September - December 2015
- Sept. 1: Scholarship application available online at www.sfasu.edu/go/scholarships
- Nov. 14: Showcase Saturday - special preview day for prospective students and parents
- Register and take an approved placement test, unless you are exempt.
- Tour the SFA campus
- Prepare resume of activities and honors for scholarship application process.
- Submit your housing application and required deposit via your mySFA account.
- Dec. 1: Priority deadline
January 2016
Start gathering your financial records and complete your tax returns early. Parents and students will use their 2015 tax returns to apply for financial aid.
- To apply for aid, complete the 2016-2017 Free Application for Federal Student Aid at sfasu.edu/go/fafsa.
Most SFA scholarships have a Feb. 1 deadline. The application, as well as other information about all SFA scholarships, is available online at sfasu.edu/go/scholarships.
- The University Scholars and University Regents applications also are due Feb. 1.
- Check your mySFA e-mail account for important SFA information.
- Contact the School of Music at (936) 468-4602 for details on music auditions. Information is also available on the Web at www.music.sfasu.edu.
- Contact the School of Theatre at (936) 468-4003 for details on theatre auditions. Information also is available at www.sfasu.edu/theatre.
February
- Feb. 1: Deadline for most SFA scholarships. Must apply for admission first.
- Feb. 13: Showcase Saturday - special preview day for prospective students and parents.
- Register and take an approved placement test, unless you are exempt.
- If you have not applied for housing, now is the time. Submit your application and required deposit via your mySFA account.
- Plan on completing the FAFSA this month, if you did not do so in January.
- If you have not submitted your bacterial meningitis records, now is the time.
March
- March 14 - 18: SFA closed for Spring Break
- If you are applying for financial aid, the FAFSA form is due. The form is available at sfasu.edu/go/financial-aid.
- Register online at sfasu.edu/go/orientation for one of the summer orientation sessions. The summer orientation packets are mailed to admitted freshmen students, and information on transfer orientation days will be mailed to admitted transfer students.
April
- Mid-April: Office of Student Financial Assistance begins mailing award letters.
- Register and take and approved placement test, unless you are exempt.
- Admitted transfer students should receive early registration instructions and Transfer Orientation information.
- Check your mySFA e-mail account for financial aid awards.
- April 2: Showcase Saturday - special preview day for prospective students and parents.
May 2016
- May 6: Transfer Orientation Session I
- May 7 - Sept. 10: The Office of Admissions will be closed on Saturdays.
- For students taking AP courses, send your AP scores to SFA (code 6682).
- Check your mySFA e-mail account for financial aid awards.
- Transfer students should have their official transcripts sent to the Office of Admissions.
August
- Early August: Bills posted to mySFA account
- Aug. 5: Transfer Orientation III
- Aug. 26: Housing facilities open at 10 a.m.
- Aug. 28: Tuition and fees due
- Aug. 29: Fall semester classes begin.