Approved Online Programs
Program Effective Data Category Council Approved Chair Coordinator/Director Advisor(s) Notes
Accounting BSBA March 6, 2023 Fully Online Effective Fall 2024 CIP code : 52.0304 Dr. Blaise Sonnier Dr. Blaise Sonnier Gayle Sollfrank
Applied Technology BS Fall 2012 Fully Online 11/7/11 minutes CIP CODE: 52.0210 Dr. Heather Annulis

Dr. Carsten Schmidtke

Brittany Tellefsen gulfparkadvisingcenter@usm.edu
Archives and Special Collections Graduate Certificate Summer 2010 Fully Online 1/25/10 minutes CIP Code 25.0101 Dr. Stacy Creel Dr. Brendan Fay Dr. Jeff Hirschy
Business Administration (General Business) BSBA Fall 2014 Fully Online 3/17/14 minutes CIP Code ID: 52.0201 Dr. Joseph Peyrefitte Dr. Joel Bolton Crystal Tolible
Business Administration (Sport Event Security Management) MBA Fall 2015 Fully Online 5/11/2015 CIP Code ID: 52.0201 Dr. Joseph Peyrefitte Dr. Steven Stelk Dr. Courtney Robinson
Business Administration MBA Fall 2014 Fully Online 4/28/14 minutes CIP Code ID: 52.0201 Dr. Joseph Peyrefitte Dr. Steven Stelk Dr. Courtney Robinson
Business Foundations Graduate Certificate Spring 2014 Fully Online 9/16/13 minutes Dr. Joseph Peyrefitte Dr. Steven Stelk Dr. Courtney Robinson
Casino Management (Undergraduate Certificate) Fall 2012 Fully Online 12/5/11 minutes Dr. Joanne Cao Dr. Wei Wang Dr. Chiquila Dolison
Certificate in Management of Child Nutrition (Undergraduate) Spring 2010 Fully Online 11/02/09 minutes

Dr. Holly Huye

Dr. Holly Huye
Child and Family Sciences (Child Development) BS Fall 2016 Fully Online 11/2/15 CIP Code ID: 19.0704 Dr. Pat Sims Dr. Lindsay Wright Ryan Luethje
Child and Family Sciences (Family Relations) BS Fall 2016 Fully Online 11/2/15 CIP Code ID: 19.0704 Dr. Pat Sims Dr. Lindsay Wright Ryan Luethje Ryan Luethje: ryan.luethje@usm.edu or 601.266.6909
Child and Family Sciences MS Summer 2006 Fully Online 1/23/06 minutes CIP Code ID: 19.0704 Dr. Pat Sims Dr. Mariann Taylor Dr. Mariann Taylor Dr. Lindsay Wright: lindsay.wright@usm.edu or 601.266.5673
Coaching and Sport Performance MS Fall 2006 Fully Online 1/23/06 minutes CIP Code ID: 13.1314 Dr. Scott Piland Dr. Morgan Eckenrod Dr. Morgan Eckenrod Name changed from Sport Coaching Education, MS to Coaching and Sport Performance, MS for fall 2021.
Computer Science (Applied Computer Science) BAS 2.7.22 Fully Online Once council approves, an IHL notification is required. Effective fall '22 CIP Code ID: 11.0101 Dr. Sarah Lee Dr. Zhaoxian Zhou Soundra Newson
Construction Management BS Fall 2001 Fully Online Fall 2001~Prior to Council Approval Requirement CIP Code ID: 52.2001

Emre Bayraktar

Dr. Fan Zhang Colin Foster Kimber Atwell: kimber.atwell@usm.edu or 601.266.4902
Criminal Justice MS May 20, 2019 Fully Online Effective spring 2020 CIP Code ID: 43.0104 Dr. Brenda Rowe Dr. Charlie Scheer Annabelle Frazier School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Cybersecurity 2.7.22 Fully Online Effective fall '22 semester CIP Code ID: 11.1003 Dr. Sarah Lee Dr. Zhaoxian Zhou Soundra Newson
Dyslexia Therapy Education MEd Fall 2013 Fully Online 11/26/12 minutes Dr. Sandra Nichols

