Spring 2027 Full Academic Calendar

Undergraduate Admissions Deadlines 

TBA

Priority deadline for spring freshman and transfer admission – Please see Office of Admissions for more information.

Priority deadline for spring readmission – Please see Office of Admissions for more information.

Priority deadline for fall 8-week-2 admission

Advisement dates 

Academic dates 

Last day to add/drop Intersession classes without academic or financial penalty and receive 100% tuition credit

Last day to drop Intersession classes without grade of W

Deadline to begin petition for clearance of academic hold

Intersession classes meet

Last day and final exams for Intersession classes

Final orientation and registration for new undergraduate students

Martin Luther King holiday (observed)

(No class meetings/activities/tests/quizzes/exams may be given regardless of mode of instruction.)

Classes begin

Late registration and add/drop begin ($50.00 late registration fee)

First day for Spring 2025 degree candidates to reserve seat free of charge for May 2025 Commencement ceremonies

Last day to add/drop Session I (8W1) classes without academic or financial penalty and receive 100% tuition credit

Last day to drop Session I (8W1) classes without grade of W

Saturday classes begin

Last day to add/drop full term classes without academic or financial penalty and receive 100% tuition credit

Last day to drop full term classes without grade of W

All approved drops for full term classes assigned a grade of W

Last day to withdraw from Session I (8W1) courses with grade of W

Mardi Gras break
(No class meetings/activities/tests/quizzes/exams may be given regardless of mode of instruction.)

Saturday classes meet

Spring break

(No class meetings/activities/tests/quizzes/exams may be given regardless of mode of instruction.)

Saturday classes meet

Last day of and final examinations for TTH Session I (8W1) classes

Last day of and final examinations for MW Session I (8W1) classes

Session II MW (8W2) classes begin

Session II TTH (8W2) classes begin

Last day to add/drop Session II (8W2) classes without academic or financial penalty and receive 100% tuition credit

HOLIDAY

(No class meetings/activities/tests/quizzes/exams may be given regardless of mode of instruction.)

Last day to submit a Spring 2027 Very Late Degree Application at the $125 late application fee

Last day for Spring 2027 degree candidates to reserve seat free of charge for May 2027 Commencement ceremonies

Last day to file an application for degree for Summer 2027 Commencement at the $50 fee

First day to submit a Spring 2027 Rush Degree Application at the $175 late application fee

First day for Spring 2027 degree candidates to reserve seat for May 2027 Commencement ceremonies at $100 fee

Last day to file applications for graduate degree for summer 2027 commencement without a late fee. **There is a $50 late application fee added for applications submitted from April 2 - April 30. No applications will be accepted after April 30.

Last day to submit a Spring 2027 Rush Degree Application at the $175 late application fee

First day to submit a Spring 2027 Extreme Exception Degree Application at the $275 late application fee

Last day for Spring 2027 degree candidates to reserve seat for May Commencement ceremonies at $100 fee

Last day to submit a Spring 2027 Extreme Exception Degree Application at the $275 late application fee

Last day to drop full term classes with a grade of W.

Last day to drop from Session II (8W2) courses with grade of W

Last day to withdraw from the University with grade of W

Monday night final exams

Tuesday night final exams

Wednesday night final exams

Last day of MW full term courses

Final exams for MW Session II (8W2) classes

Thursday night final exams

Last day of TTH full term courses

Final exams for TTH Session II (8W2) classes

Final examinations for all 1-day a week Friday block and lab courses (Exam Schedule)

Full term final examinations

Thursday, May 13

5:00 p.m. - Graduate Commencement at
Reed Green Coliseum, Hattiesburg campus