School policy · checked October 19, 2026
Detector: OFF
Turnitin AI detection is not made available at the school at all, per the school's own teaching-technology documentation.
“Turnitin AI Detection is not currently available at MSU”
Status source: the school’s own published page — read it · checked October 19, 2026.
Published window: 5 business days to appeal a finding.
“Written appeals must be submitted within five (5) class days after the date on which the decision was sent”
Window source: the school’s own published page — read it · checked October 19, 2026.
The rule counts class days — days classes meet — counted here as business days. Breaks and holidays can move your real date; your letter governs.
Count it from your notice date in the free checker. If your letter states a different date, the letter wins.
Either an administrative hearing before one designee or a board hearing (trained students, staff, and faculty); appeals go to the University Academic Appeals Board.
If a detector score is being used against you at Michigan State University, the school's own decision is your first exhibit: the institution turned this tool off because it did not trust it. Ask, in writing, which tool produced your score and under what authority it was used anyway — then answer with your trail.
Next steps: count your deadline in the free checker, build from the evidence list, and compare schools in the full table.
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