Common Student Issues and Who Can Help

Who Can Help?

Below is a list of common areas in which you may need help and the offices which are best suited to provide assistance in these areas. If you don’t see the issue you need help with, contact the Student Success Center for guidance.

 

Issue

Campus Office

Student loans
Grants
FAFSA
Veterans assistance/VA benefits

Financial Aid
Kennard-Washington Hall, 1st floor
601.266.4774

Housing assignments
Roommate conflicts
Residence hall issues

Residence Life
Hickman Hall, 1st floor
601.266.4783

Southern Miss email account
SOAR account
Internet set-up 

iTech Help Desk
Cook Library, 2nd floor
601.266.HELP

Student account
Billing issues
SOAR account holds
Tuition payments 

Business Services
Forrest County Hall, 1st floor
601.266.4137

Transcript receipt
Transferable credits
Immunization records

Admissions
Kennard-Washington Hall, 2nd floor
601.266.5000

Add/drop classes
Official transcripts
Enrollment verification
Academic calendar
Bulletin
FERPA/Parent access to student records
Exam schedule

Registrar
Kennard-Washington Hall, 1st floor|
601.266.5006

 

Illness
Pharmacy
Alcohol Edu
Lab services

Student Health Services
Freshman Quad (behind Pulley Hall)
601.266.5390

Campus job postings
Off-campus job postings
Internship opportunities

Student Employment
McLemore Hall, 1st floor
 

Individual counseling
Group counseling

 

Counseling Center
Kennard-Washington Hall, 2nd floor
601.266.4829

Meal plans
Dining dollars/Bonus Bucks
Menus
Dining hours 

Eagle Dining
Thad Cochran Center, Ground Level
601.266.5376

Parking decals
Parking zones
Parking tickets 

Parking Management
McLemore Hall, 1st floor
601.266.5447

Academic resources
Tutoring services

 

Various departments across campus offer tutoring and academic support to students.  Contact FYI in the Student Success Center for assistance.

Campus Operator

www.usm.edu/directory.php
601.266.1000