Office of Admissions

We understand that your plans may change, and you may decide to enroll at IU later than you originally expected. You must complete the online form for domestic applicants before the start of the term for which you originally applied. International students should carefully follow the instructions found in the international sections below.

Here are our policies for deferring enrollment:

Freshman Applicants

• If requested before the start of the term for which you originally applied, you may defer your entry for up to one year.
• If you need to defer your entry term beyond one year, you must reapply.
• If you register for 12 or more credit hours at a postsecondary institution (such as another college or university), you must reapply to IU as a transfer student.
• You are required to submit your final secondary school transcript if you have not done so already. Your application may be re-reviewed based on any new academic information. 

Transfer Applicants

• If requested before the start of the term for which you originally applied, you may defer your entry term for one semester (excluding summer terms).
• If you need to defer your entry term beyond one semester, you must reapply. 
• If you are an intercampus transfer student, you must reapply for admission for the term you plan to attend.
• If you are taking classes at a postsecondary institution (such as another college or university), you are required to submit new transcripts. Your application may be re-reviewed based on any new academic information.
• If you were previously admitted, you will automatically be admitted for a future term once all required materials are received, provided you do not have a grade of C- or below in your last semester of course work. Applicants with grades of C- or below will need to be reconsidered for admission.

International Deferrals

International students must fill out and submit the online form before the start of the term for which you originally applied. Please follow the instructions below depending on your level.

International Freshman Applicants

• Undergraduate freshman applications and application fees are valid for one year from the entry term indicated on your original application.
• If you need to defer your entry term beyond one year, you must reapply. If you register for 12 or more credit hours at a postsecondary institution (such as another college or university), you must reapply as a transfer student.
• You are required to submit your final secondary school transcript and any other required information for the requested term if you have not done so already. Your application may be re-reviewed based on any new academic information. You must submit all required documents before the deadline for the term you wish to enroll at IU. A list of required documents can be found here.

International Transfer Applicants

• Undergraduate transfer applications and application fees are only valid for one semester following the entry term indicated on your original application (excluding summer terms).
• For any deferral period longer than one term, you must submit a new application and new application fee.
• You must submit all required documents before the deadline for the term you intend to enroll. A list of required documents can be found here.

International Graduate Applicants

• You may defer enrollment for two years from the entry term indicated on your original application. Your application fee will be valid for those two years. 
• Graduate-level deferral after admission requires the approval of the program.
• If you have not been admitted to your desired program, or if you withdrew your application before you were admitted, you may defer your application to that program for one year from the entry term listed on the original application. Your application fee will be valid for one deferral of one year.
• Regardless of whether or not you have been admitted to the program, we will require updated academic records, an outline of your activities from the time of your current application until the time your new desired term begins, and/or updated financial documents before the deadline for the term in which you intend to enroll.