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Important Dates for Accepted Students 2025

Additional information and updates are provided through email and on your My Cal Poly Portal.

March

• March 1
  • File completion deadline for applicants with international coursework
• March 2 (for 2025, the deadline for priority consideration has been extended to April 2)
  • FAFSA priority consideration deadline

April

• April 1
  • Cal Poly strives to notify all applicants of their admissions decision
• April 10
  • Housing application available for students who have accepted Cal Poly’s offer of admission. Check University Housing single click access located on “My Apps” on MyCalPoly portal
• Early April
  • Scholarship and financial aid award offers for newly accepted students are available through the portal on the Money Matters tab
  • Invitations to SLO Days and WOW Orientations are sent to all first-year and transfer students
• Mid April
  • Open House

May

• May 1
  • Deadline to accept offer of admission for fall quarter
• May 15
  • Deadline to submit partial transcripts (only if requested on your “to do” list)

June

• June 1
  • Deadline to submit housing application or request a waiver

July

• July 15
  • Waitlisted first-year and waitlisted transfer applicants are notified of their final application status
  • First-year/transfer final transcripts due
• Late July
  • Student Life Orientation (SLO) Days begins

August

• Mid-August
  • On-Campus Residents can pay their on-campus housing and dining fees in full for the academic year or sign-up for an installment plan
  • Fall quarter housing assignments and move-in information available online (re-access your housing application through your portal)
  • Fall block schedules available for first-year students via Schedule Builder
  • Registration opens for transfer students

September

• Mid-September
  • Week of Welcome (WoW)
  • New first-year and transfer student move-in
• September 18
  • Fall quarter classes begin