Freshmen Application Options & Deadlines
Freshmen choose from among three application options - Early Decision, Early Action or Regular Decision
| Early Decision is our early, binding application option. Students who apply under Early Decision typically do so because UM is their first choice school. Students who are accepted through Early Decision are expected to attend UM. Accepted Early Decision students are expected to withdraw all other college applications and submit their enrollment deposit by mid-January. |
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| Early Action is our early, non-binding application option. Early Action is ideal for students who are seriously considering UM, but they would also like to keep their options open and receive admission decisions from other schools. Accepted Early Action students have until May 1 (the national reply date for colleges/universities) to make their final decision and submit their enrollment deposit. |
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| Regular Decision is the standard application option. All music and Theatre B.F.A. applicants are required to apply under Regular Decision because of the audition component of their admission process. |
Your deadlines depend upon your application option. Please select your application option:
| Early Decision Applicants* | |
| Fall Admission | |
| November 1 | > Application for Undergraduate Admission Due (post marked by this date) |
| December 20 | > Notification of Admission Decisions and Academic Scholarship Awards |
| January 15 | > Enrollment deposit due |
| February 1 | > FAFSA Due (Financial Aid Application) |
| Early Action Applicants* | |
| Fall Admission | |
| November 1 | > Application for Undergraduate Admission Due (post marked by this date) |
| February 1 | > Notification of Admission Decisions and Academic Scholarship Awards |
| May 1 | > Enrollment deposit due (post marked by this date) |
| Regular Decision Applicants | |
| Fall Admission | |
| January 15 | > Application for Undergraduate Admission Due |
| February 1 | > FAFSA Due (Financial Aid Application) |
| April 15 | > Notification of Admission Decisions and Academic Scholarship Awards |
| May 1 | > Enrollment deposit due |
| Spring Admission | |
| Nov 1 | > Application for Undergraduate Admission Due > FAFSA Due (Financial Aid Application) |
| Dec 15 | > Notification of Admission Decisions (no academic scholarships awarded for Spring enrollment) > Enrollment deposit due (date specified in acceptance letter) |
| * Please Note: Candidates for the Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music, the Department of Theatre B.F.A. degree or the Department of Art B.F.A. degree may only apply via the Regular Decision option for the fall semester. | |
