Program Overview
MSU SROP Mission
MSU SROP encourages the pursuit of graduate education and careers in teaching and research at colleges and universities by preparing undergraduate students for the competitive graduate school admissions process through research and other academic enrichment activities.
Purpose
MSU was founded in 1855 and is one of the top 100 research universities in the world and is a member of the Association of American Universities. MSU was the prototype for 69 land-grant institutions established under the Morrill Act of 1862 and was the first institution of higher learning to teach scientific agriculture. MSU offers more than 150 Master’s and 100 Doctoral graduate programs in more than 80 departments and schools in 13 graduate degree-granting colleges.
MSU is an inclusive, academic community known for traditionally strong academic disciplines and professional programs. Its cross- and interdisciplinary enterprises connect the sciences, humanities, and professions in practical, sustainable, and innovative ways to address society’s rapidly changing needs. Through the resources that MSU has to offer and its “GO GRAD” program model, MSU SROP gives undergraduate students an opportunity to conduct graduate-level research and get a feel for graduate study at MSU. MSU faculty, in turn, take the opportunity to consider these students as prospective graduate students and invite them to apply for graduate admission.
Goals
- To involve undergraduate students in graduate-level research
- To provide a mentoring experience for undergraduate students with an MSU faculty member
- To prepare undergraduate students for the graduate school application process
- To motivate undergraduate students to pursue an academic career
- To recruit undergraduate students for graduate study at MSU