CHANGE OF ENTRY TERM—FRESHMEN (FIRST TIME IN COLLEGE)

Offers of admission to Florida Atlantic are specific to the term indicated on your acceptance letter (e.g. Fall 2025). Students who originally apply for Fall entry may be admitted for Summer entry based on their academic profile, application timing, major, and the university’s enrollment goals. Our goal is to enroll a robust class that includes both Summer- and Fall-entering students. 

Florida Atlantic will consider Change of Entry Term requests for incoming first-year students under specific circumstances: 

Military Service – If military orders require attendance at Basic Training, Advanced Training, or active duty, an official copy of these orders is required for consideration. 

Faith-Based Mission – Documentation confirming participation in a religious mission with the dates and location of the program/mission is required.

Health Reasons – If a student has been diagnosed with a health condition requiring treatment impacting the student’s entry term, has a scheduled procedure, or is the primary caretaker for an immediate family member with a serious health condition, dated documentation from a medical professional is required. 

Professional Experience –  If an internship or full-time employment in a career-related field will directly interfere with enrollment, dated documentation is required.

Extenuating Personal Circumstances – Includes life circumstances that may create upheaval in a student’s life and impact their ability to start in that academic term. Significant life events, such as the loss of a caretaker, a major change in family employment, or personal travel obligations that conflict with enrollment, may be considered with supporting documentation. 

Students requesting a change to their entry term may submit the Change of Entry Request Form using their Future Owl Portal login credentials. The form, and all supporting documentation, must be submitted in one sitting by the following deadlines: 

Summer and Fall-entering students: April 15  
Spring-entering students: October 15 

Please note that only one submission is allowed. Students will be notified via email when their Change of Entry Form has been evaluated. Requests will be considered starting in February and will be considered as space is available in the freshman class.  

Your FAU application and application fee are valid for one academic year (example: if you applied for Fall 2025, your application is valid for consideration for Fall 2025, Spring 2026, and Summer 2026). If you wish to change your entry to a term that falls outside this time frame, you must re-apply and pay another $30 application fee. 

Per Florida Board of Governors regulation 6.004, students who earn 12 or more credits after high school graduation are classified as transfer students. If you plan to take college courses at another university before starting at Florida Atlantic, please review our transfer admission requirements.