Student Permits

Parking Information

The MSU Parking Office is open Monday - Friday from 7:30 AM until 4:45 PM. It is located at 1120 Red Cedar Road, in the MSU Police Building.

Online Parking Permit Registration is located at https://permits.police.msu.edu

During the summer, between the end of Spring Semester finals week and the beginning of Fall Semester, you may park without a permit in Lots 89, 91, 83, or 75. At all other times, all vehicles operated or parked on MSU property by MSU students, must be registered with the MSU Parking Office.

Student Permit Information

All permits must be properly affixed to your windshield before they are considered valid. If you live on campus, you must be at least a second year freshman with 20 credits in order to register your vehicle. If you are a transfer student, we require proof that MSU has accepted 20 or more credits from your previous college or university.

ALL STUDENTS whether residing on or off campus must register their vehicle with the Department of Police if they operate their vehicles on campus.

If you change vehicles, you must scrape off your permit and take the pieces of it and your MSU pictured ID card to the Parking Office. They will issue you a replacement permit for a $2 fee. If you are having your windshield replaced, you must do the same. Permits are non-transferable from one vehicle to another.

Available on-line starting July 19, 2013 at 9am:

Lot 25/51 ($284) For residents of Owen and VanHoosen. The Lot 25/R1 permit allows you to park in the Shaw Ramp (R1) or in lot 25. If lot 25 is full DO NOT park illegally in lot 25, instead continue on to the Shaw Ramp to park in the faculty/staff section. Your lot 25/51 permit is also valid in lot 89. Your student ID card will be used for your gated access to lot 25. Please contact the MSU Parking Office to activate your student ID card for gated access if it is not working. Lot 25 is located south of Owen Hall. Lot 51 is the permit parking area of the Shaw ramp. Your lot 25/51 permit is NOT valid in leased spaces, in metered spaces, in Service vehicle spaces, in University vehicle spaces, in visitor spaces, or in disabled spaces.
Lot 91($190) For residents of McDonel, Holmes, Akers, Hubbard, Shaw, Snyder-Phillips, Mason-Abbot, Owen and VanHoosen. Your lot 91 permit is also valid in lot 89. Lot 91 is located on the corner of Service and Hagadorn Roads.

Available on-line starting July 24, 2013 at 9am:

Lot 65 ($284) For residents of Campbell, Landon, Gilchrist, Yakeley, Williams, Mayo, Armstrong, Rather, Butterfield, Emmons, Bailey, and Bryan who opt to pay the higher price for parking around the Brody Complex. Your lot 65 permit is also valid in lot 89. Lot 65 permits are not valid at the meters in lot 65 nor are they valid in the faculty/staff area of Brody Road.
Lot 75 ($190) Residents of the halls listed above for lot 65 have the option of a 75 permit. Your lot 75 permit is also valid in lot 89. Lot 75 is located east of University Village on Kalamazoo Street – two lots west of the Breslin Center.
Lot 83 ($190) For residents of Holden, Wilson, Case, and Wonders. Your lot 83 permit is also valid in lot 89. Lot 83 is located off of Service Road south of Holden Hall.

Available on-line starting July 31, 2013 at 9am:

Lot 89R ($118) All individuals living in residence halls are eligible for a lot 89R permit. You may choose to purchase this permit in place of another lot. Lot 89 is located at the corner of Farm Lane and Mt. Hope.
Commuter ($95) - All individuals living off campus may purchase a commuter permit. They are valid in the commuter lot (Lot 89) located on the corner of Mt.Hope and Farm Lane. Commuter permits are also valid towards a discounted hourly rate in pay lots 79, 62W, 100, and the visitor section of the Wharton Ramp. CATA has a bus route that runs from the commuter lot to the Shaw Ramp every 15 minutes during the week. The commuter lot is located on the corner of Farm Lane and Mt. Hope.
Spartan Village and University Village ($118) - For residents of these apartment complexes.
CHM / COM / Nursing / CVM - For all doctoral medical students.
Graduate Assistant ($118/semester) For graduate students with graduate assistant appointments.

