Office of the Registrar
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- To access the Academic Calendar, go to http://www.usm.edu/registrar/calendars/index.php
- Students may add a double major or add a minor by requesting it in the Enrollment section of the Student Dashboard in SOAR. Location varies by major, See Bulletin for Listing of Majors by College
- Students with an assigned advisor will have the advisors name appear in the Academics section of the Student Dashboard in SOAR.
- Some departments have general departmental advisors and students can contact the academic department for specific academic questions.
- Some courses that are offered via online can be accessed through Canvas. To access Canvas, go to and click the Canvas icon. Additionally Canvas can be accessed through the Public Links section of the Student Dashboard in SOAR.
- Use your student SOAR login and password to access your class information in Canvas.
- Students can request a campus tour through the Office of Admissions and Recruitment in Kennard-Washington, room 212 or calling 601-266-5000
- Students may change their major and/or minor by requesting it through the Enrollment section of the Student Dashboard in SOAR. Location varies by major, See Bulletin for Listing of Majors by College
- Yes! Most University communication will be sent via students鈥� 草榴社区 email accounts that are activated upon their admission to the University. Go to /itech/microsoft-office-365 to learn more.
- Students should check their 草榴社区 email regularly and are discouraged from forwarding to less secure email accounts.
- Students may access their 草榴社区 email via the URL .
username: W123456@usm.edu or W12345678@usm.edu
password: CampusID password
- The final exam schedule changes each term. Students should review the Final Exam schedule posted on the Registrar鈥檚 website http://www.usm.edu/registrar/exam-schedule for specific dates and times for each class. However, students should confirm with the instructors any changes to the class exam schedule.
- An audited class will show up on a student鈥檚 transcript with a grade of Audit and the student will pay the same tuition as a graded class.
- A Listener鈥檚 License requires permission from the instructor and does not show up on the transcript. Registration for a Listener鈥檚 License is recorded in the Registrar鈥檚 Office in Kennard-Washington Hall, room 110. The cost of a license is $50.00 per class.
- While no formal policy exists, students who have multiple final exams (normally 3 or more) that fall on the same day can provide documentation to the instructors involved to see if alternate test dates can be made.
- Students with an active SOAR account may request a transcript to be sent to them or to a third party via their SOAR self service page.
- Transcripts can be sent via email or mailed and are $10.00 per transcript (Non-refundable). Transcripts sent via FedEx are charged a $23.00 processing fee (within the United States) - PLUS $10 per transcript charge.
- Students may also pick up transcripts in the Registrar鈥檚 Office in Kennard-Washington Hall, room 110.
- Students with an active SOAR login can view and print their own Unofficial transcript via their SOAR self service page.
- Students can have a transcript emailed to their email account, mailed to an address, or picked up in the Registrar鈥� Office in Kennard-Washington Hall, room 110 with a valid photo ID.
- Transcripts that students receive are noted as 鈥淚ssued to Student鈥� and are printed on security paper. It is the discretion of the third party as to whether they will accept an 鈥淚ssued to Student鈥� transcript.
- Students with transfer credit must submit an official transcript from all institutions attended. The transcript evaluator in the Office of Admissions Processing will evaluate the transfer credit and institution to determine if the transfer work is acceptable.
- Some transfer work (particularly from Mississippi community and junior colleges) is considered as a direct equivalent to 草榴社区 course work and will be posted as such.
- Transfer work that is not considered as a direct equivalent will be posted as a general subject course. Departmental advisors with the approval the chair and/or college dean鈥檚 office will determine if additional transfer work can be applied toward degree requirements.