Deferred Admission

Full-time undergraduate students who are admitted to Albertus Magnus College may request to defer their admission. If granted approval to defer, the student can choose to roll their admission and enrollment fee one time to the following semester or up to one year from their original term of admission.

Deferment requests are applicable to students seeking to delay their enrollment due to military commitment, medical reasons, or enrollment in a gap year program, and are still subject to review.

Students wishing to earn any type or amount of college credit during their gap year are not eligible to defer their admission. Rather, they will be eligible to apply for their new intended semester as a transfer student.

Upon being accepted to Albertus, an applicant has the option of delaying entrance for one academic year, and has until May 1 of the year in which a student is accepted to inform the Office of Admission of their plans. The expected deposit must be paid by that date. For entrance, applicants must inform the Office of Admission of their intention to enroll by May 1 of the entering year. Failure to do so will result in a forfeit of the deposit.

Requesting to Defer Admission

Students interested in requesting a deferment should first seek approval from Albertus Magnus College by sending a written statement detailing their interest and reason for deferring to the Office of Admissions by emailing admissions@albertus.edu no later than June 1 for the fall semester or December 31 for the spring semester. If granted approval to defer admission, students must submit their $350 Commuter enrollment fee or $400 Resident enrollment fee to reserve their space. The Office of Admissions will communicate any additional next steps to finalize the deferment.

Enrollment after Deferring Admission

Students approved for a one-time deferment can anticipate that the merit scholarship awarded at the time of admission will be honored. Any financial aid awarded to students will remain the same if deferring for one semester. If deferring for the full year, a new FAFSA is required to reissue an aid package.

Approved students are only eligible to defer their admission a maximum of one time. If students do not enroll for the semester the deferment is granted for, their enrollment fee (and housing deposit, if applicable) cannot be transferred to a future semester and students must reapply for admission.