You may register in person at the MSU Parking Office for commuter permits, lot 89R permits, University Apartments permits, and Graduate Assistant permits starting August 19, 2013. You must take your current vehicle registration, payment for the permit, and your student ID with you to the Parking Office if you register in person. If you live in University Apartments, then you must also bring your lease agreement. Lines will be long so it is to your advantage to purchase your permit online.

Graduate Assistant Permits

All permits must be properly affixed to your windshield before they are considered valid. Graduate assistant permits will be sold online starting July 31, 2013. A Fall 2013 graduate assistant permit will cost $118 for the semest.

Fellowship recipients who receive an MSU Fellowship of $1,000 or more per semester qualify for a graduate assistant parking permit. Qualifying fellowship recipients may not register on-line. They must go to the Parking Office with proof of their MSU Fellowship (a letter from their Department Administrator stating that they have a fellowship of at least $1,000 per semester) in hand beginning Monday, August 19, 2013. You must also take your MSU Spartan ID card and your current vehicle registration.

Those with valid and current graduate assistant parking permits affixed to their windshield may park in faculty/staff spaces south of the Red Cedar River and in the Brody Complex. Parking is not allowed north of the Red Cedar River unless at a paid meter or when the posted employee restriction is no longer in effect. Use of gate cards on north campus is restricted to accessing loading zones for 10 minutes to load or unload. Parking with a graduate assistant parking permit is allowed in pay lots 79 and 62West but not in any other pay lots on campus. If you park in any other pay lots on campus besides 79 and 62West then you must pay the hourly fee in order to do so. Parking at any meter on campus requires that the meter be paid.

You may register a single vehicle or you may register two vehicles using the validator system. The validator system requires that the vehicle on campus must display a decal and a validator and only the one vehicle can be on campus at a time.

If you change vehicles or have your windshield replaced, you must scrape off your permit and take the pieces of it to the Parking Office where a replacement permit may be issued for a $2 fee. Permits are not transferrable from one vehicle to another.

Motorcycles and Mopeds

Mopeds and Motorcycles must be registered in person at the MSU Parking Office which is located at 1120 Red Cedar Road. The Parking Office is located inside the MSU Police Building on campus and is open Monday – Friday from 7:30am until 4:45pm. In order to register your moped or motorcycle you will need to take your MSU ID card and your vehicle registration (if your moped is over 50CC) or your VIN if it is under 50CC with you to the Parking Office. If you live off campus the cost to register your moped or motorcycle is $95 for the 2013-2014 academic year. If you live on campus then the cost is $118. Mopeds that are 50CC or under may be parked at a bike rack as long as they are registered with a current and valid moped/motorcycle permit attached and as long as they are locked to the bike rack. Mopeds that are over 50CC must be parked in a motor vehicle space. If you live off campus then you must park it in the commuter lot and if you live on campus then you must park it in either lot 91, 83, or 75.

Special Parking Requests

The Parking Office will consider special parking requests from students (including freshmen) for parking privileges other than what is normally issued due to extenuating circumstances, which may include family-, work- or medical-related issues. Persons are, however, encouraged to use existing parking and transportation options [bus (CATA), pay lots, disabled parking spaces (with valid disabled parking placard or plate issued through the Secretary of State or Department of Motor Vehicles, etc.)].

A semester fee is charged for special parking privileges in addition to registering the vehicle with the Parking Office. If not approved, persons will be directed to use existing parking and transportation options.

Important Information

Please note that at times parking spaces and/or areas may be reserved for special events, and an additional fee will be charged. For example, permits for Lot 100 are not valid on home football game days as Lot 100 is reserved for football parking on these days. If you choose to park in Lot 100 on a home football game day, then you will be charged the special event parking fee in order to do so.