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601-266-4369
Fax: 601-266-5138

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The University of Southern Mississippi
Graduate School
118 College Drive #5024 Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001

Mailing Address(Admissions)
The University of Southern Mississippi
Graduate Admissions
118 College Drive #5024 Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001

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graduateschool@usm.edu

Graduate Degree Programs

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M = Masters, S = Specialist, D = Doctoral

Fa = Fall 2011, Su = Summer 2012 (If Applicable), Sp = Spring 2012

Rolling - Means department takes applications year round. Contact department for details.

Please Note:

Deadlines to be considered for an assistantship are typically earlier than regular deadlines. Contact the department for assistantship consideration deadlines.

Degrees Department E-mail Phone (601) Unless Indicated Deadlines Accounting (MPA) M Accountancy michael.dugan@usm.edu (228) 214.3447 Su - April 1 Fa - June 1 Sp - Nov 1 Anthropology M Anthropology & Sociology antsoc@usm.edu 266.4306 Rolling Audiology (AuD) D Speech & Hearing Sciences Melissa.Mcintyre@usm.edu 266.5577 Fa - Feb 1 Biological Sciences M, D Biological Sciences jake.schaefer@usm.edu 266.4748 Fa - Feb 15 Sp- Oct 15 Business Administration M (Hybrid) College of Business mba@usm.edu (228) 214.3447 Su - April 1 Fa - June 1 Sp - Nov 1 Chemistry M, D Chemistry & Biochemistry chemistry@usm.edu 266.4701 Rolling Child & Family Studies M (Online) Child & Family Studies heath.grames@usm.edu 266.4679 Sp- Mar 15 Coastal Sciences M, D Coastal Sciences coastal.sciences@usm.edu (228) 872.4215 Su - Mar19 Fa - June 18 Sp - Oct 22 Communication: Communication Studies M, D Communication Studies john.meyer@usm.edu 266.4271 M Su - Apr 15 Fa - July 15 Sp - Dec 1 D Su - Apr 15 Fa - April 15 Sp - Dec 1 Communication: Mass Communication M, D Mass Communication & Journalism Fei.Xue@usm.edu 266.4258 M Su - May 1 Fa - Aug 1 Sp - Dec 1 D Su - Mar 1 Fa - July 1 Sp - Nov 1 Computational Science: Computer Science D Computing chaoyang.zhang@usm.edu 266.4949 Contact Dept Computational Science: Mathematics D Mathematics james.lambers@usm.edu 266.4289 Contact Dept Computational Science: Physics D Physics physics.astronomy@usm.edu 266.4934 Contact Dept Computer Science M Computing chaoyang.zhang@usm.edu 266.4949 Sp - Apr 5 Fa - June 28 Sp - Nov 1 Counseling & Personnel Services- School Counseling M Educational Leadership & School Counseling ursula.whitehead@usm.edu 266.4584 Contact Dpt Counseling & Personnel Services- Student Affairs Administration M Educational Studies & Research Lilian.Hill@usm.edu 266.4621 Rolling Counseling Psychology `Psychology emily.yowell@usm.edu 266.6224 Fa - March 1 Criminal Justice M, D Criminal Justice criminal.justice@usm.edu 266.4509 Fa - Mar 1 Sp - Sep 1 Economic Development M (Hybrid)   Economic & Workforce Development sherry.parker@usm.edu 266.6067 Contact Dpt Education M Educational Studies & Research kyna.shelley@usm.edu 266.4621 Rolling Education: Adult Education D Educational Studies & Research Lilian.Hill@usm.edu 266.4622 Rolling Education: Curriculum and Instruction-(Elem, Secondary, Special Ed) M, S, D Curriculum, Instruction, & Special Education cisegraduateprogram@usm.edu 266.5247 Su - Apr 25 Fa - July 15 Sp - Dec 1 Education: Educational Administration M (Online), S, D Educational Leadership & School Counseling jacquelyn.james@usm.edu 266.4579 Contact Dpt Education: Educational Research, Evaluation, Statistics, Assessment D Educational Studies & Research kyna.shelley@usm.edu 266.4621 Rolling Education: Special Education M, S, D Curriculum, Instruction, & Special Education specialed@usm.edu 266.5247 Su - Apr 25 Fa - July 15 Sp - Dec 1 English (Creative Writing, Literature) M, D English monika.gehlawat@usm.edu 266.4319 Contact Dpt Geography M, D Geography & Geology joby@usm.edu 266.4729 Fa - Mar 1 Sp - Nov 1 Geology M Geography & Geology asim.yousafzai@usm.edu 266.4729 Rolling Gulf Coast Arts & Letters M, D College of Arts & Letters robert.pauly@usm.edu (228) 867.2633   Gulf Coast Business M College of Business mba@usm.edu (228) 214.3447   Gulf Coast Education & Psychology M, S, D College of Education & Psychology thomas.lipscomb@usm.edu (228) 865.4512   Gulf Coast Health M College of Health Patsy.Anderson@usm.edu (228) 865.4517   Higher Education Administration D Educational Studies & Research Lilian.Hill@usm.edu 266.4622 Rolling History M, D History Kyle.Zelner@usm.edu 266.4333 Contact Dept Human Capital Development D (Hybrid) Economic & Workforce Development cyndi.gaudet@usm.edu (228) 214.3517 Contact Dept Human Performance M, D Human Performance & Recreation Trent.Gould@usm.edu 266.5386 M Su - May 1 Fa - July 1 Sp - Dec 1 D Su -Feb 14 Fa - Mar 1 Sp - Sep 1 Hydrographic Science M Marine Science marine.science@usm.edu (228) 688.3177 Contact Dept Instructional Technology M,D (Hybrid) Curriculum, Instruction & Special Education taralynn.hartsell@usm.edu 266-4446 Contact Dept International Development D (Hybrid) Political Science, International Development, & International Affairs David.Butler@usm.edu 266.4310 Fa - May 15 Sp - Oct 15 Library and Information Science M (Online) Library and Information Science slis@usm.edu 266.4228 Rolling Logistics, Trade, & Transportation M (Hybrid) Construction tulio.sulbaran@usm.edu 266.4895 Fa-Apr 15 Sp-Oct 15 Marine Science M, D Marine Science marine.science@usm.edu (228) 688.3177 Contact Dept Marriage & Family Therapy M Child & Family Studies heath.grames@usm.edu 266.4679 Contact Dept Mathematics M Mathematics james.lambers@usm.edu 266.4289 Contact dept Medical Technology M (Online) Medical Technology medtech@usm.edu 266.4908 Fa - Apr 15 Sp - Nov 1 Music M Music jennifer.shank@usm.edu 266.6944 Su - May 1 Fa- Aug 1 Sp - Dec 1 Music Education M (Online), D Music jennifer.shank@usm.edu 266.6944 Su- May 1 Fa - Aug 1 Sp - Dec 1 Musical Art (DMA) D Music jennifer.shank@usm.edu 266.6944 Su- May 1 Fa - Aug 1 Sp - Dec 1 Nursing M, D Nursing Sandra.Bishop@usm.edu 266.5457   M, D Fa - March 1 Nutrition & Food Systems M, D Nutrition & Food Systems m.yadrick@usm.edu 266.5377 M Su -May 1 Fa- July 15 Sp - Nov 15 D Contact Dept Physics M Physics physics.astronomy@usm.edu 266.4934 Fa - Feb 1 Sp - Contact Dpt Political Science M Political Science, International Development, & International Affairs Marek.Steedman@usm.edu 266.4310 Contact Dept Polymer Science & Engineering M (Online), D Polymers and High Performance Materials Daniel.Savin@usm.edu 266.4868 Fa- Feb 1 Sp - Contact Dept Psychology (Clinical) D Psychology tammy.barry@usm.edu 266.5514 Fa- Contact Dept Psychology (Counseling) D Psychology bonnie.nicholson@usm.edu 266.6224 Fa - Dec 1 Psychology (Experimental) D Psychology s.kuczaj@usm.edu 266.4179 Fa - Contact Dept Psychology (School) D Psychology daniel.tingstrom@usm.edu 266.4594 Fa - Contact Dept Public Health (MPH) M (Hybrid) Community Health Sciences emmanuel.ahua@usm.edu 266.6047 Fa - July 15 Sp - Oct 15 Public Relations M Mass Communications & Journalism Fei.Xue@usm.edu 266.5650 Su - May 1 Fa- Aug 1 Sp - Dec 1 Science Education M, D Science and Mathematics Education sherry.herron@usm.edu 266.4739 Contact Dept Social Work M Social Work social.work@usm.edu 266.4163 Fa - Mar 15 Sp - Oct 15 Special Education M (Online) Curriculum, Instruction, & Special Education hollie.filce@usm.edu 266.5247 Su - Apr 25 Fa - July 15 Sp - Dec 1 Speech & Hearing Sci,Education of the Deaf - Early Oral Intervention M Speech & Hearing Sciences Melissa.Mcintyre@usm.edu 266.5577 Contact Dpt Speech-Language Pathology M Speech & Hearing Sciences Melissa.Mcintyre@usm.edu 266.5577 Feb 1 Sport Coaching Education M (Online) Human Performance & Recreation Trent.Gould@usm.edu 266.5386 Su - May 1 Fa - July 1 Sp - Dec 1 Sport Management M (Online) Human Performance & Recreation Trent.Gould@usm.edu 266.5386 Fa - Apr 1 Sp - N/A Teaching of Languages (MATL) M (Online) Foreign Languages and Literatures foreign.languages@usm.edu 266.4964 Su- May 1 Fa - Aug 1 Sp - Dec 1 Theatre (MFA) M Theatre & Dance louis.rackoff@usm.edu 266.4994 Contact Dpt Workforce Training & Development M (Hybrid) Economic & Workforce Development heather.annulis@usm.edu (228) 214.3517 Contact Dept