List of Majors and Colleges

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.


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College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Code Level
Agribusiness Management 0483 Undergraduate
Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics 5320 Masters
  5321 Doctoral
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
  0290 Masters
  0291 Doctoral
Animal Science-Environmental Toxicology 0472 Doctoral
Biosystems Engineering 0502 Masters
  0501 Doctoral
Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies 5208 Masters
  5209 Doctoral
Construction Management 5257 Undergraduate
  5260 Masters
  5275 Doctoral
Crop and Soil Sciences 0312 Undergraduate
  0330 Masters
  0331 Doctoral
Crop and Soil Sciences-Environmental Toxicology 0473 Doctoral
Dietetics 5269 Undergraduate
Entomology 0533 Undergraduate
  0536 Masters
  0537 Doctoral
Environmental Design (MA) 5268 Masters
Environmental Economics and Policy 0540 Undergraduate
Environmental Soil Science 0516 Undergraduate
Environmental Studies and Agriscience 5283 Undergraduate
Fisheries and Wildlife 0338 Undergraduate
  0346 Masters
  0347 Doctoral
Fisheries and Wildlife-Environmental Toxicology 0477 Doctoral
Food Industry Management 0487 Undergraduate
Food Science 0349 Undergraduate
  0354 Masters
  0355 Doctoral
Food Science-Environmental Toxicology 0474 Doctoral
Forestry 0363 Undergraduate
  0378 Masters
  0379 Doctoral
Forestry-Environmental Toxicology 0475 Doctoral
Horticulture 0386 Undergraduate
  0402 Masters
  0403 Doctoral
Human Nutrition 5272 Masters
  5273 Doctoral
Human Nutrition - Environmental Toxicology 5274 Doctoral
Integrated Pest Management 0538 Masters
Interior Design 5261 Undergraduate
Interior Design and Facilities Management 5264 Masters
Landscape Architecture 5265 Undergraduate
Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism 5322 Undergraduate
Packaging 0405 Undergraduate
  0409 Masters
  0486 Doctoral
Packaging (Online Program) 0527 Masters
Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology-Crop and Soil Sciences 5310 Masters
  5311 Doctoral
Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology-Forestry 5312 Masters
  5313 Doctoral
Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology-Horticulture 5314 Masters
  5315 Doctoral
Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology-Plant Biology 5316 Masters
  5317 Doctoral
Plant Pathology 0528 Undergraduate
  0531 Masters
  0532 Doctoral
Technology Systems Management 5205 Undergraduate
College of Arts and Letters Code Level
African American and African Studies 1044 Doctoral
African American and African Studies (MA) 1043 Masters
American Studies (this program is under consideration for a moratorium) 5639 Undergraduate
  0639 Masters
College of Arts and Letters Code Level
  1002 Doctoral
College of Arts and Letters Code Level
Apparel and Textile Design (BFA) 5679 Undergraduate
Apparel and Textiles (BA) 5676 Undergraduate
Applied Spanish Linguistics 5616 Masters
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
Critical Studies in Literacy and Pedagogy 5643 Masters
Digital Rhetoric and Professional Writing 5601 Masters
East Asian Languages and Culture 0984 Undergraduate
English 0648 Undergraduate
  0647 Doctoral
French 0916 Undergraduate
  0913 Masters
French, Language and Literature 0915 Doctoral
German 0725 Undergraduate
German Studies 1028 Masters
College of Arts and Letters Code Level
  1029 Doctoral
College of Arts and Letters Code Level
Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities 5694 Undergraduate
Hispanic Cultural Studies 5615 Doctoral
Hispanic Literatures 5614 Masters
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
  0713 Masters
  0714 Doctoral
Literature in English 1017 Masters
Philosophy 0894 Undergraduate
  0891 Masters
  0893 Doctoral
Professional Writing 5635 Undergraduate
College of Arts and Letters Code Level
Religious Studies 0900 Undergraduate
College of Arts and Letters Code Level
Rhetoric and Writing 5600 Doctoral
Russian 0735 Undergraduate
Second Language Studies 5642 Doctoral
Spanish 5617 Undergraduate
Studio Art (BA) 0566 Undergraduate
Studio Art (BFA) 0556 Undergraduate
Studio Art (MFA) 0554 Masters
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages 1049 Masters
Theatre (MFA) 0979 Masters
Theatre (BA) 0974 Undergraduate
College of Arts and Letters Code Level
Theatre (BFA) 5655 Undergraduate
College of Arts and Letters Code Level
Theatre (MA) (this program is under consideration for a moratorium and discontinuation) 0972 Masters
Women's and Gender Studies 5671 Undergraduate
College of Business Code Level
Accounting 1056 Undergraduate
Business Research 6048 Masters
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
  1352 Masters
Communication 1378 Undergraduate
  1376 Masters
  1377 Doctoral
Communication Arts & Sciences - Media and Information Studies 1447 Doctoral
Communicative Sciences and Disorders 1453 Masters
  1454 Doctoral
Communicative Sciences and Disorders (this program is under consideration for a moratorium) 1450 Undergraduate
