Foundations Week

AvailableUltimate Foundations ChecklistDue
AvailableSummer Career Jumpstart
AvailableFoundations of Law Syllabus (PDF)

Required Book: Tracey E. George & Suzanna Sherry, What Every Law Student Really Needs to Know: An Introduction to the Study of Law (4th Ed., Aspen Publishing 2025).

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Available June 171L Pre-Orientation DiagnosticDue July 17
Available June 22CSO Law Fit Codes Released 
June 30AMA: Mastering your 1L Year: Essentials for Success with Goldie PritchardRegister
July 1Final degree-posted transcripts due. Upload to LSAC.If you took summer classes and there might be a delay, communicate details to admiss@law.msu.edu
July 20CSO CASE Available 
July 28AMA: Foundations Week Preview with Audra FosterRegister
July 29Clark Hill ReceptionRSVP
Available August 3Online OrientationDue August 23
August 18AMA: Meet Your ClassmatesRegister
August 21International Student Orientation 
August 24 – 28Foundations Week 
 Resumes Due to CSOAugust 29
October 23CSO Mock Interview ProgramRSVP on CASE
November 5CSO Meet the EmployersRSVP on CASE
November 17CSO Etiquette DinnerRSVP on CASE
February 5CSO Annual Recruitment FairRSVP on CASE