ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Go to www.olemiss.edu/depts/registrar/ and click on Academic Calendars to see the schedule for summer 2008.

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COURSE SCHEDULE  

Go to my.olemiss.edu and select Guest Access, or sign in using your Ole Miss WebID. Select Course Schedule from the left menu under the Main workset. Select the academic term and year you wish to view. 

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ABOUT REGISTRATION

All registration is completed online. Complete instructions on how to register and to make schedule adjustments (drop/add) are explained later in this publication.

PRIORITY REGISTRATION BEGINS MARCH 26 and is open to any continuing student, to former students who have been readmitted, and to new graduate students who have been fully admitted prior to the pre-assignment dates. Each student should make an appointment with his or her adviser and develop a schedule for the fall term during that week, making sure to include two or three substitute courses in case some first-choice courses are not available.

ACADEMIC ADVISING must be completed by all students before they can select classes. You should make an appointment with your adviser prior to or during the advising period.

College or School	Advising Coordinator	Location	Telephone
Health Professions	James O’Neal	350 Martindale	915-5970
Accountancy	Erin Miller	200C Conner	915-5009
Business Administration	Stephanie Crosbie	220 Holman	915-7558
Education	Whitney Webb	206 Guyton	915-7382
Engineering	Marni Kendricks	120 Carrier	915-5373
Law School	Conny Parham	301-A Law Center	915-7361
Pharmacy	Marvin Wilson	1023 NPC	915-7996
Undecided Students	Academic Support Center	350 Martindale	915-5970

Liberal Arts	Students in the College of Liberal Arts will be advised by a faculty member. They may identify their advisers by checking the Web.
Applied Sciences	Students in the School of Applied Sciences will be advised by a faculty member. They may identify their advisers by checking the Web.
Graduate School	Graduate students should consult their advisers instead of the Graduate School.

SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENT (DROP/ADD). During the summer, students may add courses through the third day of each of the two short sessions and the fifth day of the full term. After these deadlines, they must have the approval of the instructor in the class and an academic dean. See the Academic Calendar at www.olemiss.edu/depts/registrar/  for the last possible day to register or to add classes. Any deviation from this policy is made only under extraordinary circumstances approved by the dean of the school or college in which the student is enrolled.

DATES FOR SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENT (drop/add) are listed in the Academic Calendar at www.olemiss.edu/depts/registrar/.

THERE IS A CHARGE for schedule adjustments after the last official day to add classes or to register. Beginning on that date, each transaction (each drop and each add) will incur a charge of $5, which will be added to the student’s account with the bursar (student billing and receivables). See the calendar for these dates.

STUDENTS MUST USE THE WEB TO REGISTER FOR COURSES. Go to www.olemiss.edu/itlabs to find locations for computers available to the public.

HOW TO REGISTER

• Step 1 — Develop a schedule with your adviser. You must meet with your adviser to receive important instructions prior to accessing the registration system. See locations above.
• Step 2 — Go to my.olemiss.edu and sign in using your Ole Miss WebID. Select the Registration workset and read the instructions shown.
• Step 3 — Select Course Schedule to find the courses you wish to take. Add the desired sections to My Favorites. Once you are done, select Start Registration.
• Step 4 — On the registration screen, you will see options that include adding and dropping courses. If you wish to adjust your schedule at a later time, you can return to this screen by selecting Start Registration or Drop/Add Courses from the left menu.
• Step 5 — When you have completed registration, be sure to close your browser so no one else may access your schedule.

SPECIAL NOTE: If you enrolled in an online course, you are responsible for checking your Ole Miss e-mail account for information about accessing the class. For more information on online courses, go to http://www.outreach.olemiss.edu/OleMissOnline/.

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NOTICE ON BILLING AND PAYMENT OF FEES

Phase 1 Registration Period

• Students who register for intersession, first summer term and full summer from March 26, 2008 to April 30, 2008 will be billed on April 30, 2008.
• Students who register for second summer term from March 26, 2008 to May 31, 2008 will be billed on May 31, 2008.
• Students who register for August intersession from March 26, 2008 to June 30, 2008 will be billed on June 30, 2008.
• Tuition and fees will be billed on your monthly bursar statement. These bills will be mailed to your billing address.   

