Millsaps College Viewbook

VIEWBOOK

WHO DO YOU WANT TO BE IN FOUR YEARS?

It’s an exciting time in your life! It’s also overwhelming.

You’re working out the details of what the next four years of your life will look like. There are a lot of factors to weigh as you decide at which college you will spend your time and money, including cost, major field of study, location and campus life, just to name a few. As you weigh your options, don’t forget to consider the most important factor: “What comes after college?”

Will you spend the next four years in a community where each person — from faculty and staff to peers and alumni — is committed to helping you become the major version of yourself? Will your college experience provide you with not only the knowledge but also the experiences to help you answer the question “What’s next?” with confidence after graduation?

We’re here to help you figure it out. Since 1890, Millsaps College has been guiding students like you to lead the lives they want. Now it’s your turn.

WE CAN’T WAIT TO HELP YOU BECOME THE MAJOR VERSION OF YOURSELF.

GRADUATES CELEBRATE COMMENCEMENT IN THE BOWL.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A MA J OR

A lot goes on in the life of a typical Millsaps College student.

Amrit

AMRIT KAUR (’25)

“One thing I have mastered in college is making fun memories while keeping up with academics. It is truly a rewarding feeling to know that you can excel with both at Millsaps because you are surrounded by ambitious people who have the same goals as you, but they want to enjoy their college experience as well!”

The Caf with friends

Hanging out with friends

Classes and studying

MA J OR COMMUNITY

A lot can happen on 100 acres.

The Millsaps community is like no other. Our students are eager to learn, lead and connect with each other.

At Millsaps, you will find a community where there’s always something to do. You will build connection over meals in The Caf, a cup of coffee at ecoGrounds or a late-night snack at Reuben’s. You can study alone or with a group in the McRae Christian Center or on a blanket in The Bowl. Need to burn off some steam before an exam? The Hall Activities Center provides a weight room, cardio equipment and workout classes.

QUICK FACTS

Year Millsaps College was founded 1890

our students come from 21 states and 29 countries; 36% of students identify as a person of color

90% of Millsaps students live on campus

OUR METHODIST HERITAGE

Millsaps College was founded in 1890 as a Methodist-related institution and emphasizes scholarly inquiry and spiritual growth. Millsaps’ lineage is one of service, social justice and critical reflection on the most important questions in life.

In 2019, the college dedicated the Selby & Richard McRae Christian Center, home of Yates Chapel, in a celebration of Millsaps as a home for humanities in the Wesleyan tradition of the college’s Methodist roots.

MA JOR CAMPUS LIFE

OVER

STUDENT-LED ORGANIZATIONS

GREEK LIFE

In addition to over 50 student-led organizations, Millsaps is home to 12 Greek fraternities focused on academic excellence, community and service.

NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONFERENCE

Chi Omega

Delta Delta Delta

Kappa Delta

Phi Mu

When you’re at Millsaps, you’ll find it’s easy to figure out where you belong. Whether it’s a club focused on celebrating cultures, academic study, faith or the arts — Millsaps probably has a student-led organization for it. If there’s not one already here, you can create one yourself.

REGISTERED STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Black Girl Projects x Millsaps

Campus Climate Coalition

Canterbury Club

Catholic Student Association

Chess Club

Communications & Film Club

Computer Club

Consultant Leadership Committee

CREWS

Enable America

Fellowship of Christian Athletes

Helping Hand

International Student Organization

Jewish Cultural Organization

Major Movies

Society for the Advancement of Electronic Culture

Sociology – Anthropology Club

Student Body Association

Students Affiliates of the American Chemical Society

The Collective

The Millsaps Stylus

Wesley Connection

Wildlife Conservation and Hunting Club

HONOR SOCIETIES

AED Pre-Health Honor Society

Beta Beta Beta (Tri Beta)

