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University Curriculum and Catalog (UCC): Academic Policies and Procedures
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Integrative Studies
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Academic Program Terminology
Academic Program Terminology Chart
September 2022
UCC
Terminology used to describe majors, minors, graduate specializations, undergraduate and graduate certificates, teaching minors, and sub-categories within them as noted.
Elimination of Options
8/10/2007
UCC
Availability of Choice to List Concentrations on the MSU Transcript
Certificate Programs
Combined maximum of 9 credits applied to Master's degree program
12/23/2008
UCC
Allow a combined maximum of 9 credits to be applied to a Master's degree program from transfer courses, lifelong education enrollment status, and graduate certificate level
Graduate Certificate (GC) level to Master's Program - 9 credits transfer
12/23/2008
UCC
Allow a maximum of 9 credits to be transferred from the Graduate Certificate (GC) level to a Master's degree program
Guidelines for Issuing Type 3 Certificates
2/1/2013
Registrar
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Guidelines for Undergraduate Certificates
Fall 2022
Lucas
Guidance for MSU Units Considering an Undergraduate Certificate
Policy and Procedures
September 2022
Lucas
Policies and Procedures for Undergraduate Certificates
Policy and Procedures
November 2014
Klomparens
Policies and Procedures for Graduate Certificates
Redefinition of Policies and Procedures for Graduate Certificates
3/10/2009
UCC
Redefine the policies and procedures for graduate certificates to clarify the various options for colleges and departments which will enable them to develop, propose, and offer a wider variety of graduate certificates. Original Document Date: December 23, 2008.
Consortium and Articulation Agreements
Consortium Agreements and Articulation Agreements
4/8/2013
UCC
This document should be used for the development or revision of an inter-institutional agreement. Original Document Date: August 23, 2010.
Courses
Course Formats and Credits
UCC
Formats acceptable for courses offered for creditRelated Academic Programs section:
https://reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/Text.aspx?Section=112#s506
Course Numbers
UCC
Definition of various levels of coursesRelated Academic Programs section:
https://reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/Text.asp?Section=112#s502
Course Offerings and Number of Class Sections, Minimum Standards for
Policy on Minimum Standards for Course Offerings and Number of Class Sections
Course Scheduling
4/10/2007
UCC
Requests for Interim Approval
Courses Available for Variable Numbers of Credits and/or Reenrollment
9/26/1997
Crawley/Steidle
Requests that Involve Courses Available for Variable Numbers of Credits within a Given Semester and/or Reenrollment
Courses Offered at the Same Time
1/17/2006
Stanford
Courses Offered at the Same Time
Courses Where Credits Exceed Contact Hours
9/26/1997
Ludden
Guidelines for Courses Where Credits Exceed Contact Hours
Interdepartmental Courses
9/26/1997
Ludden
Definition and Procedures for Interdepartmental Courses
Interdepartmental Courses within a Single Department/School
Hall
Interdepartmental Courses within a Single Department/School
Keeping the Curriculum Up-to-Date: Courses
2/13/2013
Stanford
The role of academic governance in curricular renewal is well established and enhances qualitative improvement. Keeping courses up-to-date supports the requests faculty develop to change and create curricula.
Recommended Background Proposal
Spring 2001
UCC
Proposal: To Combine the Recommended Background and Non-Monitored Prerequisite Fields in Individual Course Listings in the COURSES System.
Regulation for the Deletion from the Catalog, Courses Not Taught in the Preceding Four Calendar Years
9/26/1997
Crawley/Steidle
Policy on Administrative Deletion of Courses not taught in the preceding four calendar years
Subject Code Procedure
1/1/2008
UCC
Procedure for requesting a subject code
Transfer Courses and Credits - Procedural Clarification
2/15/13
Stanford
Procedural clarification for students who plan to request the transfer of credits from a higher-learning institution in China.Related Academic Programs section:
https://reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/Print.asp?Section=505
Transfer Credit Administrative Forms System
11/11/2005
Stanford
New Transfer Credit Administrative Forms System
Transfer Credit Administrative Forms System and Time Sensitive Course Evaluations
4/12/2006
Stanford
Procedure concerning time sensitive course evaluations
Transfer Credit Policy and Practice
1/27/2006
Stanford/Youatt
Transfer Credit and Integrative Studies
Transfer Credit Processing within the Office of Admissions and the Office of the Registrar
7/27/2010
Cotter/Rovig
Information to clarify the roles of the Office of the Registrar and the Office of Admissions as they relate to transfer credit processing.
Transfer MSU Replaces ACTS IV
11/21/2005
Stanford
Announcement of Transfer MSU
W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, Clarification of Meaning of "Given at"
UCC
Clarification of meaning of "Given at W.K. Kellogg Biological Station" in course descriptions
Degrees
Dual Degrees, Joint Degrees, and Dual Majors
June 2007
Stanford
Guidelines for Dual Degrees, Joint Degrees, and Dual Majors
Enrollment
Dual Enrollment by High School Students
3/28/2012
Stanford
Policy change regarding the use of double-counting courses completed by a high school student to fulfill high school graduation requirements and bachelor's degree requirements.Related Academic Programs section:
https://reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/Text.asp?Section=110#s209
Enrollment Limitations for Undergraduate Programs
9/23/1987
Sommers
Requests related to admission to limited enrollment programs
Lifelong Education Enrollment Status and Application of credits to Master's Program
12/23/2008
Stanford
Policy change regarding application of lifelong education enrollment status credit to a master's program (reduction from 10 to 9 credits)
Restricting students from enrolling in online or hybrid/blended courses
4/15/2011
Stanford
Ruling regarding restricting students from enrolling in online or hybrid/blended courses
Utilizing Veterans Education Benefits for Approved Programs of Study at Michigan State University
May 8, 2012
Rovig
Degree-granting programs and university-level certificate programs, such as those offered by the Institute of Agricultural Technology, have State Approving Agency approval.