Phase 2 Registration Period

• Students who register during Phase 2 will be billed on the next monthly bursar statement. These bills will be mailed to your billing address. 
• The dates for Phase 2 are as follows:
• Intersession from May 1, 2008 to May 11, 2008
• First summer term and full summer from May 1, 2008 to May 26, 2008
• Second summer term from June 1, 2008 to June 25, 2008
• August intersession from July 1, 2008 to July 27, 2008
• A nonrefundable registration fee of $50 will be assessed during this period.

 Phase 3 Registration Period

• Students who register during Phase 3 will be billed on the next monthly bursar statement. These bills will be mailed to your billing address. 
• The dates for Phase 3 are as follows:
• Intersession from May 12, 2008 to May 13, 2008
• First summer term from May 27, 2008 to May 29, 2008
• Full summer from May 27, 2008 to June 2, 2008
• Second summer term from June 26, 2008 to June 30, 2008
• August intersession from July 28, 2008 to July 29, 2008
• A nonrefundable registration fee of $100 will be assessed during and after this period.

Payment Due Dates

• Full payment of tuition and fees is due on the following dates:
• Intersession—May 15, 2008
• First summer term and full summer—May 15, 2008
• Second summer term—June 15, 2008
• August intersession—July 15, 2008
• These due dates remain the same for all of the registration periods (Phases 1, 2 and 3). 
• Payment of the full account balance must be received by the due date to avoid service fees.
• A monthly service fee (1.5 percent) will be assessed on charges that are unpaid by the payment due date.
• If you pay by mail, please mail your payment at least five (5) business days prior to the due date to ensure it is received by the due date.
• Your account must be current for you to register for future enrollment periods. “Current” means that tuition and fees for the current and previous enrollment periods are paid in full, and all other charges are less than 30 days old.
• The University of Mississippi reserves the right to cancel a student’s registration for nonpayment of tuition and fees for a previous enrollment period.

You may pay your account or change your billing address online at my.olemiss.edu.

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FINAL EXAMINATION SCHEDULE, SUMMER 2008

Go to www.olemiss.edu/depts/registrar/ and click on Final Exam Schedules to see the final exam schedule for summer 2008.

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PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION

Those who park vehicles on The University of Mississippi campus are familiar with the problems. The demand for space is high, but the supply is low. The good news is that during the summer, on-campus parking is more available than during the fall and spring semesters. We suggest that you investigate the possibilities by visiting the University Police Department, located in Kinard Hall on campus, or by calling 662-915-7235. A complete copy of the university’s parking rules and regulations can be found at http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/u_police/traffic/TrafficIndex.htm, on the back of the parking map or in the M Book.

The Parking Traffic Services Office is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the campus by providing an equitable and quality service within the scope of available resources. The university has an obligation to provide a safe environment, fostering a high quality of life on campus.

Disabled Parking. Disabled parking spaces are provided throughout the campus. Only persons with valid state-issued disabled placards or embossed disabled license plates are able to park in these parking spaces. Any person who works or attends school at The University of Mississippi also must receive a disabled hang tag from the Parking Traffic Services Office.

Bicycling. Bicycling around our beautiful campus is highly suggested. Those who decide to ride their bikes also must adhere to the rules of the road. Please refer to the parking rules and regulations printed on the map for more information.

Skateboarding. Persons using such equipment must exercise extreme care to observe the rights of others. Neither skates nor skateboards are ever allowed in buildings. Please do not skate across any areas with brick foundation (for example, in front of the J.D. Williams Library) or on handrails.

Walking. We encourage you to choose this healthy alternative. Take advantage of Oxford’s beautiful weather, and walk! Always carry water during the summer months. We also recommend that you always walk with a friend.

Responsibility. Summer students must follow the rules and regulations set forth by the Traffic Safety Committee. Any citations received during your stay at The University of Mississippi must be paid before transcripts can be released. Be sure to receive a copy of the parking map when you apply for your parking permit. The permit application must be accompanied by proof of identification before any permit can be issued.

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PRIVACY ACT

Notification of Privacy Rights Under the Family Rights and Privacy Act (General Education Provisions Act, Sec. 438, Pub. L. 90-247, Title IV, as Amended).

 I. Subject to limitations specified in the Act, eligible students are assured the following rights pertaining to their educational records.

A. The right to inspect and review their records, to request reasonable explanations and interpretations of them, and to obtain copies of them at their own expenses.
B. The right to seek correction of the records through a request to amend them or through a formal hearing.
C. The right to control the disclosure of personally identifiable information from their records.

II. The following information about eligible students will be treated as directory information and be subject to release.