Anna Curtis
Economic Development MS Fall 2013 Hybrid 1/26/12 Index to Grad Council Decisions Dr. Kim Goodwin Dr. Chad Miller Dr. Chad Miller
Education (Educational Administration P-12) Ed.S. Summer 2015 Fully Online 4/20/2015 Dr. Kyna Shelley Dr. Candice Vance Dr. Gregg Stall
Education (Educational Administration P-12) EdD Summer 2015 Fully Online 4/20/15 CIP Code ID: 13.0101 Dr. Kyna Shelley Dr. Candice Vance Carl Hill
Education (Educational Administration P-12) Ph.D. Summer 2015 Hybrid 4/20/2015 Dr. Kyna Shelley Dr. Candice Vance Carl Hill
Educational Administration and Supervision MEd Spring 2007 Fully Online 12/10/07 minutes CIP Code ID: 13.0401 Dr. Kyna Shelley Dr. Candice Vance Dr. Gregg Stall
Educational Curriculum and Instruction (Elementary Education) MEd Spring 2012 Fully Online 1/23/12 minutes CIP Code ID: 13.0301 Dr. Kyna Shelley Dr. Kelley Stricklin Dr. Kelley Stricklin Stacy Reeves: stacy.reeves@usm.edu or 601.266.4549
Elementary Education BS (Teacher Assistant) Summer 2009 Fully Online 2/02/09 minutes Dr. Kyna Shelley Dr. Audra Classen Alyssa Staubach
Graduate Certificate in Adult-Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Fall 2014 Hybrid 3/24/14 minutes

Graduate Certificate in Economic Development 10.18.21 Fully Online 11.3.21~This graduate certificate was approved for fully online delivery; however, it is only available for University of North Texas students. We will not add on our online page for now. If this certificate opens for other students, we will add. 7.5~ Cert is showing on advisor page. Since this isn't open to USM students, we don't want it to appear and have inquires so I made it inactive for now. It it opens for other students, I'll make it active~ LNB. Dr. Kimberly Goodwin Dr. Chad Miller Whitney Branch
Graduate Certificate in Family Nurse Practitioner Fal 2014 Hybrid 3/24/14 minutes Dr. Melanie Gilmore Dr. Melanie Gilmore Dr. Melanie Gilmore Inactive
Graduate Certificate in Family Nurse Practitioner Fall 2014 Hybrid 3/24/14 minutes Bonnie Harbaugh Dr. Lachel Story Inactive
Higher Education (Student Affairs Administration) MEd 2020 Fully Online April 2020 CIP Code ID: 13.0406 Dr. Kyna Shelley Dr. Holly Foster Dr. Holly Foster
Higher Education Administration EdD Fully Online CIP Code ID: 13.0406 Dr. Kyna Shelley Dr. Holly Foster Carl Hill
Human Capital Development (Instructional Technology & Design) MS Spring 2009 Fully Online 10/20/08 minutes CIP Code ID: 52.1005 Dr. Heather Annulis Dr. Heather Annulis Joyce Powell
Human Capital Development MS Fully Online CIP Code ID: 52.1005 Dr. Heather Annulis Dr. Heather Annulis Joyce Powell
Human Capital Development MS Hybrid Dr. Heather Annulis Dr. Heather Annulis Joyce Powell
Human Capital Development PhD Hybrid Dr. Heather Annulis Dr. Heather Annulis Dr. Quincy Brown
Human Resources Management, BSBA 11.1.21 Fully Online CIP Code ID: 52.1001 Dr. Joseph Peyrefitte Russ Willis Dr. Chuck Walter
Industrial Engineering Technology (Logistics) BS Fall 2011 Fully Online 12/06/10 minutes CIP Code ID: 15.0612 Dr. Heather Annulis Dr. Abubaker Haddud Brittany Tellefsen gulfparkadvisingcenter@usm.edu
Industrial Engineering Technology BS Fall 2011 Fully Online 12/06/10 minutes CIP Code ID: 15.0612 Dr. Heather Annulis Dr. Abubaker Haddud Brittany Tellefsen gulfparkadvisingcenter@usm.edu
Instructional Technology and Design PhD Fall 2009 Hybrid 1/28/08 minutes Dr. Cyndi Gaudet

Instructional Technology Graduate Certificate September 2015 Fully Online CIP Code ID: 13.0501 Dr. Heather Annulis Dr. Quincy Brown Dr. Quincy Brown
Interdisciplinary Studies BIS 2.7.22 Fully Online Originally approved for hybrid offering. Approval also removed the hybrid offering. CIP Code ID: 30.9999 Dr. Ann Marie Kinnell

Evon Swan

Evon Swan
International Development PhD Fall 2011 Hybrid 04/18/11 minutes Dr. Joseph St. Marie

Annette Copeland

Annette Copeland
Kinesiology (Physical Education) MS Fall 2013 Fully Online 1/28/13 minutes Dr. Scott Piland Dr.Melissa Thompson Dr. Melissa Thompson At the Oct 19 Grad Council meeting the proposal was submitted and approved to delete this degree. Applications will not be accepted after the fall 2020 semester.
Liberal Studies BLIS Fall 2015 Fully Online 11/2/2014 agenda CIP Code ID: 24.0101 Dr. Ann Marie Kinnell

