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Michigan State University

Services and Facilities

Address

East Lansing, MI 48824

Website

http://www.msu.edu/

Admissions E-mail

admis@msu.edu

Student Services

Basic services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance

Remedial learning services offered:

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling services offered:

minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious

Career Center

Career services include:

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

Within six months of graduation:

95%

Within one year of graduation:

N/A

Within two years of graduation:

N/A

Firms that most frequently hire graduates:

ABC Group; ABN Amro; Abbott Labs; Accenture; 3M

Library

School has a library on campus?

Yes

School is a member of library consortia?

Yes

Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents:

5,014,954

Number of current serial subscriptions:

40,082

Number of microforms:

6,676,334

Number of audiovisual materials:

378,014

Number of E-books:

53,101

Additional library facilities:

see http://www.lib.msu.edu

Museums or special academic buildings on campus:

MSU Museum, Kresge Art Center, Wharton Center for Performing Arts, National Superconducting Cyclotron, Kellogg Center Hotel, Henry Development Center, Abrams Planetarium, MSU Alumni Chapel, Smith Student Athlete Academic Center, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Center, Veterinary Medical Center, Clinical Center

Computer Resources

Students required to take a computer course?

No

Students required to lease/own a computer?

Yes

Number of computers available to all students:

2,200

Internet access available to all students?

Yes

E-mail accounts available to all students?

Yes

Computers available for student use in:

computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

Number of open, wired network connections available to students:

In the library (excluding computer labs):

250

In classrooms:

2,000

In computer labs:

50

Elsewhere in the school/university:

350

Does the school have a wireless network?

Yes

Areas where wireless network is available:

in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs); in some classrooms; in administrative/faculty offices and work areas; in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing

Total approximate number of simultaneous users that can be accommodated by the wireless network:

8,000

Recommended computer operating system on campus:

N/A

Percentage of college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing units wired for high-speed Internet access:

99%

Student webpages permitted?

Yes

Is online registration for classes available?

Yes

Campus Safety

Campus safety and security services offered:

24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

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