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A student laughs as a child in a communications sciences and disorders therapy sessions holds up his plate with animal crackers on it to the camera in a goofy fashion

A Communications Sciences and Disorders student assists a child with a therapy session for feeding and the HILL Language and Literacy Program.

Why pursue a degree with the School of Applied Sciences?

At SAS, your education is more than a degree—it's a path to making a meaningful impact. 

  • Explore a wide range of career paths. Our graduates are researchers, social workers, FBI agents, doctors, event planners, security experts, and more. Whatever you're passionate about, our program will get you there.
  • Gain real-world experience through hands-on learning. Benefit from internships, clinical placements, shadowing, and service-learning that are built into our curriculum.
  • Customize your degree. With nine diverse undergraduate programs, many offering unique specialization areas, you can tailor your education to match your unique career aspirations.
  • Accelerate your path. With GradSHARK Launch PAAD, you can reduce your time and cost while earning an undergraduate and graduate degree at the same time.


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Applied Sciences programs guarantee real-world experience

Through internships, clinical and practicum experience, shadowing and service-learning built into our curriculum, students have the opportunity to apply what they learn in the classroom to a practical setting.

Ole Miss Dietetics and Nutrition students prepare and serve meals at the Lenoir Hall dining facility.

Law Studies students participate in a mock trial with Roun McNeal's class.

A Communications Sciences and Disorders (CSD) student assists a child with reading a book during a lab.

Exercise Science students participate in research together during the Applied Physiology Lab.

An Ole Miss Hospitality Management student serves a meal to a customer at the Lenoir Hall dining facility.

Communications Sciences and Disorders students examine images of the brain.

Voice of Experience

"I just got accepted to the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Medicine! With my knowledge of exercise science and my love for kids, I would love to connect the two and ultimately go into pediatric rheumatology."

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