In addition to meeting the Office of Admissions’ transfer admission criteria, students applying for a direct transfer into one the following limited enrollment majors must meet the additional requirements as specified.
Applicable to students interested in majoring in accounting, finance, general business administration-prelaw, general management, human resources management, or marketing and supply chain management. Students interested in majoring in hospitality business should refer to the separate hospitality business requirements.
To be considered for admission into a major in MSU’s Eli Broad College of Business, students with 56 or more transferable credits must have a minimum overall GPA of 3.4 (3.5 for accounting majors), a 3.2 GPA in the prerequisite courses, and no grade below a 2.0 in any individual prerequisite course.
Applicants with more than 56 transferable credits must have equivalent course work to reflect one math, one accounting, one economics, and one additional course from these prerequisite courses:
Applicable to students interested in majoring in education, special education-deaf education, or special education-learning disabilities. Students interested in majoring in kinesiology should refer to the separate kinesiology requirements.
To be considered for admission into a major in the College of Education, students interested in obtaining teacher certification must first submit an undergraduate application to the Office of Admissions. Students interested in elementary education should select the elementary education or one of the special education program codes. Students interested in secondary education should select the major corresponding to the subject they want to teach and check the box on the application indicating their interest in earning a teaching certificate.
The Office of Admissions will review the applicant’s eligibility for direct admission based on the following factors:
Students who meet the direct admission criteria above will be asked to complete a College of Education supplemental application, submit an essay, and pay a $20 essay scoring fee. In addition, applicants must:
Please note that direct admission to the College of Education is competitive, and a limited number of spaces are available. It is advantageous for students to adhere to the following timeline.
| Fall Admission | Spring Admission | Summer Admission | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Submit application | By April 1 | By August 1 | By December 1 |
| Complete MTTC test | By the last available test date in April | By the last available test date in October | By the last available test date in January |
| Submit supplemental application | By May 15 | By November 1 | By April 1 |
| Submit essay | By June 1 | By November 15 | By April 1 |
Applicable to students interested in majoring in biosystems engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, materials science and engineering, or mechanical engineering.
The College of Engineering encourages transfer applications from high-achieving students with demonstrated excellence in math and science. To be considered for direct admission into a major in the College of Engineering, applicants must have an overall 3.0 GPA and similar strength in math and science courses; however meeting the minimum requirement does not guarantee admission, which is competitive and based on available space.
To be considered for direct admission into the College of Engineering, students with 42 or more transferable credits must have equivalent course work completed in these prerequisite courses:
*Computer science majors are not required to take the General Chemistry or Chemistry Lab I requirements.
To be considered for admission into advertising, students with more than 42 credits must have a minimum 2.0 GPA in these prerequisite courses:
Upon admission to Michigan State University, students must also complete Integrated Strategy (ADV 275) and receive a 2.0 or higher.
To be considered for admission into construction management, students must have an overall 2.5 GPA, with a minimum 2.0 in all prerequisite course work. Students with 56 or more transferable credits must have equivalent course work completed in these prerequisite courses:
To be considered for admission into hospitality business, students with 56 or more transferable credits must have a minimum overall GPA of 2.85 and no grade below a 2.0 in any individual prerequisite course.
Applicants with more than 56 transferable credits must have equivalent course work to reflect at least four of these prerequisite courses:
Applicants also must complete two of these courses if available at their home institution:
To be considered for admission into kinesiology, students with more than 42 credits must have a minimum 2.0 GPA in these prerequisite courses:
Students selecting kinesiology on the application for admission should check the teacher certification option (item 16 on the application form) if they wish to proceed as a kinesiology secondary education applicant. If the teacher certification option is left blank, the student will be in the nonteaching kinesiology track.
To be considered for direct admission into the College of Nursing, applicants must have completed at least 42 transferable credit hours of the required university requirements and prerequisite courses listed below. (It is recommended that at least 12 of the credits hours are from the prerequisite courses indicated with a *.)
A minimum overall GPA of 2.5 and a minimum science GPA of 2.2 is required. Applicants with fewer than 42 transferable credits can apply as a prenursing student until requirements are met to apply to the nursing program.
To avoid extending the length of the program, students applying to transfer into the College of Nursing are strongly encouraged to have the Integrative Studies requirements in the Arts and Humanities (IAH) and Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (ISS) completed before 42 transferable credits has been completed.
Students with 42 transferable credit hours meeting the direct admission criteria above will receive a supplemental application to be submitted to the College of Nursing. The College of Nursing supplemental application deadlines are:
To be considered for admission into the School of Packaging, students must have an overall 2.4 GPA, with a minimum 2.0 in all prerequisite course work. Students with 42 or more transferable credits must have equivalent course work completed in these prerequisite courses:
To be considered for admission into retailing, students with more than 42 credits must have a minimum 2.0 GPA in these prerequisite courses:
*If a course equivalent to RET 261 is not offered at the institution from which the student is transferring, the student will be allowed to complete the requirement at MSU.
To be considered for admission into the School of Social Work, students must have an overall 2.75 GPA. Students with 42 or more transferable credits must have equivalent course work completed in these prerequisite courses:
Students with 42 transferable credit hours meeting the direct admission criteria above will receive a School of Social Work application.
To be considered for direct admission into veterinary technology, applicants must have a minimum 2.75 GPA in all course work attempted; a minimum 2.5 GPA in all math, chemistry, and science related courses; and a minimum 2.5 GPA in the last 12 credit hours of course work. Students with 42 or more transferable credits must have equivalent course work completed in these prerequisite courses:
Applicants must additionally submit a veterinary technology application form (available through the Veterinary Technology Advising Office), two recommendation forms, and an essay, and have a minimum of 80 hours of veterinary experience.
The number of students admitted into veterinary technology is limited. A new class of veterinary technology students begins each fall semester. Applicants must submit all application forms and supporting materials by January 15 for fall semester admission consideration.
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