Academic Programs is the listing of academic programs, policies and related information. Course Descriptions is the course listing. Together, they comprise the Michigan State University catalog.
Updates to Academic Programs occur after approval of the University Committee on Curriculum (UCC) each September, October, November, January, February, March, and April.
Academic Programs Catalog
Academic Programs is the listing of academic programs, policies and related information.
Course Descriptions
The Course Descriptions catalog describes all undergraduate and graduate courses offered by Michigan State University.
Academic Program Catalog Policy
The development of a new academic policy follows a structured process that balances compliance needs with shared governance. Policy ideas may originate from accreditation, state, or federal requirements, or from campus stakeholders, and are first assessed for whether they require full governance approval or advisory input. Draft policies are reviewed through the SPIRE team and Provost Review Committee to evaluate risks, gaps, and alignment with institutional priorities. Final approval authority rests with the Provost, with a “short-cut” route available for urgent updates such as correcting errors or ensuring immediate compliance.
MS Word version of the below Academic Policy Development Process Map
Ad Hoc APC Policy Committees
As part of policy development, ad hoc committees may be convened to focus on specific topics, risks, or stakeholder areas. These groups are charged for a limited duration to gather expertise, review drafts, and provide targeted recommendations before a policy moves forward. Their role is consultative and collaborative—helping ensure that policies are informed by those closest to the impact while remaining consistent with accreditation, governance, and institutional standards. Once their work is complete, ad hoc committees report back to SPIRE and the Provost Review Committee for integration into the formal process.
Current Ad Hoc Committees Accepting Nominations
SPIRE
The SPIRE Team (Stewardship, Policy, Integrity, Risk, Evaluation) is charged by the Provost with stewarding academic policy, managing institutional risk, and supporting curriculum and enrollment operations. Serving as the core group for the Provost Review Committee (PRC), SPIRE vets and tracks program changes, moratoria, mergers, and new proposals. The team ensures MSU’s policies are clear, compliant, and credible, while also coordinating policy development, catalog language, and communication across colleges and central offices.
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Membership
Co-Chairs:
Stacia Moroski-Rigney,
Assistant Provost and Director of Accreditation, Assessment, Curriculum, and Compliance (AACC)
Becky Keogh, Senior Associate Registrar, Registrar’s Office
Executive Lead:
Lesa Louch, Assistant Provost, Enrollment Services
Project Manager:
Elizabeth Elliott, AACC
Executive Sponsor:
Laura Lee McIntyre, Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs
Appointed Members:
Adam Davis, Assistant Director, Office of Admissions
Alexander Landen, Senior Associate Director, Office of Admissions
Zachary Reichard, Assistant Registrar, Registrar’s Office
Devin Ziegler, Financial Aid Officer, Office of Financial Aid
Kent McGowan, Assistant Director for Compliance, Office of Financial Aid
Kyle Sabin, FERPA Compliance Officer, AACC
Kari Stone-Sewalish, Assistant Director, AACC
Curriculum and Organizational Updates
The list below represents the previous four years of new degree programs, new and changes in department or college names, discontinued programs, programs currently in moratorium, and new subject codes.
