| Program | Effective Data | Category | Council Approved | Chair | Coordinator/Director | Advisor(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Technology BS | Fall 2012 | Fully Online | 11/7/11 minutes | Dr. Heather Annulis | Dr. Deidra Minor | Brittany Tellefsen | gulfparkadvisingcenter@usm.edu |
| Archives and Special Collections Graduate Certificate | Summer 2010 | Fully Online | 1/25/10 minutes | Dr. Teresa Welsh | Dr. Teresa Welsh | Dr. Teresa Welsh | |
| Business Administration (General Business) BSBA | Fall 2014 | Fully Online | 3/17/14 minutes | Dr. SherRhonda Gibbs | Dr. Jacob Breland | Linda Jordan | |
| Business Administration (Sport Event Security Management) MBA | Fall 2015 | Fully Online | 5/11/2015 | Dr. Beth Lafleur | Heather Adams Sison | Heather Sison | |
| Business Administration MBA | Fall 2014 | Fully Online | 4/28/14 minutes | Dr. Beth Lafleur | Heather Adams Sison | Heather Sison | |
| Business Foundations Graduate Certificate | Spring 2014 | Fully Online | 9/16/13 minutes | Dr. Beth Lafleur | Heather Adams Sison | Heather Sison | |
| Casino Management (Undergraduate Certificate) | Fall 2012 | Fully Online | 12/5/11 minutes | Dr. Jamye Foster | Dr. Wei Wang | Erin Sessions | |
| Certificate in Management of Child Nutrition (Undergraduate) | Spring 2010 | Fully Online | 11/02/09 minutes |
Dr. Holly Huye |
Dr. Holly Huye | ||
| Child and Family Sciences (Child Development) BS | Fall 2016 | Fully Online | 11/2/15 | Dr. Pat Sims | Dr. Lindsay Wright | Dr. Lindsay Wright | |
| Child and Family Sciences (Family Relations) BS | Fall 2016 | Fully Online | 11/2/15 | Dr. Pat Sims | Dr. Lindsay Wright | Dr.Lindsay Wright | Ryan Luethje: ryan.luethje@usm.edu or 601.266.6909 |
| Child and Family Sciences MS | Summer 2006 | Fully Online | 1/23/06 minutes | Dr. Pat Sims | Dr. Mariann Taylor | Dr. Mariann Taylor | Dr. Lindsay Wright: lindsay.wright@usm.edu or 601.266.5673 |
| Construction Management BS | Fall 2001 | Fully Online | Fall 2001~Prior to Council Approval Requirement | Dr. Erich Connell | John Hannon | Kimber Atwell | Kimber Atwell: kimber.atwell@usm.edu or 601.266.4902 |
| Criminal Justice MS | May 20, 2019 | Fully Online | Effective spring 2020 | Dr. Lisa Nored | Dr. Lisa Nored | Dr. Charles Scheer | School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security |
| Dyslexia Therapy Education MEd | Fall 2013 | Hybrid | 11/26/12 minutes | Dr. Sandra Nichols | Sandra Nichols | Sandra Nicholas: sandra.nichols@usm.edu | |
| Economic Development MS | Fall 2013 | Hybrid | 1/26/12 Index to Grad Council Decisions | Dr. Kim Goodwin | Dr. Chad Miller | Dr. Chad Miller | |
| Education (Educational Administration P-12) Ed.S. | Summer 2015 | Fully Online | 4/20/2015 | Dr. Noal Cochran | Dr. Noal Cochran | Carl Hill | |
| Education (Educational Administration P-12) EdD | Summer 2015 | Fully Online | 4/20/15 | Dr. Noal Cochran | Dr. Noal Cochran | Carl Hill | |
| Education (Educational Administration P-12) Ph.D. | Summer 2015 | Hybrid | 4/20/2015 | Dr. Noal Cochran | Dr. Noal Cochran | Carl Hill | |
