MSU has created partnerships with several community colleges regarding the BSIS degree. Students will complete the first two years of the program at the community college and then transfer to MSU to complete (all online) the last two years.

Partnerships have been formed with the following schools in Mississippi:

Coahoma Community College
Copiah-Lincoln Community College
East Central Community College
East Mississippi Community College
Hinds Community College
Holmes Community College
Itawamba Community College
Jones County Junior College
Meridian Community College
Mississippi Delta Community College
Mississippi Gulf Community College
Northeast Mississippi Community College
Northwest Mississippi Community College
Northwest-Shoals Community College
Pearl River Community College
Southwest Mississippi Community College

Partnerships have been formed with the following schools in Alabama:

Northwest-Shoals Community College