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MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY

Mississippi State University
PO Box 6334
Mississippi State, MS 39762

Official telephone: (662) 325-2323
Fax number: (662) 325-7455

Website: www.msstate.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August and early January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in June, August, and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions, one of 10 weeks and two of five weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: elementary education, marketing, business administration
Majors with the lowest enrollment: agricultural science, manufacturing technology, trade/technical studies
Average freshman GPA: 2.87 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 82%
Student:Faculty ratio: 14:1
Total faculty: 636 men, 365 women, 1,001 total
Full-time faculty: 566 men, 288 women, 854 total
Part-time faculty: 79 men, 99 women, 178 total
Graduation rate: 58% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, weekend college, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-theology, pre-optometry, Pre-physical therapy, Pre-nursing
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, vo-tech
Cooperative education programs:
agriculture, art, business, computer science, education, engineering, health professions, home economics, humanities, natural science, social/behavioral science, technologies, vocational arts, Professional Golf Management, Golf & Sports Turf Management
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Argentina;Australia;Barbados;Chile;Costa Rica;Dominican Republic;France;Ireland;Jamaica;Mexico;New Zealand;Singapore;South Africa;Spain;United Kingdom
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Electronic/Computer Engineering Technology
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Agribusiness
  • Agricultural Engineering Technology/Business
  • Agricultural Food/Resources Economy
  • Agricultural Information Science
  • Agricultural Science
  • Agronomy
  • Animal/Dairy Science
  • Anthropology
  • Architecture
  • Art
  • Banking/Finance
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological Engineering
  • Biological Sciences
  • Business Administration
  • Business Information Systems
  • Business Teacher Education
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Communication
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Economics
  • Educational Psychology
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • Food Science Nutrition/Health Promotion
  • Foreign Language
  • Forestry
  • General Business Administration
  • General Liberal Arts
  • General Science
  • Geoscience
  • History
  • Horticulture
  • Human Sciences
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Industrial Technology
  • Information Technology Services
  • Integrated Pest Management
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Interior Design
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Landscape Contracting
  • Management
  • Management of Construction/Land
  • Management of Land Construction/Land Development
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Technology
  • Microbiology
  • Music Education
  • Paralegal
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Poultry Science
  • Pre-Architecture
  • Psychology
  • Real Estate/Mortgage Financing
  • Risk Management/Insurance/Financial Planning
  • Secondary Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Software Engineering
  • Technology Teacher Education
  • Trade/Technical Studies
  • Wildlife/Fisheries
  • Wildlife/Fisheries Science

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate



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