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Spring Defer

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Spring deferment allows select summer and fall freshman applicants to enroll at UWF for the following spring term.

About Spring Deferment

If you received a spring deferment decision on your Fall 2027 or Summer 2027 application, this means you have been fully admitted to UWF for Spring 2028, regardless of your original application term. You do not need to submit a separate application. 

Spring 2028 Deferred Decision Important Dates
Date What to Expect
April 1, 2027 Deadline to submit a revised STARS record if you are a high school senior requesting reconsideration based on increased fall grades.
Mid-April 2027 Your Spring 2028 application will be added to your applicant record, and you will be asked to confirm your plans to attend UWF.
November 2027 Orientation registration opens for Spring 2028. After you register for orientation, you will be asked to schedule an advising appointment in order to register for classes.
Jan. 10, 2028 Spring 2028 classes start.

Reconsideration for High School Seniors

If you are a current high school senior and your application file did not include Fall 2026 courses, you may request reconsideration for Fall 2027 admission by submitting a revised Self-reported Transcript and Academic Record System (STARS) record to UWF no later than April 1, 2027, with final fall grades and an increased GPA. There is no separate reconsideration application or form; simply resubmit your new STARS record.

  • If you resubmit an updated STARS record, we will review your new information and notify you about the outcome of your request. Decisions will take approximately five business days.
  • If your newly submitted grades increase your weighted high school GPA to 3.20 or greater as calculated by UWF, we will automatically reconsider you for Fall 2027 admission.
  • If your reconsideration request does not result in a Fall 2027 admissions decision, or if you do not submit a new STARs record for reconsideration, your spring offer will remain.

Frequently Asked Questions

These frequently asked questions provide information about the deferment process. Please contact Lesley Cox at lcox3@uwf.edu if you have additional questions.

If you wish to decline the offer, no action is necessary. Your application will be automatically withdrawn in April.

We encourage you to complete the 2027-2028 Free Application for Federal Student Aid and share it with UWF (FAFSA Code 003955) as soon as possible if you have not already done so. This allows the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships to consider you for financial aid. If you already received an offer of financial aid for a different start term, you will be reviewed for an updated offer based on your new start term.

You may take courses at another college or university this coming summer and/or fall.

  • You must maintain at least a 2.00 GPA at that institution and submit your official transcript to UWF before spring enrollment.
  • For general education courses, we recommend taking college-level English and/or math.
  • General education courses taken at another Florida public college or university are guaranteed to transfer to UWF.
  • General education courses taken at an accredited Florida private or out-of-state college or university will likely transfer. For more information, visit the Transfer Course Checker and Transferring Credit.