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Date 4-20-06
Contact David Tisdale 601.266.4499
Hattiesburg—The
University of Southern Mississippi’s internationally recognized
polymer science degree programs are now available to residents living
in member states of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
through the SREB’s Academic Common Market.
The Academic
Common Market (ACM) provides students the opportunity to enroll
in an undergraduate or graduate program at a university in another
state without having to pay out-of-state tuition, if that program
of study is not offered by the a higher education institution in
the student’s home state. Participating states save money through
the ACM by not having to establish and maintain a program already
offered by another member state.
“This opens
up opportunities for students outside of the state, as well as those
living in Mississippi, to enroll in one of the best academic programs
in the world,” said Dr. Marek Urban, director of the School of Polymers
and High Performance Materials. “Southern Miss offers the only undergraduate
degree program in polymer science and engineering anywhere, and
graduates of the program have tremendous job opportunities and are
successful in graduate school.”
SREB members
include Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Oklahoma, Delaware,
Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Arkansas, South Carolina,
West Virginia, Texas, Maryland and Kentucky.
“The polymer
science program at Southern Miss is internationally recognized for
excellence,” said Dr. Rex Gandy, dean of the College of Science
and Technology. “This arrangement with SREB is indicative of the
high quality of the program.”
Each member
state has a coordinator for the ACM. For more information, visit
the board’s Web site at www.sreb.org.
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