Important Deadlines
Please note that there are different deadlines for returning (current) students and incoming (newly admitted) students.
| December 15 | FAFSA priority Deadline for Early Action Admission – Apply Online Priority deadline for Spring Admission submission of loan application and verification documents (items in To Do List on WaveNet) for funds to disburse on time for Spring Semester. |
| February 15 | FAFSA Deadline for Fall Regular Decision Admission. Apply online. |
| February 15 | Deadline for Church of Christ applicants to apply for Christian Leadership Award and PLP Helen Young Scholarship Fall Admission. Apply online. |
| March 3 | Last day to submit a loan application for the Spring semester. Deadline to apply for Cal Grant (see Federal/State sources of assistance) by submitting the FAFSA and GPA Verification Forms (California residents only). |
| March 15 | FAFSA deadline for all returning students. Apply online. |
| April 1 | Last day to submit a loan application for the Spring semester. |
| May 1 | Enrollment deadline for admitted students. |
| May 1 | Summer School enrollment deadline to qualify for University grant percentage. Summer Estimator |
| May 15 | Priority deadline for the Verification Documentation (items in your To Do List on WaveNet). |
| July 1 | Priority deadline for returning students to submit loan application and verification documents (items in To Do List on WaveNet) for funds to disburse on time for Fall semester. |
| July 1 | Inform the Financial Assistance Office of any outside/private scholarships that will be received, either by fax at 310-506-4746 or email to finaid2@pepperdine.edu. |
| July 1 | Last day to submit a loan application for the Summer semester. |
| October | FAFSA for the next year will become available in mid-December (date TBD). Apply online. |
| October 15 | FAFSA Deadline for Spring Admission. Apply online. |
| November 1 | Deadline for Church of Christ applicants to apply for Christian Leadership Award for Spring Admission. Apply online. |
| November 15 | Priority deadline to submit verification documents (items in To Do List on WaveNet) for Spring Admission. |
| December 1 | Last day to submit a completed loan application for the Fall semester. |