| Educational Administration and Supervision MEd | Spring 2007 | Fully Online | 12/10/07 minutes | Dr. Noal Cochran | Dr. Noal Cochran | Carl Hill | |
| Educational Curriculum and Instruction (Elementary Education) MEd | Spring 2012 | Fully Online | 1/23/12 minutes | Dr. Noal Cochran | Dr. Stacy Reeves | Dr. Alisa Lowrey | Stacy Reeves: stacy.reeves@usm.edu or 601.266.4549 |
| Elementary Education BS (Teacher Assistant) | Summer 2009 | Fully Online | 2/02/09 minutes | Dr. Noal Cochran | Dr. Audra Classen | Michelle Dawson Simon | |
| Graduate Certificate in Adult-Gerontological Nurse Practitioner | Fall 2014 | Hybrid | 3/24/14 minutes | ||||
| Graduate Certificate in Family Nurse Practitioner | Fal 2014 | Hybrid | 3/24/14 minutes | Dr. Melanie Gilmore | Dr. Melanie Gilmore | Dr. Melanie Gilmore | Inactive |
| Graduate Certificate in Family Nurse Practitioner | Fall 2014 | Hybrid | 3/24/14 minutes | Bonnie Harbaugh | Dr. Lachel Story | Inactive | |
| Higher Education (Student Affairs Administration) MEd | Fully Online | Dr. Noal Cochran | Dr. Holly Foster | Carl Hill | |||
| Higher Education Administration EdD | Fully Online | Dr. Noal Cochran | Dr. Holly Foster | Carl Hill | |||
| Human Capital Development (Instructional Technology & Design) MS | Spring 2009 | Hybrid | 10/20/08 minutes | Dr. Heather Annulis | Dr. Heather Annulis | Dr. Quincy Brown | |
| Human Capital Development MS | Fully Online | Dr. Heather Annulis | Dr. Heather Annulis | Dr. Quincy Brown | |||
| Human Capital Development MS | Hybrid | Dr. Heather Annulis | Dr. Heather Annulis | Dr. Quincy Brown | |||
| Human Capital Development PhD | Hybrid | Dr. Heather Annulis | Dr. Heather Annulis | Dr. Heather Annulis | |||
| Industrial Engineering Technology (Logistics) BS | Fall 2011 | Fully Online | 12/06/10 minutes | Dr. Heather Annulis | Dr. Heather Annulis | Brittany Tellefsen | gulfparkadvisingcenter@usm.edu |
| Industrial Engineering Technology BS | Fall 2011 | Fully Online | 12/06/10 minutes | Dr. Heather Annulis | Dr. Heather Annulis | Brittany Tellefsen | gulfparkadvisingcenter@usm.edu |
| Instructional Technology and Design PhD | Fall 2009 | Hybrid | 1/28/08 minutes | Dr. Cyndi Gaudet | |||
| Interdisciplinary Studies BIS | Hybrid | Dr. Ann Marie Kinnell |
Evon Swan |
Evon Swan will assign advisor | |||
| International Development PhD | Fall 2011 | Hybrid | 04/18/11 minutes | Dr. Joseph St. Marie |
Annette Copeland |
Annette Copeland | |
| Kinesiology (Physical Education) MS | Fall 2013 | Fully Online | 1/28/13 minutes | Dr. Scott Piland | Dr.Melissa Thompson | Dr. Melissa Thompson | At the Oct 19 Grad Council meeting the proposal was submitted and approved to delete this degree. Applications will not be accepted after the fall 2020 semester. |
| Liberal Studies BLIS | Fall 2015 | Fully Online | 11/2/2014 agenda | Dr. Ann Marie Kinnell |
Evon Swan |
Evon Swan | |
| Library and Information Science (Licensure) MLIS | Fall 2002 | Fully Online | Fall 2002~Prior to Council Approval Requirement | Dr. Teresa Welsh | Dr. Teresa Welsh | Dr. Teresa Welsh | School of Library and Information Science |
