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Big Ten Academic Alliance Traveling Scholar Program

Doctoral students at Michigan State University are eligible to apply for admission to the “Traveling Scholar Program,” sponsored by the Big Ten Academic Alliance. 

The Traveling Scholar program enables selected doctoral students to take courses at a participating Big Ten University that are not offered at their home University. Online courses are excluded. Traveling Scholars will have access to facilities at the host University with no additional fees, such as libraries, laboratories, housing etc. Students participating in this program, known as "Traveling Scholars,'' are limited to two semesters or three quarters on another campus.
 
A Traveling Scholar from Michigan State University will be registered on the Michigan State University campus, and fees will be collected and kept by this institution. No additional fees will be charged. Credit toward a degree is up to the discretion of the department or University. 

A doctoral student interested in this program should contact the Graduate School for instructions and formal processing, or visit grad.msu.edu/btaa