Admissions & Financial Aid

Admissions

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Undergraduate applications for admission should be submitted to the Office of Admissions at least 30 days prior to the beginning of the desired semester.

Graduate applicants for admission should contact the department/college of their choice for an application deadline date. Graduate applications need to be received by the Office of Admissions at least two months prior to the first expected enrollment. Individual departments may have earlier deadlines.

International graduate and undergraduate applicants, due to visa considerations, should file their applications for admission as early as possible.

Guest Students: Students who are not now and are not seeking to become regular degree candidates at MSU but wish to attend MSU during the summer as a guest should register as Lifelong Education students. Students applying for Lifelong status are not required to submit transcripts of prior education, and there is no application fee.

Review the Lifelong Education regulations and then complete the web application. Hardcopy applications are available in the Office of Registrar, 150 Administration Building, 517-355-3300.

• Be sure to apply at least one week before the course begins.
• Applications will be processed in 3-5 working days by the Office of the Registrar. Please note completion of an application online does not result in instantaneous admission. Processing involves an admissions review procedure in addition to the clerical processing. Access to MSU’s email and ANGEL course systems will be available 48 business hours after admission to the LE enrollment status.
• Upon acceptance, student will receive a letter or email from the Office of the Registrar with the information needed to enroll for classes.
• Registration bills are only available electronically within STUINFO. Registration bills are not mailed.
• Registration is complete only when the registration bill has been paid by the listed due date. If a student’s registration bill is not paid by the due date, all classes will be dropped. If no payment is required, attendance must be confirmed in STUINFO by the due date or all classes will be dropped.
• Students enrolling under Lifelong Education status are not charged late enrollment fees.

Michigan State University will not issue an I-20 for Lifelong Education applicants who apply from outside the United States.

Students enrolling as Lifelong Education may contact Dr. Sandra Buike Phillips, Coordinator of Summer Study and Lifelong Education Student Affairs for assistance, by email at sbuike@msu.edu or by telephone at 517 432-0740.


Financial Aid

To qualify for Summer financial aid at MSU, you must notify the MSU Office of Financial Aid beginning in January and no later than March 1. This may be done by email at finaid@msu.edu, letter, website or while you are visiting 150 Administration or 252 Student Services. You must also have completed the current FAFSA form to be considered for summer financial aid.

Financial aid is available only to those who are admitted to undergraduate and/or graduate degree programs. Lifelong Education and guest students are not eligible for financial aid through MSU’s Office of Financial Aid.