Orientation at Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg Enrollment Checklist
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Prior to your Orientation session, an advisor will contact you about advisement and class schedule. Most advisors will contact you at your Southern Miss email address, so be sure that you have activated this account and check it regularly. At Orientation, you will confirm your class schedule and have the opportunity to ask any questions you may have about your degree plan.
Use our Financial Info for New Students webpage to get a clear picture of what you may owe for the upcoming semester after your financial aid and scholarships have been applied.
Business Services will begin generating invoices in July. Please note that student invoices are available exclusively in SOAR; paper bills will not be mailed.
The deadline to either pay in full or enroll in an installment payment plan is August 10.
2025 Freshman Move-In will take place August 12-13. (Students participating in CPC sorority formal recruitment will move in on August 8.)
Each semester, Eagle Direct Textbooks allows students to select all required course materials for their undergraduate classes at a flat fee, regardless of individual rental or purchase costs. More information can be found here.