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Financial Calendar Fall 2023

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Audience Date Complete Financial Action by Date Important Info Links and Who to Contact
New & Cont. Students March 31 State of MS Financial Aid: HELP application deadline : Financial Aid
New Students July 1 Freshman Designation Based Scholarship Deadline Scholarships: Office of Undergraduate Scholarships
New & Cont. Students July 1 FAFSA & Verification Process Priority Date for Payment Consideration for fall FAFSA & Verification: Financial Aid
Payment Information: Business Services
New & Cont. Students July 1 Faculty/Staff Tuition Waiver Application Priority Date for Payment Consideration for fall Faculty/Staff Tuition Waiver: Human Resources
New & Cont. Students July 17 Anticipated aid and balance due visible to students in SOAR Anticipated Aid: Financial Aid
Balance Information: Business Services
New Transfer Students Aug 1 Admission & Scholarship Application deadline for incoming fall Transfer Academic and Transfer Designation-Based Scholarships Admissions & Transcripts: Admissions

Scholarship Eligibility: Office of Undergraduate Scholarships
New & Cont. Students Aug 1 Last day to drop/withdrawal from Fall 2023 Intersession classes and receive financial credit. Class Registration: Registrar Office

Withdrawals & tuition credits: Business Services
New & Cont. Students Aug 10 Student responsibility due in full or enrollment in payment installment plan (1st installment due upon enrollment in plan).  Students who do not meet this payment requirement may be subject to cancellation of their Fall 2023 classes. Payment Information: Business Services
New Students Aug 15 Acceptance deadline for fall Transfer Academic & Transfer/Freshman Designation-Based Scholarships  Scholarships: Office of Undergraduate Scholarships
New & Cont. Students  Aug 21 Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Fall 2023 Regular session classes begin   Class Registration: Your Academic Advisor, contact information on SOAR
New & Cont. Students  Aug 23 Last day to add/drop Fall 2023 Session I classes without academic or financial penalty   Class Registration: Registrar Office

Withdrawals & tuition credits: Business Services
New & Cont. Students Aug 28 Last day to add/drop Fall 2023 Regular Session classes without academic or financial penalty   Class Registration: Registrar Office

Withdrawals & tuition credits: Business Services
New & Cont. Students  Sept 1 Begin processing Fall 2023 refunds.  Refunds SchedulesBusiness Services
New & Cont. Students Sept 10  2nd Payment plan installment due    Payment Information: Business Services
New & Cont. Students Sept 15  State of MS Financial Aid: MTAG & MESG application deadline     : Financial Aid
New & Cont. Students October State of Mississippi Financial Aid typically sends fall 2023 funding to The University of Southern Mississippi in October to post state awards to SOAR accounts. Financial Aid
New & Cont. Students 

Oct 1

GO Scholarship Application and State of Mississippi Financial Aid application is available for upcoming academic year (2024-25: fall 2024, spring 2025 and summer 2025) 

FAFSA : Financial Aid

New & Cont. Students  Oct 10 3rd Payment plan installment due  Payment InformationBusiness Services
New & Cont. Students  Oct 16 Last day to add/drop Fall 2023 Session II classes without academic or financial penalty   Class Registration: Registrar Office

Withdrawals & tuition credits: Business Services
New & Cont. Students Nov 10 4th Payment plan installment due  Payment InformationBusiness Services
New & Cont. Students  Dec. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will be available for the 2024-25 academic year. FAFSA: Financial Aid 
New & Cont. Students  March 15 FAFSA Priority Date for Scholarship Consideration (Financial Aid) for the upcoming academic year (2024-25) FAFSA: Financial Aid 

Contact Us

Office of Financial Aid
Kennard-Washington Hall (KWH) 101
118 College Dr. #5101 Hattiesburg, MS 39406

Hattiesburg Campus

Fax 601.266.5769

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Email
financial.aidFREEMississippi

Phone
601.266.4774

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Student Services One Stop
Gulf Coast Library (GCL) 101
730 East Beach Blvd. 
Long Beach, MS 39560

Gulf Park Campus

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Email
OneStop_GPFREEMississippi

Phone
228.214.3370