Department of Biological Sciences ................................................ 72
Table of Contents Department of Chemistry ............................................................... 75
Introduction ............................................................................................. 3 Department of Classical & Modern Languages and Literatures ...... 78
Admissions Information ........................................................................... 6 Department of Communication ...................................................... 82
Recruiting ......................................................................................... 6 Department of English ................................................................... 84
Applications ...................................................................................... 6 Department of Geosciences ........................................................... 87
Entrance Requirements ................................................................... 6 Department of History .................................................................... 91
Freshman .................................................................................. 6 Department of Mathematics and Statistics ..................................... 92
Special Non-Degree Classification ............................................ 8 Department of Philosophy and Religion ......................................... 94
Admission of Transfer Students ................................................ 8 Department of Physics and Astronomy .......................................... 96
Admission of International Students .......................................... 9 Department of Political Science and Public Administration ............ 97
Admission to Teacher Education ............................................. 10 Department of Psychology ............................................................. 99
Graduate Admissions .............................................................. 10 Department of Sociology .............................................................. 100
Legal Resident Status .................................................................... 10 Economics .................................................................................... 104
Tuition and Fees ............................................................................ 11 Gender Studies Minor .................................................................. 105
Student Account Management ....................................................... 13 General Liberal Arts ..................................................................... 106
General Information ................................................................. 13 General Science ........................................................................... 106
Payments ................................................................................. 13 Interdisciplinary Studies ............................................................... 107
Refunds ................................................................................... 14 Music ............................................................................................ 108
Financial Aid .................................................................................. 14 Occupational Therapy Curriculum ................................................ 109
How to Apply ........................................................................... 17 Physical Therapy Curriculum ....................................................... 109
Policies .................................................................................... 17 Pre-Professional Programs .......................................................... 109
Colleges and Degree Programs ........................................................... 20 College of Business ............................................................................ 111
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences .............................................. 21 Business Administration Major ..................................................... 113
Department of Agricultural Economics ........................................... 23 Department of Finance and Economics ....................................... 114
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering .................. 26 Department of Management and Information Systems ................ 117
Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences .................................... 28 Department of Marketing, Quantitative Analysis and Business Law
....................................................................................................... 119
Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and
Plant Pathology .............................................................................. 30 International Business Program ................................................... 121
Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion ....... 35 Richard C. Adkerson School of Accountancy .............................. 123
Department of Landscape Architecture .......................................... 41 College of Education .......................................................................... 127
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences ......................................... 44 Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology .............. 130
Department of Poultry Science ...................................................... 50 Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education ..... 132
School of Human Sciences ............................................................ 51 Department of Instructional Systems and Workforce Development
....................................................................................................... 139
College of Architecture, Art, and Design .............................................. 58
Department of Kinesiology ........................................................... 143
Building Construction Science ....................................................... 58
Department of Leadership and Foundations ................................ 146
Department of Art .......................................................................... 59
Department of Music .................................................................... 147
Interior Design ................................................................................ 62
The James Worth Bagley College of Engineering .............................. 150
School of Architecture .................................................................... 63
Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering ........................ 159
College of Arts & Sciences ................................................................... 67
Department of Aerospace Engineering ........................................ 161
African American Studies ............................................................... 71
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering ................ 162
Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures ............ 71
, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering .................... 164 Withdrawal .................................................................................... 225
Department of Computer Science and Engineering ..................... 166 Classification of Students ............................................................. 225
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering ................... 168 Undergraduate Enrollment in Graduate Courses ......................... 225
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering ..................... 171 Recognition of Academic Achievement ........................................ 225
