Dates & Deadlines

Keep track of your timeline for your semester of entry to ensure you don't miss important deadlines.

Deadline Updates

The 2026 dates and deadlines have been updated as of October 2025.

Please review the following for additional dates and deadlines:

Dec. 1: Final Application and Materials Deadline.
ASAP: Submit FAFSA to UWF. UWF's school code is 003955.
Upon offer: Confirm to accept your offer of admission.
Dec. 2: Orientation registration opens. Course registration will take place in conjunction with orientation. Visit Orientation for more information.
Jan. 7: First day of classes (Parts of Term 1 and 2).

ASAP: Submit FAFSA to UWF. UWF's school code is 003955.
Oct. 15: Admissions decisions released, rolling thereafter.
Dec. 1: Application/Scholarship Priority Deadline.
Dec. 2: Orientation registration opens.
Early March: Housing contracts open.
April 1: Final Application and Materials Deadline.
April 11: Final day for UWF to receive application materials, such as test scores and your STARS Record.
May 1: Confirmation deadline to accept your offer of admission.
May 10: First day of classes (Parts of Term 1, 2, 10, and 96). Please note that first-time-in-college students starting in the summer cannot begin terms that start May 10.
June 14: First day of classes (Part of Term 4).
June 21: First day of classes (Part of Term 90).
June 24: First day of classes (Part of Term 3).

Aug. 1: Freshman admissions application opens.
Oct. 1: Estimated date the 2026-2027 FAFSA opens. UWF's school code is 003955.
Oct. 15: Admissions decisions begin, rolling thereafter.
Dec. 1: Application/Scholarship Priority Deadline.
Dec. 2: Orientation registration opens.
Feb. 3: Housing contracts open.
Jan. 30: Submit FAFSA and complete all financial aid requirements. UWF's school code is 003955.
April 1: Final Application and Materials Deadline
April 17*: New-student housing contract closes.
May 1: Deadline to Confirm and register for New Student Orientation.
May: Class registration begins.
Aug. 24: First day of classes (Parts of Term 1 and 2).

*Contract will close sooner if capacity is reached.

The Registrar's academic calendar displays open registration information, deadlines, and University holidays.

Students who have earned 12 or more college credit hours after graduating from high school are considered transfers.