Main Campus
Deferment requests will be accepted for main campus first year, transfer, domestic, or international students* who are unable to enroll in their original admission term due to a faith-based mission, health/medical, military service or visa complication.
*Main campus returning and non-degree-seeking admitted students are not eligible for deferment and must apply again for the future term.
Admission deferment guarantees admission into the university and not necessarily admission into a particular major.Ìý
Students may request to defer up to two semesters*.
*Students deferring due to military service may defer up to four semesters.
*Students deferring due to faith-based missions may defer up to five semesters.
Students are only eligible for deferment if they are not planning to enroll in college coursework at another post-secondary institution.
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When to Request a Deferment
Summer/Fall 2024Ìý
Deferment requests for summer/fall 2024 will be available beginning February 5, 2024.
The deadline to submit a deferment request for Domestic students is August 12, 2024. Any requests that come in after the deadline (August 12, 2024) are not guaranteed.
The deadline to submit a deferment request for International students is September 2, 2024. Any requests that come after the deadline (September 2, 2024) are not guaranteed.
Spring 2025
Deferment requests for spring 2025 will be available beginning October 23, 2024.
The deadline to submit a deferment request for Domestic students is December 22, 2024. Any requests that come in after the deadline (December 22, 2024) are not guaranteed.
The deadline to submit a deferment request for International students is January 22, 2025. Any requests that come after the deadline (January 22, 2025) are not guaranteed.
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Steps to Request a Deferment
1. Withdraw From Classes
If you are enrolled in classes, you will have to withdraw from your classes before you can submit the deferment request form. Log in to your Ìýto drop your classes. If you are not enrolled in classes, complete step 2.
2. Pay Your Enrollment Fee
To secure your admission for a future term, you must pay your enrollment fee via the Instructions for logging into the Next Steps Center can be found in your acceptance letter.
*The enrollment fee is non-refundable. Applicants who are approved for deferment must abide by the refund deadline of their original admission term; the refund deadline is not extended to the new term of an accepted deferment.
3. Submit Your Deferment
Log in to your click on your application, and go to the Defer Admission tab to fill out and submit your form. Please allow one-to-two business days after submitting your enrollment fee for the deferment form to appear.
When you submit your deferment request form, you are also canceling your housing application and your orientation session, if applicable. You will be responsible for any nonrefundable housing charges or other university charges you might have on your account. You can view your to see if you have any outstanding charges.
Upon submission of your deferment form your merit tuition scholarship will also be deferred. You will retain the amount of your original tuition award to the deferred term. If the tuition awards change for the term you deferred to, you will not be eligible for the new award amount.
*If you have received any financial aid or scholarship disbursements before you submit your request for deferment, those funds must be returned.
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Terms & Conditions
Conditions of Deferring Your Admission
- The deferment is not to exceed five semesters based on the qualifying reasons outlined above.
- You may not attend another post-secondary institution during your deferment period. Your record will be reviewed through the National Clearinghouse to confirm that you were not enrolled at another institution during your deferment.
- If you enroll at another post-secondary institution, your admission and merit tuition scholarship award(s) will be canceled, and you will forfeit any enrollment fees and/or any associated orientation fees previously paid. If you wish to enroll at a later date, you will need to reapply for admission, and you will be re-evaluated for scholarship eligibility.
How to Return to the University of ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ After Deferment
- Go to the to sign up for orientation and complete any other necessary steps for enrollment.
- If you didn’t enroll at another institution during your deferment, your scholarship will automatically be reinstated.
- If you attend another institution, your admission will be canceled. You will have to reapply for admission and submit updated transcripts, and you will be re-evaluated for scholarship eligibility.
ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ Online
Admitted first-year, transfer, returning, and non-degree seeking applicants for ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ Online – both domestic and international – may request to change their admission start term for up two semesters for any reason.
Students needing to change their admission start term due to military orders may defer their start term up to four semesters.
Students needing to change their admission start term due to a faith-based mission may delay their start term up to five semesters.
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When to Request a Deferment
Admitted undergraduate students can request a change of start term up to one year from the start of their original admit term, but no later than two weeks prior to the second seven-week session start date.
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Steps to Request a Deferment
1. Withdraw From Classes
If you are enrolled in classes, you will have to withdraw from your classes before you can submit the deferment request form. It is your responsibility to withdraw from classes. You must withdraw from all classes before the end of the refund period based on the session or term you are enrolled in, or you will be responsible for all tuition charges.Ìý
Log in to your to drop your classes.
If you withdraw after the refund deadline, you do not need to submit a deferment, you will remain active and able to register for the next term. Any financial aid or scholarship disbursements must be returned.
If you are not enrolled in classes, complete step 2.
2. Submit Your Deferment Request Form
Log in to your click on your application, and go to the change of admission start term tab to fill out and submit the form.
When you submit your deferment request form, you are also canceling your housing application,Ìýif applicable. You will be responsible for any nonrefundable university charges you might have on your account. You can view your to see if you have any outstanding charges.
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Terms & Conditions
Conditions of Deferment
- The deferment is not to exceed five semesters, based on the qualifying reason outlined above.
- If you have been awarded a scholarship, you may not attend another university before your enrollment. Your record will be reviewed through the National Clearinghouse to confirm that you were not enrolled at another university prior to your enrollment at the University of ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡.
- Transfer students who enroll at another university and were offered a merit tuition scholarship will no longer be eligible for that scholarship, your admission will be cancelled and you will have to reapply for admission and submit updated transcripts.
How to Return to the University of ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ After Deferment
- Go to the to complete any necessary steps for enrollment.
Near You Network
Deferment process:
Admitted first-year, transfer, returning, and non-degree seeking applicants for University of ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ Near You Network locations may request to defer.
Students can defer for up to two semesters*.Ìý
*Students needing to change their admission start term due to military orders may defer their start term up to four semesters.
*Students needing to change their admission start term for a faith-based missions may delay their start term up to five semesters.
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When to Request a Deferement
Admitted undergraduate students can request a change up to one year from the start of their original admit term, no later than two weeks prior to the second seven-week session start date.
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Steps to Request a Deferment
1. Withdraw From Classes
Before you can submit the deferment request form, you will have to withdraw from your classes. It is your responsibility to withdraw from classes. You must withdraw from all classes before the end of the refund period based on the session or term you are enrolled in, or you will be responsible for all tuition charges. Log in to your to withdraw from classes.
If you are not enrolled in classes, complete step 2.
2. Submit Your DefermentÌýRequest Form
Log in to your click on your application, and go to the change of admission start term tab to fill out and submit the form.
When you submit your deferment request form, you are also canceling your housing application and canceling your orientation sessionÌýif applicable. You will be responsible for any nonrefundable housing charges or university charges you might have on your account. You can view your to see if you have any outstanding charges.
If you have been awarded a merit tuition scholarship award, your merit tuition scholarship award will be retained for the future term upon submission of your deferment form. If the tuition awards change for the term you changed to, you will not be eligible for the new award amount.Ìý
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Terms & Conditions
Conditions of Deferment
- The deferment is not to exceed five semesters, based on the qualifying reason outlined above.
- If you have been awarded a scholarship, you may not attend another university prior to your enrollment at the University of ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡. Your record will be reviewed through the National Clearinghouse to confirm that you were not enrolled at another university.
- Transfer students who enroll at another university and were offered a merit tuition scholarship will no longer be eligible for that scholarship. Your admission will be canceled and you will have to reapply for admission and submit updated transcripts.
How to Return to the University of ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ After Deferment
- Go to the to complete any necessary steps for enrollment.
- If you didn’t enroll at another university, your scholarship will automatically be reinstated
- If you attended another university, your admission will be canceled and you will no longer be eligible for your scholarship. You will need to submit all official transcripts from any institutions attended and reapply for admission