Department of Mechanical Engineering ....................................... 172 Graduation and Commencement ................................................. 225
College of Forest Resources .............................................................. 174 Conduct and Discipline ................................................................ 226
Department of Sustainable Bioproducts ....................................... 175 Student Life ......................................................................................... 227
Department of Forestry ................................................................ 176 Student Housing ........................................................................... 227
Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture ...................... 180 Services ........................................................................................ 227
Shackouls Honors College ................................................................. 185 Libraries ................................................................................. 227
College of Veterinary Medicine ........................................................... 187 Books and Supplies .............................................................. 228
Office of Academic Affairs .................................................................. 192 University Dining Services ..................................................... 228
Office of the Graduate School ............................................................ 195 John C. Longest Student Health Center ................................ 228
Center for Distance Education ............................................................ 198 International Services ............................................................ 229
MSU-Meridian ..................................................................................... 199 Student Counseling Services ................................................ 229
Division of Arts and Sciences ...................................................... 200 Assessment & Testing Services ............................................ 229
Division of Business ..................................................................... 205 The Learning Center ............................................................. 229
Division of Education ................................................................... 205 The Career Center ................................................................ 230
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps ........................................................ 207 The Holmes Cultural Diversity Center ................................... 230
Academic Opportunities ...................................................................... 210 Information Technology Services .......................................... 230
Cooperative Education Program .................................................. 210 Student Support Services ...................................................... 230
Montgomery Leadership Program ................................................ 210 Disability Support Services .................................................... 231
Day One Leadership Program ..................................................... 210 Student and Campus Life ............................................................ 231
Service Learning Program ........................................................... 210 Colvard Student Union .......................................................... 231
National Student Exchange .......................................................... 211 The Student Association ....................................................... 231
International Study Abroad ........................................................... 211 Student Publication ............................................................... 231
Scholarships ................................................................................. 211 Student Organizations ........................................................... 231
Academic Policies ............................................................................... 213 Fraternity and Sorority Life .................................................... 231
Degrees, Degree Requirements, and Scheduling ........................ 213 Musical Organizations ........................................................... 232
General Education Requirements ......................................... 214 Religion .................................................................................. 232
Academic Records ....................................................................... 218 Recreational Sports ............................................................... 233
Confidentiality and Disposal of Student Records ................... 218 Intercollegiate Athletics .......................................................... 233
Student Access to Records ................................................... 218 Course Descriptions ............................................................................ 234
Procedures for Access .......................................................... 219 Index ................................................................................................... 447
Release of Directory Information ........................................... 219
Release of Educational Records ........................................... 219
Disciplinary Suspension and Expulsion ................................. 220
Credits, Grades, and Standing ..................................................... 220
Credit by Examination ........................................................... 220
Grades and Quality Points .................................................... 223
Academic Standing ............................................................... 223
Class Attendance ......................................................................... 224
, Mississippi State University 3
Research (CCSR); High Voltage Laboratory; Institute for Clean Energy
Introduction Technology (ICET); Raspet Flight Research Laboratory (RFRL);
Forest and Wildlife Research Center; Franklin Furniture Institute;
ONE-HUNDRED THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL BULLETIN Extension Service; Center for Governmental Technology; Southern
Volume XC Rural Development Center; Center for Environmental Health Sciences;
Energy Institute; Geosystems Research Institute (GRI); Institute for
2015-2016 Genomics, Biocomputing and Biotechnology (IGBB); International
Institute; Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute; Northern Gulf
Mississippi State University is a comprehensive, doctoral degree Institute (NGI); Social Science Research Center (SSRC); and Sustainable
granting, land-grant university. It forms part of a cohesive community with Energy Research Center (SERC).
the growing town of Starkville, population 24,000. Located in the eastern
part of north-central Mississippi, the university is 125 miles northeast The grounds of the University are comprised of about 4,200 acres,
of Jackson, 165 miles southeast of Memphis, and 150 miles west of including farms, pastures, and woodlands. The net investment in
Birmingham. It is served by U.S. Highway 82, state highways 12 and 25, buildings and grounds is approximately $1 billion.
and by commercial air service through Golden Triangle Regional Airport,
14 miles east of campus. The university began as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of the
State of Mississippi, one of the national land-grant colleges established
Mississippi State University is accredited by the Southern Association of after Congress passed the Morrill Act in 1862. It was created by the
Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, Mississippi Legislature on February 28, 1878, to fulfill the mission of
masters, specialist, and doctorate degrees. Contact the Commission on offering training in agriculture, horticulture and the mechanical arts . . .
Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call without excluding other scientific and classical studies, including military
(404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Mississippi State tactics. The College received its first students in the fall of 1880 in the
University. presidency of General Stephen D. Lee. In 1887, Congress passed
the Hatch Act, which provided for the establishment of the Agricultural
Mississippi State University comprises the following academic units: the Experiment Station in 1888. Two other pieces of federal legislation
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, including the School of Human provided funds for extending the mission of the College: in 1914, the
Sciences; the College of Architecture, Art, and Design; the College of Smith-Lever Act called for instruction in practical agriculture and home
Arts and Sciences; the College of Business, including the Richard C. economics to persons not attendant or resident, thus creating the state-
Adkerson School of Accountancy; the James Worth Bagley College wide effort which led to Extension offices in every county in the State;
of Engineering, including the Swalm School of Chemical Engineering; and, in 1917, the Smith-Hughes Act provided for the training of teachers
the College of Forest Resources; the College of Veterinary Medicine; in vocational education.
the College of Education; the Graduate School; and the Center for
Distance Education. Four regional research and extension centers By 1932, when the Legislature renamed the College as Mississippi State
representing both the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment College, it consisted of the Agricultural Experiment Station (1887), the
Station (MAFES) and the Mississippi State University Extension Service College of Engineering (1902), the College of Agriculture (1903), the
are located in different parts of the state. MAFES conducts research at School of Industrial Pedagogy (1909), the School of General Science
16 off-campus sites throughout the state. The Mississippi State University (1911), the College of Business and Industry (1915), the Mississippi
Extension Service offers programs and services in all 82 counties of Agricultural Extension Service (1915), and the Division of Continuing
Mississippi. Supporting the academic and educational programs of the Education (1919). Further, in 1926 the College had received its first
total university are the Mitchell Memorial Library and branch libraries. accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. By
1958, when the Legislature again renamed the institution, as Mississippi
Mississippi State University operates off-campus sites with State University, the Office of the Graduate School had been organized
undergraduate and graduate programs in Meridian, Miss., as well as the (1936), doctoral degree programs had begun (1951), the School of Forest
School of Architecture's fifth-year program in Jackson, Miss. Resources had been established (1954), and the College of Arts and
Sciences had been created (1956). The College of Architecture admitted
Several centers and institutes perform specialized teaching, research or
its first students in 1973. The College of Veterinary Medicine admitted
service activities. Among these are the Institute for Systems Engineering
its first class in 1977, and the School of Accountancy was established in
Research (ISER); Institute for Computational Research in Engineering
1979.
and Science (ICRES); Center for Safety and Health; High Performance
Computing Collaboratory; Mississippi State Chemical Lab (MSCL);
National Strategic Planning and Analysis Research Center (nSPARC);
Past Presidents of the College/University
Research and Curriculum Unit; Institute for Imaging and Analytical 1. General Stephen D. Lee (1880-1899)
Technologies; Distributed Analytics and Security Institute; Carl Small 2. John Marshall Stone (1899-1900)
Town Center; Educational Design Institute (EDI); Gulf Coast Community
3. John Crumpton Hardy (1900-1912)
Design Studio; Biological and Physical Sciences Research Institute;
4. George Robert Hightower (1912-1916)
Center for Computational Sciences; Cobb Institute of Archaeology;
Institute for the Humanities; Stennis Institute of Government and 5. William Hall Smith (1916-1920)
Community Development; Center for Family Enterprise Research; 6. David Carlisle Hull (1920-1925)
Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Center for Educational 7. Buz M. Walker (1925-1930)
Partnerships; Early Childhood Institute; Mississippi Writing/Thinking 8. Hugh Critz (1930-1934)
Institute; National Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low
9. George Duke Humphrey (1934-1945)
Vision; T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability; Center for
Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS); Center for Computer Security 10. Fred Tom Mitchell (1945-1953)
, 4 Introduction
11. Benjamin F. Hilbun (1953-1960) DAVID R. SHAW, Ph.D. Vice President for Research and
12. Dean W. Colvard (1960-1966) Economic Development
13. William L. Giles (1966-1976) AMY B. TUCK Vice President for Campus Services
14. James D. McComas (1976-1985) DON A. ZANT Vice President for Budget and
15. Donald W. Zacharias (1985-1997) Planning
16. Malcolm Portera (1998-2001) JOAN L. LUCAS General Counsel
17. J. Charles Lee (2001-2006) TOMMY J. STEVENSON, Ph.D. Chief Diversity Officer and Director,
Office of Institutional Diversity and
18. Robert H. Foglesong (2006-2008)
Inclusion
Vision and Mission Statements SCOTT A. STRICKLIN Director of Athletics
Vision Academic Deans
Mississippi State University will be a leading public research university Name Title
that is globally aware and involved, accessible and responsive to the
JEROME A. GILBERT, Ph.D. Provost and Executive Vice
many constituencies it serves, and fully integrated with the intellectual,
President
social, and economic development of the state, while delivering excellent
programs of teaching, research, and service. RICHARD L. BLACKBOURN, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Education
MEGHAN MILLEA, Ph.D. Interim Administrative Dean of
Mission MSU-Meridian
Mississippi State University is a public, land-grant university whose LORI M. BRUCE, Ph.D. Dean of the Graduate School
mission is to provide access and opportunity to students from all sectors FRANCES N. COLEMAN, M.L.S. Dean of Libraries
of the states diverse population, as well as from other states and R. GREGORY DUNAWAY, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Arts and
countries, and to offer excellent programs of teaching, research, and Sciences
service. KENT H. HOBLET, D.V.M. Dean of the College of Veterinary
Medicine
Enhancing its historic strengths in agriculture, natural resources,
engineering, mathematics, and natural and physical sciences, Mississippi GEORGE M. HOPPER, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Forest
State offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate Resources and Dean of the College
programs; these include architecture, the fine arts, business, education, of Agriculture and Life Sciences
the humanities, the social and behavioral sciences, and veterinary JASON M KEITH, Ph.D. Interim Dean of the Bagley College
medicine. of Engineering
SHARON L. OSWALD, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Business
The university embraces its role as a major contributor to the economic
CHRISTOPHER A. SNYDER, Ph.D. Dean of the Shackouls Honors
development of the state through targeted research and the transfer
College
of ideas and technology to the public, supported by faculty and staff
relationships with industry, community organizations, and government JAMES L. WEST, M.Arch. Dean of the College of Architecture,
entities. Art and Design
Building on its land-grant tradition, Mississippi State strategically extends Board of Trustees of State Institutions of
its resources and expertise throughout the entire state for the benefit of
Higher Learning
Mississippis citizens, offering access for working and place-bound adult
learners through its Meridian Campus, Extension, and distance learning State of Mississippi
programs. Mississippi State is committed to its tradition of instilling among
its students and alumni ideals of diversity, citizenship, leadership, and Officers of the Board
service. Name Title
ALAN W. PERRY President
President's Cabinet / Officers of the GLENN BOYCE Commissioner
University
Board Members
Name Title
KAREN L. CUMMINS
MARK E. KEENUM, Ph.D. President of the University
THOMAS DUFF
JEROME A. GILBERT, Ph.D. Provost and Executive Vice BRADFORD JOHNSON DYE, III
President SHANE HOOPER
GREGORY A. BOHACH, Ph.D. Vice President for Agriculture, ALFRED MCNAIR, JR.
Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine EDDIE (CHIP) MORGAN, JR.
