Spring 2008
Academic Calendar
Date |
Event |
|---|---|
Friday, December 7 |
Application deadline
for new students |
Wednesday, January 9 |
Final
orientation and registration for new undergraduate students. Registration for former and new graduate students not registered by Southern's On-Line Accessible Records (SOAR) at the Southern Miss Advanced Education Center, Long Beach, Miss. |
Monday, January 14 |
Classes begin. Late registration ($50 late fee) and add/drop begin. |
Tuesday, January 15 |
Last day to register
for first half-semester (8W1) classes |
Friday, January 18 |
Last day to register
for full semester classes |
Monday,
January 21 |
Martin Luther King,
Jr.'s birthday (observed) Monday day and night classes do not meet. |
Monday, February 4-5 |
Mardi Gras Holiday
-
Day and night classes do not meet. |
Friday, February 8 |
Last day to drop first
term (8W1) classes without academic penalty |
Wednesday, February 27 |
Last day to drop full
semester classes without academic penalty |
Friday, March 7 |
Mid-point in Spring
Semester - Last day of and final examinations for first term (8W1) classes |
Monday - Friday, March 10 - 14 |
Spring Holidays --
Classes will not meet. |
Monday, March 17 |
Second
term (8W2) classes begin |
| Tuesday, March 18 | Last day to register for second term (8W2) classes. |
Thursday, March 20 |
Last day to file application
for degree for summer 2008 graduation |
Friday, March 21 |
Good Friday Holiday Friday day and night classes will not meet. |
Monday, March 24 |
Classes resume |
Wednesday, April 9 |
Last
day to drop second term (8W2) classes without academic penalty |
Tuesday, April 29 |
Tuesday night class
examinations, 6:30 p.m. |
Wednesday, April 30 |
Wednesday night class
examinations, 6:30 p.m. |
Thursday, May 1 |
Thursday night class
examinations, 6:30 p.m. |
Friday, May 2 |
Last day of full semester
classes Last day and final examinations for second term (8W2) classes |
Monday - Friday, May 5-9 |
Examinations |
Saturday, May 10 |
Commencement, Gulf
Coast, 10 a.m. |