Evon Swan

Evon Swan
Library and Information Science (Licensure) MLIS Fall 2002 Fully Online Fall 2002~Prior to Council Approval Requirement Dr. Stacy Creel Dr. Stacy Creel Dr. Stacy Creel School of Library and Information Science
Library and Information Science BS Fall 2012 Fully Online 2/6/12 minutes CIP Code ID: 25.0101 Dr. Stacy Creel Edmand Pace Edmand Pace
Library and Information Science MLIS Fall 2002 Fully Online Fall 2002~Prior to Council Approval Requirement CIP Code ID: 25.0101 Dr. Stacy Creel Dr. Sarah Mangrum Dr. Stacy Creel
Library and Information Science, BS-MS Fully Online This 4 + 1 pathway did not need council approval since both degrees are already approved to be offered fully online.~LNB 2.18.22 Dr. Stacy Creel Edmand Pace Edmand Pace
Logistics Trade & Transportation MS Fall 2009 Fully Online 1/26/09 minutes CIP Code ID: 52.0209 Dr. Heather Annulis Dr. Heather Annulis Joyce Powell
Management BSBA Summer 2018 Fully Online CIP Code ID: 52.1001 Dr. Joseph Peyrefitte

Chuck Walter

Chuck Walter
Management of Child Nutrition (Graduate) Spring 2005 Fully Online 9/27/04 minutes

Dr. Holly Huye

Dr. Holly Huye
Marketing, BSBA 11.1.21 Fully Online CIP Code ID: 52.1401 Dr, Brigitte Burgess Dr. Melinda McLelland Dr. Chiquila Dolison
Master of Public Health MPH Fully Online CIP Code ID: 51.2201 Dr. Melissa Kossman Vickie Reed Vickie Reed
Mathematics, MS 2.21.22 Fully Online CIP Code ID: 27.0101 Dr. Bernd Schroeder Dr. Theo Kitsopoulos Dr. James Lambers
Medical Laboratory Science (MLT to MLS) BS 10/02/17 Fully Online https://info.usm.edu/sites/default/files/sarah-stogner/academiccouncilminutesoctober22017.pdf CIP Code ID: 51.1005 Dr. Jake Schaefer Mary Warden Mary Warden School of Biological, Environmental, & Earth Sciences
Medical Laboratory Science MS Fall 2010 Fully Online 1/25/10 minutes CIP Code ID: 51.1005 Dr. Jake Schaefer Dr. Anna Swann Dr. Anna Swann
Music Education MMEd Prior to Council Approval Requirement Fully Online Prior to Council Approval Requirement CIP Code ID: 13.1312 Dr. Colin McKenzie Dr. Ashley Allen Dr. Ashley Allen
Nonprofit Studies Graduate Certificate 2.28.22 Fully Online Program was approved to move from hybrid delivery to fully online delivery beginning fall 2022. Dr. Ann Marei Kinnell Dr. Ann Marie Kinnell Dr. Ann Marie Kinnell
Nursing (Adult-Gerontological Nurse Practitioner) MSN Summer 2010 Hybrid 3/22/10 minutes

Nursing (Family Nurse Practitioner) MSN Spring 2012 Hybrid 5/9/11 minutes, classes were approved that would make this degree over 50% online. Council approved classes pending the School of Nursing submitting the paperwork for the MSN, emphasis in Family Nurse Practioner, as online. 6/13/11 minutes , program approval was sent (noted in corresponding secretarty section). Dr. LaWanda Baskin Dr. Carolyn Coleman Dr. Carolyn Coleman
Nursing (Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner) MSN Fall 2012 Hybrid 12/12/11 minutes Dr. LaWanda Baskin Dr. Carolyn Colman Dr. Carolyn Coleman
Nursing (RN-BSN) BSN Fall 2007 Fully Online 6/06/06 minutes CIP Code ID: 51.3801 Dr. Elizabeth Tinnon Dr. Elizabeth Holman April Franklin Program Reactivated on 10.2.2017 at Academic Council Meeting
Nursing Education Certificate Fully Online CIP Code ID: 51.3203 Dr. Lawanda Baskin Dr. Lawanda Baskin Dr. Lawanda Baskin
Nursing Leadership Certificate 2020 Fully Online Dr. LaWanda Baskin Dr. Lawanda Baskin Dr. Lawanda Baskin
Nursing Leadership PhD November 20, 2017 Fully Online Effective fall 2018 Admits fall semesters only Application deadline is March 1st CIP Code ID: 51.3808 Dr. LaWanda Baskin Dr. Lawanda Baskin Dr. LaWanda Baskin School of Leadership and Advanced Nursing Practice
Only admits fall semesters
Application deadline is March 1st
Nutrition and Food Systems (Dietetics Practice) MS Summer 2016 Fully Online 1/25/2016 CIP Code ID: 10.0501 Dr. Scott Piland Stephanie.McCoy@usm.edu Dr. Stephanie Smith
Nutrition and Food Systems (Management of Child Nutrition Programs) MS Fall 2012 Fully Online 1/23/12 minutes Program suspended

