Southern Miss College of Business

College of Business Advisement and Registration Procedures

Class Scheduling
Each fall and spring, continuing business students are able to register early for their classes for the following semester. In October and again in March, notices are posted and announcements are made about the advisement and registration schedule. In addition, students are notified about this period via their USM e-mail address. It is imperative that students activate their USM e-mail account. To do so, contact iTech at 601-266-HELP.

Advisement
Each advisement and registration period has a scheduled sign-up period. This period for the College of Business does not coincide with the general University advisement period. Due to the centralized advising service, the advisement period typically begins the third week following the beginning of a semester and concludes when the University registration period ends. During the advisement period, you can schedule an advisement appointment with an adviser who will assist you in planning classes for the upcoming semester(s). Hattiesburg students must come to JGH 110 to begin the advisement/registration process.

Hattiesburg students must also pick up their registration materials in JGH 110 in order to register online without scheduling an appointment with an adviser. However, if a student is on academic probation, probation continued, or suspension, advisement is mandatory and a student will not be able to pre-register for classes until they have been cleared by their adviser.

Registration
USM’s online registration system, SOAR, is the only access continuing students have to register early. You may access this site at www.usm.edu/soar . To begin the registration procedure, you must enter your student ID number and a password.

During each registration period, you will be assigned a registration window by the Registrar’s Office. You will not be able to register prior to your window opening and your registration window is listed on your SOAR web page.

Registration Conflicts
When registering for courses, SOAR may indicate that you are unable to register for a certain course. Please pay close attention to the problem stated. The location for resolving registration problems are as follows:

ERROR MESSAGES

Student Not Enrolled, Class is Full - See Chair of Department offering class (The requested enrollment add was not processed. The enrollment limit for the specified class has been reached.)

Time Scheduling Conflict, Student Not Enrolled in Class - Select another class (The class you are attempting to add has a scheduling conflict with a class you are already enrolled in.)

Requisites Not Met for Class, Not Enrolled - Undergraduate Academic Services (You have not met the requirements to enroll in the specified class. Your enrollment transaction was not processed.)

Maximum Term Student Unit Load Exceeded - Undergraduate Academic Services (Add transaction not processed. You have exceeded the number of credit hours (units) allowed. You will have to get special permission from your adviser to register for more than your semester limit.)

Instructor or Department Consent Needed to Enroll in Class, Add not processed - Undergraduate Academic Services (Consent is needed to enroll in the class. You need to receive permission to register for this class.)

Hold on Student’s Record, Add Not processed - See office placing hold on record (There is a hold on your record preventing the add from being processed. You cannot register until your have taken care of your hold.)

Student Already Enrolled in Class, Add not processed - (You have already enrolled in this class. If you want to enroll in a different section of this class, you must first drop the enrolled section then add the new section.)

No Valid Enrollment Appointment - Undergraduate Academic Services (You may not be within your registration window or you may not have been cleared to register for classes.)