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Academic Programs and Policies

V. INSTRUCTION (Cont.)

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND POLICIES

The Michigan State University Catalog is comprised of two separate volumes:  Academic Programs and Descriptions of Courses. Electronic versions of these documents, known as Academic Programs and COURSES, are updated to reflect approved curricular changes in programs and policies within several weeks of each Academic Council meeting.

• Academic Programs, available from the Office of the Registrar or at http://ww.reg.msu.edu, describes programs of study and the structure of the University and is the primary source for University regulations and policies concerning instruction. The "Undergraduate Education" section states the academic requirements and policies concerning undergraduate study; the "Graduate Education" section refers specifically to graduate study. The "General Information" section includes topics such as costs, attendance, examinations, grading system, integrity of scholarship, student housing, campus activities, student organizations and services and the campus. Admission and graduation requirements for undergraduate and graduate programs in the individual colleges are described in the section " The Colleges, Faculty,  and Programs of Study."

• Descriptions of Courses provides information about the courses offered by the departments, schools and colleges.  Its printed version is used mostly for incoming students. Its electronic archive (1970 to 2002) and its current version, known on-line as COURSES, are available via the Office of the Registrar  or University Curriculum and Catalog (http://www.reg.msu.edu/ucc/ucc.asp). The COURSES system includes complete course request forms and shows courses as pending, with interim (college-level) approval, or final (university-level) approval.

• Schedule of Courses is available through the Office of the Registrar. A separate print edition of the Schedule contains summer session offerings, which are also available on the web.

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