BILL BROYLES Interim Vice President for Student HAL PARKER
Affairs CHRISTINE L. PICKERING
DOUGLAS W. ROUSE
JOHN P. RUSH Vice President for Development and
C. D. SMITH, JR.
Alumni
Table of Contents Department of Chemistry ............................................................... 75
Introduction ............................................................................................. 3 Department of Classical & Modern Languages and Literatures ...... 78
Admissions Information ........................................................................... 6 Department of Communication ...................................................... 82
Recruiting ......................................................................................... 6 Department of English ................................................................... 84
Applications ...................................................................................... 6 Department of Geosciences ........................................................... 87
Entrance Requirements ................................................................... 6 Department of History .................................................................... 91
Freshman .................................................................................. 6 Department of Mathematics and Statistics ..................................... 92
Special Non-Degree Classification ............................................ 8 Department of Philosophy and Religion ......................................... 94
Admission of Transfer Students ................................................ 8 Department of Physics and Astronomy .......................................... 96
Admission of International Students .......................................... 9 Department of Political Science and Public Administration ............ 97
Admission to Teacher Education ............................................. 10 Department of Psychology ............................................................. 99
Graduate Admissions .............................................................. 10 Department of Sociology .............................................................. 100
Legal Resident Status .................................................................... 10 Economics .................................................................................... 104
Tuition and Fees ............................................................................ 11 Gender Studies Minor .................................................................. 105
Student Account Management ....................................................... 13 General Liberal Arts ..................................................................... 106
General Information ................................................................. 13 General Science ........................................................................... 106
Payments ................................................................................. 13 Interdisciplinary Studies ............................................................... 107
Refunds ................................................................................... 14 Music ............................................................................................ 108
Financial Aid .................................................................................. 14 Occupational Therapy Curriculum ................................................ 109
How to Apply ........................................................................... 17 Physical Therapy Curriculum ....................................................... 109
Policies .................................................................................... 17 Pre-Professional Programs .......................................................... 109
Colleges and Degree Programs ........................................................... 20 College of Business ............................................................................ 111
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences .............................................. 21 Business Administration Major ..................................................... 113
Department of Agricultural Economics ........................................... 23 Department of Finance and Economics ....................................... 114
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering .................. 26 Department of Management and Information Systems ................ 117
Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences .................................... 28 Department of Marketing, Quantitative Analysis and Business Law
....................................................................................................... 119
Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and
Plant Pathology .............................................................................. 30 International Business Program ................................................... 121
Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion ....... 35 Richard C. Adkerson School of Accountancy .............................. 123
Department of Landscape Architecture .......................................... 41 College of Education .......................................................................... 127
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences ......................................... 44 Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology .............. 130
Department of Poultry Science ...................................................... 50 Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education ..... 132
School of Human Sciences ............................................................ 51 Department of Instructional Systems and Workforce Development
....................................................................................................... 139
College of Architecture, Art, and Design .............................................. 58
Department of Kinesiology ........................................................... 143
Building Construction Science ....................................................... 58
Department of Leadership and Foundations ................................ 146
Department of Art .......................................................................... 59
Department of Music .................................................................... 147
Interior Design ................................................................................ 62
The James Worth Bagley College of Engineering .............................. 150
School of Architecture .................................................................... 63
Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering ........................ 159
College of Arts & Sciences ................................................................... 67
Department of Aerospace Engineering ........................................ 161
African American Studies ............................................................... 71
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering ................ 162
Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures ............ 71
, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering .................... 164 Withdrawal .................................................................................... 225
Department of Computer Science and Engineering ..................... 166 Classification of Students ............................................................. 225
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering ................... 168 Undergraduate Enrollment in Graduate Courses ......................... 225
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering ..................... 171 Recognition of Academic Achievement ........................................ 225
