TOP Dates & Deadlines
Things to do Throughout the Year:
- Meet with your advisor 5 times a term
- Volunteer in at least three unique activities
- Follow up with financial aid at least 3 weeks before the start of every term
September:
- Meet with an advisor to finalize your Fall term schedule
- Ensure your financial aid is set and ready to go, and all required verification documents are submitted
- Buy books
- Be sure to visit campus and locate your classes so you are ready on the first day
- Classes begin toward the end of the month
October:
- New FAFSA application window: for more information on the changes navigate to FAFSA Changes for 2017-18
- Look up Application Deadlines for universities you may want to attend
- Look up scholarship application deadlines
- Check out campus preview days
November:
- OSAC scholarship application opens
- Daylight savings ends
- Fill out university applications
- Be on the lookout for winter term registration
December:
- Final Exams
- Begin working on scholarships over winter break. You will appreciate having them done before winter term begins.
- Finish any university applications over winter break
- Apply for graduation if you will graduate in the spring or summer
- There may be specific departmental application deadlines (i.e. Education, Engineering, Human Services, Medical Imaging etc.).
January:
- Winter term begins
- Begin filling out OSAC scholarships and UCC Foundation scholarships
- Order official transcripts for UCC Foundation scholarships
February:
- Early Bird deadline for OSAC scholarships
- W2’s come in the mail. File your taxes.
- Spring registration opens
- Double check your transfer timeline
March:
- OSAC scholarships due in early March. Be sure you file at least a few days before the deadline to avoid long upload waits
- UCC Foundation scholarships due
- Daylight savings begins
- Final Exams for Winter Term
April:
- Spring Term begins
- Begin checking UCC Financial Aid student requirements are in for next academic year
- Apply for graduation if you haven’t already done so
- Order Tax Transcript from IRS
- Double check that your financial aid forms for all colleges you are considering are turned in
- Check for your financial aid offer letter from the universities you applied to
May:
- Write thank you letters to any donors that awarded you a scholarship
- Double check that your Financial Aid forms for each college are turned in.
- Check with University admissions and financial aid to see if you are on track to transfer
- Register for an orientation to the University you will transfer to in the fall
- Register for Summer and Fall courses
- Check your email for OSAC scholarship notifications
- Investigate housing options at your transfer university
June:
- Finals
- Graduation
- Spring Fling
- Check your email for OSAC scholarship notifications
- Triple check with Financial Aid that all your documents are in before you leave for summer
- Double check with the University you are admitted to, ensure you are ready to register and financial aid is in order
- Summer term begins
July:
- First session of summer term ends
- Second session of summer term begins
- Be on the lookout for UCC Foundation Scholarships to reopen for a 2nd round
- Order official transcripts for UCC Foundation scholarships
- Check your email for OSAC scholarship notifications
August:
- Begin moving if you are transferring in the fall
- Explore your new campus