Deferring Your Undergraduate Admission

Incoming undergraduate students who have an on-campus major may move their admission to an adjoining semester inside the same academic year as their current term of admission (deadlines apply). Students can only move their admission once per application. Students who have their deferment request denied or voided are encouraged to re-apply for admission.

On-Campus Student Deferment Deadlines:

• • Spring 2022 admits may request a deferral of admission to the Fall/Summer 2022 semester until May 1, 2022.
  • Fall/Summer 2022 admits may request a deferral of admission to the Spring 2023 semester until October 1, 2022
  • Spring 2023 admits are not eligible for a deferral of admission.
  • Fall/Summer 2023 admits may request a deferral of admission to the Spring 2024 semester until October 1, 2023

Important Things to Know:

• • You may only defer your admission once per application.
  • Scholarships are nondeferrable.
  • On-campus housing applications are nondeferrable.
  • You may cancel your deferral and have your admission returned to it’s original semester up until the application deadline for your original semester of admission.
  • Denied students are not eligible for a deferral.
  • If you are currently enrolled, all of your courses must be dropped before requesting a deferment of admission.

Incoming undergraduate students who have a fully-online major may move their admission forward to an adjoining semester (deadlines apply). Students can only move their admission once per application. Students who have their deferment request denied or voided are encouraged to re-apply for admission.

Fully-Online Student Deferment Deadlines:

• • Spring 2022 admits may request a deferral of admission to the Fall/Summer 2022 semester until May 1, 2022.
  • Fall/Summer 2022 admits may request a deferral of admission to the Spring 2023 semester until November 1, 2022
  • Spring 2023 admits may request a deferral of admission to the Fall/Summer 2023 semester until March 15, 2023 (fully-online admits only)
  • Fall/Summer 2023 admits may request a deferral of admission to the Spring 2024 semester until November 1, 2023

Important Things to Know:

• • You may only defer your admission once per application.
  • Scholarships are nondeferrable.
  • On-campus housing applications are nondeferrable.
  • You may cancel your deferral and have your admission returned to it’s original semester up until the application deadline for your original semester of admission.
  • Denied students are not eligible for a deferral.
  • If you are currently enrolled, all of your courses must be dropped before requesting a deferment of admission.

Incoming international students should visit the deferment page on the International Admissions website.

• Graduate Students: If you are a graduate student, please contact Graduate Admission and Degree Services at 208-426-4723 or graduatecollege@boisestate.edu to discuss your options for switching semesters.
• Non-Degree Students: Non-degree seeking students may use this form to change their semester of admission, however non-degree students wanting to change their admission status to degree seeking must complete a new application for admission.

Due to current circumstances, incoming students currently admitted for the Spring 2022 semester:

• Can defer their admission and scholarship(s) for any reason (deadlines apply), and can attend college elsewhere, up until the Fall 2022 semester.
• Can move their admission/scholarship(s) forward as many times as desired, up until the Fall 2022 semester and/or they enroll in classes at Boise State (deadlines apply).