Enroll In Courses

Your First Semester

Before enrolling, see your advisor and plan a schedule. Be sure to plan a couple of alternate courses. 

You must know your MSU NetID and password. Access MSU NetID help and FAQs: Activate your MSU NetID

If you wish to enroll in a course subject with enrollment restriction, contact the teaching department for assistance. 

You cannot access the enrollment system until your assigned day/time or after. You can check your appointment access in the MSU Student Information System (SIS).

Per the Hold Policy, you will not be allowed to enroll until all holds are cleared. You can check for holds in the Student Information System. 

In order to maximize your eligibility for high-demand courses, be sure to enroll for fall semester before enrolling for spring semester. Fall credits raise your projected class ranking for spring. 

Online enrollment is available from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday and on weekends from 8 a.m. Saturday until 8 p.m. Sunday EST (subject to availability).

To Enroll in Your Courses:

You can find instructions for enrollment here, https://sis.msu.edu/help/enrollment.html.

Enrollment for Subsequent Semesters:

  • Review course options with your MPH advisor.

  • Confirm course availability through SIS.

  • MPH courses are listed under "HM: Human Medicine, College Course". NOTE: The MPH program does not grant overrides into full courses. If a course you need is full, please utilize the wait list option as indicated on the SIS Help page.

  • Enrollment instructions are found on the . You must know your MSU NetID. 

 

After You Have Enrolled:

  • A link to the billing and fee schedule can be found under the Student Financials tile at the top of your Home page after logging in to SIS at student.msu.edu. Once a bill has posted you can view and pay your tuition here.

  • Approximately 24 to 48 hours after your MSU tuition bill has been paid, return to SIS to confirm your attendance.  

  • MSU’s Learning Management System is D2L. Use your MSU NetID and password to login to the  D2L homepage. Your course(s) should appear under “My Courses” on the first day of class. Reading requirements will be listed in the instructor’s syllabus. You are encouraged to create a student profile by accessing the “ePortfolio” page and clicking on the “My Profile” link. Please be sure to add a photograph. 

  • PLEASE NOTE: D2L has a communication tool that connects you to other students in your courses through e-mail. Note that this is separate from your MSU e-mail account. You will not receive university-wide or program-wide communications through D2L e-mail.

  • Lastly, familiarize yourself with the  MSU Home page for commonly used student tools and resources. Locate the subheading “Students” at the top of the page and click on it. You will find quick access to the Academic Calendar (list of all dates and deadlines outlined by semester), the MSU Library Catalog, MSU e-mail, Desire2Learn (course delivery systems), Financial Aid, Commencement, and Technology Resources, etc.