The list below contains most available majors and has been condensed to facilitate locating major codes as requested on the application for admission. For complete information on all the majors available at Michigan State University, including specializations that may be used to complement a major or accommodate a student’s interdisciplinary interest, consult the Academic Programs catalog. To learn more about the courses required in each major, visit the appropriate college’s Web site or search MSU’s Degree Navigator.
| College of Agriculture and Natural Resources | Code | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Agribusiness Management | 0483 | Undergraduate |
| Agriculture and Natural Resources-No Preference (do not choose this major if you have 42 or more transferrable semester credits) | 0101 | Undergraduate |
| College of Agriculture and Natural Resources | Code | Level |
| Animal Science | 0267 | Undergraduate |
| College of Agriculture and Natural Resources | Code | Level |
| Construction Management | 5257 | Undergraduate |
| Crop and Soil Sciences | 0312 | Undergraduate |
| Dietetics | 5269 | Undergraduate |
| Entomology | 0533 | Undergraduate |
| Environmental Economics and Policy | 0540 | Undergraduate |
| Environmental Soil Science | 0516 | Undergraduate |
| Environmental Studies and Agriscience | 5283 | Undergraduate |
| Fisheries and Wildlife | 0338 | Undergraduate |
| Food Industry Management | 0487 | Undergraduate |
| Food Science | 0349 | Undergraduate |
| Forestry | 0363 | Undergraduate |
| Horticulture | 0386 | Undergraduate |
| Interior Design | 5261 | Undergraduate |
| Landscape Architecture | 5265 | Undergraduate |
| Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism | 5322 | Undergraduate |
| Packaging | 0405 | Undergraduate |
| Plant Pathology | 0528 | Undergraduate |
| Technology Systems Management | 5205 | Undergraduate |
| College of Arts and Letters | Code | Level |
| American Studies (this program is under consideration for a moratorium) | 5639 | Undergraduate |
| Apparel and Textile Design (BFA) | 5679 | Undergraduate |
| Apparel and Textiles (BA) | 5676 | Undergraduate |
| Arabic | 1023 | Undergraduate |
| Art Education | 0999 | Undergraduate |
| College of Arts and Letters | Code | Level |
| Art History and Visual Culture | 5646 | Undergraduate |
| College of Arts and Letters | Code | Level |
| Arts & Letters-General (do not choose this major if you have 42 or more transferrable semester credits) | 0600 | Undergraduate |
| College of Arts and Letters | Code | Level |
| Chinese
(This major is available beginning Fall Semester 2010) |
5705 | Undergraduate |
| College of Arts and Letters | Code | Level |
| Classical Studies (this program is under consideration for a moratorium) | 5652 | Undergraduate |
| College of Arts and Letters | Code | Level |
| East Asian Languages and Culture | 0984 | Undergraduate |
| English | 0648 | Undergraduate |
| French | 0916 | Undergraduate |
| German | 0725 | Undergraduate |
| Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities | 5694 | Undergraduate |
| Humanities-Prelaw | 0607 | Undergraduate |
| Interdisciplinary Humanities | 0987 | Undergraduate |
| College of Arts and Letters | Code | Level |
| Japanese
(This major is available beginning Fall Semester 2010) |
5709 | Undergraduate |
| College of Arts and Letters | Code | Level |
| Linguistics | 0715 | Undergraduate |
| Philosophy | 0894 | Undergraduate |
| Professional Writing | 5635 | Undergraduate |
| College of Arts and Letters | Code | Level |
| Religious Studies | 0900 | Undergraduate |
| College of Arts and Letters | Code | Level |
| Russian | 0735 | Undergraduate |
| Spanish | 5617 | Undergraduate |
| Studio Art (BA) | 0566 | Undergraduate |
| Studio Art (BFA) | 0556 | Undergraduate |
| Theatre (BA) | 0974 | Undergraduate |
| College of Arts and Letters | Code | Level |
| Theatre (BFA) | 5655 | Undergraduate |
| College of Arts and Letters | Code | Level |
| Women's and Gender Studies | 5671 | Undergraduate |
| College of Business | Code | Level |
| Accounting | 1056 | Undergraduate |
| Finance | 1267 | Undergraduate |
| General Business Administration-Prelaw (this program is under consideration for a moratorium) | 6041 | Undergraduate |
| General Management | 6001 | Undergraduate |
| Hospitality Business | 1312 | Undergraduate |
| Human Resource Management | 1264 | Undergraduate |
| Marketing | 6049 | Undergraduate |
| Supply Chain Management | 1328 | Undergraduate |
| College of Communication Arts and Sciences | Code | Level |
| Advertising | 1353 | Undergraduate |
