Location & Contact Information

Address:
1400 JR Lynch Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39217
Main Phone: (601) 979-2121
Main Contact: Shemeka McClung, Ph.D.
Website:http://www.jsums.edu

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Scholarships
Anslen J. Martin Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, Gamma Rho Chapter, Melita W. Woodard Memorial Endowed Scholarship
100 Black Men of America Scholarship
Gilbane Scholarship Program
Oracle/UNCF Corporate Scholars Program 2010
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Jackson State University

Since 1877, Jackson State University has been providing young men and women opportunities that will empower them to succeed in an increasingly complex world. As the Urban University of Mississippi, Jackson State emphasizes public service programs designed to enhance quality of life and seek solutions to urban problems in the physical, social, intellectual, and economic environments.

Located in Jackson, the capital city and the cultural, political, geographic and business center of Mississippi, the campus is a scenic 250-acre tract only five minutes from downtown and less than twenty minutes from Jackson-Evers International Airport.

Tree-lined walkways and a large central plaza add to the atmosphere of a major university in a bustling capital city.

In addition to numerous year-round activities on the campus, the city offers plenty of concerts and other cultural events, and shopping centers and malls provide exciting excursions in search of great bargains.

Quick Facts

Undergrad Population: 7492
Graduate Population: 2319
Student Body: Coed
In State Tuition: $7141
Out of State Tuition: $17494
Room & Board: $8708
Applications Due: Rolling Admissions (No Fee)
 Conference: SouthWestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)
Mascot: Tigers
Accreditations: AACSB, ABET, ACEJMC, ACS, APA, CAA, CACREP, CAEP, CEPH, CORE, CSWE, NAIT, NASAD, NASM, NASPAA, NCATE, PAB, SACS,
Online Classes: yes
Percent Men: 34.25
Percent Women: 65.74

Online Admissions Application:

http://www.jsums.edu/apply
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Majors Offered

College of Business
•BBA--Accounting
•MPA--Accounting

•BBA--Business Administration

•MBA--Business Administration
•Ph.D.--Business Administration
•BBA--Economics
•BBA--Entrepreneurship

•BBA--Finance

•BBA--Management

•BBA--Marketing

College of Education
•BS--Child Care and Family Education

•EdD--Early Childhood Education

•MSEd--Early Childhood Education K-3
•EdS--Education
•PhD--Educational Administration
•MS--Educational Administration & Supervision

•BSEd--Elementary Education

•MSEd--Elementary Education

•MSEd--School Counseling
•MS--Clinical Mental Health
•BS--Health, Physical Education and Recreation
•MSEd--Health, Physical Education and Recreation
•EdS--Reading
•MSEd--Reading
•MS--Counseling, Rehabilitation and Psychometric Services
•MSEd--Secondary Education
•BSEd--Social Science Education
•MSEd--Special Education

•BS--Special Education

•MS--Sports Science

•MAT--Teaching (Alternate Route)

•PhD--Urban Higher Education

•BS--Professional Interdisciplinary Studies

School of Journalism and Media Studies
•MS--Mass Communications
•BS--Mass Communications

College of Liberal Arts
•BA--Art

•PhD--Clinical Psychology

•BS--Criminal Justice and Correctional Services
•MA--Criminology and Justice Services
•MA--English
•BA--English

•MAT--English

•BA--Foreign Languages

•MA--History
•BA--History
•BS--History
•MMEd--Music Education
•BMEd--Music Education
•BM--Performance
•BA--Political Science
•MA--Political Science

•BS--Psychology

•BA--Sociology

•MA--Sociology

•BA--Speech

•BS--Speech

College of Public Service
•PhD--Public Administration
•MPPA--Public Policy and Administration

•PhD--Social Work

•BSW--Social Work
•MSW--Social Work
•MA--Urban and Regional Planning
•PhD--Urban and Regional Planning
•BA--Urban Studies

School of Public Health
•MS--Communicative Disorders

•BS--Communicative Disorders

•BS--Health Care Administration
•DPH--Public Health
•MPH--Public Health

College of Science, Engineering, and Technology
•BS--Biology

•MS--Biology

•BS--Biomedical Engineering
•BS--Biotechnology
•PhD--Chemistry
•BS--Chemistry

•MS--Chemistry

•BS--Civil Engineering

•PhD--Computational and Data Enabled Science/Engineering
•BS--Computer Engineering
•BS--Computer Science
•MS--Computer Science
•MS--Data Enabled Science and Engineering
•BS--Earth System Science
•BS--Electrical Engineering
•MS--Engineering
•PhD--Engineering
•MS--Environmental Science
•PhD--Environmental Science

•MS--Hazardous Materials Management

•BS--Industrial Technology

•BS--Mathematics

•MS--Mathematics

•BSEd--Mathematics Education
•BS--Meteorology

•BS--Physics

•MST--Science and Mathematics Teaching

•BS--Statistics

•MSEd--Technology Education

Sports & Extra Curricular Activities
Choir, Choral Groups, Civic Organizations, Concert Band, Cultural Organizations, Dance, Faith-based Organizations, Fraternities, Honors Program, Intramural Sports, Jazz Band, Marching Band, Pep Band, Professional Associations, Radio Station, Sororities
College History
Jackson State University has a distinguished history, rich in the tradition of educating young men and women for leadership, having undergone seven name changes as it grew and developed.

Founded as Natchez Seminary in 1877 by the American Baptist Home mission Society, the school was established as Natchez, Mississippi "for the moral, religious and intellectual improvement of Christian leaders of the colored people of Mississippi and the neighboring states." In November 1882, the school was moved to Jackson; in March 1899, the curriculum was expanded and the name was changed to Jackson College.

The state assumed support of the college in 1940, assigning to it the mission of training teachers. Subsequently, between 1953 and 1956, the curriculum was expanded to include a graduate program and bachelor's programs in the arts and sciences; the name was then changed to Jackson State College in 1956.

Further expansion of the curriculum and a notable building program preceded the elevation of Jackson State College to university status on March 15, 1974. Jackson State was officially designated the Urban University of the State of Mississippi in 1979. Recently, Jackson State University has been recognized and reaffirmed as an Apple Distinguished Schools in the nation. Jackson State University, a public, coeducational institution, is supported by legislative appropriations supplemented by student fees and federal, state, and private grants.
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