Undergraduate
- Applied Conservation Biology, Bachelor of Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, effective Fall 2024
- Arts and Cultural Management, Undergraduate Certificate, College of Arts and Letters, effective Spring 2025
- Aquatic Ecology and Management, Bachelor of Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, effective Fall 2024
- Brand Marketing, Undergraduate Certificate, College of Business, effective Spring 2025
- Climate Change Studies, Minor, College of Social Science, effective Fall 2025
- Climate Science, Minor, College of Social Science, effective Fall 2022
- Digital Storytelling, Minor, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, effective Fall 2024
- Environmental Science, Minor, College of Natural Science, effective Fall 2025
- Environmental Soil Science, Minor, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, effective Spring 2024
- Fish Ecology and Management, Bachelor of Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, effective Fall 2024
- Food Technology and Safety, Agricultural Technology Certificate, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, effective Fall 2025
- Forest Technology, Agricultural Technology Certificate, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, effective Fall 2022
- French Education, Bachelor of Arts, College of Arts and Letters, effective Summer 2024
- French Education, Minor, College of Arts and Letters, effective Fall 2024
- Geophysics, Minor, College of Natural Science, effective Fall 2025
- Global Health, Undergraduate Certificate, College of Osteopathic Medicine, effective Spring 2025
- Integrated Science-Secondary Education, B.S., College of Natural Science, effective Fall 2023
- Korean, Bachelor of Arts, College of Arts and Letters, effective Fall 2025
- Landscape Horticulture, Minor, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, effective Spring 2025
- Literature and Cultural Studies, Minor, College of Arts and Letters, effective Fall 2023
- Mathematics-Secondary Education, B.S., College of Natural Science, effective Fall 2023
- Museum Studies, Undergraduate Certificate, College of Arts and Letters, effective Spring 2025
- Nonprofit Leadership, Religion, and Social Change, College of Arts and Letters, effective Fall 2024
- Physics, Minor, College of Natural Science, effective Summer 2023
- Reflective Leadership in the Arts and Humanities, College of Arts and Letters, effective Fall 2025
- Resource Management from the Individual, Family, and Societal Perspective, Minor, College of Social Science, effective Fall 2022
- Screenwriting, Minor, College of Arts and Letters, effective Fall 2024
- Smart Agricultural Systems, Minor, College of Engineering, effective Fall 2024
- Spanish Education, Bachelor of Arts, College of Arts and Letters, effective Summer 2024
- Spanish Education, Minor, College of Arts and Letters, effective Fall 2024
- Technology Engineering, Bachelor of Science, College of Engineering, effective Fall 2024
- Translation, Undergraduate Certificate, College of Arts and Letters, effective Fall 2024
- Urban and Community Forestry, Agricultural Technology Certificate, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, effective Fall 2026
- Urban Forest Management, Agricultural Technology Certificate, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, effective Fall 2022
- Wildlife Ecology and Management, Bachelor of Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, effective Fall 2024
Graduate
- Accelerator Science and Engineering, Master of Science College of Natural Science, effective Summer 2022
- Accounting and Data Analytics, Master of Science College of Business, effective Spring 2023
- Accounting for Management Decision Making, Graduate Certificate College of Business, effective Spring 2023
- Accounting Foundations, Graduate Certificate, College of Business, effective Fall 2024
- Animal Studies: Social Science and Humanities Perspectives, Graduate Certificate College of Social Science, effective Summer 2022
- Basic Medical Science, Master of Science College of Osteopathic Medicine, effective Fall 2023
- Business Administration - STEM, Master of Business Administration College of Business, effective Fall 2022
- Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Master of Arts, College of Education, effective Fall 2024
- Computational Plant Science, Graduate Certificate College of Natural Science, effective Summer 2022
- Customer Experience Management, Master of Science College of Business, effective Summer 2022
- Data-enabled Water Sustainability and Equity, Graduate Certificate, College of Engineering, effective Spring 2025
- Documentary Film, Graduate Certificate, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, effective Summer 2025
