Academic Advising
- Thurs., Feb. 5: 3:00-4:00p.m.
- Thurs., Feb. 12: 3:00-4:00p.m.
- Thurs., Feb. 19: 3:00-4:00p.m.
How to Schedule an Academic Advising Appointment:
- Go to student.msu.edu and login using two-factor authentication
- Navigation: Student Homepage> Academic Progress> Advising/Tutoring Appointments
- Click “Create New Appointment”:
- Fill out the “Create New Appointment” section details.
- Category = Advising; Advising/Tutoring; Unit = College of Natural Science
- Appointment Reason: Click the magnifying glass and choose Physics (0208) or Astrophysics (0026)
- Click “Select Advisor” and choose Joyce Mathew; view the Advisor name and location
- Click the “Time Selected” drop-down menu to view available times
- Click “Select Time” to confirm the appointment
- Click “Book It!”
Apply for Graduation
- Go to student.msu.edu > Academic Progress (Pie Chart) > Graduation (left tab at the bottom) > APPLY for Graduation
Important Links
- To declare a MTH Minor or Additional Math major or degree: Please contact Math Advisors.
- To choose CMSE Minor or Data Science Minor courses and/or to declare the minor, visit: CMSE Undergraduate Program
CMSE MINOR:
Classes you can use to complete the CMSE minor which do not require any other pre-requisites
for PHY & AST Majors besides CMSE 201 & CMSE 202:
- PHY 480, Computational Physics (3 credits)
- Spring Only
- CMSE 314/MTH 314, Matrix Algebra with Computational Applications (3 credits)
- Fills quickly! If full, add to waitlist
- Offered Summer, Fall & Spring
- MTH 451, Numerical Analysis I (3 credits)
- Fall Only
- MTH 452, Numerical Analysis II (3 credits)
- Spring Only
- CMSE 402, Visualization of Scientific Datasets (3 credits)
- Spring of EVEN years only & very LIMITED seats
- CSE 232, Introduction to Programming II (4 credits)
Important Dates
Fri., Jan. 16 : Last to ADD for Spring '26
Mon., Jan. 19: University Closed - MLK Jr. Day Holiday
Thurs., Feb. 5: LAST Day to DROP for a REFUND
- End of tuition refund period for full-term Fall semester courses
- Flat Rate - 12-18 credits/12 credits or higher is full time status
- Tuition refund dates for courses that do not extend over the entire semester can be found in Class Search
Fri., Feb., 13: No Classes but university is open
Mon., March 9: LAST day to DROP with NO GRADE REPORTED
Mon., April 27 - Fri., May 1: Final Exams
Sat., May 2: Spring '26 Graduation/Commencement