You can track the status of your application by logging in to your account. You will need your applicant email (the email associated with your online application) and your password. If you do not know your password, use our password reset system.
MSU will begin loading Common App applications mid-August. Once the university begins loading applications, instructions for logging into your admissions account will be emailed to you once our office has downloaded your application into our database. Depending on the volume of applications, this email could take from two to 10 business days to arrive. Status information in your account will be updated daily on business days, but note that it can take seven to 10 business days for information to be processed and reflected in your account once it has been received.
It can take several weeks for testing agencies to send scores, so standardized test results may not show in your account until four to six weeks after you submit a request for scores to be sent to MSU. Please be patient and check your account regularly for updates.
After submitting your application, there is one more step you need to take as a transfer student in order for your application to be considered complete. Have your official college-level transcript(s) sent directly from each school or institution attended to MSU. This includes transcripts from any dual enrollment or early/middle college programs and, if you have completed less than 28 semester credits, your official high school transcripts as well. These can be sent through online services or by U.S. mail.
| Online services: Parchment Naviance eScrip-Safe National Student Clearing House Scoir Slate |
U.S. mail: Office of Admissions Hannah Administration Building 426 Auditorium Road, Room 250 East Lansing, MI 48824-2604 |
After applying, you can change your major selection by logging into your account and clicking the “Change major” link in the account tools. Please note that majors can only be changed in accordance with the following criteria.
After submitting the application, fall first-year applicants have until May 1 to change their major preference in their account. Any student who applies, or is admitted, after May 1 cannot change their major preference until New Student Orientation (NSO).
If you decide you are not going to attend MSU, please cancel your admission to make space for another student. Log in to your account and click on the “Cancel application” link in the account tools. If you have already submitted your Advanced Enrollment Deposit (AED), MSU will automatically process a refund upon cancellation of your application, provided that you are an incoming first-year student and you cancel before May 1 preceding your fall semester enrollment (Note: this deadline has been extended to June 1, 2024 for domestic first-year students due to the nationwide impact on students and families from delays in the U.S. Department of Education processing financial aid (FAFSA) applications).
Note: The AED is only refundable for first-year students enrolling for fall semester. First-year students enrolling for spring and summer semesters, and all transfer students, will not receive a refund.