A. Name, home and local address, published telephone listing, e-mail address, date of birth, photograph.
B. School or college, classification (Fr., Soph., Jr., Sr., Gr.), dates of attendance, awards, degrees and honors, date graduated, and the most recent educational agency or institution attended.
C. Participation in officially recognized activities and sports, fraternity and/or sorority affiliation and educational societies, and vital statistics, such as height and weight, for members of athletic teams.

III. Questions regarding records or the release of information may be directed to the Registrar, Martindale Student Services Center, University, MS 38677.

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RETURN OF FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID FUNDS WHEN STUDENTS OFFICIALLY OR UNOFFICIALLY WITHDRAW

Special rules apply when students withdraw after receiving student financial aid (SFA) for the term from any of the following programs:

• Federal Pell Grant
• Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)
• Academic Competitiveness Grant
• National SMART Grant
• TEACH Grant
• Federal Perkins Loan
• Federal Stafford Subsidized and/or Unsubsidized Loan
• Federal PLUS Loan (for graduate students)
• Federal PLUS Loan (borrowed on the student’s behalf)

These rules are federally mandated. Before The University of Mississippi can calculate any tuition/fee refunds to a student under the institutional refund policy (see the Academic Calendar at www.olemiss.edu/depts/registrar/ for this policy, which is administered by the Office of the Bursar), the Office of Financial Aid must determine whether any financial aid funds should be paid back.

The Higher Education Amendments of 1998 define withdrawal as failure to complete the period of attendance on which federal aid eligibility was based. Therefore, this policy affects not only those individuals who complete the formal withdrawal notification process (as specified by the registrar) but also those students who simply stop attending classes. In either case, when a recipient of Title IV funds ceases attendance during a term, the university must calculate how much SFA was earned by the student.

A percentage is determined by the following formula:

Number of calendar days completed in the term as of the date of withdrawal
Total number of calendar days in the term

If this percentage is more than 60 percent, no paybacks will be processed. If the result is 60 percent or less, then this percentage is used to determine how much of the aid that was disbursed (or could have been disbursed) is considered earned. The remainder must be returned to the Title IV program(s). Return of funds is processed as outlined below.

SCHOOL
The university must return the lesser of (1) the amount of SFA not earned or (2) the institutional costs (tuition, housing, etc.) that the student incurred multiplied by the percentage of SFA not earned.

STUDENT
The student (or parent, in the case of a PLUS loan) must repay the amount of unearned SFA remaining after the university has returned its share.

ALLOCATION OF RETURNED FUNDS
Unearned funds are first applied (paid back) to any Title IV loans borrowed during the term. As stipulated by federal regulations, funds are returned in the following order:

• Unsubsidized Stafford Loan
• Subsidized Stafford Loan
• Federal Perkins Loan
• Federal PLUS Loan (for graduate students)
• Federal PLUS Loan

When the school must return loan funds to the lender on the student’s behalf (or parent’s, in the case of a PLUS loan), the student’s bursar account will be charged for this amount. When the federal calculation determines, instead, that it is the student’s (or parent’s) responsibility to return funds directly to the lender, the earned Title IV loan funds are repaid in accordance with the terms of the loan.

If unearned funds remain after all loans have been repaid, the remaining unearned funds must be credited to Title IV programs in the following order:

• Federal Pell Grant
• Academic Competitiveness Grant
• National SMART Grant
• Federal SEOG
• TEACH Grant

When the school must return grant funds on the student’s behalf, the student’s bursar account will be charged for this amount. When the responsibility for repaying funds to the Title IV grant programs falls to the student, the student is required to return only 50 percent of the grant repayment as calculated using the federal formula. Grant overpayments may be collected according to arrangements satisfactory to the school or by overpayment collection procedures prescribed by the Department of Education.

WITHDRAWAL DURING THE REFUND PERIOD
Withdrawals during the university’s refund period (during which tuition/fee refunds may apply), institutional aid that has credited to the student account must be repaid in full. Please refer to the Academic Calendar for the appropriate dates.
    
WITHDRAWAL FROM THE UNIVERSITY
A student can withdraw from the university during the course of a semester or summer term online at my.olemiss.edu, or they can provide written notification either via fax, mail or in person to the Office of the Registrar. Detailed information about the withdrawal process is provided in the Undergraduate Catalog. In the case of an unofficial withdrawal, the school will determine the appropriate date of withdrawal to be that of the midpoint of the term, unless the student can document a different date. All students should be aware that withdrawing (either officially or unofficially) can adversely affect scholarships and grants (Academic Excellence, MTAG, etc.) for the next term of attendance. The Office of Financial Aid can provide guidance in those cases.  Refund, repayment and withdrawal policies are subject to change, without notice, in order to comply with administrative and regulatory requirements.

