Standard Admission

See the “Apply for Standard Admission” section, above, to begin your application. Do not begin an application if you are not actually qualified to apply in this particular semester.

No. Students must complete and submit new application content. Scores and content from previous semesters will not be carried over and used in the current application.

You must submit your cancellation request to admissions@broad.msu.eduIf your application is cancelled, your non-academic factors will not be scored.

• Resume? NO.
• Interview? NO.
• Letters of recommendation/references? NO.
• Video statement? NO.

If any of these items are sent to the Broad College, they will not be accepted as part of a student’s application.

• Academic Factors: 120 points possible (see Academic Factor Point Chart in the Admission Information Session slides)
• Experiential Profile: 30 points possible
• Case Study: 24 points possible
• Total: 174 points possible

The number and percentage of admitted students varies by semester. Admission numbers/rates are impacted by available seats in the college and the size of the applicant pool; these numbers vary by semester. Over the past two years, 34-44% of eligible applicants were admitted per semester.

Reapplication is an available option, but you should carefully consider whether this is the best plan for you. Students who are considering reapplying should meet with a Broad academic advisor to discuss their previous application, scores, academic situation and best strategy for a future application. Reapplying is often a sound option, but not always; each student’s situation is unique. Advising options are available following each decision cycle to facilitate this discussion.

The Broad College does not currently limit students to a specific number of attempts.

Students can appeal an admission decision until the posted deadline. See the Admission Decision Appeals section of this page for appeal process information after decisions are sent out for the current application period. Information is also included in the decision letter. It is important to note that non-academic factors will not be rescored as part of the appeal, and documentation for issues raised in an appeal is required for full consideration.

No. Students may apply in the fall or spring semester they are completing (or have already completed) the academic requirements.

Students who have matriculated to MSU in a previous semester and have completed at least one class at the undergraduate level, but are not enrolled in the current semester, are eligible to apply for admission in the fall or spring (not summer – see question above).

Students who have been admitted to MSU but have not yet begun undergraduate-level MSU courses are not eligible for Broad College admission via the standard admission process.

The first chronological non-repeatable grade earned in a precore course will be used in all future applications to calculate the precore GPA (substitute course grades taken later cannot be used).

• • Example: Spring 2025 grade in STT 315 cannot replace Fall 2024 grade in STT 200

Per MSU policy, students may earn transfer credit in any course if a course at another school is approved for transfer as the MSU equivalent. See Transfer MSU for currently approved equivalencies. The Broad College accepts all course-specific transfer equivalencies the same as they are listed on Transfer MSU. Note that “GCU” (general credit) will not fulfill College Precore courses.

Transfer courses from prior semesters must be reflected as “accepted credit” on a student’s MSU academic record by May 13, 2026. Unofficial documentation (such as is accepted for current semester dual-enrolled courses, see next question) will NOT be accepted. Students are responsible for making sure that official transcripts from other schools arrive at MSU and are added to their academic record in the months between the course end date and the current semester deadline.

To make sure your transfer course is considered in this semester’s admission decision, complete the following steps:

1. Declare this course as part of your Broad application (there is a place in the application for you to disclose this information).
2. Submit an unofficial transcript or a screenshot of your grade report (must include your name, the course code, name of school and the grade) via email to the Broad undergraduate admissions director, by 9:00am, May 14, 2026. The grade report must be a final grade officially posted by that school (similar to MSU’s SIS grade report, not a D2L-type report). Information not submitted by the deadline will not be considered in the current semester admission decision; you may apply again in the next application period. Late submission of this information, for any reason, will not be considered a valid reason to appeal an admission denial/ineligible decision.
3. Work with that school to have an official transcript sent to the MSU Office of Admissions as soon as possible (we will follow up a few weeks into the next semester to make sure all transcripts have been received). Do not have official transcripts sent to any other location, including the Broad College. Official transcripts should be sent electronically via the other institution’s request form. The MSU Office of Admissions email address (often required as part of the transcript request) is admis@msu.edu.

Credit in College Precore Courses earned via AP/IB/CLEP will translate into a 4.0 GPA equivalency for the College Precore GPA only, if students have fewer than two MSU graded College Precore Courses. See the conversion chart in the Admission Information Session presentation slides, above, for detailed information.

Credit in College Precore Courses earned via A-Level exams does not carry a GPA equivalency for the College Precore GPA.

No. Students must earn credit in all required courses – the AP waiver does not fulfill the requirement.

• All College Precore courses in transfer/test credit (zero MSU numerically graded precore courses) = transfer Precore grades & test credit GPA equivalents will be used to calculate the CPC GPA.
• One MSU numerically graded Precore course = transfer Precore grades & test credit GPA equivalents will be considered when calculating the CPC GPA (if it benefits the student).
• Two or more MSU numerically graded Precore courses = only MSU grades used to calculate the CPC GPA.

• All College Precore courses in transfer (zero MSU numerically graded precore courses) = transfer Precore grades & test credit GPA equivalents will be used to calculate the CPC GPA.
• One MSU numerically graded Precore course = transfer Precore grades & test credit GPA equivalents will be considered when calculating the CPC GPA (if it benefits the student).
• Two or more MSU numerically graded Precore courses = only MSU grades used to calculate the CPC GPA.

Transfer equivalent grades are based on the most recent chronological course, up to a maximum of 3 attempts, in keeping with MSU’s repeat policy.

Example: STT 200 from Macomb Community College was completed twice – Fall 2021 grade: B-; Spring 2022 grade: C. Since the Spring 2022 grade is the most recent, that is the grade that will be used.

The original course credit amount is used (example: if a course that transfers as STT 200 – a 3-credit course – to MSU, but is a 4-credit course at that school, the full 4 credits are calculated in the GPA).

