You can cancel your application at any time before graduation, but to receive a refund of your degree audit fee, you must cancel before the first posted deadline to apply for your degree as stated on the academic calendar.

You must apply for your degree by logging into myState, choose the Banner tab, then under the Academic Records Menu, choose Apply For A Degree. The deadlines for the degree application and payment of your student account will be posted on the academic calendar on the Office of the Registrar web page.

No, the degree application and the degree audit fee are only good for one term. If you cancel your application, you will have to reapply for the degree in the next term or whenever you are ready to graduate. This is our way of knowing when you are ready to graduate and we can begin the degree audit process.

If you miss the first deadline to apply for a degree, you must pay your account balance in full; including the degree audit fee and late fee. Then you will be able to access the application.  If your account balance is not paid, you can be pulled from degree audit due to unpaid fees.

Go to the MSU home page, click on myState, log in, click on the Banner tab, then click on Apply for a Degree under the Academic Records section. On this same page, you should have the option to check your degree application status. When your application has been submitted, your degree application will be “applied”. It will continue to say “applied” until after the ceremony and final grades are received. When you have been fully cleared, your status will change from applied to awarded or not awarded.

You may not be allowed to apply online if you have an outstanding balance on your account or if you are not currently enrolled in classes at MSU.  Also, your current student account record determines the degree for which you can apply.

Check with your college or department for information on why the coordinator did not clear you for the degree. If your degree is not awarded, you will have to reapply for your degree the next available term.

Final grades are due in our office a few days after the graduation ceremony. Once grades have been entered, the college academic coordinators work with the Office of Registrar staff to clear each student. At this time, the degree audit staff will begin to award degrees. Within a few days, undergraduates should be able to check the degree application status and see that it has been changed to “awarded” or “not awarded”. Graduate students may take longer to clear.

The diploma will be mailed to the address designated in your application. It will be mailed “First Class” and will be packaged in a mailer clearly marked “DIPLOMA-DO NOT BEND".

The Master Class Schedule is posted on the Web approximately two weeks before faculty advising for pre-registration begins. The spring class schedule is posted in mid-October; summer and fall schedules are posted in mid-March.

You may view the schedule at the following link, Master Class Schedule.

Normally, students may NOT add a class after the 5th class day. Students may request the advisor to consider a late add request. The advisor has the right to approve or NOT approve the add request depending on circumstances. The late add approval process includes: complete the add form, obtain signatures from the advisor and instructor of the course; obtain signature from the dean; form processed by the Office of the Registrar.

A student has through the fifth class day (by 5:00 pm, Central Time Zone) to drop a course and until the sixth class day (by 8:00 am, Central Time Zone) to add a course without being assessed a fee.

Log into myState, choose the Banner tab, then under the Registration Menu, choose Register for Classes.

Obtain a “major change” form from the Office of the Registrar or your academic department.  Complete form, obtain approval from the deans’s office of your new major, then approval from dean’s office of previous major, then return form to the Office of the Registrar for processing.

A student cannot drop courses after this period except in documented cases of serious illness, extreme hardship, or failure of the instructor to provide an undergraduate student with significant assessment of his/her performance. (Claims of lack of assessment within the designated time period must include documentation from the instructor of record.) 

A request to drop a course during this period must be approved by the student’s advisor and academic dean. The dean who permits the drop will specify the effective date. A student receiving permission to drop will receive a W on his/her academic record and be assessed a $50.00 late fee and tuition fees may apply.

You must first meet with your advisor and be released to register before you can register for your classes.

We encourage you to speak with your advisor before you make your decision to withdraw. The process for withdrawing includes: Log into myState, choose the Banner tab, then under the Registration menu, choose Withdrawal Request.

Yes. When the approved add or drop slip is processed, your student account will automatically be charged a $50 late fee and tuition fees may apply.

If an Undergraduate, fill out a Readmission Application either on the Office of the Registrar Forms & Petitions or online at https://www.apply.msstate.edu/. If a Graduate student, contact the Office of Graduate School.

