Mississippi State University

Ranked among the National Science Foundations’ Top 100 research universities, Mississippi State University equips students with the knowledge and confidence to see beyond the challenges and creates the future.  A public, land-grant university, Mississippi State’s mission is to provide access and opportunity to all students and to offer excellent programs of teaching, research, and service.  With a record enrollment of more than 22,000, MSU not only is the top choice for Mississippi students, but also is home to a campus population that includes representation from 49 state, Washington DC, the territories of Guam and Puerto Rico, and 84 countries.  In addition to a comprehensive array of educational options, MSU offers opportunities for students to lead in the classroom, on campus and in the community.  Recognized by the Carnegie Foundation as an R1-Very High Research activity doctoral university, MSU is confronting global challenges head-on. Through leadership in domestic and international research consortiums, MSU is spearheading advancements in unmanned aerial systems, enhancing aquaculture to eradicate global hunger and developing improved curricula and training for the next gyration of scientists and engineers.  MSU researchers are building crime-fighting robots, advancing off-road self-driving technology, and strengthening the blue economy via research on seafood safety and new product innovation.  They are also helping restore life-sustaining marshlands along the Gulf Coast, partnering with NASA on future space exploration and pioneering antidotes to defeat harmful nerve agents and save lives.  Additionally, MSU houses one of the world’s fastest academic supercomputer systems, providing a powerful engine that accelerates research efforts.  By launching an online archive of approximately five decades of agricultural seed technology research, MSU is ushering in a new era of open data and information sharing that will play in important role in improved global health, safety and food security.  In fact, the Nailon Science Foundation ranks MSU in the nation’s top 5% for agriculture and natural resources-a position it has held for over two decades. In the realm of health care and medicine, MSU researchers are studying machine-learning techniques to predict heart disease and using virtual reality to improve communication skills in children with autism.

Interstate Passport

This example of a Passport Block was developed by faculty at Mississippi State University. This member profile was developed as an example of how learning outcome-based transfer can be mapped onto a general education curriculum. The Interstate Passport program sunset at the end of 2023, and each member institution has different policies regarding their ongoing transfer relationships. The publication of their Passport Block is a part of the evergreen resources managed by WICHE to serve as an example and should not indicate any current or ongoing transfer relationships. For more information about transfer at Mississippi State University please see their website at https://ir.msstate.edu/isp.php.

Passport Block