| Library and Information Science BS | Fall 2012 | Fully Online | 2/6/12 minutes | Dr. Teresa Welsh | Edmand Pace | Edmand Pace | |
| Library and Information Science MLIS | Fall 2002 | Fully Online | Fall 2002~Prior to Council Approval Requirement | Dr. Teresa Welsh | Dr. Teresa Welsh | Dr. Teresa Welsh | |
| Logistics Trade & Transportation MS | Fall 2009 | Hybrid | 1/26/09 minutes | Dr. Heather Annulis | Dr. Heather Annulis | Joyce Powell | |
| Management BSBA | Summer 2018 | Fully Online | Dr. SherRhonda Gibbs |
Linda Jordan |
Linda Jordan | ||
| Management of Child Nutrition (Graduate) | Spring 2005 | Fully Online | 9/27/04 minutes |
Dr. Holly Huye |
Dr. Holly Huye | ||
| Master of Public Health MPH | Fully Online | Dr. Charkarra Anderson-Lewis | Vickie Reed | Vickie Reed | |||
| Medical Laboratory Science (MLT to MLS) BS | 10/02/17 | Fully Online | https://info.usm.edu/sites/default/files/sarah-stogner/academiccouncilminutesoctober22017.pdf | Dr. Jake Schaefer | Dr. Mary Warden | Dr. Mary Warden | School of Biological, Environmental, & Earth Sciences |
| Medical Laboratory Science MS | Fall 2010 | Fully Online | 1/25/10 minutes | Dr. Jake Schaefer | Dr. Cindy Handley | Dr. Cindy Handley | |
| Music Education MMEd | Prior to Council Approval Requirement | Fully Online | Prior to Council Approval Requirement | Dr. Richard Kravchak | Dr. Kimberley Davis | Dr. Ashley Allen | |
| Nursing (Adult-Gerontological Nurse Practitioner) MSN | Summer 2010 | Hybrid | 3/22/10 minutes | ||||
| Nursing (Family Nurse Practitioner) MSN | Spring 2012 | Hybrid | 5/9/11 minutes, classes were approved that would make this degree over 50% online. Council approved classes pending the School of Nursing submitting the paperwork for the MSN, emphasis in Family Nurse Practioner, as online. 6/13/11 minutes , program approval was sent (noted in corresponding secretarty section). | Dr. LaWanda Baskin | Dr. Carolyn Coleman | Dr. Carolyn Coleman | |
| Nursing (Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner) MSN | Fall 2012 | Hybrid | 12/12/11 minutes | Dr. LaWanda Baskin | Dr. Carolyn Colman | Dr. Carolyn Coleman | |
| Nursing (RN-BSN) BSN | Fall 2007 | Fully Online | 6/06/06 minutes | Dr. Elizabeth Tinnon | Dr. Elizabeth Holman | Tiffany Kersten | Program Reactivated on 10.2.2017 at Academic Council Meeting |
| Nursing Leadership Certificate | Fully Online | Dr. LaWanda Baskin | Dr. Debra Copeland | Dr. Debra Copeland | |||
| Nursing Leadership PhD | November 20, 2017 | Fully Online | Effective fall 2018 Admits fall semesters only Application deadline is March 1st | Dr. LaWanda Baskin | Patsy Anderson | Dr. Patsy Anderson | School of Leadership and Advanced Nursing Practice Only admits fall semesters Application deadline is March 1st |
| Nutrition and Food Systems (Dietetics Practice) MS | Summer 2016 | Fully Online | 1/25/2016 | Dr. Scott Piland | Dr. Melissa Thompson | Roxanne Kingston | |
| Nutrition and Food Systems (Management of Child Nutrition Programs) MS | Fall 2012 | Fully Online | 1/23/12 minutes Program suspended |
