Parking Zone Information

All permits must be parked in their zones between the hours of 7:00 AM and 6:00 PM. After 3:00 PM, commuter permits are allowed to park in any commuter zone (not including Maroon permits). After 6:00 PM, permits may park in any zone but must be back in their applicable zone by 7:00 AM. You can find additional information regarding permits and their applicable zones listed below.

Parking Zones 

Below are the permit categories and who qualifies for each category. 

Maroon Permit

Any commuter student or staff may purchase a permit for the Maroon Zone. These permits are 75% of the cost of a staff and commuter permit.

Parking Garage North 

The North Parking permits are available to staff, faculty and students, excluding Residential South and Commuter CVM students.

Commuter Permit

Any student who does not reside in a residence hall or on-campus Greek house may purchase a commuter permit. 

Graduate Assistant Permit

Graduate Assistant (GA) permits are available to all graduate students on paid assistantships with the university. Veterans in graduate school who are performing official work duties for the university while using their Veteran benefits also qualify for a GA permit. GA permits can now be purchased online at myparking.msstate.edu if the Graduate Assistant has completed the required paperwork with their home department, is registered for classes and their classification is updated in the system. If you experience issues, please contact our department at customerservice@transportation.msstate.edu for assistance.

Greek Permit

Any student who resides in an on-campus Greek house may purchase a Greek permit. A limited number of Greek permits are also made available to each Greek organization to be purchased by selected members who do not live in the on-campus house.

Motorcycle Permit

Any student or staff may purchase a Motorcycle permit.

Resident Permit

Any student who resides in a residence hall on the university campus may purchase a Resident permit.

Staff Permit

Any benefits eligible university employee, any employee of any State or Federal Agency located on campus, or any fulltime, non-registered student or individual who is an employee of a contracted business or those granted affiliate status by the university located on the university campus may purchase a Staff permit.

Vendor Permit

Any non-MSU organization conducting official business on campus may purchase a Vendor permit.

Visitor Permit

Any individual, other than a staff member or student, may purchase a visitor permit.