The Student Planner Built for Michigan State Students
Upload your D2L Brightspace syllabi and get your entire semester organized in 30 seconds.
Upload your syllabi from D2L Brightspace and automatically organize all assignments, exams, and deadlines. Designed for Spartans in East Lansing.
What you get, all free.
D2L Brightspace Syllabus Import
Download syllabi from Michigan State's D2L Brightspace and upload them to CourseLink. Our AI extracts every assignment, quiz, and exam date from your Spartan courses automatically.
Spartan Semester Overview
MSU's large course loads can be overwhelming. CourseLink's workload heatmap reveals your busiest weeks so you can plan study marathons at the Main Library or Spartan Village.
East Lansing Campus Life
From Berkey Hall to the Broad Art Museum, Spartan life is packed. Smart notifications keep you on top of D2L Brightspace deadlines even during game days at Spartan Stadium.
AI-Powered Extraction
Upload any syllabus format from your MSU D2L courses. CourseLink's AI handles tables, paragraphs, and weekly breakdowns to build your complete assignment timeline.
Multi-Course Dashboard
Michigan State students often take 15+ credits across diverse departments. CourseLink color-codes every course so you can spot conflicts between your ISB lab reports and COM essays.
Calendar Sync
Export your MSU deadlines to Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook. See assignments alongside Spartan football Saturdays, club meetings on Grand River, and personal plans.
Set up in about a minute.
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Bring it in
A syllabus, your Canvas feed, a forwarded email, or a friend’s code.
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It reads everything
Every deadline, exam and grade weight lands on your list and calendar.
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Planned around your life
Study blocks land before each deadline, around work, practice and Google Calendar.
Questions students ask.
- How do I import Michigan State D2L Brightspace syllabi into CourseLink?
- Log into D2L Brightspace (d2l.msu.edu), navigate to each course, and download the syllabus PDF from the Content section. Upload those PDFs to CourseLink and our AI will extract all due dates automatically.
- Does CourseLink work with MSU's D2L Brightspace?
- Yes. Michigan State uses D2L Brightspace as its learning management system. CourseLink reads your Brightspace syllabus PDFs and organizes every deadline into a single clean dashboard.
- Can CourseLink handle MSU summer and half-semester courses?
- Absolutely. CourseLink works with any academic schedule including MSU's summer sessions, half-semester courses, and standard fall/spring terms. Just upload the syllabus PDF.
- What if my MSU professor updates assignments on D2L mid-semester?
- You can manually edit any assignment in CourseLink or re-upload an updated syllabus. Changes sync instantly across all your devices so your Spartan schedule stays accurate.
- Does CourseLink access my MSU login or D2L account?
- Never. CourseLink does not connect to D2L Brightspace or access your MSU NetID. You simply upload syllabus PDFs. We only store the assignment data extracted from those documents.
- Is CourseLink free?
- Yes. Every feature, every class. There is no Pro tier, no paywall, and no banner ads. CourseLink is funded by donations and by clubs and event organizers who pay to promote events to students.
“Courselink legit reminded me of an assignment I forgot about lol, coming in handy”
“I just put my course calendar in course link for one of my classes and OMGosh this is a LIFE SAVER”
Free for every student.
Runs on donations.
Bring your classes in once. CourseLink finds the deadlines, plans the week, and keeps it balanced.