Eta Sigma Phi

INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL

Kappa Alpha Order

Kappa Sigma

Lambda Chi Alpha

Pi Kappa Alpha

Sigma Alpha Epsilon

NATIONAL PAN-HELLENIC COUNCIL

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Alpha Phi Alpha

Zeta Phi Beta

Male Empowerment Network

Millsaps Art Club

Millsaps College Republicans

Millsaps College Young Democrats

Millsaps Cricket Club

Millsaps Historical Fencing Club

Millsaps International Buddy System

Millsaps Investment Club

Millsaps Mindfulness Movement

Millsaps Mock Trial

Millsaps PRIDE

Millsaps SACA

Millsaps Triathlon Club

Millsaps United Nations Association

Muslim Student Association

Pan-African Student Alliance

Plant-Based Club

Programs & Activities Council

Psych Club

Purple and White

Rotaract

SAACS

Lambda Alpha

Lambda Pi Eta

Nu Rho Psi

Omicron Delta Kappa

Order of Omega

Phi Beta Kappa

Phi Eta Sigma

Phi Sigma Tau

Pi Sigma Alpha

Psi Chi

Sigma Delta Pi

Sigma Tau Delta

INTRAMURAL SPORTS

Basketball

Capture the Flag

Dodgeball

Kickball

Pickleball

Ultimate Frisbee

Volleyball

You’ll find your people in no time at Millsaps.

WHETHER YOU’RE PLAYING FOR THE WIN OR CHEERING ON YOUR FRIENDS FROM THE STANDS, THE MILLSAPS MAJORS WILL QUICKLY BECOME YOUR FAVORITE TEAM.

Millsaps is home to 18 NCAA Division III teams, and nearly half of our students participate in athletics. A member of the Southern Athletic Association, Millsaps has brought home conference championships in baseball, football, softball, men’s soccer and women’s basketball.

MEN

Baseball

Basketball

Cross-Country

Football

Golf

Soccer

Swimming and Diving

Tennis

Track and Field

WOMEN

Basketball

Cross-Country

Golf

Soccer

Softball

Swimming and Diving

Tennis

Track and Field

Volleyball

CO-ED

Cheerleading

18 NCAA DIII TEAMS

WHAT’S YOUR MA J OR ?

MA J OR KNOWLED G E

At millsaps, you won’t just study — you’ll explore.

Our curriculum will challenge you to think, analyze and communicate. You will study across a broad scope of subjects, creating an understanding of and appreciation for the social sciences, arts, humanities and sciences.

Whether your path takes you to medicine, politics, business, the arts, the classics or anywhere in between, you’ll be ready for your career and life.

Millsaps offers nearly 40 majors, 48 minors, 4 pre-professional, 3 graduate and 2 certificate programs of study. No matter what you choose, you’ll build a strong foundation so that when you graduate, you will be able to take on the world.

MA JORS/MINORS

PRE-PROFESSIONAL/GRADUATE/CERTIFICATES

MAJORS

Accounting

Art — Art History

Art — Art History — Concentration in Museum Studies

Art — Studio Art

Art — Studio Art — Concentration in Digital Arts

Biochemistry

Biology

Business Administration

Chemistry

Chemistry — American Chemical Society Tracks

Communications Studies

Creative Writing

Economics

Environmental Science

European Studies

Geology

Geophysics

Government and Politics

Greek and Roman Studies — Classical Civilizations

Greek and Roman Studies — Classical Languages

History

Latin American Studies

Literature in English

Mathematics

Mathematics — Applied

Mathematics

Music

Neurophilosophy

Neuroscience and Cognitive Studies

Philosophy

Philosophy and Neuroscience

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Politics and Religion

Psychology

Religious Studies/Sociology — Anthropology

Self-Designed Major

Sociology — Anthropology

Spanish

MINORS

Actuarial Science

African-American Studies

American Studies

Anthropology

Archaeology

Art — Art History

Art — Digital Arts

Art — Museum Studies

Art — Studio Art Biology

Business Administration

Chemistry

Christian Studies

Communication Studies

Creative Writing

Economics

Education — Secondary Education

Education Studies

European Studies

Film Studies

French Geology

Government and Politics

Greek

Greek and Roman Civilization

Health and Exercise Science

History

Interreligious Encounters

Jewish Studies

Latin

Latin American Studies

Literature in English Mathematics

Medical Humanities

Military Science

Music

Neuroscience and Cognitive Studies

Nonprofit Management

Peace and Justice Studies

Philosophy

Philosophy, Law and Society

Psychology

Religious Studies

Sociology

Spanish

Theatre

Vocation, Ethics and Society

Women’s and Gender Studies

PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS

Pre-Engineering

Pre-Health

• Pre-Medicine

• Pre-Dentistry

• Pre-Optometry

• Pre-Pharmacy

• Pre-Occupational Therapy

• Pre-Nursing

• Pre-Veterinary Medicine

• Pre-Physical Therapy

Pre-Law

Pre-Ministerial GRADUATE

Executive Master of Business

Administration

Master of Accountancy

Master of Business Administration

CERTIFICATES

Certificate in Data Analytics

Certificate in Music Performance

You can also BUILD YOUR OWN MA JOR to create a personalized program of study.

MA J OR CAPITAL CITY LIFE

Where to go and what to do around Jackson...

Millsaps College is tucked into the heart of Mississippi’s capital city of Jackson, where you’ll find there’s always something to do beyond the campus gates. From restaurants and shopping to events and museums, you’ll never get bored in Jackson.

MUSEUMS

1. Eudora Welty House and Garden

2. International Museum of Muslim Cultures

3. Medgar Evers Home Museum

4. Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum

5. Mississippi Civil Rights Museum

6. Mississippi Museum of Art

7. Mississippi Museum of Natural Science

8. Museum of Mississippi History

9. Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum

10. Old Capitol Museum

11. Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center

SHOPPING

12. The District at Eastover

13. The Fondren District

14. Highland Village

SHOPPING NEAR JACKSON

Mississippi Craft Center (Ridgeland, MS)

Northpark Mall (Ridgeland, MS)

Outlets of Mississippi (Pearl, MS)

Renaissance at Colony Park (Ridgeland, MS)

FAVORITE PLACES TO EAT

15. Aladdin Mediterranean

16. Aplos Simple Mediterranean

17. Babalu Tapas & Tacos

18. Barrelhouse

19. Big Apple Inn

20. BRAVO! Italian Restaurant and Bar*

21. Broad Street Baking Co.*

22. Cultivation Food Hall

23. Godfrey’s

24. Green Ghost Tacos

25. Iron Horse Grill

26. Keifer’s

27. La Cazuela

28. Pizza Shack

29. Rooster’s

30. Sal & Mookie’s New York Pizza & Ice Cream Joint*

31. Saltine Oyster Bar

32. Stamps Superburger

33. Tuk Tuk Boom

34. Walker’s Drive-In

35. Whole Foods Market

*Owned and operated by Jeff Good, Millsaps College Class of 1986!

LIVE MUSIC

36. Alamo Theatre

37. Duling Hall

38. F. Jones Corner

39. Hal & Mal’s

40. Iron Horse Grill

41. Martin’s

42. Thalia Mara Hall

LIVE MUSIC NEAR JACKSON

Brandon Amphitheater (Brandon, MS)

MA J OR EXPERIENCE

Hands-on learning is the heart of a Millsaps education. We call it the Major Experience.

Perhaps you want to work with your neuroscience professor as they develop the next breakthrough in preventing traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). Maybe you want to use your classroom experience to help your community by interning at a local nonprofit. Or maybe your dream is to study abroad and immerse yourself in a different culture. Wherever your ambitions lie, the Major Experience will take you there.

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

Research is woven throughout many of the courses found at Millsaps College. From market research in a business class to studying the link between racism and Shakespeare’s Othello, our excellent faculty will guide you as you delve past the surface into your favorite subject.

