ConnectUM Dates and Costs
Dates & Costs
ConnectUM is a dual-credit opportunity offered to eligible high school juniors and seniors. Students apply in the winter of their sophomore or junior year to take courses beginning the following year.
Program Dates
| Application Opens | December 1 |
|---|---|
| Application Closes | April 15 |
| Admissions Notification | Rolling basis |
| Course Registration Begins | May 1 |
| Online Orientation | August |
| Begin Classes | End of August |
| Submit Junior Year Transcript – Accelerated Admission | June 30th following Junior Year |
Costs
Application fee. $100.
This fee covers your application both to ConnectUM and to the University. Paying this one-time fee and completing your UM application positions you for our accelerated admission process. Waivers available for those who apply using the NACAC.
Course registration fee. $100.
This one-time fee secures you a place in our ConnectUM courses for both fall and spring semesters.
Books, course fees (including the online web fee), lab fees, and other associated costs are the students’ responsibility.
Tuition will be scholarshipped by the University of Mississippi for up to 7 credit hours taken with ConnectUM.
Below is a cost estimate for a typical 6-credit-hour course schedule before scholarship. Some fee amounts will vary from semester-to-semester and class-to-class.
| Fee | Summer | Fall/Spring |
|---|---|---|
| UM Undergraduate Application Fee (one-time fee) | $40 (MS Resident) $60 (Non-MS Resident) |
$40 (MS Resident) $60 (Non-MS Resident) |
| Tuition (6-credit hour course schedule) | $2,313 |
$2,313 |
| Non-resident Fee | $2,313 | $4,392 |
| Capital Improvement Fee | $25 |
$25 |
| Course Fees* | $200 |
$200 |
| TOTAL | $2,578 - $4,911 | $2,578 - $6,990 |
*Course fees vary based on individual class requirements.
Scholarship Eligibility
To receive a scholarship, dual credit students must be in good standing with the University of Mississippi Office of Pre-College Programs and be enrolled in a college credit course.
For courses in which a student receives scholarships:
Students must complete courses successfully in order to be eligible for scholarships. Students who do not successfully complete a course will not be allowed to take additional courses until they successfully complete a course at their own expense. Failing a course or dropping or withdrawing from a course after the refund date has passed are both considered unsuccessful completions.
Audited courses cannot be covered by scholarships, as this does not qualify as taking a course for college credit.
Students who receive an F or withdraw from a course after the refund date has passed will be unable to enroll in further courses until they successfully complete one at their own cost. After passing a subsequent course with a grade of C- or above, students may apply for a retroactive scholarship for that course and are once again eligible to be awarded scholarships prior to the start of a term.
Appealing the loss of financial aid:
Students who no longer qualify for a dual credit scholarship can request to have their aid reinstated by submitting an appeal. To appeal the loss of financial aid, the student must first send a written appeal to precollege@olemiss.edu.
All financial aid appeals will be reviewed by committee. If a student receives the email stating they have lost their eligibility and must appeal, an appeal must be submitted and approved for their scholarship to be reinstated. This applies regardless of whether they are granted an exclusion or forgiveness for the grade(s) that caused them to drop below the required grade point average.