Timeline
| February 21 | 1:30 - 3:30 p.m | Grad Fest Sponsored by Barnes & Noble @ Southern Miss Bookstore Hardy Hall, Gulf Park Campus, Long Beach. Candidates can order caps and gowns, invitations, and other materials. |
| TBD | Last day to order a cap and gown without paying a late fee. | |
| April 22 by 5 p.m. | Commencement RSVP online seating request due. Click RSVP Seating to reserve seating. | |
| May 7 - 9 | 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Cap and gown pick-up Barnes & Noble @ Southern Miss Bookstore |
| May 10 | 9 a.m. | Student Commencement Rehearsal Fleming Education Center Auditorium Gulf Park Campus, Long Beach |
| May 11 | Commencement, Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Students enter through the south coliseum entrance Park in Lot A Caps and gown available | |
| 9 a.m | Student candidates line up for processional | |
| 9:45 a.m. | Student candidates processional line up complete | |
| 10 a.m. | Ceremony begins | |
| 12 noon | Gowns must be returned before leaving the colieseum |