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Undergraduate Admissions Deadlines 

January 13, 2021

Deadline for spring freshman admission – Please see Office of Admissions for more information.

Freshman students who intend to enroll at Southern Miss for the Spring 2021 semester must be offered admission on or before this date.

Deadline for spring transfer admission – Please see Office of Admissions for more information.

Transfer students who intend to enroll at Southern Miss for the Spring 2021 semester must be offered admission on or before this date.

Deadline for spring readmission – Please see Office of Admissions for more information.

Previously enrolled students who intend to re-enroll must be offered admission on or before this date.

Previously enrolled students who are on admissions or academic suspension must submit all necessary documentation by this date at 12 noon in order to be considered for readmission for spring 2021.

Advisement dates 

Academic dates 

Last day to add/drop Intersession classes without academic or financial penalty and receive 100% tuition credit

Last day to drop Intersession classes without grade of W

Last day to clear academic suspension through the student's respective college. Clearance forms must be submitted to the Registrar's Office by 4:00 p.m.

Final orientation and registration for new undergraduate students

Last day to clear academic suspension through the student's respective college. Clearance forms must be submitted to the Registrar's Office by 4:00 pm.

Martin Luther King holiday (observed)

Last day and final exams for Intersession classes

Classes begin

Late registration and add/drop begin ($50.00 late registration fee)

First day for Spring 2021 degree candidates to reserve seat free of charge for May 2021 Commencement ceremonies

Last day to add/drop Session I (8W1) classes without academic or financial penalty and receive 100% tuition credit

Last day to drop Session I (8W1) classes without grade of W

Saturday classes begin

Last day to add/drop full term classes without academic or financial penalty and receive 100% tuition credit

Last day to drop full term classes without grade of W

All approved drops for full term classes assigned a grade of W

Last day to withdraw from Session I (8W1) courses with grade of W

HOLIDAY
(Friday block and night courses that meet once a week will meet)

Last day of and final examinations for MW Session I (8W1) classes

Last day of and final examinations for TTH Session I (8W1) classes

Session II MW (8W2) classes begin

Session II TTH (8W2) classes begin

Last day to add/drop Session II (8W2) classes without academic or financial penalty and receive 100% tuition credit

Last day to drop Session II (8W2) classes without grade of W

HOLIDAY
(Friday block and night courses that meet once a week will meet)

Last day to withdraw from full term classes with grade of W

Last day to submit a Spring 2021 Very Late Degree Application at the $125 late application fee

Last day for Spring 2021 degree candidates to reserve seat free of charge for May 2021 Commencement ceremonies

DEADLINE: Degree Candidates may reserve a seat free of charge through March 31, 2021 for May 2021 Commencement Ceremonies. Any seating reservation made from April 1 - April 16, 2021 will be assessed a $100.00 late seating fee. (Seat reservation is based on availability and subject to COVID-19 protocols.)

Last day to file an application for degree for Summer 2021 Commencement without a fee

First day to submit a Spring 2021 Rush Degree Application at the $175 late application fee

First day for Spring 2021 degree candidates to reserve seat for May 2021 Commencement ceremonies at $100 fee

Last day to file applications for graduate degree for summer 2021 commencement. No late applications will be accepted.

Last day to withdraw from Session II (8W2) classes with grade of W

DEADLINE for degree candidates that wish to participate in May commencement ceremony to reserve a seat. The Registrar's Office will be unable to accommodate seating requests made after Friday, April 16. (Seat reservation is based on availability and subject to COVID-19 protocols.)

Monday night exams

Tuesday night exams

Wednesday night exams

Last day of MW Session II (8W2) classes

Thursday night exams

Last day of TTH Session II (8W2) classes

Last class day of Spring courses

Last day to submit a Spring 2021 Rush Degree Application at the $175 late application fee

First day to submit a Spring 2021 Extreme Exception Degree Application at the $275 late application fee

Full term final examinations

Last day to submit a Spring 2021 Extreme Exception Degree Application at the $275 late application fee

Wednesday, May 5

1:00 p.m. - All Doctoral and Master of Fine Arts Students at Reed Green Coliseum, Hattiesburg campus

7:00 p.m. - All Specialists and Masters Students at Reed Green Coliseum, Hattiesburg campus

Thursday, May 6

7:00 p.m. - Undergraduates in the College of Business and Economic Development at
Reed Green Coliseum, Hattiesburg campus