2025-2026 Dates + Deadlines

The 2025-2026 academic year includes summer 2025, fall 2025, and spring 2026. Review and meet these important dates and deadlines to ensure maximum aid consideration.


 

Academic Year (Fall 2025 + Spring 2026)

Item

Date
Fall 2025 Portland area high school financial aid seminar TBD
FAFSA available for coming aid year. 

December 1, 2024 

(approximate)

Oregon Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC) scholarships early bird filing deadline  February 14, 2025
Priority FAFSA receipt deadline. FAFSA must be received by the Office of Financial Aid for maximum consideration February 15, 2025
Oregon Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC) scholarships final filing deadline March 1, 2025
Priority deadline for new incoming students to submit additional information, verification materials (if selected), and any other forms the Office of Financial Aid has requested for students attending fall/spring semester March 14, 2025
Tuition deposit due to Office of Admissions for new incoming students May 1, 2025
Health insurance waiver available

July 7, 2025

Priority deadline for returning students to submit additional information, verification materials (if selected) and any other forms the Office of Financial Aid has requested for students attending fall/spring semester July 11, 2025
Priority deadline for all students to complete loan application processes for most loans (Direct Subsidized/Unsubsidized, PLUS, Grad PLUS, and alternative loans) for fall semester July 18, 2025
Fall student employment jobs posted on student job board August 1, 2025
Fall semester tuition due August 7, 2025
Deadline for Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress appeals for fall semester August 15, 2025
Deadline to waive Health Insurance for fall semester August 29, 2025
Fall recalculation date August 29, 2025
Final deadline to submit loan applications (Direct Subsidized/Unsubsidized, PLUS, Grad PLUS, and alternative loans) and/or changes for fall semester. Applications and/or changes submitted after this date may not be processed November 21, 2025
Final deadline to submit verification documents for students who will no longer be enrolled after the fall semester. Verification documents received after this date may not be processed November 21, 2025
Priority deadline for completing loan application processes (Direct Subsidized/Unsubsidized, PLUS, Grad PLUS, and alternative loans) for spring semester December 5, 2025
Deadline for Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress appeals for spring semester January 2, 2026
Spring semester tuition due January 6, 2026
Deadline to waive Health Insurance for spring semester January 16, 2026
Spring recalculation date January 16, 2026
Recommended date to submit a Special Circumstance Appeal for 2025-2026.  The Department of Education does not permit processing special circumstance appeals past the period of enrollment. Appeals may be submitted after April 1, however they may not be processed depending on volume.  April 1, 2026
Final deadline to submit loan applications (Direct Subsidized/Unsubsidized, PLUS, Grad PLUS, and alternative loans) and/or changes for spring semester. Applications and/or changes submitted after this date may not be processed April 17, 2026
Final deadline to submit verification documents for this academic year. Verification documents received after this date may not be processed April 17, 2026

 

Summer 2025

Item Dates
FAFSA available for 2025-2026. Complete the FAFSA as early as possible for maximum aid consideration

December 1, 2024

Priority FAFSA receipt deadline. FAFSA must be received by the Office of Financial Aid for maximum consideration February 15, 2025
Priority deadline for completing loan application processes (Direct Subsidized/Unsubsidized, PLUS, Grad PLUS, and alternative loans) for summer semester. The final deadline to submit loan applications and/or changes for the summer semester is 7 business days before your last scheduled summer class April 18, 2025
Priority deadline for submitting additional information, verification materials (if selected) and any other forms the Office of Financial Aid has requested for students attending summer classes April 18, 2025
Deadline for Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeals for summer semester May 5, 2025
Summer semester tuition due May 12, 2025