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• Application Checklist & Deadlines
• Tuition & Fees
• Requirements for Admission
• Honors College Application
• Undergraduate Readmission Application

Application Checklist & Important Deadlines

Application Checklist

The Office of Admissions requires the following from all applicants:

• Application for Undergraduate Admission (apply online or submit a paper application)
• $35 nonrefundable application fee from all applicants
• Transcripts from high school for freshman applicants; transcripts from all institutions attended after high school for transfer applicants
• Documentation of measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) immunization

Tuition & Fees

TUITION COST ESTIMATOR

*All costs indicated are per semester

Requirements for Admission

Freshman Requirements

Students planning to enter The University of Southern Mississippi as freshmen should submit ACT or SAT test results along with high school transcripts. Unconditional admission decisions are based on completion of a required core of academic course work, G.P.A. (based on academic core), class rank, and test scores as follows:

1. All students completing the College Preparatory Curriculum (CPC) with a minimum of a 3.2 high school GPA on the CPC and a submitted ACT or SAT score.

2. All students completing the College Preparatory Curriculum (CPC) with a minimum of a 2.5 high school GPA on the CPC or a class rank in the top 50 percent, as well as an ACT score of 16 or higher or a SAT of 770

3. All students completing the College Preparatory Curriculum (CPC) with a minimum of a 2.0 high school GPA on the CPC and an ACT score of 18 or higher or a SAT score of 850.

Core Requirements

Students not meeting unconditional standards may be considered for admission to the summer developmental program through an interview and screening.

Additionally, students whose ACT sub-scores in Reading and English are 16 and below will be required to enroll in English 099 the first semester that they are enrolled at Southern Miss. Further, students whose ACT Math sub-score is below 20 must enroll in Math 099 the first semester they are enrolled at Southern Miss. Students who are required to enroll in both English 099 and Math 099 must also enroll in LS 101 (Learning Skills Strategies).

Transfer Requirements

Students who do not meet freshman requirements must either have an associates degree intended for transfer or have completed the 24 semester hours of designated college course work outlined below with at least a 2.0 G.P.A. for admission to the university. (Admission to some programs on campus may require students to meet additional requirements.)

6 semester hours of English composition
3 semester hours of college algebra or higher mathematics
8 semester hours of science (must be laboratory-based)
9 semester hours of transferable electives

Important Deadlines

Important Deadlines
February 1: Deadline for freshman scholarship consideration*
February 1: Application deadline for Honors College admission
February 1: Priority application deadline for campus housing
March 15: Priority deadline for financial aid

*Any student seeking scholarship consideration must be admitted to the University by the scholarship deadline of February 1.

Application Fee Payment Information

A nonrefundable application fee of $35 is required of all applicants.

You may pay by VISA or Mastercard debit or credit card by entering the card information on your application or by calling the Office of Admissions at 601.266.5000 and paying over the phone.

You may also pay by check or money order. If you pay by check, please be certain to include the applicant's full name and birth date on the "memo" line of the check. When paying by check or money order, please be sure to include the Application Fee Payment Form along with your check or money order.

Freshman applicants may qualify for an application fee waiver if they qualified for an ACT or SAT test fee waiver. Documentation must be received from the applicant's high school counselor before the application fee will be waived. Until this documentation is received, no action will be taken on your application.

Online Application for Undergraduate Admission

Honors College Application for Admission

Students who wish to be considered for admission to the University’s prestigious Honors College must submit a separate application to the Honors College in addition to the student’s general admissions application.

Admission to the Honors College is competitive.  Successful applicants are offered admission based on a combination of performance on standardized tests (ACT/SAT), high school academic record, evidence of creativity and leadership, and relative strength of the applicant pool.  Generally, the minimum criteria for consideration are 27 ACT (combined SAT score of 1210*) and a 3.5 core high school grade point average (as calculated by the Office of Admissions).**

Students seeking consideration for admission to the Honors College should complete and submit the 2010 Competitive Freshman Programs Application.  The application deadline for Honors College admission consideration is February 1.

*The written portion of the SAT is not considered in evaluation for Honors College admission.

**Core GPA is calculated with the student’s grades earned in coursework that is part of the college preparatory curriculum (CPC).  Core GPA is computed on a 4-point scale; thus, weighted grades earned in AP, advanced or honors classes are not calculated into core GPA.  (Consideration is given to applicants attempting AP, advanced, or honors coursework, but primary emphasis is on core grade point average.)  In 2009, applicants offered admission to the Honors College had an average ACT score of 29 and an average core high school GPA of 3.77.