Health Communication 1434 Masters
Journalism 1405 Undergraduate
  1404 Masters
Media and Communication Technology (BS) 1460 Undergraduate
Media Arts and Technology (BA) 1465 Undergraduate
Public Relations 1357 Masters
Retailing (this program is under consideration for a moratorium) 1443 Undergraduate
  1446 Masters
  1449 Doctoral
Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media 1438 Masters
College of Education Code Level
Athletic Training 6710 Undergraduate
Counseling (this program is under consideration for discontinuation) 1703 Masters
Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher Education 6730 Doctoral
Curriculum, Instruction, and Teacher Education 6733 Doctoral
Education (Online Program) 2294 Masters
Education (Elementary) 2237 Undergraduate
Educational Policy 2293 Doctoral
Educational Psychology and Educational Technology 6703 Doctoral
Educational Technology 2299 Masters
Educational Technology (Online Program) 6731 Masters
Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education 2288 Masters
  2245 Doctoral
Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education (Online Program) 6734 Masters
K-12 Educational Administration 1644 Masters
  1646 Doctoral
K-12 Educational Administration (EDS) 1638 Doctoral
Kinesiology 2283 Masters
  2284 Doctoral
Kinesiology (the Teacher Certification option is currently under a moratorium, effective Spring 2010) 2280 Undergraduate
Literacy Instruction 2247 Masters
Measurement and Quantitative Methods 2251 Doctoral
Rehabilitation Counseling 1752 Masters
Rehabilitation Counselor Education 2279 Doctoral
School Psychology 2275 Doctoral
School Psychology (EDS) 1742 Doctoral
Special Education 1727 Doctoral
Special Education (the Deaf Education and Emotional Impairment emphasis areas are under consideration for a moratorium) 1726 Masters
Special Education-Deaf Education (this program is under consideration for a moratorium and discontinuation) 2256 Undergraduate
Special Education-Learning Disabilities 2262 Undergraduate
Student Affairs Administration 2246 Masters
Teaching and Curriculum 6727 Masters
Teaching and Curriculum (Online Program) 6728 Masters
College of Engineering Code Level
Applied Engineering Sciences 8011 Undergraduate
Biosystems Engineering 2445 Undergraduate
Chemical Engineering 2305 Undergraduate
  2303 Masters
  2304 Doctoral
Civil Engineering 2313 Undergraduate
  2311 Masters
  2312 Doctoral
Computer Engineering 2354 Undergraduate
Computer Science 2337 Undergraduate
  2335 Masters
  2336 Doctoral
Electrical Engineering 2350 Undergraduate
  2348 Masters
  2349 Doctoral
Engineering Mechanics 2494 Masters
  2495 Doctoral
Engineering-No Major (do not choose this major if you have 42 or more transferrable semester credits) 2371 Undergraduate
Environmental Engineering 2324 Masters
  2326 Doctoral
Environmental Engineering-Environmental Toxicology 2450 Doctoral
Materials Science and Engineering 2499 Undergraduate
  8001 Masters
  8002 Doctoral
Mechanical Engineering 2403 Undergraduate
  2401 Masters
  2402 Doctoral
College of Human Medicine Code Level
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2828 Masters
  2829 Doctoral
Epidemiology 2832 Masters
  2831 Doctoral
Integrative Pharmacology (Online Program) 2836 Masters
Microbiology 2779 Masters
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics 2830 Doctoral
Pharmacology and Toxicology 2792 Masters
  2794 Doctoral
Physiology 2804 Masters
  2805 Doctoral
Public Health (MPH) 2837 Masters
College of Music Code Level
Collaborative Piano 7331 Masters
Composition 7303 Undergraduate
Jazz Studies 7319 Undergraduate
  7334 Masters
Music Composition 7323 Masters
  7324 Doctoral
Music Conducting 7335 Masters
  7336 Doctoral
Music Education 7309 Undergraduate
  7325 Masters
  7326 Doctoral
Music Performance 7312 Undergraduate
  7328 Masters
  7329 Doctoral
Music Theory 7332 Masters
Musicology 7327 Masters
Piano Pedagogy 7330 Masters
College of Natural Science Code Level
Applied Mathematics 3733 Masters
  3734 Doctoral
Applied Statistics 3871 Masters
Astrophysics 3822 Undergraduate
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3923 Masters
  3924 Doctoral
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 7021 Undergraduate
  7027 Masters
  7028 Doctoral
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/Biotechnology 7024 Undergraduate
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/Environmental Toxicology 7029 Doctoral
Biological Science Interdepartmental 3784 Undergraduate
Biological Science-Interdepartmental 3782 Masters
Biomedical Lab Operations (Online Program) 7090 Masters
Biomedical Laboratory Operations 7037 Masters
Cell and Molecular Biology 7011 Masters
  3964 Doctoral
Cell and Molecular Biology - Environmental Toxicology 7071 Doctoral
Chemical Physics 3830 Undergraduate
  3829 Doctoral
Chemistry 3573 Masters
  3575 Doctoral
Chemistry (BA) 3576 Undergraduate
Chemistry (BS) 3579 Undergraduate
Chemistry-Environmental Toxicology 3938 Doctoral
Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Use Medical Technology major
code which is 3762.
