Frequently Asked Questions

If you wish to add a second degree, you will need to go to the Dean’s Office of the school you want to pursue your second degree in.

• Be sure to notify the Dean’s Office that you are working on more than one degree.
• The student information system will list you in both majors and show two advisors, but will only show the first school you are in.

Although you may have your Advising Hold lifted by your original advisor, it is strongly recommended that you see an advisor in both of your majors each semester to make sure that you stay on track with your course requirements for each major.

• Please note that you must complete all of the degree requirements for each degree program in order to obtain two degrees.
• In addition to the credits used for the first degree, the candidate for the second bachelor’s degree must complete at least 30 semester hours in residence from the school or college recommending the degree, with a minimum 2.0 GPA for those courses.

Students can find out who their advisor is by logging into myOleMiss.

• Click on the “Academics” tab and then the “Advising” folder.
• Finally click on “MyAdvisors” your advisor along with their contact information should appear.

If you not have an advisor listed or your advisor is incorrect, contact the department of your major.

• Browse SAS Academic Advisors. 

Each student within the School of Applied Sciences is assigned an academic advisor in his or her academic department.

• The advisor’s role is to assist you in making course selections and to approve your schedule.
• It is your responsibility, however, for making appropriate choices when scheduling classes, including schedule changes made during the drop-add period. You, as the student, bear the ultimate responsibility for meeting all degree requirements.

At some point before registration opens for the next semester, an Advisor Hold is placed on each student’s account.

• In order to have that hold lifted so that you can register, you must see your academic advisor in your department to help you make out a schedule for the upcoming semester. Some departments do group advising during a particular block of time, whereas some departments require you to set up an individual appointment with your advisor by sign-up sheet.

It is your responsibility to find out how your department conducts advising and make sure that you get in contact with your advisor.

No student’s advising hold will be lifted without consent of the advisor.

If you are not sure who your advisor is, you may log on to your student information using your WebID, or you may contact your department’s secretary or your Dean’s Office.

Any student may drop or add a course on-line using his or her WebID, provided this is done before the deadlines for dropping and adding.

These deadlines are very important and may be found on theOffice of the Registrar’s home page under the heading “Academic Calendars.”

• To add a course which is closed or to add a course after the first week of class, a student must obtain a permission slip from the department who owns the course, have the form signed by the course instructor, and return the completed form to the department owning the course for the departmental secretary to enroll the student in the course.

After the final day for course withdrawals, as posted by the Office of the Registrar, the decision to allow a student to drop rests with his or her academic dean.

• No Applied Sciences student will be permitted to withdraw from a course after the withdrawal deadline except for a documented extreme and unavoidable emergency as deemed appropriate by the Office of the Dean of the School of Applied Sciences.

A student who wishes to withdraw from all classes for a semester must obtain a withdrawal form from the Office of the Registrar.

The School of Applied Sciences adheres strictly to University policy regarding courses taken by a University of Mississippi student at another institution. Written permission must be granted by the dean prior to enrolling in courses at another institution. Unapproved transfer courses will not be accepted. Under cases of extreme and unavoidable emergency where progress toward graduation is at risk, a student may petition the dean for pre-approval of dual enrollment credits.

• Transfer Request Form

There are a few important UM policies to remember, however, regarding transfer courses.

• No course work completed at another institution while a student is on academic suspension or dismissal will transfer to UM
• No more than 6 of your last 21 hours may be from another institution
• No more than half of your total hours toward your degree may be from a community or junior college
• At least 25% of your total credit hours toward your degree must be taken from UM

Once you have completed a course from another institution, it is your responsibility to make sure the school sends an official transcript to UM’s Office of the Registrar. Transfer courses cannot be counted toward graduation until an official transcript is on file here at UM. UM cannot accept hand-delivered, faxed or photocopied transcripts.

For any courses you wish to take abroad, you must obtain an application form from the Study Abroad office and follow the procedure for submitting that form.

Applying for graduation is a two-step process, both of which must be completed in order for a student to graduate. Be sure to understand the difference between “walking in commencement” and “graduating.”

• Walking in commencement does not mean that a student has obtained his or her degree.
• The degree is not conferred and a student does not actually graduate until all requirements for the degree have been met.

Students who graduate in December will be invited back to walk in the following May commencement ceremony.

In order to graduate from The University of Mississippi, every student must submit a degree application to his or her Dean. Each school has a different process and different deadlines for submitting the degree application. The School of Applied Sciences students must submit their Letter of Intent (LOI) to Graduate online the semester prior to the student’s final semester.

• In order to graduate and participate in commencement, you MUST complete an application from the link below.
• Submit your Letter of Intent (LOI)

After submitting your LOI, you will be contacted by your advisor if there are issues with your application. We encourage you to check your degree audit and follow up with your advisor if you have any questions/concerns.

If you have submitted a Letter of Intent (LOI) previously, please do not submit another.

Approximately two weeks before they are due, you will receive an e-mail (which automatically goes to your UM e-mail account unless you have had your e-mail forwarded to another account through the Help Desk) notifying you that it is time to submit your on-line Diploma Application.

• The e-mail contains a link to the web site where you will need to go to complete this form. When you complete the Diploma Application on-line, it goes to the Office of the Registrar where the list of graduates is compiled and diplomas are printed upon completion of your degree. 

If you do not complete this form, you will not graduate since the Office of the Registrar will not even know that you are a candidate for graduation.