Michigan State University – MSU Academic Calendar 2024-2025. Michigan State University, MSU academic calendar has class schedule, exam schedule, holiday schedule, add/drop dates, fall break, winter break, spring break, other important dates, and deadlines.
Michigan State University uses the semester system. There are usually 3 semesters (Fall, Spring, and Summer) in an academic year. There are about 14-15 weeks in each semester at MSU.
Courses at Michigan State University are given on a “semester” basis, and credits earned are semester credits. To convert semester credits to the “quarter” systems, multiply by 3/2. To convert quarter credits to semester credits, multiply by 2/3.
If you have 12 or more credits, you are considered a full-time student at MSU. Freshmen require 0-27 credits, Sophomores require 28-55 credits, Juniors require 56-87, and Seniors require 88+ credits.
Michigan State University – MSU Academic Calendar 2024-2025
All undergraduate baccalaureate programs require a minimum of 120 credits. Most MSU programs are designed so that a student starting a program as a first-year student may finish it in 8 semesters by satisfactorily completing an average of 15 credits a semester.
In practice, students usually carry from 12 to 18 credits a semester depending on personal circumstances and the chosen program of study.
MSU academic calendar spring 2024
Check out the important dates and deadlines on the MSU academic calendar spring 2024.
- Tuition billing statements for Spring 2024 are available electronically on December 16, 2023.
- A late enrollment fee of $100 begins on January 8, 2024, for students who initially enroll on or after the class starting date.
- The initial minimum tuition and fee payment for Spring 2024 is due on January 8, 2024.
- MSU Classes for the Spring semester 2024 begin on January 8, 2024.
- The online open add period for Spring full-term classes ends at 11:59 pm on January 12, 2024.
- The university is closed for a holiday on January 15, 2024.
- Classes will not be held on February 13, 2024, although the university remains open. Another day with no classes is February 13, 2024, according to MSU academic calendar 2023-2024.
- MSU Spring Break 2024 takes place from February 26 to March 1, 2024.
- The middle of the Spring semester 2024 is on March 4, 2024.
- Tuition billing statements for Summer 2024 are available electronically on April 20, 2024.
- Classes for the Spring semester 2024 end on April 21, 2024.
- Final exams for the Spring semester 2024 are scheduled from April 22 to April 26, 2024.
- MSU Commencements for the Spring semester 2024 are scheduled from April 26 to April 28, 2024.
- The date recorded on a student’s transcript signifying when the degree was officially recognized for Spring 2024 is on April 26, 2024.
- The last day for AgTech, Undergraduate, and Graduate students to apply to graduate for Spring Semester 2024 is on April 26, 2024.
For more on MSU academic calendar 2024-2025, visit the Michigan State University registrar website.