UNOFFICIAL WITHDRAWAL
An unofficial withdrawal is when a student stops attending classes during a term. Although the student did not formally withdraw from the university, he or she did not complete the period of attendance for which the federal aid eligibility was based. For such schools as The University of Mississippi that are not mandated to take attendance, the Department of Education has informed schools to review grades at the end of each semester. Those students who receive all F and/or W grades for a given term are contacted in order to determine if they ceased attendance. If so, they are responsible for returning a prorated portion of the Federal Title IV funds they received for the term, similar to official withdrawals. However, it must first be established that some level of attendance/participation did occur.

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2008 SUMMER SCHOOL FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION

PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE

It is anticipated that funds for summer aid will be limited. Students are encouraged to explore loan options such as the Parent PLUS (for parents of dependent undergraduates), Grad PLUS (for law, graduate MBA or Pharm 5-6 students), or private loans as primary sources of aid for the summer. 

• Submit an electronic Summer Financial Aid Application, available on the Financial Aid Web page beginning March 13, 2008. We recommend that you submit the application by April 15, 2008. Please be aware that aid cannot be processed until the application is complete and accurate. Since revisions will delay processing, students should only complete the application after finalizing their summer course schedule. The Summer Financial Aid Application can be found at www.olemiss.edu/depts/financial_aid.
• Have a complete, correct and verified 2007-08 Student Aid Report (SAR) on file in the Office of Financial Aid when you submit your online Summer Financial Aid Application. Be aware that the last date to file a 2007-08 federal application is June 30, 2008. If you are changing programs for the summer term (for example, from undergraduate to graduate), please be certain to update your SAR. Your SAR must match your program type in order for you to receive student financial aid. (This requirement does not apply to scholarship-only recipients.)
• Students will be awarded federal aid for the summer terms according to their remaining eligibility for the 2007-08 award year. For example, if you have received a maximum Pell Grant for the year or borrowed your annual limit in federal student loans, you will not be eligible to receive those types of aid for summer school.
• Students who will be participating in Study Abroad or other programs off campus should review the Financial Aid Information for Study Abroad and Consortium Study located at http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/financial_aid/scholarships/policies/studyabroad.html.
• Undergraduate students must enroll for a minimum of six (6) hours to qualify for most types of summer financial aid. Law and graduate students must enroll for a minimum of five (5) hours to qualify for most types of summer financial aid.
• List any scholarship on the application that you are expecting to receive for the summer terms. Remember: Most of the scholarships that are awarded for the academic year (such as Academic Excellence, Phi Theta Kappa and MTAG/MESG) do not pay for summer terms. Some scholarships will pay for summer hours, however, such as Child of Faculty/Staff scholarships. If you believe that you are to be awarded a scholarship from a department or organization for summer, you will also want to confirm that award with the source.
• Be admitted for the appropriate term and program. This is done through the Office of Admissions.

Students who are transferring to Ole Miss for the 2008 summer sessions must complete all of the above requirements. Be certain that you have added our school code (002440) to your Student Aid Report by calling the federal processor at 800-433-3243.

If you make changes to the number of summer hours in which you are registered, or you decide to attend a different combination of summer terms than originally reported, you must submit a revised summer application. The Office of Financial Aid will not know to update your awards without it. However, students are limited to two revisions of the application; all other changes must be made in person by talking to a financial aid adviser. Please be aware that enrollment changes can hold up disbursement of summer aid.

Students who plan to use a prepaid tuition program such as MPACT must contact the Office of the Bursar. Newly admitted students planning to use a prepaid tuition program must also complete the Prepaid Tuition Plan Documentation Form for the Office of Financial Aid.

IMPORTANT CHANGE FOR 2008: Students must secure enough financial aid or make other arrangements to cover all charges for summer as well as any previous balance. Under federal regulations effective July 1, 2008, the university will no longer have any authority to pay charges with financial aid awarded for the fall 2008 semester (or any subsequent semester) unless the total balance due is $200 or less.

The university complies with all applicable laws regarding affirmative action and equal opportunity in all its activities and programs and does not discriminate against anyone protected by law because of age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, handicap, or status as a veteran or disabled veteran. 3844B/03-08

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