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Admissions Deadlines

Admissions Deadlines

First-year student application deadlines

November 1
Early Action Deadline for application, transcripts and test scores for upcoming fall term. Provides some applicants with an earlier admission decision and scholarship notification (if eligible). Allows applicants more time to make campus visits and to consider their options.

February 3
Priority Application Deadline for upcoming fall term. Apply by this date to receive full consideration for admission and have access to the greatest set of scholarship opportunities. Admission and scholarships awarded after this date are offered based on space and funds available.

February 14
Transcript and other required documents deadline for those who applied by Feb. 3rd. Students who applied by Feb. 3 and indicated they wish to have their test scores considered in the admission process also have until this date to provide those so decisions can be made.

Transfer student deadlines

December 9
Application deadline for upcoming winter term.

March 3
Application deadline for upcoming spring term.

June 23
Application deadline for upcoming summer term.

March 15
Priority Application Deadline for full scholarship consideration (upcoming fall term). Transfer applications submitted after this date will be considered for limited scholarships on a funds-available basis. Some competitive scholarships for transfers may have earlier deadlines.

August 27
Final admissions deadline for Corvallis and Cascades campus enrollment in upcoming fall term. All required documents to be considered are due at this time.

For additional details, see the Oregon State Admissions Requirements page.

Graduate student deadlines

At OSU, all academic programs establish their own application deadlines, which are often substantially earlier than university deadlines. In general, program deadlines supersede university deadlines so you will want to find out what the department deadlines are to start planning early.

Post-Bacc deadlines