- Early Childhood and Family Policy, Graduate Certificate College of Social Science, effective Fall 2022
- Elements of Global Supply Chain Management, Graduate Certificate College of Business, effective Fall 2023
- Environmental and Integrative Toxicological Sciences, Dual Major Doctor of Philosophy, College of Natural Science, effective Fall 2023
- Food Regulatory Affairs, Master of Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, effective Fall 2025
- Foundations in Chemical Engineering, Graduate Certificate, College of Engineering, effective Spring 2024
- Global Plant Breeding, Master of Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, effective Summer 2024
- Healthcare Compliance, Graduate Certificate, College of Business, effective Fall 2023
- Healthcare Leadership, Graduate Certificate, College of Business, effective Fall 2023
- Human Services Administration, Graduate Certificate, College of Social Science, effective Fall 2022
- Instrumentation in High Energy Physics, Graduate Certificate College of Natural Science, effective Spring 2023
- Integrated Secondary Science Education, Master of Science, College of Education, effective Fall 2024
- International Digital Advertising, Master of Arts/Dual Degree, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, effective Spring 2025
- Leadership for Equity Minded Change in Postsecondary Education, Doctor of Education, College of Education, effective Summer 2024
- Learning Experience Design, Master of Arts, College of Education, effective Fall 2023
- Learning Design, Graduate Certificate, College of Education, effective Fall 2023
- Learning Design Leadership, Graduate Certificate, College of Education, effective Fall 2023
- Learning Sciences, Graduate Certificate, College of Education, effective Fall 2023
- Musicology, Graduate Certificate, College of Music, effective Fall 2023
- Nonprofit Leadership, Global Cultures, and Social Enterprise, Graduate Certificate, College of Arts and Letters, effective Fall 2023
- Packaging Leadership for Professionals, Master of Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, effective Fall 2025
- Second Language Studies, Graduate Certificate, College of Arts and Letters, effective Fall 2024
- Secure and Connected Cyber-Physical Systems, Graduate Certificate, College of Engineering, effective Summer 2022
- Semiconductor Manufacturing, Processing, and Devices, Graduate Certificate, College of Engineering, effective Spring 2024
- Sport Leadership and Administration, Graduate Certificate, College of Education, effective Fall 2022
- Sports Analytics, Graduate Certificate, College of Natural Science, effective Fall 2022
- Taxation, Graduate Certificate, College of Business, effective Spring 2023
- Transaction Services, Graduate Certificate, College of Business, effective Spring 2023
- User Experience, Master of Science, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, effective Fall 2022
- Work and Organizational Psychology, Master of Science, College of Social Science, effective Fall 2024
- World Language Teaching, Master of Arts, College of Education, effective Fall 2025
College of Arts and Letters
Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African Languages name changed to: Linguistics, Languages and Cultures
Effective May 1, 2021
College of Arts and Letters
Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures name changed to: Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures
Effective Summer 2023
College of Natural Science
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics name changed to: Microbiology, Genetics and Immunology
Effective January 1, 2024
Undergraduate
Certain programs may have been in moratorium prior to approval for discontinuation. Individuals with a MSU NetID and password may view complete documentation on programs that have been discontinued.
The effective semester noted in the listing below indicates the term in which the coding for the program will end. Current students must complete their requirements prior to this effective date in order to graduate with this degree.
- Applied Horse Science, Agricultural Technology Certificate, effective Spring 2022
- Athletic Training, Bachelor of Science, effective Spring 2022
- Biological Science-Secondary Education, Bachelor of Science, effective Fall 2030
- Biology, Disciplinary Teaching Minor for Secondary Certification, effective Fall 2030
- Chemistry, Disciplinary Teaching Minor for Secondary Certification, effective Fall 2030
- Early Care and Education, Bachelor of Arts, effective Summer 2024
- Early Childhood-General and Special Education, Disciplinary Teaching Minor for Elementary Certification, effective Spring 2024
- Earth Science, Disciplinary Teaching Minor for Secondary Certification, effective Fall 2030
