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Admissions Deadlines

Admission Application Deadlines

These dates are for priority consideration.
Applications will be available after these dates.

Summer 2019 – April 1, 2019

Fall 2019 – August 1, 2019

Spring 2019 – December 1, 2018

Scholarship Application Deadlines

Fall 2019

Priority Freshmen – November 1, 2018
Final Freshmen – February 1, 2019
Priority Transfers – February 1, 2019
Final Transfers – May 1, 2019

Financial Aid & FAFSA

Summer 2019

FAFSA Priority – March 1, 2019
Use the 2018-19 FAFSA

Fall 2019

FAFSA Priority – February 1, 2019
Use the 2019-20 FAFSA

Spring 2019

Coming Soon!

University Housing

Fall 2019

Available – November 1, 2018
Priority – March 1, 2019 Statesboro Campus
Priority – April 1, 2019 Armstrong Campus
No deadline, but awarded based
on application complete date

Spring 2019

Coming Soon!

May 1 National Candidates Reply Date

Georgia Southern University follows the National Association for College Admission Counseling’s Statement of Principles of Good Practice. This includes the May 1 National Candidates Reply Date. New students admitted for a fall semester have until May 1st to accept their offer of admission. This includes committing to the summer Eagle Incentive Program. Georgia Southern does not require an enrollment deposit. Commitment is gauged by registration for SOAR (orientation) and on-campus housing.

SOAR: SOAR registration opens annually on February 1st. There is no penalty for waiting until after May 1st to sign up for SOAR; however, sessions fill on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please carefully review the refund policy when you complete your registration.
On-Campus Housing: The On-Campus Housing application opens annually on November 1st. There is no penalty for waiting until after May 1st to apply for housing; however, rooms are assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please carefully review the refund policy when you complete your application.

Last updated: 9/17/2018