CAREER EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

At Millsaps, we believe our students learn best by doing. The Millsaps Center for Career Education and our Community Engaged Learning academic program provide our students with connections to the world outside of Millsaps. These connections include internships, career resources, interview preparation and job-search coaching.

MA JOR PATHWAYS

You have interests. We can help you create a path to success based on them.

Some students know what they will do after college before they start high school, while others use their college years to explore the possibilities.

Millsaps’ Pathways Program is there for both.

IN THE PATHWAYS PROGRAM, YOU WILL:

• Be supported by the entire Millsaps community, including peers, professors, staff and alumni.

• Follow your interests and curiosity to build the career that’s right for you.

• Learn the skills you need to have a successful life.

MA J OR EXPLORATION

At Millsaps, we believe in learning by connecting to the global community.

Our nationally renowned study abroad programs provide our students with unique opportunities to apply what they learn in the classroom around the globe. Here are just a few of the many ways you can do some major exploration:

SPANISH IN THE YUCATÁN

Practice your Spanish by immersing yourself in the language, culture and history of the Yucatán Peninsula. Your learning will take place in the midst of the Millsaps College Biocultural Reserve, a 4,500-acre tropical forest reserve operated by Millsaps that serves as the center for our Living in the Yucatán Program.

NEW MUSIC, OLD: THE KALEIDOSCOPE OF INFLUENCES ON TAIWAN’S NEW MUSIC

Investigate music as a cultural marker, looking at two faces of Taiwanese music — popular (Mando-Pop, Taiyu, Hakka and aboriginal artists) and modern classical composition — placing the music in both the cultural and political contexts of the island.

FIELD STUDY IN INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT

Travel throughout Europe to explore new cultures, gain valuable career training and experience an in-depth study of international business.

Millsaps is able to offer scholarships and financial aid to qualified students thanks to the generosity of our supporters.

So the only question you need to ask yourself is, “Where do I want to go?”

MA J OR SUCCESS

At Millsaps College, our entire community, including fellow students, professors, staff and alumni, is dedicated to helping you achieve the life and career of your dreams.

MILLSAPS SUCCESS BY THE NUMBERS

of Millsaps graduates are employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation.

Millsaps graduates earn the HIGHEST AVERAGE SALARY of any four-year college or university, 10 years after starting college.

MILLSAPS ACCOLADES

Ranked as one of the PRINCETON REVIEW’S BEST 388 Colleges in 2023.

Among 44 colleges listed in “COLLEGES THAT CHANGE LIVES.”

HIGHEST

Millsaps has the highest graduation rate of any four-year college or university in Mississippi.

FOUR

YEARS. GRADUATION GUARANTEED.

Ranked the BEST COLLEGE in Mississippi BY FORBES.

Millsaps offers a path to graduation in four years — guaranteed.

MILLSAPS SCHOLARS

RHODES SCHOLARS

FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS

GOLDWATER SCHOLARS

TRUMAN SCHOLARS

CHELSEA RICK, D.O.

Nashville, TN | Class of 2012

Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program faculty member and quality scholar at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Division of Geriatric Medicine. Awarded doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from William Carey College in 2017 and completed a residency in family medicine at North Mississippi Medical Center in 2020. Served as Miss Mississippi 2013 and competed in Miss America 2014, placing in the top 15 and receiving the preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness and the STEM Scholarship Awards.

Chelsea

MATTHEW McLAUGHLIN

Jackson, MS | Class of 1999

Advisor and attorney in the beer brewing, alcohol distilling, food and beverage industries. Shareholder of McLaughlin, PC, in Jackson, Mississippi. Obtained Juris Doctor from Mississippi College School of Law in 2002 and LL.M. Certification in taxation from University of Florida in 2003. Vice president of regulatory compliance for Nexus Advisors. Co-founder of Fertile Ground Beer Co. brewery, Coalesce Coworking and 1 Million Cups — all in Jackson. Member of Mississippi’s Creative Economy Program Advisory Panel and mentor for Mississippi Enterprise for Technology. Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers as a Rising Star, The Best Lawyers in America in Economic Development Law (2013-2016) and Mississippi Business Journal’s Top 40 Under 40 (2008).

