News in Detail

SPRING 2010

January

3 Dormitories Open
4 Registration at Vicksburg (3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.) (Full Registration = Selection of Classes + Payment of Fees)
5 Registration at Natchez (9:30 a.m.) (Full Registration = Selection of Classes + Payment of Fees)
6 Orientation for New and Transfer Students
6 Registration at Main Campus (9:00 a.m.) (Full Registration = Selection of Classes + Payment of Fees)
6 Drop Courses (Without Penalty)
6 Orientation for New and Transfer Students
7 Classes Begin
7 Drop Courses (With Penalty)
13-15 Classes Added with Instructor’s Approval
15 Last Day for All Registration
15 Last Day for Adding New Courses
15 Classes Purged for Non-Payment of Fees
18 Holiday (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday)
22 Last Day for Submitting Application for Degree to Registrar’s Office—Undergraduate Students (May 2010 Completion)
22 Last Day for Submitting Application for Degree to Graduate Office—Graduate Students (May 2010 Completion)
25 Last Day to Drop a Course Without a Grade
25 Graduate English Proficiency Examination
26 Grades of WP/WF in Effect

February

22-26 Pre-Housing for Summer 2010 (Residence Halls Room Reservations for On-Campus Students)

March

19-23 Pre-Housing for Fall 2010 (Residence Halls Room Reservations for On-Campus Students)
8-11 Mid-Semester Examinations
12 Mid-Semester Grade Reports Due (Report On-Line)
15-19 Spring Vacation
22 Classes Resume
22 Last Day to Place Orders for Cap & Gown in the Office of Academic Affairs (May 2010 Graduation)
22 Registration for Summer 2010 Semester Begins (Full Registration = Selection of Classes + Payment of Fees)
23 Undergraduate Proficiency Testing
23 Graduate CORE Examination
23 Last Day to Drop a Course by Any Means; End WP/WF

April

2 Holiday (Good Friday)
19 Registration for Fall 2010 Begins (Full Registration = Selection of Classes + Payment of Fees)
21-23 Final Examinations for Graduating Seniors
26 Grades for Graduating Seniors Due in Registrar’s Office
26 Grades for Graduating Graduate Students Due in Graduate Office
28-30 University Clearance

May

3-6 Final Examinations
8 Commencement
10 Grades Due in Registrar’s Office by 12:00 Noon
10 Semester Ends

**ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

NOTE: Full Registration includes selection of classes and payment of fees by validation of financial aid or processing of other forms of payment (cash, check or credit card). All students must complete the process in order to be fully registered.

For Department & Programs Information
Call 1-800-222-6790 within MS or (601)-877-6482