As a prospective Freshman, your application to the University serves as the application to the Honors College. The Honors College reviews all applications and will determine whether you are or are not accepted into the Honors College upon your acceptance into the University. The requirements for acceptance into the Honors College can be found here.

Go to the Office of Admissions and on their homepage there will be a student toolbox on the right hand side of the content. There you can click on the “Apply Now” button and it will take you through the application process.

CHAMP & ISHALL: Semester grades will be sent electronically to your school.

Dual Enrollment:  Grades are available online using StuInfo.

You can request a transcript online through the Registrar’s Office here. The Registrar’s Office provides multiple ways to request a transcript. To request through the internet, you will need your MSU NetID and password to verify your identity, or you can use your PID and PAN. You can have a paper transcript sent or you can opt for a PDF version to be sent electronically. A credit card or an ACH payment will be needed to pay for online requests.

There is also the option to request a transcript by paper mail if you would rather pay by check or money order.

Review the step-by-step process on our web site at www.gifted.msu.edu/nested/dual_enrollment.php.

Meet with your high school counselor to discuss eligible courses you can enroll in at MSU and to obtain a signature on the Authorized Billing Form.

All application fees are non-refundable.

Your transcript will be reviewed and considered. There is no guarantee that you will be accepted into the program without the necessary test scores.

Spartan Youth is a mega search engine that gives you access to all MSU youth programming.

You will need to check with your Business Office to learn if financial assistance is available.

You can find a full list of what we suggest you bring to a residential program here(link pdf).

MST@MSU: The program costs $1,545.00.

CSI Forensic Science: The day camp costs $999.00 and the residential camp costs $1,127.00.

High Achievers: For a 3-credit course the cost is $1,038.00 and for a 4-credit course the cost is $1,388.00; these costs are subject to change based on the current MSU tuition rates.

China Adventure: The program costs $2,626.00 and does not include airfare.

MI-Shiga Student Exchange: The cost of the program is $1,500.00 not including airfare.

CHAMP: The full cost is $900.00 per semester, but students in the surrounding four county area have a reduced cost of $500.00 per semester.

ISHALL: The full cost is $1,000.00 per semester, surrounding four county area have a reduced cost of $500.00 per semester.

CREATE: The day camp costs $1,770.00 and the residential camp costs $2,425.00.

You will need to request the materials from our office to schedule an SAT or ACT test. To schedule an SAT or ACT test off-campus you can request the materials from our office or you can visit the SAT and ACT websites to enroll online. The SAT information can be found at the College Board website and the ACT information can be found at the ACT Student website.

For application processing purposes the standardized tests we request that you send in with your application are either the SAT, the ACT, the PLAN, or the PSAT. Under certain circumstances we will consider state-specific standardized tests.

MST@MSU: $145.00 ($70.00 application fee & a $75.00 deposit)

CSI Forensic Science: $150.00 application fee

High Achievers: $62.00 application fee

China Adventure: $500.00 fee ($50.00 application fee & a $450.00 deposit)

February 8, 2010: MI-Shiga Student Exchange

March 12, 2010: China Adventure

April 1, 2010: High Achievers

April 2, 2010: CSI Forensic Science

May 1, 2010: CHAMP, ISHALL, MST@MSU, and CREATE

GATE does not have any programs for elementary school students, but there are other options such as Spartan Youth and Ingham ISD.

There is an application for financial aid located in the common application. You will need to fill out the application and you will also need to provide verification that you qualify for free or reduced lunch. This proof will need to be on the official school letterhead. You should also include any additional information that will demonstrate your need for scholarship assistance.

Fill out and send in the common application along with any other required materials. You can download the common application here.

Phone:

517.432.2129

Fax:

517.353.6464

Mailing Address:

Gifted and Talented Education

186 Bessey Hall

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI 48824

Email:

gifted@msu.edu