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Undergraduate Admissions Deadlines 

January 17, 2024

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

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

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

Students applying for readmission with a probation, probation continued, or suspension hold must complete the process to clear their academic standards hold by January 8. 

Priority deadline for spring 8-week-2 admission

Advisement dates 

Academic dates 

First day to submit an undergraduate Spring 2024 Very Late Degree Application at the $125 late application fee

Graduate Students, please visit the grad student deadlines page at

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

Intersession classes meet

Deadline to complete the process to clear an academic hold, including probation, probation continued, and suspension. -- Please see Academic Standards for more information. 

Intersession classes meet

Martin Luther King holiday (observed)

(No class meetings/activities/tests/quizzes/exams may be given regardless of mode of instruction.)

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 2024 degree candidates to reserve seat free of charge for May 2024 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

Mardi Gras break
(No class meetings/activities/tests/quizzes/exams may be given regardless of mode of instruction.)

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

All Undergraduate, Master's, Specialists and Doctoral Spring 2024 degree candidates must have submitted and paid for their degree application by February 16, 2024 in order for their name to appear in the commencement program.

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

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

Saturday courses meet

Spring break

(No class meetings/activities/tests/quizzes/exams may be given regardless of mode of instruction.)

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

Last day to submit an undergraduate Spring 2024 Very Late Degree Application at the $125 late application fee

Last day for Spring 2024 degree candidates to reserve seat free of charge for May 2024 Commencement ceremonies

Graduate Students, please visit the grad student deadlines page at

Last day to file an undergraduate application for degree for Summer 2024 Commencement at the $50 fee

First day to submit an undergraduate Spring 2024 Rush Degree Application at the $175 late application fee

First day for Spring 2024 degree candidates to reserve seat for May 2024 Commencement ceremonies at $100 fee

Last day to file applications for graduate degree for summer 2024 commencement. No late applications will be accepted.

Graduate Students, please visit the grad student deadlines page at

HOLIDAY

(No class meetings/activities/tests/quizzes/exams may be given regardless of mode of instruction.)

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

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

Last day to submit an undergraduate Spring 2024 Rush Degree Application at the $175 late application fee

Graduate Students, please visit the grad student deadlines page at

First day to submit an undergraduate Spring 2024 Extreme Exception Degree Application at the $275 late application fee

Graduate Students, please visit the grad student deadlines page at

Last day for Spring 2024 degree candidates to reserve seat for May Commencement ceremonies at $100 fee

Last day to submit an undergraduate Spring 2024 Extreme Exception Degree Application at the $275 late application fee

Graduate Students, please visit the grad student deadlines page at

Monday night final exams

Tuesday night final exams

Wednesday night final exams

Final exams for MW Session II (8W2) classes

Thursday night final exams

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

Reading Day

Final exams for Friday block courses and 1 hour labs

Full term final examinations

Thursday, May 9

5:00 p.m. - Graduate Commencement at
Reed Green Coliseum, Hattiesburg campus
All Doctoral, Specialists, and Master's Students