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Fall Preview Day

Friday, November 13, 2026

1:00 – 4:30 PM EST

Snyder-Phillips Hall

Detailed Schedule:
1:00 pm – Welcome and Introduction
2:00 pm – Experience CAL Classes
2:45 pm – Breakout Panels
3:30 pm – Resource Fair and Tours (residence hall, theatre, and art studio)
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Fall Preview Day

November 13th

Welcome to the College of Arts & Letters (CAL) at Michigan State University! At Fall Preview Day, you’ll have the opportunity to meet current students, experience a mock class, tour our exceptional creative spaces, and learn about the 30+ academic majors and minors offered through CAL. 

Undergraduate Major Programs

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African American and African Studies

  • BA
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Apparel and Textiles

  • BA, BFA
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

Arabic

  • BA
Colored pencils in the foreground, paint and canvas in the background

Art Education

  • BFA

Art History and Visual Culture

  • BA
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Arts and Humanities

  • BA

Arts and Humanities Health and Wellbeing

  • BA

Chinese

  • BA
A collage of a film reel, books and literature

English

  • BA

Experience Architecture

  • BA
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Film Studies

  • BA
a building and a bridge over a body of water

French and Francophone Studies

  • BA
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French Education

  • BA
architecture at night

German

  • BA
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Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities

  • BA
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Graphic Design

  • BFA
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Humanities-Prelaw

  • BA
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Interdisciplinary Humanities

  • BA
A red Shinto Shrine

Japanese

  • BA
A stone Korean pagoda style gateway surrounded by a modern city and streaks of lights from cars and a highway.

Korean

  • BA

Linguistics

  • BA
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Nonprofit Leadership, Religion, and Social Change

  • BA
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Philosophy

  • BA
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Philosophy and Law

  • BA
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Philosophy and the Sciences

  • BA
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Professional and Public Writing

  • BA
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Religious Studies

  • BA
Red Square in Moscow Russia

Russian

  • BA
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Spanish

  • BA
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Spanish Education

  • BA
Woman painting on large canvas

Studio Art

  • BA, BFA
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Theatre

  • BA, BFA
Collage of photos of women of diverse cultures

Women’s and Gender Studies

  • BA

Undergraduate Major Programs

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African American and African Studies

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Apparel and Textile Design
a white room with gold accents around the walls
Arabic
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Art Education

Art History and Visual Culture

the great wall of China
Chinese
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English
Experience Architecture
a script for a play
Film Studies
a bridge and a body of water
French
A woman with curly hair and glasses writes on a whiteboard with a marker, holding a clipboard.

French Education 

architecture at night
German
a bunch of flags on flag poles

Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities

cluttered desk up against a wall covered in graphics and typography
Graphic Design
Woman with dark mid-length hair and a gray blazer presenting a project.
Humanities – Prelaw
A group of students standing outside a chateaux in France.
Interdisciplinary Humanities
A red Shinto Shrine
Japanese
A stone Korean pagoda style gateway surrounded by a modern city and streaks of lights from cars and a highway.

Korean

a graphic of different languages laid out on a piece of paper
Linguistics
Female college student sitting at a table with laptops surrounded by other people

Nonprofit Leadership, Religion, and Social Change

someone holding a glass globe of the world
Philosophy
a keyboard and a neon sign of a book

Professional and Public Writing

a woman with brown hair up in a ponytail reading a map
Religious Studies
a colorful building with lights at night
Russian
city street
Spanish
A teacher assists two students with their work in a well-lit classroom. One student holds a paper, while the other writes with a pen.

Spanish Education

a woman with blonde hair painting a picture
Studio Art
a group of people in costumes giving a performance
Theatre
a combination image showing different cultures

Women’s and Gender Studies

Undergraduate Major Programs

3 Women sitting and taking in a bright room full of windows.
African American and African Studies
a person with a plaid shirt and colorful tie working on a dress on a mannequin
Apparel and Textile Design
a white room with gold accents around the walls
Arabic
closeup of colored pencils with an art desk in the background
Art Education
a person in a museum with a closeup on the side view of pieces of art
Art History & Visual Culture
the great wall of China
Chinese
graphic of a book, a roll of film and words representing English
English
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Experience Architecture
a script for a play
Film Studies
a bridge and a body of water
French
A woman with curly hair and glasses writes on a whiteboard with a marker, holding a clipboard.
French Education
architecture at night
German
a bunch of flags on flag poles
Global Studies in the Arts & Humanities
cluttered desk up against a wall covered in graphics and typography
Graphic Design
Woman with dark mid-length hair and a gray blazer presenting a project.
Humanities – Prelaw
A group of students standing outside a chateaux in France.

Interdisciplinary Humanities

A red Shinto Shrine
Japanese
A stone Korean pagoda style gateway surrounded by a modern city and streaks of lights from cars and a highway.
Korean
a graphic of different languages laid out on a piece of paper
Linguistics
Female college student sitting at a table with laptops surrounded by other people

Nonprofit Leadership, Religion, and Social Change

someone holding a glass globe of the world
Philosophy
a keyboard and a neon sign of a book
Professional Writing
a woman with brown hair up in a ponytail reading a map
Religious Studies
a colorful building with lights at night
Russian
city street
Spanish
A teacher assists two students with their work in a well-lit classroom. One student holds a paper, while the other writes with a pen.
Spanish Education
a woman with blonde hair painting a picture
Studio Art
a group of people in costumes giving a performance
Theatre
a combination image showing different cultures
Women’s & Gender Studies

Arts & Letters Minors

Minoring in an area of study within the College of Arts & Letters sets you apart from other students and professionals. A minor allows you to explore an additional area of interest, improve your resume by taking courses in a field employers are always interested in, and give you an edge when applying to jobs and graduate school.
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