Dr. Holly Huye

Dr. Holly Huye
Philosophy, BA 2/3/19 Fully Online Effective Fall 2019 CIP Code ID: 38.0101 Dr. Matthew Casey Dr. Matthew Casey Dr. Amly Slagle School of Humanities
philosophy@usm.edu
601.266.4320

Physics, MS 2.21.22 Fully Online CIP Code ID: 40.0801 Dr. Bernd Schroeder Dr. Theo Kitsopoulos Dr. Mike Vera
Political Science (International Development) MA Fall 2011 Fully Online 04/18/11 minutes

Inactive
Polymer Science & Engineering (Composites Engineering) MS Fall 2009 Fully Online 2/16/09 minutes

Inactive
Public Health (Allied Health) BS March 6, 2019 Fully Online Effective spring 2020 CIP Code ID: 51.2201 Dr. Charkarra Anderson-Lewis Susan Dobson Sonia Adams School of Health Professions
Public Relations MS Fully Online CIP Code ID: 09.0902 Dr. Edgar Simpson Dr. Jae-Hwa Shin Dr. Jae-Hwa Shin
Secondary Education & Teaching (Teach Mississippi Institute) Graduate Certificate 2018 Fully Online March 19, 2018 Effective Fall 2018 Dr. Noal Cochran Dr. Jay Howell Dr. Jay Howell School of Education
Secondary Teacher Education (Alternate Route) MAT Fully Online March 19, 2018 Effective Fall 2018 CIP Code ID: 13.1205 Dr. Kyna Shelley Dr. Jay Howell Dr. Jay Howell School of Education
Sociology, BS 12/3/18 Fully Online Effective Fall 2019 CIP Code ID: 45.1101 Dr. Marek Steedman Dr. Michelle McLeese Dr. Dana Fennell School of Social Science and Global Studies
usmssgs@usm.edu
601.266.4964

Special Education BS Fall 2010 Hybrid 10/04/10 minutes Dr. Noal Cochran

Sandra Nichols Sandra Nichols: sandra.nichols@umsm.edu
Special Education MEd Fall 2009 Fully Online 5/11/09 minutes CIP Code ID: 13.1001 Dr. Kyna Shelley Dr. Alisa Lowrey Dr. Alisa Lowrey Audra Classen: Audra.Classen@usm.edu or 601.266.4239
Sport Coaching BS 1.09.23 Fully Online Minutes are located in Teams under Feb meeting~January 9th minutes (.pdf will not let allow for copying) Morgan Eckenrod

Dr. Scott Piland

Marita Harris This program existed as a face-to-face degree and was changed to 100% online and the face-to-face offering was removed. Needed IHL approval.
Sport Management (Sport Event Security Management) MS Summer 2015 Fully Online 4/23/15 Dr. Joanne Cao Dr. Brandon Allen Dr. Brandon Allen
Sport Management MS Fall 2006 Fully Online 1/23/06 minutes CIP Code ID: 31.0504 Dr. Joanne Cao Chris Croft Chris Croft
Sport Security Management Graduate Certificate Fall 2012 Fully Online 11/14/11 minutes CIP Code ID: 31.0504 Dr. Joanne Cao Chris Croft Dr. Brandon Allen
Teaching of Languages (French) MATL Summer 2005 Fully Online Summer 2005~Prior to Council Approval Requirement CIP Code ID: 13.1306 Dr. Ward Sayre Dr. Katie Angus Dr. Katie Angus
Teaching of Languages (Spanish) MATL Summer 2005 Fully Online Summer 2005~Prior to Council Approval Requirement CIP Code ID: 13.1306 Dr. Ward Sayre Dr. Katie Angus Dr. Katie Angus
Teaching of Languages (TESOL) Summer 2005 Fully Online Summer 2005~Prior to Council Approval Requirement CIP Code ID: 13.1306 Dr. Ward Sayre Dr. Katie Angus Dr. Katie Angus
TESOL Graduate Certificate Spring 2010 Fully Online 11/16/09 minutes CIP Code ID: 13.1306 Dr. Ward Sayre

Dr. Chimene Gecewicz

Dr. Chimene Gecewicz
Tourism (Casino Resort Management) BSBA Fall 2012 Hybrid 12/5/11 minutes Dr. Stacey Hall

Dennis Phillips

Inactive
Youth Services and Literature Graduate Certificate Spring 2013 Fully Online 10/29/12 minutes CIP Code ID: 25.0101 Dr. Stacy Creel Dr. Stacy Creel Dr. Stacy Creel