences
CSUS Community Sustainability
DAN Dance
DS Digital Storytelling
EAD Educational Administration
EC Economics
ECE Electrical and Computer Engineering
ED Education
EEM Environmental Economics and Management
EGR Engineering
EM Emergency Medicine
EMB Executive MBA
ENE Environmental Engineering
ENG English
ENT Entomology
EPI Epidemiology
ES Earth Science
ESHP Entrepreneurship
ESL English as a Second Language
ESP Environmental Science and Policy
FCM Family and Community Medicine
FI Finance 
FIM Food Industry Management
FLM Film Studies
FLT Foreign Language Teaching
FM Family Medicine
FOR Forestry
FRN French
FRS Forensic Science
FSC Food Science
FW Fisheries and Wildlife
GBL General Business and Business Law
GD Graphic Design
GEN Genetics
GEO Geography
GLG Geological Sciences
GNL Global Non-profit Leadership
GRK Greek
GRM German
GSAH Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities
GUSP Global Urban Studies Program
HA History of Art
HB Hospitality Business
HBIO Human Biology
HCM Healthcare Management
HDFS Human Development and Family Studies
HEB Hebrew
HED Human Environment and Design
HM Human Medicine
HNF Human Nutrition and Foods
HRLR Human Resources and Labor Relations
HRT Horticulture
HST History
IAH Integrative Studies in Arts and Humanities
IDES Interior Design
IM Internal Medicine
IBIO Integrative Biology
IBUS International Business
ISA Indian and South Asian Languages
ISB Integrative Studies in Biological Sciences
ISE Integrated Science Education
ISP Integrative Studies in Physical Sciences
ISS Integrative Studies in Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
ITL Italian
ITM Information Technology Management
JPN Japanese
JRN Journalism 
JS Jewish Studies
KIN Kinesiology
KOR Korean
LA Landscape Architecture
LAW MSU College of Law
LB Lyman Briggs
LCS Large Animal Clinical Sciences
LIN Linguistics
LL Linguistics and Languages
LLT Language, Learning and Teaching
LTN Latin
LWG Law Graduate Students
MBA Master of Business Administration
MC James Madison College
ME Mechanical Engineering
MED Medicine
MGT Management
MI Media and Information
MKT Marketing
MMG Microbiology and Molecular Genetics 
MS Military Science
MSE Materials Science and Engineering
MTH Mathematics
MTHE Mathematics Education
MUS Music
NEU Neuroscience
NOP Neurology and Ophthalmology
NSC Natural Science
NUR Nursing
OGR Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology
OMM Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
OSS Osteopathic Surgical Specialties
OST Osteopathic Medicine
PA PA Medicine
PDC Planning, Design and Construction
PDI Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation
PED Pediatrics
PHD Pediatrics and Human Development
PHL Philosophy
PHM Pharmacology and Toxicology
PHY Physics
PIM Integrative Management
PKG Packaging
PLB Plant Biology
PLP Plant Pathology
PLS Political Science
PMR Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
PPL Public Policy
PR Public Relations
PRT Portuguese
PSC Psychiatry
PSL Physiology
PSY Psychology
QB Quantitative Biology
RAD Radiology 
RCAH Residential College in the Arts and Humanities
REL Religious Studies
RET Retailing
ROM Romance Languages
RUS Russian
SCM Supply Chain Management
SCS Small Animal Clinical Sciences
SME Science and Mathematics Education
SOC Sociology
SPN Spanish
SSC Social Science
STA Studio Art
STT Statistics and Probability
SUR Surgery
SW Social Work
TE Teacher Education
THR Theatre
TSM Technology Systems Management
UGS Undergraduate Studies
UP Urban Planning
VM Veterinary Medicine
WRA Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures
WS Women's Studies
XA Experience Architecture


University Organization

Refer to the Michigan State University home page for information about the central administration; the academic organization of the University; the academic governance system including Faculty Senate, University Council standing committees, advisory consultative committees and University student–faculty judiciaries; administrative advisory committees; and Board established committees, www.msu.edu.

The names of the persons who hold administrative positions and who serve on the committees are included at this site, www.msu.edu/about/thisismsu/board-admin/index.html.