Enrollment (Graduate)

Effective Fall 2021, MSU has a new Student Information System (SIS). You are required to do all of your enrollment and University account look-up in that.

Please visit https://sis.msu.edu/ for details and directions.

The whole University is learning this program together. We appreciate your patience with the system and with office staff assisting you.

During enrollment many students require an override to be able to enroll in their courses. Students can fill out an override form, completely, to request an override for a course. Students can also e-mail this same information to musgrad@msu.edu, as well.

Name, PID, Course #, Section #, # of Credits and Semester are required for ALL override requests! With required information, overrides are normally processed the day of receipt. Students then enroll for their classes that evening or the following day or by direction of the Graduate Secretary.

If a course is full, students can request being added to the ‘waiting list’ in the Graduate Studies Office for that course. If a space opens up, students are automatically enrolled and e-mailed, by the Graduate Studies Office. There is no guarantee that you will the course, even if you are on the waiting list.

The Academic Calendar (http://www.reg.msu.edu/ROInfo/Calendar/academic.aspx) can tell you all of the special dates and deadlines for the academic year. They have links to several years at a time on this site.

* You must be enrolled to receive financial aid, scholarships, University privileges, etc.

** Students are expected to complete the courses in which they register.

https://ctlr.msu.edu/COStudentAccounts/TuitionCalculator.aspx

This calculator is meant to help you estimate your tuition, fees and housing costs for one semester. Click on the link, fill in the blanks and Submit.

New students will have an opportunity to list their teacher preference(s) at the audition or subsequently prior to enrollment. At the end of the academic year, area chairs will ask the applied teachers in their areas for a list of their students who are returning in the subsequent year. Area chairs will communicate to applied teachers in their areas the incoming students who have requested them as teachers for their comment. Area chairs will make a good faith effort to assign new students taking into consideration the following factors:

• Student requests
• Faculty load availability (if a faculty member with a full load desires to take on additional students, this is possible if that individual is willing to accept an overload); it is understood that students assigned to an individual’s studio can expect a commitment from that faculty member for instruction for the duration of their degree work.
• Faculty input at time of audition (area chairs try to avoid assigning any new student to a teacher who votes to not accept that student as a music major)
• Equalizing as much as possible, student ratio with regard to applied/non-applied and graduates/undergraduates
• After all issues have been considered, the student must accept the faculty member assigned to them and faculty member must accept the student assigned to them.

Students are expected to attend lessons as scheduled. Unexcused absences other than those caused by illness will be rescheduled only at the discretion of the applied teacher.

Students may add courses using the enrollment system through the 5th day of classes in the Fall and Spring semesters). Students may drop courses using the enrollment system through the middle of the semester. If you drop a course later in the semester and then decide you want it back, you cannot re-add it. You must speak with the Graduate Secretary for her assistance.

To Add a Course After the Add and Drop Period

Normally, no course may be added after the designated period for adding courses. Any add after this period must be processed through the Graduate Advisor or the Graduate Studies Office. Written, final approval rests with the Professor of the requested course.

To Drop a Course After the Middle of the Semester

A student may drop (withdraw from) a course during this period only to correct errors in enrollment or because of events of catastrophic impact, such as serious personal illness. Any drop/add after this period must be processed through the Graduate Studies office. To initiate a late drop, the student must obtain written approval from the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies.

If the student is passing the course, or there is no basis for assignment of a grade, at the time of the drop, a W grade will be assigned. If failing, a 0.0 (or N in a P-N graded course) will be assigned. The course will remain on the student’s academic record.

If you need to add a course after the semester, your professor must provide written verification of attendance and provide a grade. Students must obtain written approval from the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, as well. Students WILL be charged Late fees for late adds. The College of Music cannot request a waiver of this fee.

Dropping ALL Courses

A student may voluntarily withdraw from the University prior to the end of the twelfth week of a semester or the fifth week of each of two regular summer sessions. Voluntary withdrawal after these dates is not permitted. If you are contemplating withdrawal from the University, contact your major professor and the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies.

If the adding or dropping of courses changes the total number of credits in which the student is enrolled, an adjustment of fees is made according to the policies for assessment of fees and refund of fees shown in the section on Refund Policies, on the Registrar’s Office website.

** Information within Student Account Summary is the most reliable site for amounts due. The Billing page is not updated as regularly. **

By the start of each semester, students must “CONFIRM ATTENDANCE”, in their SIS (Student Information System) account. Even if you owe no money or have paid all of your fees, you must confirm this.

Students must check their enrollment, in their SIS (Student Information System) account, often to be sure they are enrolled in the courses they think they are enrolled in. Finding enrollment errors at the end of a semester will be problematic and can cost you extra money.

Adding credits to MUS 896-899 and MUS 996-999 late is allowed, if it will allow you to graduate that semester. Students must obtain written approval from the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies.

The College of Music places holds on student accounts related to: non-payment for recitals, non-return of room keys, and, non-submission of DMA Report of Guidance Committee forms. MSU places holds on student accounts related to: lack of required transcripts, parking violations, overdue library fees, etc. With a hold on your account, you cannot enroll, make schedule changes, receive a scholarship/fellowship, or be granted your degree, even if you have completed all of your requirements.

Michigan State University and the College of Music want all students to succeed at earning their degree and progressing into their chosen field. We understand that some students may have challenges, both seen and unseen.

These disabilities need not preclude the achievement of goals and dreams. The team of professionals at the RCPD is ready to assist students, employees and visitors with resources that create an environment of opportunity. We value full integration of persons with disabilities throughout the university mission, programs and services. We believe that persons with disabilities at MSU are as much in control of their educational/work experience as a person without a disability.

If you have a disability that substantially limits a major life activity, you can register with the RCPD and you may be eligible to receive accommodations.

NOTE. This information is kept strictly confidential. NOTE. Self-identification is voluntary.

However, if you have a disability, not registering with the RCPD may delay or compromise the availability of accommodations. The following steps should be taken to expedite the process. https://www.rcpd.msu.edu/services/accommodations

https://www.rcpd.msu.edu/services

As each disability is unique, an RCPD specialist provides details on what constitutes appropriate documentation for a particular disability. As many reasonable accommodations require significant pre- planning, registration with the RCPD prior to situations requiring accommodations is essential.