MSU Academic Calendar 2023-2024: Important Dates

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.

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 fall 2023

Check out the important dates and deadlines on the MSU academic calendar fall 2023.

1. Enrollment by Appointment begins on March 13, 2023 to March 22, 2023.
2. MSU Open Enrollment begins for Fall 2023 on March 23, 2023.
3. Initial tuition billing statements for Fall 2023 are available electronically on August 5, 2023.
4. MSU Move-in date for fall 2023 is from August 18, 2023 to August 24, 2023. Incoming international students will move in between Friday, August 18, and Sunday, August 20, 2023. New International Student Orientation programming begins on Monday, August 21, 2023. MSU Incoming students will move in between Tuesday, August 22, and Wednesday, August 23, 2023. New Student Orientation programming begins on Thursday, August 24, 2023. Returning students will move in between Wednesday, August 23, and Thursday, August 24, 2023. University apartment move-in begins on August 1, 2023. Move-in times and details will be posted in the MSU Housing portal. As you prepare to make the move to Michigan State, be sure to check your MSU email account and your mailbox for how move-in will work.
5. Initial minimum tuition and fee payments are due for Fall 2023 on August 25, 2023.
6. Late enrollment fee ($100) for Fall 2023 begins (fee waived for newly admitted and readmitted students) from August 31, 2023 to December 11, 2023. Check out MSU STUINFO guide.
7. MSU fall 2023 classes start on August 28, 2023. It is Michigan State University’s first day of classes for fall 2023.
8. Labor day holiday (Michigan State University is closed) is on Monday, September 4, 2023.
9. The online open add period for Fall ends on September 6, 2023 at 11:59 p.m according to MSU academic calendar 2023-2024.
10. The visitor Change Deadline is September 6, 2023. It is the last day to change to or from Visitor for Fall – must be done in the Registrar’s Office by 5 p.m.
11. Final certification forms for non-Degree Audit programs are delivered to colleges on September 7, 2023.
12. September 22, 2023 is the end of the tuition refund period for Fall semester courses – no refund after this date.
13. According to MSU academic calendar 2023, October 16, 2023 is Michigan State University’s Middle of Fall semester 2023.
14. October 17, 2023 is the last day to change to or from CR/NC for Fall – must be done in the Registrar’s Office by 5 p.m.
15. MSU fall break 2023 (Break Days, Holiday – University Open) is from October 23, 2023 to October 24, 2023.
16. MSU Thanksgiving break 2023 is from November 23, 2023 to November 24, 2023. Holiday – Michigan State University is Closed.
17. Classes end for Fall semester 2023 on December 8, 2023.
18. MSU Final Exams for Fall semester 2023 is from December 11, 2023 to December 15, 2023.
19. MSU Commencements for Fall semester 2023 are on December 15, 2023 and December 16, 2023.
20. MSU winter break 2023 (Christmas Holiday break – University Closed) is from December 18, 2023 to January 7, 2024.

MSU academic calendar spring 2023

Check out the important dates and deadlines on the MSU academic calendar spring 2023.

1. Enrollment by appointment time for Spring 2023 and Summer 2023 is October 31, 2022.
2. Open Enrollment begins for Spring 2023 and Summer 2023 on November 12, 2022.
3. Initial tuition billing statements for Spring 2023 are available electronically on December 10, 2022.
4. Initial minimum tuition and fee payments are due for Spring 2023 on January 4 2023.
5. The late enrollment fee ($100) for Spring 2023 begins (fee waived for newly admitted and readmitted students) on January 9, 2023.
6. MSU Spring 2023 classes start on January 9, 2023. Michigan State University classes begin for the Spring semester of 2023.
7. The online open add period for Spring ends January 13, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.
8. January 13, 2023 is the last day to change to or from Visitor for Spring – must be done in the Registrar’s Office by 5 p.m.
9. Martin Luther King J.R day holiday is January 16, 2023. MSU University is Open, classes are cancelled.
10. Final certification forms for non-Degree Audit programs are delivered to colleges on January 19, 2023, according to MSU academic calendar 2022-2023.
11. February 3, 2023 is the end of the tuition refund period for Spring – no refund after this date.
12. The last day to change to or from CR/NC for Spring is March 1, 2023. It must be done in the Registrar’s Office by 5 p.m.
13. According to MSU academic calendar 2023, the Middle of Spring semester 2023 is March 1, 2023.
14. MSU Spring break 2023 is from March 6, 2023 to March 10, 2023.
15. MSU Spring classes end on April 30, 2023.
16. MSU Final Exams for Spring semester 2023 is from May 1, 2023 to May 5, 2023.
17. MSU Commencements for Spring semester 2023 is from May 5, 2023 to May 7, 2023.

For more on MSU academic calendar 2023-2024, visit the Michigan State University registrar website.