Registration

It depends on the class – in some cases, every student applicant is able to enroll in the PSI class of their choice; in other cases, more students apply than we are able to admit. We update class rosters regularly and make every effort to move students off of the waitlist quickly.

We are only able to enroll graduate and professional students from the University of Michigan in PSI classes.

So far, PSI classes have not been repeated. In some cases, similar themes are addressed from one term to another.

Even though PSI classes are administered through a home unit (the Law School), our classes are cross-listed through several partner units at U-M: the School of Education, the School of Social Work, the School of Public Health, the School of Public Policy, SEAS, the School of Information, the School of Nursing, and LSA-Department of Economics.

PSI classes bring together students with a wide range of interests, backgrounds, and skills who want to learn to collaborate, problem solve, apply human-centered design thinking, and develop solutions to the class challenge.

You should check with the graduate or curriculum advisor at your home school or college to find out if a PSI class will meet your degree or graduation credit requirements.

Yes, all PSI classes end with a final capstone project. Depending on your class, the capstone might be a panel presentation, a design solution, a template, draft legislation, a video, or something else.

Yes. For example, the idea for our class on Ending Targeted Surveillance of the Black Community in Detroit was proposed by U-M Law School alumna Danielle Coleman (Class of 2020). If you have suggestions for a class topic, please let us know: problemsolving@umich.edu.