Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 390. Universities and Colleges § 390.1501

(a) “Department” means the department of education.

(b) “Immediate family” means the student athlete's spouse, child, parent, stepparent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, parent-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, nephew, niece, aunt, uncle, first cousin, or the spouse or guardian of any of the persons described in this subdivision.

(c) “Institution of higher education” means a public or private college or university in this state.

(d) “Student athlete” means a person who engages in, is eligible to engage in, or may be eligible to engage in any intercollegiate sporting event, contest, exhibition, or program. The term also includes an individual who has applied, is eligible to apply, or who may be eligible to apply in the future to an institution of higher education.