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Jackson State University

Jackson State University
1400 J.R. Lynch Street
Jackson, MS 39217

Official telephone: (601) 979-2121
Toll-free telephone: (800) 848-6817
Fax number: (601) 979-2358
Website: www.jsums.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in August and 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, July, August, and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of four weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: professional interdisciplinary studies, childcare/family education, social work
Majors with the lowest enrollment: meteorology, earth system science, music education
Average freshman GPA: 2.7 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 78%
Student:Faculty ratio: 18:1
Total faculty: 308 men, 298 women
Full-time faculty: 208 men, 179 women
Part-time faculty: 100 men, 119 women
Graduation rate: 40% 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:
double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, weekend college, distance learning
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, secondary, special education
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
art, education, engineering, natural science, social/behavioral science, technologies
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Costa Rica, Europe, Latin America, and Nicaragua.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Art
  • Biology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Child Care/Family Education
  • Civil Engineering
  • Communicative Disorders
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice/Correctional Services
  • Earth Systems Science
  • Economics
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Foreign Languages
  • Health Care Administration
  • Health/Physical Education/Recreation
  • History
  • Industrial Technology
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mass Communications
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Education
  • Meteorology
  • Music Education
  • Performance
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Professional Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Special Education
  • Speech
  • Statistics
  • Telecommunications Engineering
  • Urban Studies
Doctorates

  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Computational/Data Enabled
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Educational Administration
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health
  • Science/Engineering
  • Social Work
  • Urban Education
  • Urban/Regional Planning
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Clinical Mental Health
  • Communicative Disorders
  • Computer Science
  • Counseling/Rehabilitation/Psychometric Services
  • Criminology/Justice Services
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Educational Administration/Supervision
  • Elementary Education
  • Engineering
  • English
  • Environmental Science
  • Hazardous Waste Management
  • Health/Physical Education/Recreation
  • History
  • Mass Communications
  • Mathematics
  • Music Education
  • Political Science
  • Public Health
  • Public Policy/Administration
  • Reading
  • Rehabilitation Counseling
  • School Counseling
  • Science/Mathematics Education
  • Secondary Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Special Education
  • Sport Sciences
  • Teaching
  • Technology Education
  • Urban/Regional Planning

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • neither credit nor placement for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • neither credit nor placement for DANTES
  • credit for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • neither credit nor placement for international baccalaureate

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