Office of the Registrar
Spring 2023 Full Academic Calendar
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(Dates subject to change)
Spring 2023 Add/Drop/Withdraw Deadlines (updated 1-17-2023)
Calendar Date |
Intersession |
Full Term |
Session I (8W1) |
Session II (8W2) |
Class Dates |
January 3 - 17 |
January 18 - May 5 |
January 18 - March 9 |
March 20 - May 4 |
Last day to add/drop without academic/financial penalty |
January 4 |
January 25 |
January 20 |
March 22 |
Last day to receive 100% refund (No tuition credit issued after this date) |
January 4 | January 25 | January 20 | March 22 |
Last day to drop classes without instructor permission |
January 4 |
January 25 | January 20 | March 22 |
All approved drops will result in grade of W within these dates |
January 5 - 13 |
January 26 - April 6 |
January 21 - February 14 |
March 23 - April 17 |
Last day to make an add/drop course request or withdraw from the University and receive a grade of W |
January 13 |
April 6 | February 14 | April 17 |
Final exam |
January 17 |
May 8-11 |
March 8 (MW classes) March 9 (TTH classes) |
May 3 (MW classes) May 4 (TTH classes) |
After the last day to withdraw from the University, students are academically obligated and will receive a grade for all enrolled courses.
Undergraduate Admissions Deadlines |
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January 6, 2023 |
Previously enrolled students who are on admissions suspension, academic probation, probation continued, or academic suspension must submit all necessary documentation by this date in order to be considered for readmission for spring 2023. |
January 11, 2023 |
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 2023 semester must be offered admission on or before this date. |
January 11, 2023 |
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 2023 semester must be offered admission on or before this date. |
January 6, 2023 |
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. |
Advisement dates |
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Monday, October 3 | Priority Advisement for spring |
Monday, October 3 | Priority registration (with enrollment appointments) for spring begins |
Monday, October 10 | Open registration for spring begins |
Academic dates |
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Sunday, Jan. 1 |
First day to submit a Spring 2023 Very Late Degree Application at the $125 late application fee Graduate Students, please visit the grad student deadlines page at |
Tuesday, Jan. 3 - Tuesday, Jan. 17 | Winter Intersession (Students may enroll for a maximum of 4 intersession hours) |
Wednesday, Jan. 4 |
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 |
Friday, Jan. 6 |
Previously enrolled students who are on admissions suspension, academic probation, probation continued, or academic suspension must submit all necessary documentation by this date in order to be considered for readmission for spring 2023. |
Saturday, Jan 7 |
Intersession classes meet |
Friday, Jan. 13 | Last day to withdraw from Intersession classes with grade of W |
Monday, Jan. 16 |
Martin Luther King holiday (observed) (No class meetings/activities/tests/quizzes/exams may be given regardless of mode of instruction.) |
Tuesday, Jan. 17 |
Last day and final exams for Intersession classes |
Wednesday, Jan. 18 |
Classes begin Late registration and add/drop begin ($50.00 late registration fee) First day for Spring 2023 degree candidates to reserve seat free of charge for May 2023 Commencement ceremonies Graduate Students, please visit the grad student deadlines page at |
Friday, Jan. 20 |
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, Jan. 21 |
Saturday classes begin |
Wednesday, Jan. 25 |
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 |
Thursday, Jan. 26 |
All approved drops for full term classes assigned a grade of W |
Tuesday, Feb. 14 |
Last day to withdraw from Session I (8W1) courses with grade of W |
Saturday - Tuesday, Feb. 18 - 21 |
Mardi Gras break |
Wednesday, Mar. 8 |
Last day of and final examinations for MW Session I (8W1) classes |
Thursday, Mar. 9 |
Last day of and final examinations for TTH Session I (8W1) classes |
Saturday, March 11 |
Saturday courses meet |
Saturday-Sunday, March 11-19 |
Spring break (No class meetings/activities/tests/quizzes/exams may be given regardless of mode of instruction.) |
Monday, Mar. 20 |
Session II MW (8W2) classes begin |
Tuesday, Mar. 21 |
Session II TTH (8W2) classes begin |
Wednesday, Mar. 22 |
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 |
Friday, March 31 |
Last day to submit a Spring 2023 Very Late Degree Application at the $125 late application fee Last day for Spring 2023 degree candidates to reserve seat free of charge for May 2023 Commencement ceremonies Graduate Students, please visit the grad student deadlines page at |
Saturday, Apr. 1 |
Last day to file an application for degree for Summer 2023 Commencement at the $50 fee First day to submit a Spring 2023 Rush Degree Application at the $175 late application fee First day for Spring 2023 degree candidates to reserve seat for May 2023 Commencement ceremonies at $100 fee Last day to file applications for graduate degree for summer 2023 commencement. No late applications will be accepted. Graduate Students, please visit the grad student deadlines page at |
Thursday, April 6 |
Last day to withdraw from full term classes with grade of W |
Friday-Sunday, April 7-9 |
HOLIDAY (No class meetings/activities/tests/quizzes/exams may be given regardless of mode of instruction.) |
Monday, April 17 |
Last day to withdraw from Session II (8W2) classes with grade of W |
Monday, April 23 |
Last day to submit a Spring 2023 Rush Degree Application at the $175 late application fee Graduate Students, please visit the grad student deadlines page at |
Tuesday, April 24 |
First day to submit a Spring 2023 Extreme Exception Degree Application at the $275 late application fee Graduate Students, please visit the grad student deadlines page at |
Friday, April 28 |
Last day for Spring 2023 degree candidates to reserve seat for May Commencement ceremonies at $100 fee Last day to submit a Spring 2023 Extreme Exception Degree Application at the $275 late application fee Graduate Students, please visit the grad student deadlines page at |
Monday, May 1 |
Monday night final exams |
Tuesday, May 2 |
Tuesday night final exams |
Wednesday, May 3 |
Wednesday night final exams |
Wednesday, May 3 |
Final exams for MW Session II (8W2) classes |
Thursday, May 4 |
Thursday night final exams |
Thursday, May 4 |
Last day of TTH full term courses Final exams for TTH Session II (8W2) classes Students requesting after April 22 will not be allowed to participate in the May Commencement ceremonies |
Friday, May 5 |
Reading Day Final exams for Friday block courses and 1 hour labs |
Monday - Friday, May 8-11 |
Full term final examinations |
Thursday, May 11 |
6:00 p.m. - Graduate Commencement at |
Friday. May 12 |
Commencement Reed Green Coliseum, Hattiesburg campus 9:00 a.m. (Undergraduate candidates; College of Business and Economic Development and College of Education and Human Sciences) 2:00 p.m. (Undergraduate candidates; College of Arts and Sciences and College of Nursing and Health Professions) |
Saturday, May 13 | 3:00 p.m. - All Coast-based Undergraduate and Graduate Students at Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi |
Monday, May 15 | Final faculty grade submission due into SOAR by 11:00 a.m. |
Monday-Tuesday, May 15-16 |
Registrar’s Office processes end of term grades |
Wednesday, May 17 | Grades available to view in SOAR for students completing their course evaluations |