Students and Parents

What you need to know

• For the spring semester, students living on campus or coming to campus at any point must sign up for mandatory testing via the Early Detection Program and must verify they have received a flu vaccine (with some exceptions) before arriving on campus. 
  • Students who are not coming to campus at any point in the spring 2021 semester may submit a request to be removed from the mandatory testing program. Please allow a minimum of three days to process the request.
• As part of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, enacted on Dec. 27, 2020, a second round of pandemic-related relief funding has been awarded to MSU, approximately $15 million of which will be awarded to students in the form of emergency financial aid grants. Students may use these financial aid grants for any component of the student’s cost of attendance or for emergency costs that arise due to the coronavirus, such as tuition, food, housing, health care (including mental health care) or child care. MSU also has posted an FAQ for students and parents on key financial aid concerns.
• The spring calendar does include two more midweek days without classes: April 22-23.
• MSU is planning more than 50 limited-attendance outdoor graduation ceremonies to recognize the accomplishments of the spring 2021 graduating class. 
• The university is planning for a more typical fall 2021 semester, with 75% of undergraduate classes offered in person. In-person learning experiences for first- and second-year students will be prioritized.
• All students must fill out the health screening form before coming to campus (students living on campus must fill it out daily as well). Additionally, MSU is strongly recommending all students living off campus in the surrounding communities also complete the health screening form every day, even if they will not be on campus that day. 
• Face coverings must be worn by everyone indoors and outdoors while you are on property owned or governed by MSU and while participating in MSU-related or MSU-sponsored activities.
• Students are expected to fully cooperate with the contract tracing process. It is important that you pick up the phone when you see a number from a 517 area code — it might be the Ingham County Health Department or Office of the University Physician contacting you.