Online & Off Campus Programs

Michigan State University, located in East Lansing, Michigan (USA) provides students with learning opportunities that extend beyond its East Lansing campus. Select academic programs are offered partially or totally online while others may be completed at off-campus locations across the state of Michigan. The information presented below highlights such learning opportunities.

Online Courses

Over 100 graduate and undergraduate courses are offered via the Internet. Courses offered online can be found in the Class Search. Online and hybrid courses may require regularly scheduled classroom time or face-to-face contact (for requirements such as exams, labs, etc.). Such requirements will be noted.

Online and Hybrid Programs

State authorization regulations covering the delivery of distance education vary from state to state, and some states may participate in a consortium agreement covering distance education. Please see MSU State Authorization Status State-By-State Summary for details regarding the states in which Michigan State University is authorized to deliver distance education programs.

Academic programs delivered totally online or via hybrid format are listed below.

"Online" under Delivery column indicates the program is offered totally online. Texts, reading lists, proctored examinations and/or other non-instructional experiences may be required as stipulated.

"Hybrid" under Delivery column indicates a program that blends online instruction with required or scheduled in-person contact, including examinations, laboratories, etc. At least 50% or more of the courses required for the degree or certificate are delivered through online instruction. Text, reading lists, and/or other materials are stipulated.

Many individual courses are offered in online and hybrid format. The U.S. Department of Education has rescinded the Dear Colleague letter from 06-17; therefore, if a program offers-even within its general education requirements-at least one online or hybrid course, the program is considered a hybrid program. By this definition, most programs at MSU are considered hybrid with the exception of the fully online programs listed on this page.

Click on "(AP)" next to the program name to view the specific, official requirements for completing the program. AP refers to the official Michigan State University catalog, Academic Programs.

Click on the program name to view a program's website or email contact information.

Off-Campus Courses and Programs

Courses offered off-campus can be found in the Class Search.

Academic programs delivered off-campus are listed below.

Click on the program name to view a program's website.

Click on "(AP)" next to the program name to view the specific, official requirements for completing the program. AP refers to the official Michigan State University catalog, Academic Programs.

"Off-Campus" under Delivery column indicates the program is offered totally off-campus.

"Combined" under Delivery column indicates that the program is comprised of courses that are offered in a combination of off-campus and on-campus in East Lansing, Michigan.

Admissions and Costs

It is the responsibility of each student to be aware of and understand University regulations as published. To review the official program description and to become familiar with academic policies and student rights and responsibilities, visit Michigan State University Academic Programs Catalog.

For the online Graduate Application, visit The Graduate School site. To apply for other programs, visit the program site (see links in chart above).

Admissions

For a complete list of academic programs offered at Michigan State University, please visit the Office of Admissions website.

For information on Graduate Education at Michigan State University, visit the Graduate Education section of Academic Programs. For the online Graduate Application, visit The Graduate School site. To apply for other programs, visit the program's website.

Costs

For current tuition, fees, and payment information, visit the Controller's Student Accounts page.

The University's tuition refund policy may be accessed through the Controller's Operational Policies page.

Visit the Office of Financial Aid site for information regarding financial aid, including loans.

Personal Enrichment and Non-Credit Offerings

Alumni Lifelong Education Evening College - Provides a wide variety of non-credit personal enrichment courses to alumni and friends of MSU in the Lansing area and the surrounding region.

Continuing Education Units (CEU's) - Provides background information regarding CEUs at MSU. Contact a specific college or department for current programs.

Statewide Resource Network - Links Michigan's professionals and practitioners to MSU resources such as continuing professional education programs, and expert assistance and information.

Professional Licensure and Certification

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 Professional Licensure and Certification-Public Disclosures.

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.