| November 1, 2024 | All Students | |
| November 15, 2024 | 2025 Incoming Freshmen | |
| December 1, 2024 | All Students | - Complete the 2025-2026 FAFSA when available
- The 2025-2026 FAFSA is slated to open in early December 2024. Complete it as soon as possible using 2023 tax data.
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| Upon Applying to OHIO | 2025 Incoming Freshmen | - Activate your OHIO ID
- Activate your OHIO ID to access your OHIO e-mail and the housing contract. Your birth date and personal identification (PID) number are all you need to activate your online OHIO access.
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| January 1, 2025 | All Students | - Complete the 2025-2026 FAFSA, if not previously completed.
- Complete the FAFSA beginning in December. FAFSA results should be received by OHIO's first-priority consideration date of February 15.
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| Early January 2025 | 2025 Incoming Freshmen | |
| Early January 2025 | All Athens Campus Students | |
| Early January 2025 | All Residential Students | - Pay Housing Deposit
- Pay the $200 housing deposit soon to retain any scholarships you have been offered and to secure 2025-2026 residence hall placement.
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| February 1, 2025 | Continuing Students | |
| Early-February 2025 | 2025 Incoming Freshmen | |
| February 15, 2025 | 2025 Incoming Freshmen | - OHIO's 2025-2026 First-Priority FAFSA Consideration Date
- Priority financial aid offers are provided to students whose FAFSA results are received at OHIO by February 15, 2025.
- Updated GPA and/or Test Score Receipt Deadline
- Revised credentials, including GPA and ACT/SAT, if you choose to submit test scores, received by February 15 will be used for scholarship consideration.
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| Early March, 2025 | 2025 Incoming Freshmen | - Financial Aid Offers Mailed
- Initial freshmen Financial Aid Offers are mailed to students beginning in early March.
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| April, 2025 | Continuing and Transfer Students | |
| May 1, 2025 | All Students | - Pay Housing Deposit
- Paying the housing deposit or submitting your commuter exemption form confirms your intent to enroll at OHIO by May 1.
- Review Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog
- All students must review the Undergraduate or Graduate Catalog annually to stay up-to-date on University policies.
- Review Student Code of Conduct
- All students must review the Student Code of Conduct annually.
- Review Financial Aid Resources
- Make sure to review the Consumer Information to be aware of your rights and responsibilities as a student. Student loan borrowers review the Student Loan Code of Conduct.
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| Mid-May 2025 | 2025 Incoming Freshmen | |
| Mid-May 2025 | 2025 Incoming Transfer Students | - OHIO's 2025-2026 First Priority FAFSA Consideration Date - Transfer Students
- Incoming transfer students must be admitted and complete the FAFSA by May 15 to be considered for first-priority financial aid.
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| Mid-May 2025 | All Students | - Review Student To-Do List
- All students should review the To-Do List on the OHIO Student Center and complete any requirements listed.
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| June 2025 | 2025 Incoming Freshmen | |
| July 2025 | All Students | |
| August 2025 | All Residential Students | |
| August 2025 | All Students | - Fall Semester Account Balance Due Date
- Student financial account balances are due August 21. Any unpaid balances after the 21st of each month are charged a 1.5% late fee assessed on the remaining balance.
- Fall Semester Opening
- Fall Semester begins Monday, August 25.
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