- Forestry Field Applications, Minor, effective Fall 2024
- French, Disciplinary Teaching Minor for Elementary and Secondary Certification, effective Summer 2026
- Horse Management, Agricultural Technology Certificate, effective Fall 2023
- Lyman Briggs, Earth Science-Interdepartmental, Coordinate Major, effective Spring 2023
- Lyman Briggs, Earth Science Field of Concentration, Bachelor of Science, effective Spring 2023
- Mathematics-Elementary, Disciplinary Teaching Minor, effective Spring 2030
- Media and Information, Bachelor of Arts, effective Summer 2026
- Physical Science-Secondary Education, Bachelor of Science, effective Fall 2030
- Physics, Disciplinary Teaching Minor for Secondary Certification, effective Fall 2030
- PreDental Program, Non-Degree, effective Fall 2023
- PreMedical Program, Non-Degree, effective Fall 2023
- PreOptometry Program,, Non-Degree,, effective Fall 2023
- Retail Management, Minor, effective Fall 2026
- Sociology, Disciplinary Teaching Minor (Secondary), effective Spring 2022
- Spanish-Elementary, Disciplinary Teaching Minor, effective Summer 2026
- Spanish-Secondary, Disciplinary Teaching Minor, effective Summer 2026
Graduate
- American Legal System, Master of Jurisprudence, effective Summer 2022
- Animal Studies-Environmental Toxicology, Doctor of Philosophy, effective Fall 2030
- Animal Studies: Social Science and Humanities Perspective, Graduate Specialization, effective Fall 2024
- Animal Studies: Social Science and Humanities Perspective, Graduate Certificate, effective Fall 2025
- Applied Behavior Analysis in Special Education, Graduate Certificate, effective Fall 2024
- Applied Parasitology and Public Health, Graduate Certificate, effective Fall 2024
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology-Environmental Toxicology, Doctor of Philosophy, effective Fall 2030
- Business Concepts for Environmental Sustainability and Conservation, Graduate Specialization, effective Summer 2024
- Cell and Molecular Biology-Environmental Toxicology, Doctor of Philosophy, effective Fall 2030
- Chemistry-Environmental Toxicology, Doctor of Philosophy, effective Fall 2030
- Clinical Research Trials Management, Graduate Certificate, effective Fall 2024
- Comparative Medicine and Integrative Biology-Environmental Toxicology, Doctor of Philosophy, effective Fall 2030
- Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals, Graduate Certificate, effective Fall 2024
- Critical Studies in Literature and Pedagogy, Master of Arts, effective Fall 2022
- Crop and Soil Sciences-Environmental Toxicology, Doctor of Philosophy, effective Fall 2030
- Digital Rhetoric and Professional Writing, Master of Arts, effective Fall 2022
- Environmental Geosciences-Environmental Toxicology, Doctor of Philosophy, effective Fall 2030
- Fisheries and Wildlife-Environmental Toxicology, Doctor of Philosophy, effective Fall 2030
- Food Science-Environmental Toxicology, Doctor of Philosophy, effective Fall 2030
- Food Service Business Management, Master of Science, effective Summer 2022
- Forensic Science, Graduate Specialization, effective Spring 2025
- Forestry-Environmental Toxicology, Doctor of Philosophy, effective Fall 2030
- Genetics and Genome Sciences-Environmental Toxicology, Doctor of Philosophy, effective Fall 2030
- Global Urban Studies, Graduate Specialization, effective Spring 2024
- Human Nutrition-Environmental Toxicology, Doctor of Philosophy, effective Fall 2030
- Integrative Biology-Environmental Toxicology, Doctor of Philosophy, effective Fall 2030
- International Public Health, Graduate Certificate, effective Fall 2024
- Judicial Administration, Graduate Specialization, effective Summer 2022
- Microbiology-Environmental Toxicology, Doctor of Philosophy, effective Fall 2030
- Neuroscience-Environmental Toxicology, Doctor of Philosophy, effective Fall 2030
- Pathobiology-Environmental Toxicology, Doctor of Philosophy, effective Fall 2030
- Pharmacology and Toxicology-Environmental Toxicology, Doctor of Philosophy, effective Fall 2030
- Physiology-Environmental Toxicology, Doctor of Philosophy, effective Fall 2030
- Public Health Administration, Graduate Certificate, effective Fall 2024
- Public Health Informatics, Graduate Certificate, effective Fall 2024
- Public Relations, Master of Arts, effective Fall 2024
- Quantitative Biology, Dual Major Doctor of Philosophy, effective Fall 2025
- Sustainable Tourism and Protected Area Management, Master of Science, effective Summer 2025
- Sustainable Tourism and Protected Area Management, Doctor of Philosophy, effective Summer 2025
A moratorium is a time-limited suspension of admission to an academic program such as a degree program or a specialization. Moratoria may be requested for one semester or longer.
