OCAS does not process applications based on the postmarked date. Please note that February 1 is not a deadline for submitting applications as OCAS will continue to process applications received after this date. You are encouraged, however, to submit your application as early as possible, especially in the case of oversubscribed programs for which there are often enough qualified applications received by the equal consideration date to fill the program. Offers of admission will continue to be issued until programs are filled or waiting lists are established. Students who do not have the college academic entrance requirements may be notified at any time during the admission process that they do not qualify for admission.
Many colleges offer programs that start at other times during the year than the fall semester.
The colleges establish their own processing dates for these programs. Program start dates are listed in the Applicant Guidebook.