University of Southern Mississippi is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges. It has 16 programmatic accredited programs and 1 internships/residency accredited programs.

The following table describes the detail information of institutional accreditation information.

Institutional Accreditation
Agency NameAccreditation StatusPeriods
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on CollegesAccredited7/1/1929 - Current
(Estimated Date)

Programmatic Accreditation

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Didactic Program in DieteticsAccredited9/1/1975 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programsAccredited4/27/1979 - Current
Counseling Psychology (COPSY) - PhD Doctoral programsAccredited6/29/1979 - Current
School Psychology (SCPSY) - PhD Doctoral programsAccredited9/27/1983 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Audiology (AUD) - Graduate degree programsAccredited7/29/1971 - 1/1/2005
Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programsAccredited7/29/1971 - Current
Clinical doctoral program in AudiologyAccredited1/1/2005 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levelsAccredited10/3/2003 - Current
Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levelsAccredited10/3/2003 - Current
Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levelsAccredited4/18/2012 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Nurse Anesthesia (ANEST) - Institutions and programs at the master's degree, post master's certificate or doctoral degree levelsAccredited10/12/2012 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Public Health Programs (PHPBG) - Baccalaureate and Graduate level programs offered outside a school of public healthAccredited6/4/1993 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programsAccredited9/1/1985 - 8/1/2014
(Estimated Date)
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Dance (DANCE) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and non-degree-granting programsAccredited9/1/1982 - 8/1/2014
(Estimated Date)
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programsAccredited9/1/1938 - 8/1/2014
(Estimated Date)
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Theatre (THEA) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programsAccredited9/1/1984 - 8/1/2014
(Estimated Date)

Accredited Internship/Residency Programs

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic InternshipAccredited4/1/1992 - Current