AUGUST
14    Cohort Registration (Natchez and Vicksburg; 9 a.m. – 12 noon)
14    Dormitories Open to Freshmen Only
15    Dormitories Open to All Students
16-17    Faculty/Staff Institute
14-17    Orientation for Freshmen
18    Registration at Vicksburg (3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.)
        (Full Registration = Selection of Classes + Payment of Fees)
19    Registration at Natchez (9:30 a.m.)
        (Full Registration = Selection of Classes + Payment of Fees)
20    Registration Begins on Main Campus
23    Classes Begin
23    Drop Courses (With Penalty)
27    Last Day for All Registration
27    Last Day for Adding New Courses
27    Classes Purged for Non-Payment of Fees
27    Classes Added with Instructor’s Approval

SEPTEMBER
6    Labor Day Holiday
17    Last Day to Drop a Course Without a Grade
 

OCTOBER
5    62nd Honors Convocation
7    Graduate English Proficiency Examination
11-15    Mid-Semester Examinations
18    Mid-Semester Grade Reports Due (Report On-Line)
19    Grades of WP/WF in Effect
TBA    University Clearance Begins
 

NOVEMBER
10    Registration for Spring 2011 Semester Begins
        (Full Registration = Selection of Classes + Payment of Fees)
12    Last Day for Submitting Application for Degree to Registrar’s Office—Undergraduate Students (December 2010 Completion)
12    Last Day for Submitting Application for Degree to Graduate Office—Graduate Students (December 2010 Completion)
15    Graduate CORE Examination
19    Last Day to Drop a Course by Any Means; End WP/WF
19    Begin Placing Orders for Cap & Gown in the Office of Academic Affairs (May 2011 Graduation)
22-24    Fall Break for Students (No classes)
25-26    Thanksgiving Holiday (University Closed)
29    Classes Resume
29    Last Day to Withdraw from the University
 

DECEMBER
6-10    Final Examinations
13    Grades Due in Registrar’s Office by 12:00 Noon
13    Semester Ends
13    Dormitories Closed
18    Cohort Registration for Spring 2011 (Natchez and Vicksburg; 9 a.m. – 12 noon)
 

**ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE