Before you begin first day, it is essential to connect with your supervisor to ensure that you are equipped with all the essential information required to complete and enroll in benefits, training programs, and other onboarding requirements.
Onboarding Essentials
Before your first day
- Complete the electronic Form I-9
- Complete your W-4 Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate Tax Withholding Estimator
- Mississippi Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate
After your first day
- Setup Your NetID Password and Two Factor Authentication
- Get your MSU ID
- Direct Deposit
- Parking Permit
- MSU's Wireless Network
- MSU's Voice Mail Setup
Required Employee Training
Required training including sexual harassment (SHARP), active shooter, and policy acknowledgement
Click here and login in with netID and netPassword, then search for the following e-learning courses:
- Policy Acknowledgement
- SHARP
- Active Shooter
Understanding Your Benefits and Time Off
- 2025 MSU Benefits Guide
- Benefits Enrollment - Within 31 days, you must enroll in mandatory and optional health, insurance benefits, and flexible spending accounts, and within 30 days to choose a retirement plan (if applicable).
- MSU's Personal and Major Medical Leave and Leave of Absence