3794 Undergraduate
  3793 Masters
Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Online Program) 7070 Masters
Computational Chemistry 3991 Undergraduate
Computational Chemistry (this program is under consideration for a moratorium) 3997 Masters
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
  3928 Masters
  3952 Doctoral
Environmental Geosciences-Environmental Toxicology 3968 Doctoral
General Science (MAT) 3935 Masters
Genetics 7020 Masters
  3788 Doctoral
Genetics - Environmental Toxicology 7087 Doctoral
Genomics & Molecular Genetics 7062 Undergraduate
Geological Sciences 3904 Undergraduate
  3925 Masters
  3927 Doctoral
Human Biology 3969 Undergraduate
Human Nutrition 7050 Masters
  7051 Doctoral
Human Nutrition - Environmental Toxicology 7052 Doctoral
Industrial Mathematics 3994 Masters
Industrial Microbiology (this program is under consideration for a moratorium) 7000 Masters
Mathematics 3740 Masters
  3741 Doctoral
Mathematics (BA) 3744 Undergraduate
Mathematics (BS) 3742 Undergraduate
Mathematics (MAT) 3739 Masters
Mathematics Education 7068 Masters
  7069 Doctoral
Medical Technology 3762 Undergraduate
Microbiology 3769 Undergraduate
Microbiology & Molecular Genetics 7043 Masters
  7030 Doctoral
Natural Science-No Major (do not choose this major if you have 42 or more transferrable semester credits) 3915 Undergraduate
Neuroscience 7038 Masters
  3987 Doctoral
Nutritional Sciences 7047 Undergraduate
Physical Science Interdepartmental 3802 Undergraduate
Physical Science-Interdepartmental 3800 Masters
Physics 3836 Masters
  3838 Doctoral
Physics (BA) 3839 Undergraduate
Physics (BS) 3842 Undergraduate
Physics and Geophysics (this program is under consideration for a moratorium) 7001 Undergraduate
Physiology 3862 Undergraduate
  3860 Masters
  3861 Doctoral
Plant Biology 7044 Undergraduate
  7018 Masters
  7019 Doctoral
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 3877 Doctoral
Statistics (BA) 3878 Undergraduate
Statistics (BS) 3881 Undergraduate
Statistics (MS) 3875 Masters
Zoo and Aquarium Management (this program is under consideration for a moratorium) 7007 Masters
Zoology 3887 Masters
  3889 Doctoral
Zoology (BA) 3891 Undergraduate
Zoology (BS) 3890 Undergraduate
Zoology-Environmental Toxicology 3941 Doctoral
College of Nursing Code Level
Nursing 4024 Masters
  4003 Masters
  4013 Doctoral
Nursing (Online Program) 4016 Masters
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 Osteopathic Medicine Code Level
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 4213 Masters
  4214 Doctoral
Integrative Pharmacology (Online Program) 4216 Masters
Microbiology 4120 Masters
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics 4215 Doctoral
Pharmacology and Toxicology 4176 Masters
  4178 Doctoral
Physiology 4188 Masters
  4189 Doctoral
College of Social Science Code Level
Anthropology 4307 Masters
  4308 Doctoral
Anthropology (BA) 4309 Undergraduate
Anthropology (BS) 4310 Undergraduate
Chicano/Latino Studies 7625 Doctoral
Child Development 7633 Undergraduate
Child Development (MA) 7641 Masters
Clinical Social Work - Advanced Standing 4502 Masters
Clinical Social Work - Two Year 4493 Masters
Community Services 7643 Masters
Criminal Justice 4320 Undergraduate
  4318 Masters
  4725 Doctoral
Criminal Justice (Online Program) 4702 Masters
Economics 4736 Masters
  4737 Doctoral
Economics (BA) 4728 Undergraduate
Economics (BS) 4731 Undergraduate
Family and Child Ecology 7646 Doctoral
Family Community Services (BA) 7636 Undergraduate
Family Community Services (BS) 7639 Undergraduate
Family Studies (MA) (this program is under consideration for a moratorium) 7642 Masters