Department of Mechanical Engineering ....................................... 172 Graduation and Commencement ................................................. 225
College of Forest Resources .............................................................. 174 Conduct and Discipline ................................................................ 226
Department of Sustainable Bioproducts ....................................... 175 Student Life ......................................................................................... 227
Department of Forestry ................................................................ 176 Student Housing ........................................................................... 227
Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture ...................... 180 Services ........................................................................................ 227
Shackouls Honors College ................................................................. 185 Libraries ................................................................................. 227
College of Veterinary Medicine ........................................................... 187 Books and Supplies .............................................................. 228
Office of Academic Affairs .................................................................. 192 University Dining Services ..................................................... 228
Office of the Graduate School ............................................................ 195 John C. Longest Student Health Center ................................ 228
Center for Distance Education ............................................................ 198 International Services ............................................................ 229
MSU-Meridian ..................................................................................... 199 Student Counseling Services ................................................ 229
Division of Arts and Sciences ...................................................... 200 Assessment & Testing Services ............................................ 229
Division of Business ..................................................................... 205 The Learning Center ............................................................. 229
Division of Education ................................................................... 205 The Career Center ................................................................ 230
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps ........................................................ 207 The Holmes Cultural Diversity Center ................................... 230
Academic Opportunities ...................................................................... 210 Information Technology Services .......................................... 230
Cooperative Education Program .................................................. 210 Student Support Services ...................................................... 230
Montgomery Leadership Program ................................................ 210 Disability Support Services .................................................... 231
Day One Leadership Program ..................................................... 210 Student and Campus Life ............................................................ 231
Service Learning Program ........................................................... 210 Colvard Student Union .......................................................... 231
National Student Exchange .......................................................... 211 The Student Association ....................................................... 231
International Study Abroad ........................................................... 211 Student Publication ............................................................... 231
Scholarships ................................................................................. 211 Student Organizations ........................................................... 231
Academic Policies ............................................................................... 213 Fraternity and Sorority Life .................................................... 231
Degrees, Degree Requirements, and Scheduling ........................ 213 Musical Organizations ........................................................... 232
General Education Requirements ......................................... 214 Religion .................................................................................. 232
Academic Records ....................................................................... 218 Recreational Sports ............................................................... 233
Confidentiality and Disposal of Student Records ................... 218 Intercollegiate Athletics .......................................................... 233
Student Access to Records ................................................... 218 Course Descriptions ............................................................................ 234
Procedures for Access .......................................................... 219 Index ................................................................................................... 447
Release of Directory Information ........................................... 219
Release of Educational Records ........................................... 219
Disciplinary Suspension and Expulsion ................................. 220
Credits, Grades, and Standing ..................................................... 220
Credit by Examination ........................................................... 220
Grades and Quality Points .................................................... 223
Academic Standing ............................................................... 223
Class Attendance ......................................................................... 224
, Mississippi State University 3
Research (CCSR); High Voltage Laboratory; Institute for Clean Energy
Introduction Technology (ICET); Raspet Flight Research Laboratory (RFRL);
Forest and Wildlife Research Center; Franklin Furniture Institute;
ONE-HUNDRED THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL BULLETIN Extension Service; Center for Governmental Technology; Southern
Volume XC Rural Development Center; Center for Environmental Health Sciences;
Energy Institute; Geosystems Research Institute (GRI); Institute for
2015-2016 Genomics, Biocomputing and Biotechnology (IGBB); International
Institute; Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute; Northern Gulf
Mississippi State University is a comprehensive, doctoral degree Institute (NGI); Social Science Research Center (SSRC); and Sustainable
granting, land-grant university. It forms part of a cohesive community with Energy Research Center (SERC).
the growing town of Starkville, population 24,000. Located in the eastern
part of north-central Mississippi, the university is 125 miles northeast The grounds of the University are comprised of about 4,200 acres,
of Jackson, 165 miles southeast of Memphis, and 150 miles west of including farms, pastures, and woodlands. The net investment in
Birmingham. It is served by U.S. Highway 82, state highways 12 and 25, buildings and grounds is approximately $1 billion.
and by commercial air service through Golden Triangle Regional Airport,
14 miles east of campus. The university began as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of the
State of Mississippi, one of the national land-grant colleges established
Mississippi State University is accredited by the Southern Association of after Congress passed the Morrill Act in 1862. It was created by the
Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, Mississippi Legislature on February 28, 1878, to fulfill the mission of
masters, specialist, and doctorate degrees. Contact the Commission on offering training in agriculture, horticulture and the mechanical arts . . .
Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call without excluding other scientific and classical studies, including military
(404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Mississippi State tactics. The College received its first students in the fall of 1880 in the
University. presidency of General Stephen D. Lee. In 1887, Congress passed
the Hatch Act, which provided for the establishment of the Agricultural
Mississippi State University comprises the following academic units: the Experiment Station in 1888. Two other pieces of federal legislation
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, including the School of Human provided funds for extending the mission of the College: in 1914, the
Sciences; the College of Architecture, Art, and Design; the College of Smith-Lever Act called for instruction in practical agriculture and home
Arts and Sciences; the College of Business, including the Richard C. economics to persons not attendant or resident, thus creating the state-
Adkerson School of Accountancy; the James Worth Bagley College wide effort which led to Extension offices in every county in the State;
of Engineering, including the Swalm School of Chemical Engineering; and, in 1917, the Smith-Hughes Act provided for the training of teachers
the College of Forest Resources; the College of Veterinary Medicine; in vocational education.
the College of Education; the Graduate School; and the Center for
Distance Education. Four regional research and extension centers By 1932, when the Legislature renamed the College as Mississippi State
representing both the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment College, it consisted of the Agricultural Experiment Station (1887), the
Station (MAFES) and the Mississippi State University Extension Service College of Engineering (1902), the College of Agriculture (1903), the
are located in different parts of the state. MAFES conducts research at School of Industrial Pedagogy (1909), the School of General Science
16 off-campus sites throughout the state. The Mississippi State University (1911), the College of Business and Industry (1915), the Mississippi
Extension Service offers programs and services in all 82 counties of Agricultural Extension Service (1915), and the Division of Continuing
Mississippi. Supporting the academic and educational programs of the Education (1919). Further, in 1926 the College had received its first
total university are the Mitchell Memorial Library and branch libraries. accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. By
1958, when the Legislature again renamed the institution, as Mississippi
Mississippi State University operates off-campus sites with State University, the Office of the Graduate School had been organized
undergraduate and graduate programs in Meridian, Miss., as well as the (1936), doctoral degree programs had begun (1951), the School of Forest
School of Architecture's fifth-year program in Jackson, Miss. Resources had been established (1954), and the College of Arts and
Sciences had been created (1956). The College of Architecture admitted
Several centers and institutes perform specialized teaching, research or
its first students in 1973. The College of Veterinary Medicine admitted
service activities. Among these are the Institute for Systems Engineering
its first class in 1977, and the School of Accountancy was established in
Research (ISER); Institute for Computational Research in Engineering
1979.
and Science (ICRES); Center for Safety and Health; High Performance
Computing Collaboratory; Mississippi State Chemical Lab (MSCL);
National Strategic Planning and Analysis Research Center (nSPARC);
Past Presidents of the College/University
Research and Curriculum Unit; Institute for Imaging and Analytical 1. General Stephen D. Lee (1880-1899)
Technologies; Distributed Analytics and Security Institute; Carl Small 2. John Marshall Stone (1899-1900)
Town Center; Educational Design Institute (EDI); Gulf Coast Community
3. John Crumpton Hardy (1900-1912)
Design Studio; Biological and Physical Sciences Research Institute;
4. George Robert Hightower (1912-1916)
Center for Computational Sciences; Cobb Institute of Archaeology;
Institute for the Humanities; Stennis Institute of Government and 5. William Hall Smith (1916-1920)
Community Development; Center for Family Enterprise Research; 6. David Carlisle Hull (1920-1925)
Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Center for Educational 7. Buz M. Walker (1925-1930)