When using transfer grades from institutions that give individual course grades as letter grades (“C” instead of “2.0”), we apply that institution’s grade equivalencies (usually found on the back of the transcript and on that institution’s website).

Example Transfer College Precore GPA:

• Writing: ENG 1020 4 credits (Wayne State University) B (3.0 per WSU’s grade conversion)
• Statistics: STT 210 4 credits (Macomb CC) A- (3.7 per MCC’s grade conversion)
• Economics: ECON 201 4 credits (Macomb CC) C (2.0 per MCC’s grade conversion)
• College Precore GPA: 2.9

If you are repeating the course at MSU, the grade you earn this semester will be used. Note: the most recent grade is used, whether or not it is the higher grade. This is consistent with MSU’s repeat policy.

If you are repeating the course at another institution, the transfer credit will remove the MSU grade from your cumulative (and College Precore, if applicable) GPA calculation. The original grade will not be replaced by the grade earned at the other school in your cumulative GPA calculation. You must earn a 2.0/C grade at the other school for MSU to accept the transfer credit/course.

See the Non-Academic Factors section, above, for an explanation of the non-academic admission factors. Students are encouraged to attend an admission information session during the semester they apply to learn more about the application factors and process.

• Writing Center
• Admission Information Sessions (see above for dates and presentation files)

Broad academic advisors cannot provide feedback on individual student Experiential Profiles. Please use the resources referenced above and in the admission information sessions.

All parts of the application (precore courses, required credits, Experiential Profile, Case Study) must be completed to be considered for admission. Students must complete the following Experiential Profile components: all essay questions, at least one Work or Extracurricular entry.

Students who do not complete all required elements will be deemed ineligible for admission and should plan to apply in a future semester.

See the Non-Academic Factors section, above, for an explanation of the non-academic admission factors. Students are encouraged to attend an admission information session during the semester they apply to learn more about the application factors and process.

Broad academic advisors cannot provide feedback on individual student Case Study content. Please use the resources referenced above and in the admission information sessions.

All parts of the application (precore courses, required credits, Experiential Profile, Case Study) must be completed to be considered for admission. Students who do not complete all required elements will be deemed ineligible for admission and should plan to apply in a future semester.

It is an opportunity for a student to share a circumstance beyond his/her control which impacted academic performance. Official supportive documentation of the extenuating circumstance may be requested to corroborate the statement content. Documentation must be sent to admissions@broad.msu.edu.

Some reasons to write a statement: medical illness, family emergency, or significant life event.

The desire to pursue a Broad degree with no other extenuating factors is not a reason for a statement; this is assumed based on the act of applying.

No, it is optional.

Submit a statement and supportive documentation via email by the last day of the current semester for full consideration.

While the ongoing pandemic and related changes to the mode of instruction over the last several semesters apply to all students, and the tragic events of February 2023 impacted the entire campus, we recognize that individual students have been impacted differently. Any applicant is welcome to submit a Statement of Extenuating Circumstances through the application system; while the presence of a Statement of Extenuating Circumstances is not itself a guarantee of admission, the statement will allow the Admission Committee to consider a student’s individual situation when reviewing their overall application profile.

Students who would like to submit a Statement of Extenuating Circumstances after the application closes must send the statement via email by the last day of the current semester. All statements must be substantiated with accompanying documentation.

Please review the policy language on the Credit-No Credit Policy page.

In Spring 2023, the policy was amended for Spring 2023 only to allow CR-NC for any Spring 2023 course. This was only the case for Spring 2023 courses, not for courses taken in prior and future semesters.

Per Broad College policy, students may not select CR-NC for Broad requirements. If a student is in another major at the time of application, this includes admission requirements and College Precore courses. If a student selects CR-NC for Broad admission requirements, the original numeric grades will be used to calculate cumulative & College Precore GPAs for Broad admission decision purposes.

EXCEPTION – If the CR-NC grades are from Spring 2023:
No. Cumulative and precore GPAs will be calculated using MSU numeric grades only (unless there are no MSU numerically graded precore courses – if that is the case, transfer precore grades will be used in the precore GPA).

No. Broad admission decisions and academic factor calculations will be made in a manner consistent with the university-wide policy, which allows students to make their own choices about graded vs CR-NC courses in Spring 2023.

Only MSU numeric grades (not Spring 2023 CR-NC courses) will be used to calculate your precore GPA. Spring 2023 courses marked CR-NC will not be factored into the precore GPA.

• All College Precore courses in transfer (zero MSU numerically graded precore courses) = transfer Precore grades & test credit GPA equivalents will be used to calculate the CPC GPA.
• One MSU numerically graded Precore course = transfer Precore grades & test credit GPA equivalents will be considered when calculating the CPC GPA (if it benefits the student).
• Two or more MSU numerically graded Precore courses = only MSU grades used to calculate the CPC GPA.

• Spring 2020 courses: No
• Fall 2020 courses: Yes
• Spring 2021 courses: Yes
• Summer 2021 courses: Yes

Yes, the 0.0 grade will be included into your GPA calculations for Broad admission decisions.

There will be no impact. The Broad College will use original numeric grades from Fall 2020, Spring 2021, and Summer 2021 to calculate cumulative and College/Major Precore GPAs in admission decisions.

Per the Spring 2020 S/NS policy, original numeric grades cannot be used in GPA calculations; GPAs will be calculated without those grades.

No, as NS = no credit in a course. You may repeat the course in a future semester, and reapply in the next semester for which you are eligible.

• If you repeat any course that is designated as S or NS from Spring 2020, Fall 2020, or Spring 2021, your new grade will be used to determine your admission (as will all non-repeated numeric grades earned in Fall 2020, Spring 2021, and Summer 2021).