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University of Mississippi, The

University of Mississippi, The
P.O. Box 1848
University, MS 38677

Official telephone: (662) 915-7211
Fax number: (662) 915-5869
Website: https://olemiss.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 88%
Student:Faculty ratio: 17:1
Total faculty: 693 men, 717 women
Full-time faculty: 581 men, 584 women
Part-time faculty: 112 men, 133 women
Graduation rate: 69% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Anthropology, General
  • Arabic Language and Literature
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist
  • Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
  • Dietetics/Dietitian
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Finance, General
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Forensic Chemistry
  • French Language and Literature
  • General Studies
  • Geological/Geophysical Engineering
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • Gerontology
  • Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Insurance
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Journalism
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Marketing, Other
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music, General
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Radio and Television
  • Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
  • Real Estate
  • Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)
  • Regional Studies (US, Canadian, Foreign)
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Diplomas

  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Community Health and Preventive Medicine
  • Critical Care Nursing
  • Data Analytics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances
  • Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
  • Educational Evaluation and Research
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geriatric Nurse/Nursing
  • Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Legal Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Doctorates

  • Accounting
  • Anatomy
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biostatistics
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Community Health and Preventive Medicine
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Dentistry
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Engineering Science
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Law
  • Legal Studies
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
  • Medicine
  • Microbiology and Immunology
  • Music, General
  • Neuroscience
  • Nursing Practice
  • Nursing Science
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
  • Pharmacy
  • Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Physics, General
  • Physiology, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Accounting and Related Services, Other
  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biostatistics
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Clinical/Medical Social Work
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Community Health and Preventive Medicine
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Data Analytics, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Engineering Science
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Journalism
  • Legal Studies
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology/Technician
  • Management Science
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Medical Science/Scientist
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music, General
  • Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, Other
  • Taxation
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
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