A moratorium is requested in anticipation of: insufficient staff, program review likely to result in significant program change, low demand, and other reasons.
A moratorium should always be placed on an academic program under consideration for discontinuation. Moratoria may be removed so a program can resume its regular offering.
The following list of moratoria represent those approved by the Office of the Provost. Programs in moratorium that result in discontinuation also appear above under "Discontinuation of Programs."
Undergraduate
- Computer Science Field of Concentration, Bachelor of Science, Lyman Briggs College, effective Spring 2026 - Spring 2028
- Economic Geography, Bachelor of Science, College of Social Science, effective Fall 2024 - Fall 2026
- Economics, Disciplinary Teaching Minor, College of Social Science, effective Spring 2024 - Fall 2024
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Option, College of Business, effective Fall 2024 - Summer 2026
- Environmental Geosciences, Bachelor of Science, College of Natural Science, effective Fall 2026 - Fall 2030
- Geographic Information Science, Bachelor of Science, College of Social Science, effective Fall 2024 - Fall 2026
- Geography, Disciplinary Teaching Minor, College of Social Science, effective Spring 2024 - Fall 2024
- Geological Sciences, Bachelor of Science, College of Natural Science, effective Fall 2026 - Fall 2030
- History, Disciplinary Teaching Minor, College of Social Science, effective Spring 2024 - Fall 2024
- History Education, Bachelor of Arts, College of Social Science, effective Summer 2023 - Summer 2025
- Migration Studies, Minor, College of Social Science, effective Summer 2025 - Fall 2027
- Political Science, Disciplinary Teaching Minor, College of Social Science, effective Spring 2024 - Fall 2024
- Popular Cultural Studies, Minor, College of Arts and Letters, effective Spring 2025 - Fall 2026
- Technology Systems Management, College of Business, effective Spring 2024 - Spring 2026
Graduate
- Customer Experience Management, Master of Science, College of Business, effective Summer 2025 - Spring 2026
- Geological Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, College of Natural Science, effective Spring 2019 - Summer 2027
- Hospitality Business Management, Master of Science, College of Business, effective Fall 2020 - Fall 2027
- Hospitality Business, Graduate Specialization, College of Business, effective Fall 2020 - Fall 2027
- Integrated Secondary Science Education, Master of Science, College of Education, effective Fall 2025 - Fall 2028
- International Business, Master of Science, College of Business, effective Fall 2018 - Summer 2025
- Management Studies, Master of Science, College of Business, effective Spring 2020 - Summer 2025
- Urban Resilient Redevelopment, Graduate Certificate, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Summer 2025 - Spring 2026
New
- AHHW (Arts and Humanities Health and Wellbeing), effective Fall 2026
- ANES (Anesthesia), effective Fall 2024
- CROP (Cropping Systems Science), effective Fall 2026
- DS (Digital Storytelling), effective Summer 2021
- GNL (Global Non-profit Leadership), effective Fall 2021
- HBIO (Human Biology), effective Fall 2022
- IBUS (International Business), effective Summer 2022
- IDS (Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science), effective Fall 2025
- ISA (Indian and South Asian Languages), effective Fall 2021
- MGI (Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology), effective Fall 2025
- ORT (Orthopedics), effective Fall 2024
- SOIL (Soil Science), effective Fall 2026
- TNG (Technology Engineering), effective Fall 2024
- TURF (Turfgrass Science and Management), Fall 2025
- UX (User Experience), effective Fall 2022