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2021-2022 Graduate Bulletin 
    
2021-2022 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Center for International Education


Center for International Education

Dr. Daniel Norton, Associate Vice President
118 College Drive #5069
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
U.S.A.
www.usm.edu/international-education
Phone: (601) 266.4344
Fax: (601) 266.5699

The Center for International Education (CIE) at the University of Southern Mississippi coordinates programs and services that extend the university to our local and global communities. The Center’s purpose is to promote internationalization of the university and to prepare our students, faculty and staff for leadership and success in today’s interconnected world. Through its three administrative areas described below, the center provides intensive English language instruction; administers the university’s extensive study-abroad and international exchange programs; and coordinates international admissions and services for international students, scholars, and faculty.

Study Abroad

Amy Linden, Director
118 College Drive #5069
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
U.S.A.
Phone: 601.266.4344
Fax: 601.266.5699
www.usm.edu/study-abroad

The Offcie of Study Abroad administers a variety of programs providing students with long-term and short-term opportunities to study abroad for academic credit. Short-term programs include the following:

Organized by Southern Miss, the British Studies Program is a five-week, six-credit program based in London for students from USM and our partner universities.

Austria: Music in Vienna
Belize: Tropical Ecology in Belize
Ecuador: Tropical Biology in the Galapagos
England: The British Studies Program
England: Honors Abroad
France: French in France
Ireland:Crime and Politics
Ireland: Internships Abroad
Italy: Business and Culture
Italy: Church and State
Italy: Justice and Human Rights
Japan: Business and Culture
Spain: Spanish in Spain
Spain: Summer Teacher Institute

Semester abroad programs offering regular Southern Miss academic credit include the following: 

Belgium: ISTI Institute for Translators and Interpreters
England: Keele University
England: University of Birmingham
France: The Château Program
France: University of Orléans
Germany: University of Bonn
Ireland: NUI Galway
Netherlands: The Hague University
Peru: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Spain: Semester in Spain
Spain: University of Alcalá
Spain: University of Cadiz
Spain: University of Jaén
Wales: Swansea University

International Recruitment and Admissions

Petra Marlin, Director
118 College Drive #5135
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
U.S.A.
(601) 266.5672
fax (601) 266.4898
http://www.usm.edu/international-admissions
intladmissions@usm.edu

International Recruitment and Admissions informs and advises prospective international students and families regarding USM’s admissions standards and academic opportunities. The office conducts recruitment travel and disseminates Southern Miss information to foreign schools, U.S. embassies and consulates, and nonprofit international organizations such as the Institute for International Education. International Recruitment and Admissions processes all international applications, evaluates foreign academic credentials, and issues the appropriate immigration documents for Undergraduate, Graduate and Non-Degree visiting nonimmigrant foreign students.

International Student and Scholar Services

Suzanne Omran, Director
118 College Drive #5151
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
U.S.A.
(601) 266.4841
fax (601) 266.4898
http://www.usm.edu/isss
intl@usm.edu

International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) coordinates all facets of international student and scholar services. ISSS provides counseling on immigration regulations, personal matters, and cultural adjustment, as well as some academic counseling in conjunction with various departments. The Office of International Student and Scholar Services also serves as a coordinator for intercultural programming for the campus and community.

ISSS also provides information to, and immigration documents for, research scholars invited by various Southern Miss departments to participate in limited research opportunities.

 

 

English Language Institute

Kacey Cole, Assistant Director
118 College Dr. #5065
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
U.S.A.
Phone: (601) 266.4337
Fax: (601) 266.5723
eli@usm.edu
http://www.usm.edu/english-language-institute

The English Language Institute (ELI) delivers intensive academic English instruction for international students as well as for local residents for whom English is a second language. Full-time study is 24 hours a week. Part-time enrollment is also possible. Terms are semester length in duration. The program, which accommodates students from beginning to advanced language proficiency, is attended by students from around the world.

The ELI fosters cross-cultural awareness within the university and the community by offering ELI students opportunities for interaction with native English speakers, both on and off campus. Founded in 1947, the ELI is among the oldest language institutes in the United States. The program is a member of the University and College Intensive English Programs consortium (UCIEP).