Spring 2026 Full Academic Calendar

Undergraduate Admissions Deadlines 

Monday, January 19, 2026

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

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

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

Saturday classes meet

Spring break

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

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

Last day to drop Session II (8W2) classes without grade of W

Last day to submit a Spring 2026 Very Late Degree Application at the $125 late application fee

Last day for Spring 2026 degree candidates to reserve seat free of charge for May 2026 Commencement ceremonies

Last day to file an application for degree for Summer 2026 Commencement at the $50 fee

First day to submit a Spring 2026 Rush Degree Application at the $175 late application fee

First day for Spring 2026 degree candidates to reserve seat for May 2026 Commencement ceremonies at $100 fee

Last day to file applications for graduate degree for summer 2026 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.

HOLIDAY

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

Last day to withdraw from full term classes with grade of W

Last day to withdraw from Session II (8W2) classes with grade of W

Last day to submit a Spring 2026 Rush Degree Application at the $175 late application fee

First day to submit a Spring 2026 Extreme Exception Degree Application at the $275 late application fee

Last day for Spring 2026 degree candidates to reserve seat for May Commencement ceremonies at $100 fee

Last day to submit a Spring 2026 Extreme Exception Degree Application at the $275 late application fee

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 day of Spring 2025 term

Full term final examinations

Thursday, May 14

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