General Education

Written Communication

Natural Science

Select 2 courses with labs:

Humanities

Select 2 courses, 1 History required:

Aesthetic Values

Select 1 course:

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Select 2 courses:

Mathematics

Writing-Intensive Requirement

Any WI designated course (WI).

ENG 101 & ENG 102  prerequisites

Speaking Intensive Requirement

Select 1 course:

Capstone Requirement

Must be taken Senior Year; ENG 101 & ENG 102 prerequisites

Program Curriculum

Major Area of Study Requirements

Select 36 hours, with a minimum of 12 hours each in 3 academic areas chosen from the list below. No more than 6 hours completed under GEC 01-05 can count towards this 36-hour distribution. A minimum of 6 hours in each area must be 300 or 400 level courses for a total of 18 hours.

• Select 12 hours from Academic Area 1 (6 must be 300/400 level)
• Select 12 hours from Academic Area 2 (6 must be 300/400 level)
• Select 12 hours from Academic Area 3 (6 must be 300/400 level)

Academic Area Options (choose 3 of the following 6 options):

Art and Media

• ARE Art Education
• ART Art
• DAN Dance
• DED Dance Education
• EI Entertainment Industry
• FLM Film
• ID Interior Design
• MEA Media and Entertainment Arts
• MED Music Education
• MUP Music Performance
• MUS Music
• THE Theatre

Business and Economic Development

• ACC Accounting
• BA/GBA Business Administration
• ED Economic Development
• ENTR Entrepreneurship
• FIN Finance
• MER/FM Merchandising
• HTM/TM Hosp/Tourism
• HRM Human Resource Management
• IB International Business
• LDR Leadership
• MGT Management
• MIS Management Information Systems
• MKT Marketing
• REI Real Estate & Insurance
• SM Sport Management

Health and Education

• CED Cooperative Ed. Work Term
• CHS/DPH Community Health/Public Health
• CIE Curriculum Instrut. Elem Ed.
• CIP Curriculum & Instr. for Primary
• CIR Curriculum & Instr. Reading
• CIS Curriculum & Instr. Secondary Ed.
• CISE Curriculum, Instr. & Special Ed.
• EDU Education
• HE Higher Education Administration
• HHS/COH Health and Human Services/College of Health
• HPR (old) Human Performance & Recreation
• HPR (new) Health Professions and Rehabilitation Science
• ITD/IT/BTE/BED Instructional Technology
• KIN Kinesiology
• LIS Library & Information Sciences
• NFS/FN Nutrition & Food Systems
• NSG Nursing
• REF Research and Ed. Foundations
• SHS Speech & Hearing Sciences
• SME Science Education
• SPE Special Education
• THY Therapy
• TOE Technical & Occupational Ed.

Humanities and Communication

• CMS Communication Studies
• COM Communication
• ENG English
• FL Foreign Languages
• FRE French
• GER German
• HIS History
• HON Honors College
• HUM Humanities
• IS International Studies
• LS Learning Skills
• MCJ Mass Comm & Journalism
• PHI Philosophy
• REL Religion
• SPA Spanish
• UNV University Studies

Social Science and Interdisciplinary Studies

• ANT Anthropology
• AIS American Indian Studies
• AMS American Studies
• AOS Aerospace Studies
• APT Applied Technology Leadership
• BLKS Black Studies
• CD Child Development
• CJ Criminal Justice
• ECO Economics
• FAM Family Relations
• FCS Family & Consumer Science
• HCD Human Capital Development
• IDS Interdisciplinary Studies
• LGL Legal Studies
• MSL/MS Military Science
• NPS Nonprofit Studies
• PLS Paralegal Studies
• PS Political Science
• PSY Psychology
• SEC Security Studies
• SOC Sociology
• SSGS Social Science
• SUS Sustainable Studies
• SWK Social Work
• WL World Languages
• WS Women’s Studies
• WGS Women’s and Gender Studies
• WTD Workforce Training Development

Science and Engineering

• ACT Architectural Engineering Technology
• AEC Architecture Engineering-Construction
• AST Astronomy
• BCT Construction Engineering Technology
• BEE Biological, Eniv. & Earth Sciences
• BSC Biological Sciences
• CE Computer Engineering
• CET Computer Engineering Technology
• CHE Chemistry & Biochemistry
• COA Coastal Sciences
• COS Computational Sciences
• CS Computer Science (Gulf coast)
• CSC Computer Science
• CSS Computer Science and Statistics
• SEC Security Studies
• ECET Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology
• EET Electronics Engineering Technology
• ENT Engineering Technology
• ESC Environmental Sciences
• FSC Forensic Science
• GHY Geography
• GLY Geology
• HYD Hydrographics
• IET Industrial Engineering Technology
• ITC Information Technology
• MAR Marine Science
• MAT Mathematics
• MLS Medical Laboratory Science
• OE Ocean Engineering
• PHY Physics
• PSC Polymer Science
• PSE Polymer Science & Engineering
• TOX Toxicology

Additional Requirements

One concentration of 18 hours minimum approved by program Director.

Electives

Choose electives as needed with adviser’s approval.

Hours to Degree

120 hours are needed to graduate with a BLS in Liberal Studies. Of the total hours applied to this degree, 30 hours must be in courses numbered at the 300 level or above. The student must earn at least 21 of the last 30 hours of course work and at least 12 hours in the major area of study from Southern Miss. See Residence Hour Requirements for more information.

Admission Requirements

The following is required from all undergraduate applicants:

• Application for Undergraduate Admission
• $45 non-refundable application fee
• An official high school transcript for freshman (high school) applicants OR official transcripts from all institutions attended after high school for transfer applicants
• Submission of ACT or SAT scores for freshman (high school) applicants

Students should be mindful of admission deadlines. For a full list of admission requirements, see the University Admission Policies.

Program Academic Policies and Requirements:

• • See University Academic Policies and Requirements

The University of Southern Mississippi is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools of Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). That means you can expect a program with the highest standards and quality.