Forensic Science 4744 Masters
Geographic Information Science 7620 Undergraduate
  4742 Masters
Geography 7669 Masters
  4347 Doctoral
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
  7609 Masters
  7611 Doctoral
History - Secondary School Teaching (this program is under consideration for a moratorium) 7610 Masters
Human Resources and Labor Relations 7650 Masters
Industrial Relations Human Resources 7602 Doctoral
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 - Global Applications (this program is under consideration for a moratorium) 4592 Masters
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
International Planning Studies 7623 Masters
Law Enforcement Intelligence and Analysis (Online Program) 7673 Masters
Marriage and Family Therapy (MA) (this program is under consideration for a moratorium) 7644 Masters
Organizational & Community Practice - Advanced Standing 4719 Masters
Organizational & Community Practice - Two Year 4718 Masters
Political Science 4385 Masters
  4387 Doctoral
Political Science (BA) 4388 Undergraduate
Political Science-Prelaw 4380 Undergraduate
Professional Applications in Anthropology 4727 Masters
Psychology 4414 Masters
  4415 Doctoral
Psychology (BA) 4416 Undergraduate
Psychology (BS) 4419 Undergraduate
Public Administration and Public Policy 4715 Undergraduate
Public Policy 7624 Masters
Social Work 4494 Undergraduate
  4746 Doctoral
Sociology 4535 Masters
  4536 Doctoral
Sociology (BA) 4537 Undergraduate
Sociology (BS) 4540 Undergraduate
Urban and Regional Planning 7616 Undergraduate
  7619 Masters
Youth Development (Online Program) 7645 Masters
College of Veterinary Medicine Code Level
Comparative Medicine and Integrative Biology 4911 Masters
  4912 Doctoral
Comparative Medicine and Integrative Biology - Environmental Toxicology 4916 Doctoral
Food Safety (Online Program) 4914 Masters
Integrative Pharmacology (Online Program) 4917 Masters
Large Animal Clinical Sciences 4763 Masters
  4764 Doctoral
Microbiology 4915 Masters
  4903 Doctoral
Microbiology-Environmental Toxicology 4901 Doctoral
Pathobiology 4918 Masters
  4919 Doctoral
Pathobiology-Environmental Toxicology 4920 Doctoral
Pharmacology and Toxicology 4794 Masters
  4796 Doctoral
Pharmacology and Toxicology-Environmental Toxicology 4902 Doctoral
Physiology 4804 Masters
  4805 Doctoral
Preveterinary (do not choose this major if you have 42 or more transferrable semester credits) 4876 Undergraduate
Small Animal Clinical Sciences 4810 Masters
Veterinary Technology (this program is under consideration for a moratorium) 4904 Undergraduate
James Madison College Code Level
James Madison College 2901 Undergraduate
LifeLong Code Level
Graduate 5060 LG
Undergraduate 5059 LU
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
The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management Code Level
Accounting 1054 Doctoral
Accounting (MS) 6019 Masters
Business Administration MBA, (Daytime, Full-time MBA Program) 6011 Masters
Business Information Systems 6024 Doctoral
Finance 6016 Masters
  1139 Doctoral
Foodservice Business Management 6046 Masters
Hospitality Business Management 6047 Masters
Logistics 1331 Doctoral
Marketing 6054 Doctoral
Operations and Engineering Management 6040 Masters
Operations and Sourcing Management 1350 Doctoral
Organizational Behavior-Human Resource Management 6008 Doctoral
Strategic Management 6007 Doctoral
Supply Chain Management (19 month program) 6035 Masters
Supply Chain Management (31 month program) 6038 Masters
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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