Academic Policies and Procedures
Academic Program Terminology
Academic Program Terminology Chart
Terminology used to describe majors, minors, graduate specializations, undergraduate and graduate certificates, teaching minors, and sub-categories within them as noted.
Certificate Programs
Guidelines for Issuing Type 3 Certificates
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Guidelines for Undergraduate Certificates
Guidance for MSU Units Considering an Undergraduate Certificate
Policy and Procedures
Policies and Procedures for Undergraduate Certificates
Policy and Procedures
Policies and Procedures for Graduate Certificates
Courses
Course Formats and Credits
Formats acceptable for courses offered for credit
Course Numbers
Definition of various levels of courses
Course Offerings and Number of Class Sections, Minimum Standards
Policy on Minimum Standards for Course Offerings and Number of Class Sections
Course Scheduling
Requests for Interim Approval
Interdepartmental Courses
Definition and Procedures for Interdepartmental Courses
Regulation for the Deletion from the Catalog
Courses Not Taught in the Preceding Four Calendar Years
Policy on Administrative Deletion of Courses not taught in the preceding four calendar years
Subject Code Procedure
Procedure for requesting a subject code
Degrees
Dual Degrees, Joint Degrees, and Dual Majors
Guidelines for Dual Degrees, Joint Degrees, and Dual Majors
Lead Administrative Unit
Programs sponsored by more than one unit must designate one of the units as the lead administrative unit which will be responsible for submission of program request forms and certifying that students have completed all program requirements.
Linked Bachelor's-Master's
Linked Bachelor's-Master's Degree
Allow a maximum of 9 approved credits from the undergraduate level to be applied to a linked bachelor's-master's degree program
Minors
Minors, Policy and Procedures
Policies and Procedures for Minors
Name Changes
Name Change Procedure
Procedure to request a name change in an academic program or an administrative unit
Specializations
Graduate Specializations, Policy and Procedures
Policies and Procedures for Graduate Specializations