If your timeline for starting grad school changes, you can update your application or defer your admission for up to one calendar year.
You can change your entry term during the application process or after an admission decision has been made.
Steps to Update/Defer Your Entry Term
Updating or Deferring Your Entry Term
Steps to Submit Your Update/Defer Request:
- Log in to your application portal.
- Select the application you would like updated.
- At the top of the following page ("Graduate School Application Instructions"), you will see a link labeled "Request to Update Entry Term."
- Select that link and fill out the required fields.
- Click submit once completed.
- Your request will be reviewed by the Graduate School.
- To check the status of your request, visit your supplemental items page for that application and scroll to the bottom. There, you'll see a section labeled "Update Entry Term Requests."
Additional Considerations
Applicants who have submitted an application that has not yet received a decision may update their application for up to one calendar year from the original semester of application.
Updating an application does not require a new application fee. Beyond one year, a new application, application fee, and updated application materials will be required.
If you are seeking admission or have been admitted to an accelerated online program that offers A and B terms in an individual semester, you do not need to submit an update/deferral request to move between A and B terms. An update/deferral request is required only if you want to move your application or admission forward from a Fall, Spring, or Summer semester.
Students who have been admitted and wish to defer their admission may do so for up to one calendar year from the original semester of admission.
If requesting to defer admission, assistantship or fellowship offers received for your original entry term are not guaranteed for your new entry term. Contact your Graduate Coordinator to discuss these funding considerations.