Regi

REGI YOUNG

Oakland, CA | Class of 2003

Executive Director of the Alameda County Community Food Bank in Oakland, California. Previously worked at Houston Food Bank for nine years helping to expand programs at the food bank and provide disaster relief and emergency assistance. Served in the inaugural Child Hunger Corps for Feeding America. Awarded a Master of Arts in Cross-Cultural Studies from the University of Houston-Clear Lake and is currently pursuing a doctorate in Organizational Leadership from Northeastern University. Serves on the board of Move for Hunger and previously served on the boards of the Center for Urban Transformation, Urban Harvest and the advisory board of the City of Houston’s Mayor’s Office of Adult Literacy. He was also a founding member of the Houston Food System Collaborative.

OF FACULTY HOLD THE HIGHEST DEGREE IN THEIR FIELDS.

MA J OR G UIDANCE

At Millsaps, you will never just be a number on the class roster or a face in a lecture hall.

The faculty at Millsaps College dedicate their lives to their fields of study and sharing their passion with students like you. Our faculty are committed to supporting you both professionally and personally, providing mentorship and guidance as you trek the path to a successful career and life.

STUDENT-TO-FACULTY RATIO

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE

Professor of sociology and anthropology, Chisolm Foundation Chair of Arts and Sciences; leads study abroad classes ranging from exploration of Maya ruins to the museums of Europe; recently named to the Explorers Club 50: Fifty People Changing the World the World Needs to Know About

Louwanda

Associate professor of sociology and chair of the Department of Sociology & Anthropology; courses focus on social inequality and criminology and center on conceptual discussions; teaches gateway course for summer internships with Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty

Liz Guy

Assistant professor of creative writing; director of the Centers of Academic Success and Excellence; Writing Center coordinator; director of the McMullan Young Writers Workshop; serves as co-editor of Gazing Grain Press, an inclusive feminist chapbook press that publishes poetry, prose and hybrid texts

Associate professor of accounting and director of the accounting program in the Else School of Management; courses focus on auditing and financial statement analysis, as well as the globalization of accounting standards; is an affiliated visiting professor with the IESEG School of Management in France

LIZ EGAN

DR. GUY McCLAIN

DR. LOUWANDA EVANS

DR. GEORGE BEY

MA JOR AFFORDABILITY

We believe a Millsaps education is the best investment you can make in yourself.

We will help you figure out how to afford it.

When you’re admitted to Millsaps College, you will automatically be considered for merit scholarships ranging from $21,000 to $34,000. If you’re from out of state, you won’t have to worry about additional fees either.

In addition to our merit scholarships, many of our students receive need-based aid from the FAFSA and other scholarships to afford their Millsaps experience.

On average, Millsaps students pay $35,000 less than the total listed cost.

millsaps.edu/finaid

Merit

98% of our students receive financial aid and scholarships. NO OUT-OF-STATE FEES

scholarships ranging from $21,000 to $34,000 annually.

Legacy Scholarships

United Methodist Scholarships

Fine Art Scholarships

Sumners Grant

Transfer Student Scholarships

Yellow Ribbon Program

YOU BELONG AT MILLSAPS!

Seeing is believing. Book your campus visit to find out how you can become something Major.

APPLY

When you’re ready to become a Major, here’s a list of what you need:

Your application (either Millsaps’ application or the Common Application)

Your self-reported GPA

Your self-reported test scores (we’re test-optional for the ACT and SAT for students with a 3.0 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale)

millsaps.edu/apply

IMPORTANT DATES

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