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University of Southern Mississippi

University of Southern Mississippi — online nursing relationship

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Explore nursing pathways available through this campus. State approval and programmatic accreditation are shown separately when supported by current public facts. Institutional accreditation is a separate concept and no institutional accreditation status is reported here.

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1 program

RN-to-BSN

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Program status: Active
Delivery
Online

Where to attend: Academic delivery: Fully online. Required physical attendance: Unknown. Unknown. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.

Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL); University of Southern Mississippi BSN; Continuing Accreditation May 21, 2026; exact nursing degree BSN owner entry. IHL degree authority is separate from MSBN PN and national accreditation.

University of Southern Mississippi; exact BSN scope. Last action March 30, 2022; accredited through December 31, 2032; next Spring 2032. No transfer to another owner/credential/site; nursing approval remains separate.

Approval & accreditation
Current program standing
State approvalState approvedAuthority: Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) — nursing degrees
Programmatic accreditationAccreditedAuthority: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Reviewed

Advanced Practice & Graduate Nursing

6 programs

Clinical Nursing — Post-Master’s DNP

Official program website; opens in a new tab.
Program status: Active
Delivery
Online

Where to attend: Academic delivery: Fully online. Required physical attendance: Yes. One required Hattiesburg campus visit per semester; clinical/practicum in own/nearby community.. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.

Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL); University of Southern Mississippi DNP; Continuing with Conditions; NP certification pass rate >=80% all test takers over three years. PIP submitted July 7, 2025; continued strategies due June 30, 2026. Footnote also includes graduate APRN certificate. IHL degree authority is separate from MSBN PN and national accreditation.

University of Southern Mississippi; exact DNP scope. Last action March 22, 2017; accredited through December 31, 2027; next Spring 2027. No transfer to another owner/credential/site; nursing approval remains separate.

Approval & accreditation
Current program standing
State approvalState approved with conditionsAuthority: Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) — nursing degrees
Programmatic accreditationAccreditedAuthority: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Reviewed

BSN-to-DNP Nurse Practitioner

Official program website; opens in a new tab.
Program status: Active
Delivery
Online

Where to attend: Academic delivery: Fully online. Required physical attendance: Yes. Hattiesburg Campus — Asbury Hall Nursing; clinical/practicum sites variable/external. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.

Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL); University of Southern Mississippi DNP; Continuing with Conditions; NP certification pass rate >=80% all test takers over three years. PIP submitted July 7, 2025; continued strategies due June 30, 2026. Footnote also includes graduate APRN certificate. IHL degree authority is separate from MSBN PN and national accreditation.

University of Southern Mississippi; exact DNP scope. Last action March 22, 2017; accredited through December 31, 2027; next Spring 2027. No transfer to another owner/credential/site; nursing approval remains separate.

Approval & accreditation
Current program standing
State approvalState approved with conditionsAuthority: Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) — nursing degrees
Programmatic accreditationAccreditedAuthority: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Specialty tracks
Reviewed

Post-Graduate APRN Certificate

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Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate

Program status: Active
Delivery
Online

Where to attend: Academic delivery: Fully online. Required physical attendance: Yes. Hattiesburg Campus — Asbury Hall Nursing; clinical/practicum sites variable/external. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.

Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL); University of Southern Mississippi DNP; Continuing with Conditions; NP certification pass rate >=80% all test takers over three years. PIP submitted July 7, 2025; continued strategies due June 30, 2026. Footnote also includes graduate APRN certificate. IHL degree authority is separate from MSBN PN and national accreditation. Exact adopted footnote also names postgraduate APRN certificates; degree status is not applied to unrelated PhD/education/leadership certificates.

University of Southern Mississippi; exact Post-graduate APRN certificate scope. Last action March 22, 2017; accredited through December 31, 2027; next Spring 2027. No transfer to another owner/credential/site; nursing approval remains separate.

Approval & accreditation
Current program standing
State approvalState approved with conditionsAuthority: Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) — nursing degrees
Programmatic accreditationAccreditedAuthority: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Specialty tracks
Reviewed

Nursing Leadership PhD

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Nursing PhD / DNS

Program status: Active
Delivery
Online

Where to attend: Academic delivery: Fully online. Required physical attendance: Unknown. Unknown. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.

Exact PhD in Nursing IHL state approval scope Not currently available. Nursing degree table is not silently extended to a research doctorate or separately named nondegree certificate.

Exact PhD in Nursing national programmatic status Not currently available. Owner/ACEN/CCNE/CNEA sources checked; missing entry is not Not accredited and institutional accreditation is not substituted.

Approval & accreditation
Current program standing
State approvalState approval not confirmedAuthority: Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) — exact program scope not verified
Programmatic accreditationProgrammatic accreditation not confirmed
Reviewed

Nursing Leadership Graduate Certificate

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Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate

Program status: Active
Delivery
Online

Where to attend: Academic delivery: Fully online. Required physical attendance: Unknown. Unknown. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.

Exact Nursing Leadership Graduate Certificate IHL state approval scope Not currently available. Nursing degree table is not silently extended to a research doctorate or separately named nondegree certificate.

Exact Nursing Leadership Graduate Certificate national programmatic status Not currently available. Owner/ACEN/CCNE/CNEA sources checked; missing entry is not Not accredited and institutional accreditation is not substituted.

Approval & accreditation
Current program standing
State approvalState approval not confirmedAuthority: Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) — exact program scope not verified
Programmatic accreditationProgrammatic accreditation not confirmed
Reviewed

Nursing Education Graduate Certificate

Official program website; opens in a new tab.

Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate

Program status: Active
Delivery
Online

Where to attend: Academic delivery: Fully online. Required physical attendance: Unknown. Unknown. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.

Exact Nursing Education Graduate Certificate IHL state approval scope Not currently available. Nursing degree table is not silently extended to a research doctorate or separately named nondegree certificate.

Exact Nursing Education Graduate Certificate national programmatic status Not currently available. Owner/ACEN/CCNE/CNEA sources checked; missing entry is not Not accredited and institutional accreditation is not substituted.

Approval & accreditation
Current program standing
State approvalState approval not confirmedAuthority: Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) — exact program scope not verified
Programmatic accreditationProgrammatic accreditation not confirmed
Reviewed