Dr. Holly Huye |
Dr. Holly Huye | ||
| Philosophy, BA | 2/3/19 | Fully Online | Effective Fall 2019 | Dr. Matthew Casey |
Dr. Matthew Casey |
Dr. Amy Slagle | School of Humanities philosophy@usm.edu 601.266.4320 |
| Political Science (International Development) MA | Fall 2011 | Fully Online | 04/18/11 minutes | Inactive | |||
| Polymer Science & Engineering (Composites Engineering) MS | Fall 2009 | Fully Online | 2/16/09 minutes | Inactive | |||
| Public Health (Allied Health) BS | March 6, 2019 | Fully Online | Effective spring 2020 | Dr. Charkarra Anderson-Lewis | Susan Dobson | Susan Dobson | School of Health Professions |
| Secondary Education & Teaching (Teach Mississippi Institute) Graduate Certificate | Fully Online | March 19, 2018 Effective Fall 2018 | Dr. Noal Cochran | Dr. Jay Howell | Dr. Jay Howell | School of Education | |
| Secondary Teacher Education (Alternate Route) MAT | Fully Online | March 19, 2018 Effective Fall 2018 | Dr. Noal Cochran | Dr. Jay Howell | Dr. Jay Howell | School of Education | |
| Sociology, BS | 12/3/18 | Fully Online | Effective Fall 2019 | Dr. Edward Sayre | Dr. Dana Fennell | Dr. Kozlowski | School of Social Science and Global Studies usmssgs@usm.edu 601.266.4964 |
| Special Education BS | Fall 2010 | Hybrid | 10/04/10 minutes | Dr. Noal Cochran | Sandra Nichols | Sandra Nichols: sandra.nichols@umsm.edu | |
| Special Education MEd | Fall 2009 | Fully Online | 5/11/09 minutes | Dr. Noal Cochran | Dr. Alisa Lowrey | Dr. Alisa Lowrey | Audra Classen: Audra.Classen@usm.edu or 601.266.4239 |
| Sport Coaching Education MS | Fall 2006 | Fully Online | 1/23/06 minutes | Dr. Scott Piland | Dr. Melissa Thompson | Dr. Melissa Thompson | |
| Sport Management (Sport Event Security Management) MS | Summer 2015 | Fully Online | 4/23/15 | Dr. Jayme Foster | Dr. Brandon Allen | Dr. Brandon Allen | |
| Sport Management MS | Fall 2006 | Fully Online | 1/23/06 minutes | Dr. Jayme Foster | Dr. Brandon Allen | Dr. Brandon Allen | |
| Sport Security Management Graduate Certificate | Fall 2012 | Fully Online | 11/14/11 minutes | Dr. Jamye Foster | Dr. Brandon Allen | Dr. Brandon Allen | |
| Teaching of Languages (French) MATL | Summer 2005 | Hybrid | Summer 2005~Prior to Council Approval Requirement | Dr. Ward Sayre | Dr. Laurel Abreu | Dr. Laurel Abreu | |
| Teaching of Languages (Spanish) MATL | Summer 2005 | Hybrid | Summer 2005~Prior to Council Approval Requirement | Dr. Ward Sayre | Dr. Laurel Abreu | Dr. Laurel Abreu | |
| Teaching of Languages (TESOL) | Summer 2005 | Hybrid | Summer 2005~Prior to Council Approval Requirement | Dr. Ward Sayre | Dr. Laurel Abreu | Dr. Laurel Abreu | |
| TESOL Graduate Certificate | Spring 2010 | Fully Online | 11/16/09 minutes | Dr. Ward Sayre | Dr. Laurel Abreu | Dr. Laurel Abreu | |
| Tourism (Casino Resort Management) BSBA | Fall 2012 | Hybrid | 12/5/11 minutes | Dr. Stacey Hall |
Dennis Phillips |
Inactive | |
| Youth Services and Literature Graduate Certificate | Spring 2013 | Fully Online | 10/29/12 minutes | Dr. Teresa Welsh | Dr. Teresa Welsh | Dr. Teresa Welsh |