Placement scores for math and english are valid for one year unless you were placed via your ACT/SAT score or transfer credits, then you will need to take the placement exam again. Second language scores never expire. Please review our deferment policies for more deferment information.

Yes, you will have to go through an orientation session again for your future deferred term. Please review our deferment policies for more deferment information.

Yes, if you go through orientation you can request to defer as long as it is before the deadline for deferment. Please review our deferment policies for dates.

Housing Application Fee: Your housing application fee, if paid, will not be refunded. If you defer your admission one or two semesters, your housing application fee will be credited to your entering terms housing application. If you return after three semesters and wish to live in on-campus housing you will have to pay your housing application fee and apply again.

Rent Down Payment: If you have paid your rent down payment, that fee will be refunded.

Please review our deferment policies for more deferment information and Housing & Residential Life for more housing information.

Yes, if you were admitted to the SALT center you will be able to defer your SALT admission for up to two semesters. Your SALT Center application and application fee will be deferred. If you paid the SALT center enrollment fee, it will be refunded. You do not need to do anything else outside of submitting the Admissions deferment form to have your SALT Center Admission deferred to a future term. Please review our deferment policies and SALT Center for more information.

Yes, if you were admitted to the Honors College your Honors admission will also be deferred for up to two semesters and you will not need to apply again. Please review our deferment policies for more deferment information and W.A. Franke Honors College for more honors college information.

Yes, if you have been awarded the Dean’s Exemplary Award of $1,000 that award will be deferred for up to two semesters from the original admit term.

Yes, if you were offered a merit tuition scholarship from the University of Arizona and choose to defer your enrollment you will have your scholarship reinstated for the new term. If the merit awards change for the new term you will not be eligible for the new award amount. 

However, if you enroll at another postsecondary institution during your deferment, you will no longer be eligible for the merit tuition scholarship you were originally offered. Your admission will be canceled and you will have to reapply for admission and be reevaluated for scholarship eligibility.

All other financial aid offers including outside scholarships, or non-merit based University of Arizona tuition scholarships, grants, loans and other forms of aid offered for the original admit term will not be guaranteed. Upon return to the university in a future semester, you will receive a new financial aid offer. If you return a year after your original admit term to the university you will need to submit ) for the applicable aid year in order to receive a new financial aid offer. Please remember to use Arizona school code 001083 when completing the FAFSA.

Yes, if you were offered a merit tuition scholarship (Arizona Tuition Award, Wildcat Tuition Award, National Scholar Tuition Award, or Global Wildcat Award) from the University of Arizona for your original admit term and choose to defer your enrollment, you will have your original scholarship award reinstated for the new term. If the merit awards change for the new term, you will not be eligible for the new award amount.

However, if you enroll at another postsecondary institution during your deferment, you will no longer be eligible for the merit tuition scholarship you were originally offered. Your admission will be canceled and you will have to reapply for admission and be reevaluated for scholarship eligibility.

All other financial aid offers including outside scholarships, or non-merit based University of Arizona tuition scholarships, grants, loans and other forms of aid offered for your original admit term will not be guaranteed. Upon return to the university in a future semester, you will receive a new financial aid offer. If you return a year after your original admit term to the university you will need to submit ) for the applicable aid year in order to receive a new financial aid offer. Please remember to use Arizona school code 001083 when completing the FAFSA.

Yes, you will still have your merit scholarship honored for up to two semesters from fall 2020.

If the deferment deadline has passed for the term you were admitted, you must cancel your admission and submit a new application. Students will be re-evaluated for merit tuition scholarships based on the criteria of the term for which you apply. Students who return a year after their original admit date to the university after will need to submit Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the applicable aid year in order to receive a new financial aid offer. Please remember to use Arizona school code 001083 when completing the FAFSA.

Please note that Domestic First-Year Merit Tuition Scholarship Awards are offered to students applying for fall terms and International First-Year Merit Tuition Scholarship Awards and Domestic and International Transfer Merit Awards are offered in both the fall and spring terms. Please review our deferment policies for more deferment information.

Domestic and international first-year, transfer, and non-degree seeking students who are admitted to any of the following campuses: main, Arizona online, distance and south. Reasons for deferment may include, but are not limited to: military, medical, and faith based. Re-admit students are not eligible for deferment and must apply again for the future term. More information on deferment eligibility and a deferral FAQ can be found on the deferment website.