It offers online classes for students in grades 7 through 12, allowing students to earn high school Carnegie units, dual credit through the university, and a high school diploma from anywhere in the United States or the world.

[1] The University of Mississippi High School was created in the Division of Outreach as The University of Mississippi Independent Study High School in 2003 as an alternative program to the traditional paper-based correspondence program, going completely online by 2008.

Using the online format, students and teachers can access and participate in courses at any time: weekends, holidays, etc.

With courses in Art History, Mythology, Mississippi Writers, African-American Literature, and World Religions, the school offers an interesting array of classes in its college prep curriculum.

Additionally, the school's core courses are approved by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).