Office of the Registrar
Fall 2017 Full-term Academic Calendar
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Undergraduate Admissions Deadlines |
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June 30 |
Deadline for fall freshman admission - Please see Office of Admissions for more information Freshman students who intend to enroll at Southern Miss for the fall 2017 semester must be offered admission on or before Friday, June 30, 2017. |
| August 9 | Deadline for fall transfer admission - Please see Office of Admissions for more information Transfer students who intend to enroll at Southern Miss for the fall 2017 semester must be offered admission on or before Wednesday, August 9, 2017. |
| TBA |
Deadline for fall readmission - Please see Office of Admissions for more information Previously enrolled students who intend to reenroll at Southern Miss for the fall 2017 semester must be offered readmission on or before . |
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Advisement dates |
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| March 1 | Priority Advisement for summer and fall |
| April 3-6 | Enrollment appointment registration for summer and fall |
| April 7 | Begins open registration for summer and fall |
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Academic dates |
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| Saturday, July 1 |
Last day to file application for degree for fall 2017 commencement without a fee |
| Wednesday, Aug. 16 |
Classes begin |
| Friday, Aug. 18 |
Last day to add/drop for first term (8W1) classes without academic or financial penalty Last day to drop first term (8W1) classes without grade of W |
| Saturday, Aug. 19 |
Saturday classes begin |
| Wednesday, Aug. 23 |
Last day to add/drop full term classes without academic or financial penalty Last day to drop full term classes without grade of W |
| Monday, Sept. 4 |
LABOR DAY HOLIDAY (day and night classes do not meet) |
| Wednesday, Sept. 20 |
Last day to withdraw from first term 8W1 classes with grade of W |
| Friday, Oct. 6 |
Last day of and final examinations for first term (8W1) classes |
| Monday, Oct. 9 | Second term (8W2) classes begin |
| Wednesday, Oct. 11 |
Last day to add/drop second term (8W2) classes without academic or financial penalty Last day to drop second term (8W2) classes without grade of W |
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Thursday - Friday, |
FALL BREAK (dates subject to change) |
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Saturday, Oct. 21 |
Saturday classes meet |
| Friday, Oct. 27 |
Last day to withdraw from full term classes with grade of W |
| Wednesday, November 1 |
Last day to file application for degree for spring 2018 commencement without a fee |
| Tuesday, Nov. 14 | Last day to withdraw from second term 8W2 courses with grade of W |
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Wednesday, Nov. 15 (beginning at 5:00 pm)- |
SOAR and transcript printing offline for software upgrade |
| Wednesday - Friday, Nov. 22 - 24 |
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS |
| Monday, Nov. 27 |
Classes resume
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| Monday - Thursday, Nov. 27-30 |
Night class examinations |
| Friday, Dec. 1 |
Last day of full term and second term (8W2) classes |
| Saturday, Dec. 2 |
Saturday final exams |
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Monday - Thursday, |
Full-term and (8W2) final exams |
| Friday, Dec. 8 |
Commencement - Reed Green Coliseum |
| Saturday, Dec. 9 | Residence halls close |
| Monday, Dec. 11 | Final faculty grade submission due into SOAR by 11:00 a.m. |
| Tuesday-Wednesday, Dec. 12-13 |
Registrar’s Office processes end of term grades. |
| Wednesday, Dec. 13 | Grades available to view in SOAR for students completing their course evaluations. |