Integrative Studies
Arts and Humanities
UCC
Principles and Criteria for Integrative Studies - Arts and Humanities
Biological and Physical Sciences
UCC
Principles and Criteria for Integrative Studies - Biological and Physical Sciences
Diversity Distribution Requirements
5/16/2007
Diversity Distribution Requirements
Guidelines for College of Natural Science
UCC
Guidelines for Review of Request for Alternate Track Option in Natural Science
Implementation of the Integrative Studies Policy: Requests for Alternative Tracks in General Science
Steidle
Implementation of the Integrative Studies Policy: Requests for Alternative Tracks in General Science
Implementation of the University's Integrative Studies Requirement for Bachelor's Degrees
9/26/1997
Steidle
Implementation of the University's Integrative Studies Requirement for Bachelor's Degrees
Integrative Studies in General Science, Change in College Requirements and Alternate Tracks
11/18/2000
Steidle
Changes in College Requirements and Alternate Tracks - Integrative Studies in General Science
Integrative Studies Policy
UCC
Integrative Studies Policy
Integrative Studies: Standard Operating Procedures
2/8/2008
Estry
Standard Operating Procedures for Integrative Studies
Principles and Criteria for Integrative Studies
UCC
Principles and Criteria for Integrative Studies
Request for Alternative Track to Integrative Studies in General Science
UCC
Form for Request for Alternative Track to Integrative Studies in General Science
Social, Economics and Behavioral Sciences
UCC
Principles and Criteria for Integrative Studies - Social, Economics and Behavioral Sciences
Lead Administrative Unit
Lead Administrative Units
2/1/2009
UCC
Lead Administrative Units
Linked Bachelor's-Master's
Linked Bachelor's-Master's Degree
12/23/2008
Stanford
Allow a maximum of 9 approved credits from the undergraduate level to be applied to a linked bachelor's-master's degree program
Linked Bachelor's-Master's Degree
12/13/2011
UCC
Policy Revision - Add language to allow come colleges with programs that require more than 30 credits for the master's degree to apply more than 9 credits toward the master's degree but not more than one-fourth of the total number of credits required for the master's degree.Related Academic Programs section:
https://reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/Text.asp?Section=111#s6253
Mathematics Requirement, University
Editorial Changes to the University Mathematics Requirement
3/23/2009
Estry/Stanford
Editorial Changes to the University Mathematics Requirement
Requirement Change to the University Mathematics Requirement
4/28/2016
Estry
Requirement Change to the University Mathematics Requirement
Minors
Elimination of the Award Type of Specialization at the Undergraduate Level and Conversion of Existent Undergraduate Specializations to Minors
5/30/2013
Stanford
Memo to Deans, Directors, and Chairpersons
Minors, Policy and Procedures
2/1/2009
UCC
Policies and Procedures for Minors
Offering a Minor in a Field of Study Where No Major is Offered (Inactive)
2/27/2009
Stanford
Policy to enable departments to offer a minor in a field of study where no major is offered
Policy Relating to Unique Content in a Minor and Eligibility to Enroll in a Minor (Inactive)
10/28/2008
Stanford
Unique Content in a Minor and Eligibility to Enroll in a Minor
Moratoria and Discontinuations
Rare Readmission Exceptions
9/10/2010
Wilcox
Rare Readmission Exceptions - Request for a Moratorium on Admission to an Academic Program and Request for Discontinuation of an Academic Program
Name Changes
Name Change Procedure
October 2013
Procedure to request a name change in an academic program or an administrative unit
Specializations
Elimination of the Award Type of Specialization at the Undergraduate Level and Conversion of Existent Undergraduate Specializations to Minors
May 30, 2013
Stanford
Memo to Deans, Directors, and Chairpersons
Graduate Specializations, Policy and Procedures
8/1/2008
UCC
Policies and Procedures for Graduate Specializations
Study Abroad
MSU Co-Sponsored Study Abroad Programs
10/27/2003
Banks
Memo to Deans, Directors, and Chairpersons
MSU Co-Sponsored Study Abroad Programs
10/27/2003
Hudzik/Stanford/Youatt
Definition and Review Criteria
Tier I and Tier II Writing
Implementation of the University's Tier I Writing Requirement for Bachelor's Degrees
9/26/1997
Steidle
Implementation of the University's Tier I Writing Requirement for Bachelor's Degrees
Implementation of the University's Tier II Writing Requirement for Bachelor's Degrees
9/26/1997
Steidle
Implementation of the University's Tier II Writing Requirement for Bachelor's Degrees
RCAH Writing Courses to Fulfill Tier I Writing Requirement
1/27/2008
Estry/Stanford
Clarification and Notice of Change
Report of the Joint Committee on Writing Requirements
1/8/1991
Report of the Joint Committee on Writing Requirements
Tier II College Specific Criteria
Residential College in the Arts and Humanities
Tier II College Specific Criteria
Arts and Letters
Tier II College Specific Criteria
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Tier II College Specific Criteria
Business
Tier II College Specific Criteria
Communication Arts and Sciences
Tier II College Specific Criteria
Education
Tier II College Specific Criteria
Engineering
Tier II College Specific Criteria
Human Ecology (Dissolved 8/19/2006)
Tier II College Specific Criteria
James Madison
Tier II College Specific Criteria
Lyman Briggs
Tier II College Specific Criteria
Music
Tier II College Specific Criteria
Natural Science
Tier II College Specific Criteria
Nursing
Tier II College Specific Criteria
Social Science
Tier II College Specific Criteria
Veterinary Medicine
Writing Across the Curriculum: A Selected Bibliography
Writing Across the Curriculum: A Selected Bibliography