Academic options
The University of Southern Mississippi offers bachelor's degree programs through its five degree-granting colleges, a total of 142 distinct undergraduate plans.
A bit of history ties together our academic diversity: We offer nearly 20 teaching or education degrees (licensure), staying true to our founding in 1910 as a teacher training school.
Explore your future by browsing for more information about our bachelor's degree programs.
Browse bachelor's degrees by:
- A-Z list
- Academic unit (Colleges and their individual schools and departments)
- Career interest
- Gulf Coast availability (35 degree plans)
- Licensure-teacher licensing (18 degree plans)
- Online availability (5 degree plans)
Pre-professional programs
Southern Miss can prepare you to pursue professional studies in law or in a variety of health care fields:
- Cytotechnology
- Dental Hygiene
- Dentistry
- Health Informatics and Information Management
- Medicine
- Occupational Therapy
- Optometry
- Pharmacy
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant
- Veterinary Medicine
Advisers can help you plan your course work.
- Learn more about pre-professional programs in health
- Learn more about the pre-professional program in law
Honors College
The Southern Miss Honors College offers specialized programs for highly talented students in all disciplines. To apply, freshmen need a 27 ACT score and 3.50 high school GPA. Rising juniors applying must have a 3.25 GPA.