| Communication | 1378 | Undergraduate |
| Communicative Sciences and Disorders (this program is under consideration for a moratorium) | 1450 | Undergraduate |
| Journalism | 1405 | Undergraduate |
| Media and Communication Technology (BS) | 1460 | Undergraduate |
| Media Arts and Technology (BA) | 1465 | Undergraduate |
| Retailing (this program is under consideration for a moratorium) | 1443 | Undergraduate |
| College of Education | Code | Level |
| Athletic Training | 6710 | Undergraduate |
| Education (Elementary) | 2237 | Undergraduate |
| Kinesiology (the Teacher Certification option is currently under a moratorium, effective Spring 2010) | 2280 | Undergraduate |
| Special Education-Deaf Education (this program is under consideration for a moratorium and discontinuation) | 2256 | Undergraduate |
| Special Education-Learning Disabilities | 2262 | Undergraduate |
| College of Engineering | Code | Level |
| Applied Engineering Sciences | 8011 | Undergraduate |
| Biosystems Engineering | 2445 | Undergraduate |
| Chemical Engineering | 2305 | Undergraduate |
| Civil Engineering | 2313 | Undergraduate |
| Computer Engineering | 2354 | Undergraduate |
| Computer Science | 2337 | Undergraduate |
| Electrical Engineering | 2350 | Undergraduate |
| Engineering-No Major (do not choose this major if you have 42 or more transferrable semester credits) | 2371 | Undergraduate |
| Materials Science and Engineering | 2499 | Undergraduate |
| Mechanical Engineering | 2403 | Undergraduate |
| College of Music | Code | Level |
| Composition | 7303 | Undergraduate |
| Jazz Studies | 7319 | Undergraduate |
| Music Education | 7309 | Undergraduate |
| Music Performance | 7312 | Undergraduate |
| College of Natural Science | Code | Level |
| Astrophysics | 3822 | Undergraduate |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 7021 | Undergraduate |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/Biotechnology | 7024 | Undergraduate |
| Biological Science Interdepartmental | 3784 | Undergraduate |
| Chemical Physics | 3830 | Undergraduate |
| Chemistry (BA) | 3576 | Undergraduate |
| Chemistry (BS) | 3579 | Undergraduate |
| Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Use Medical Technology major code which is 3762. |
3794 | Undergraduate |
| Computational Chemistry | 3991 | Undergraduate |
| Computational Mathematics (BS) | 3756 | Undergraduate |
| Computational Mathematics (BA) | 3753 | Undergraduate |
| Diagnostic Molecular Science
Use Medical Technology major code which is 3762. |
7056 | Undergraduate |
| Earth Science Interdepartmental | 3611 | Undergraduate |
| Environmental Biology/Microbiology | 3965 | Undergraduate |
| Environmental Biology/Plant Biol | 7059 | Undergraduate |
| Environmental Biology/Zoology | 3946 | Undergraduate |
| Environmental Geosciences | 3930 | Undergraduate |
| Genomics & Molecular Genetics | 7062 | Undergraduate |
| Geological Sciences | 3904 | Undergraduate |
| Human Biology | 3969 | Undergraduate |
| Mathematics (BA) | 3744 | Undergraduate |
| Mathematics (BS) | 3742 | Undergraduate |
| Medical Technology | 3762 | Undergraduate |
| Microbiology | 3769 | Undergraduate |
| Natural Science-No Major (do not choose this major if you have 42 or more transferrable semester credits) | 3915 | Undergraduate |
| Nutritional Sciences | 7047 | Undergraduate |
| Physical Science Interdepartmental | 3802 | Undergraduate |
| Physics (BA) | 3839 | Undergraduate |
| Physics (BS) | 3842 | Undergraduate |
| Physics and Geophysics (this program is under consideration for a moratorium) | 7001 | Undergraduate |
| Physiology | 3862 | Undergraduate |
| Plant Biology | 7044 | Undergraduate |
| Predental (do not choose this major if you have 42 or more transferrable semester credits) | 3807 | Undergraduate |
| Premedical (do not choose this major if you have 42 or more transferrable semester credits) | 3809 | Undergraduate |
| Preoptometry (do not choose this major if you have 42 or more transferrable semester credits) | 3806 | Undergraduate |
| Statistics (BA) | 3878 | Undergraduate |
| Statistics (BS) | 3881 | Undergraduate |
| Zoology (BA) | 3891 | Undergraduate |
| Zoology (BS) | 3890 | Undergraduate |
| College of Nursing | Code | Level |
| Nursing (this major is not available for Freshman - see Prenursing - major code 4007) | 4008 | Undergraduate |
| Nursing (This major is restricted to those who are licensed as a Registered Nurse. This is an online program.) | 4015 | Undergraduate |
| Nursing - Accelerated Second Degree Program (This major is available only for students who have previously completed a bachelor's degree.)