Request an “overload form” from the Office of the Registrar. Request your advisor, department head and dean’s approval. The dean may or MAY NOT approve your request depending on your situation. If approved, return form to the Office of the Registrar.

You can go to NetPassword Maintenance at: netpassword.msstate.edu to reset your NetPassword. Or if you need assistance, contact the MSU Help Desk. The Help Desk is located at 108 Allen Hall and can be reached by telephone at 662-325-0631 or 888-398-6394, by email at helpdesk@msstate.edu, and via the web at http://its.msstate.edu.

Contact the department of your major.

“Add Day” shows the last day to add without being assessed a fee or academic penalty, “Drop Day” shows the last day to drop without a grade, “Drop with W Day” shows the last day to drop with a “W”. As in the case for regular sessions, a drop with a grade of “W” requires advisor permission, and the student will be assessed a fee. The requirement for providing significant assessment has the same date as the last day with a “W”.

A drop is for one course and a withdrawal is dropping ALL of your courses and withdrawing from the university for the current semester.

The academic calendar containing all important dates and deadlines is posted on the Office of the Registrar’s web page. All deadlines are at 5:00 pm Central Time Zone unless otherwise stated.

No, you must request this information at the time you request your transcript.

Yes, Mississippi State University (MSU) has authorized Credentials Solutions to provide the transcript ordering system via the Web. Through TranscriptsPlus, a transcript request can be submitted 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. “The Quickest and Most Convenient Way to Order a Transcript!”

No, we must have your signature.

No. You will need to contact that institution for an official transcript.

Third parties must have documentation (i.e. a letter, release of information, power of attorney) from the person whose transcript they are picking up, stating that they are authorized to obtain the transcript or academic record. They must have a current picture ID when they come to get the transcript.

Yes. Transcripts can be forwarded electronically between participating universities. If you have not attended Mississippi State University since Fall 1997, we can not send your transcript electronically.

Yes.

Please visit Transcripts for information.

Please visit Transcripts for information.

We can process your request once the hold has been cleared.

No.

Please visit Transcripts for information.

No. All official transcripts are $9.25 per copy, however, your Dean provides you with a coupon for a free transcript. The coupon is mailed to you with your diploma.

If you cannot order online, you can fax or mail the Office of the Registrar this information: MSU ID Number, Full Name, Date of Birth, Date of Last Attendance at MSU, Daytime Phone Number, Current Mailing Address, Address where transcript should be mailed, and credit card information for payment. PLEASE DO NOT SEND CASH. Be sure to sign Your Request (VERY IMPORTANT). To process your transcript within the Office of the Registrar the fee will be $15.00 per copy.

All official transcripts are $9.25 per copy when ordered online.

Checks, credit cards, and money orders. Effective December 1, 2008, cash is no longer accepted.

Unofficial transcripts are not accepted. Mississippi State University does not accept transcripts issued to the student, mailed by the student, or faxed copies. We will only accept a hand-delivered copy of the official transcript if it is unopened in a sealed envelope from the transfer institution.

Students with transfer credit must submit an official transcript from all institutions attended. The Office of the Registrar will add transfer courses to your MSU record and then your advisors will determine if your transfer credit will apply toward your degree requirements.

In order to receive transfer credit, submit official copies of your final transcript from all previously attended colleges and universities. In order for a transcript to be considered official it must be sent directly from the university by mail or electronically. You may also hand deliver a transcript in a sealed envelope directly from the transfer institution. 

Address for mailing transcripts:

Office of Admissions and Scholarships
P.O. Box 6334
Mississippi State, MS 39762-6334

If the transcript service you use is requesting an email address to deliver your document to Mississippi State University, please have it sent to: admit@msstate.edu    

For Mississippi Institutions and select other out-of-state institutions, please visit the Transfer Course Equivalencies page. 

For all other out-of-state institutions equivalencies, please call the Office of the Registrar at 662-325-2022 or send a detailed email to transferarticulation@registrar.msstate.edu requesting the course be reviewed. Email should include name of school, course symbol, course number, course title, and course description.