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Counselor Visits
Click here for current counselor travel plans. For more information please email admission@plu.edu or call 1-800-274-6758.
Admission dates to remember
July 1
- First-year applicants may submit materials after completion of their junior year in high school.
September
- Begin work on the PLU application.
- Visit the PLU website.
- Arrange a campus visit.
October – December
- October 12 Fall Visit Day.
- October 15 postmark for first admission decision date. Students will be notified of their admission status prior to November 15.
- Freshmen applicants take SAT or ACT (if not already taken).
- November 12 Fall Visit Day.
- November 15 postmark for second admission decision date. Students will be notified of their admission status prior to December 15.
- December 15 postmark required on all freshmen application materials for those students eligible to apply for the Regents’ and President’s Scholarship. Eligibility requirements: 3.80+ GPA or 1250+ SAT (critical reading and math only) or 28+ ACT. Students will be notified of their admission and scholarship status prior to January 15.
- Transfer students begin application process.
- Obtain Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
- Visit Campus.
January – February
- January 15 postmark for fourth admission decision date. Students will be notified of their admission status prior to February 15.
- To be considered in the first round of financial aid awarding, all admission and FAFSA application materials should be submitted by January 15.
- By February 1, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). PLU recommends filing the FAFSA online at www.fafsa.ed.gov (PLU’s Title IV code is 003785).
- February 15 postmark for fifth admission decision date. Students will be notified of their admission status on a rolling basis.
- Financial aid award decisions mailed by PLU beginning in late February.
March – April
- Visit PLU during your spring break.
- Financial aid award decisions mailed by PLU.
- Passport Weekend for admitted first-year students is April 4-5, 2008.
May
- To reserve a place in next year's class and to secure housing, the Advance Tuition Payment of $200 should be postmarked by May 1. No refunds will be granted after May 1. PLU continues to accept Advance Tuition Payments after May 1 on a space available basis.
- Fall registration begins for transfer students.
June
- Fall class registration begins for new first-year students.