This major is available only for summer semesters. |
4023 | Undergraduate |
| Prenursing (do not choose this major if you have 42 or more transferrable semester credits) | 4007 | Undergraduate |
| College of Social Science | Code | Level |
| Anthropology (BA) | 4309 | Undergraduate |
| Anthropology (BS) | 4310 | Undergraduate |
| Child Development | 7633 | Undergraduate |
| Criminal Justice | 4320 | Undergraduate |
| Economics (BA) | 4728 | Undergraduate |
| Economics (BS) | 4731 | Undergraduate |
| Family Community Services (BA) | 7636 | Undergraduate |
| Family Community Services (BS) | 7639 | Undergraduate |
| Geographic Information Science | 7620 | Undergraduate |
| Geography (BA) | 4348 | Undergraduate |
| Geography (BS) | 4351 | Undergraduate |
| Global & Area Studies - Soc Sci (BA) | 7626 | Undergraduate |
| Global & Area Studies - Soc Sci (BS) | 7629 | Undergraduate |
| History | 7605 | Undergraduate |
| Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science - No Major Preference (BS) (do not choose this major if you have 42 or more transferrable semester credits) | 4567 | Undergraduate |
| Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science - Community Relations (BA) | 4667 | Undergraduate |
| Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science - Community Relations (BS) | 4668 | Undergraduate |
| Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science - Environmental Policy (BA) | 4672 | Undergraduate |
| Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science - Environmental Policy (BS) | 4673 | Undergraduate |
| Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science - Health Studies (BA) | 4677 | Undergraduate |
| Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science - Health Studies (BS) | 4678 | Undergraduate |
| Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science - Human Aging (BA) | 4696 | Undergraduate |
| Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science - Human Aging (BS) | 4697 | Undergraduate |
| Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science - Human Resources and Society (BA) | 4578 | Undergraduate |
| Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science - Human Resources and Society (BS) | 4588 | Undergraduate |
| Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science - International Studies (BA) | 4581 | Undergraduate |
| Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science - International Studies (BS) | 4590 | Undergraduate |
| Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science - Law and Society (BA) | 4572 | Undergraduate |
| Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science - Law and Society (BS) | 4584 | Undergraduate |
| Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science - No Major Preference (BA) (do not choose this major if you have 42 or more transferrable semester credits) | 4568 | Undergraduate |
| Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science - Public Policy Studies (BA) | 4682 | Undergraduate |
| Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science - Public Policy Studies (BS) | 4683 | Undergraduate |
| Political Science (BA) | 4388 | Undergraduate |
| Political Science-Prelaw | 4380 | Undergraduate |
| Psychology (BA) | 4416 | Undergraduate |
| Psychology (BS) | 4419 | Undergraduate |
| Public Administration and Public Policy | 4715 | Undergraduate |
| Social Work | 4494 | Undergraduate |
| Sociology (BA) | 4537 | Undergraduate |
| Sociology (BS) | 4540 | Undergraduate |
| Urban and Regional Planning | 7616 | Undergraduate |
| College of Veterinary Medicine | Code | Level |
| Preveterinary (do not choose this major if you have 42 or more transferrable semester credits) | 4876 | Undergraduate |
| Veterinary Technology (this program is under consideration for a moratorium) | 4904 | Undergraduate |
| James Madison College | Code | Level |
| James Madison College | 2901 | Undergraduate |
| Lyman Briggs College | Code | Level |
| Lyman Briggs | 3470 | Undergraduate |
| Residential College in the Arts and Humanities | Code | Level |
| Residential College in the Arts and Humanities | 8500 | Undergraduate |
| Undergraduate University Division | Code | Level |
| No Preference (do not choose this major if you have 42 or more transferrable semester credits) | 5151 | Undergraduate |
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