Partnerships; Early Childhood Institute; Mississippi Writing/Thinking 8. Hugh Critz (1930-1934)
Institute; National Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low
9. George Duke Humphrey (1934-1945)
Vision; T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability; Center for
Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS); Center for Computer Security 10. Fred Tom Mitchell (1945-1953)
, 4 Introduction
11. Benjamin F. Hilbun (1953-1960) DAVID R. SHAW, Ph.D. Vice President for Research and
12. Dean W. Colvard (1960-1966) Economic Development
13. William L. Giles (1966-1976) AMY B. TUCK Vice President for Campus Services
14. James D. McComas (1976-1985) DON A. ZANT Vice President for Budget and
15. Donald W. Zacharias (1985-1997) Planning
16. Malcolm Portera (1998-2001) JOAN L. LUCAS General Counsel
17. J. Charles Lee (2001-2006) TOMMY J. STEVENSON, Ph.D. Chief Diversity Officer and Director,
Office of Institutional Diversity and
18. Robert H. Foglesong (2006-2008)
Inclusion
Vision and Mission Statements SCOTT A. STRICKLIN Director of Athletics
Vision Academic Deans
Mississippi State University will be a leading public research university Name Title
that is globally aware and involved, accessible and responsive to the
JEROME A. GILBERT, Ph.D. Provost and Executive Vice
many constituencies it serves, and fully integrated with the intellectual,
President
social, and economic development of the state, while delivering excellent
programs of teaching, research, and service. RICHARD L. BLACKBOURN, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Education
MEGHAN MILLEA, Ph.D. Interim Administrative Dean of
Mission MSU-Meridian
Mississippi State University is a public, land-grant university whose LORI M. BRUCE, Ph.D. Dean of the Graduate School
mission is to provide access and opportunity to students from all sectors FRANCES N. COLEMAN, M.L.S. Dean of Libraries
of the states diverse population, as well as from other states and R. GREGORY DUNAWAY, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Arts and
countries, and to offer excellent programs of teaching, research, and Sciences
service. KENT H. HOBLET, D.V.M. Dean of the College of Veterinary
Medicine
Enhancing its historic strengths in agriculture, natural resources,
engineering, mathematics, and natural and physical sciences, Mississippi GEORGE M. HOPPER, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Forest
State offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate Resources and Dean of the College
programs; these include architecture, the fine arts, business, education, of Agriculture and Life Sciences
the humanities, the social and behavioral sciences, and veterinary JASON M KEITH, Ph.D. Interim Dean of the Bagley College
medicine. of Engineering
SHARON L. OSWALD, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Business
The university embraces its role as a major contributor to the economic
CHRISTOPHER A. SNYDER, Ph.D. Dean of the Shackouls Honors
development of the state through targeted research and the transfer
College
of ideas and technology to the public, supported by faculty and staff
relationships with industry, community organizations, and government JAMES L. WEST, M.Arch. Dean of the College of Architecture,
entities. Art and Design
Building on its land-grant tradition, Mississippi State strategically extends Board of Trustees of State Institutions of
its resources and expertise throughout the entire state for the benefit of
Higher Learning
Mississippis citizens, offering access for working and place-bound adult
learners through its Meridian Campus, Extension, and distance learning State of Mississippi
programs. Mississippi State is committed to its tradition of instilling among
its students and alumni ideals of diversity, citizenship, leadership, and Officers of the Board
service. Name Title
ALAN W. PERRY President
President's Cabinet / Officers of the GLENN BOYCE Commissioner
University
Board Members
Name Title
KAREN L. CUMMINS
MARK E. KEENUM, Ph.D. President of the University
THOMAS DUFF
JEROME A. GILBERT, Ph.D. Provost and Executive Vice BRADFORD JOHNSON DYE, III
President SHANE HOOPER
GREGORY A. BOHACH, Ph.D. Vice President for Agriculture, ALFRED MCNAIR, JR.
Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine EDDIE (CHIP) MORGAN, JR.
BILL BROYLES Interim Vice President for Student HAL PARKER
Affairs CHRISTINE L. PICKERING
DOUGLAS W. ROUSE
JOHN P. RUSH Vice President for Development and
C. D. SMITH, JR.
Alumni
