By choosing COA, you’re choosing a different kind of education—an education that’s engaged in the world and completely shaped by your interests and passions.
Please read the enrollment checklist carefully, and when you’re ready to commit, take the following steps by the indicated deadlines.
Next steps to make it official:
1. Complete the enrollment reply form. You can find this form on your applicant portal, due May 1 for Regular Decision applicants, May 15 for transfer students.
2. Pay your enrollment deposit. Once you submit your reply form, you can pay through the applicant portal using a credit card or your bank account information.
3. Read through the student life packet , and submit the following forms: housing application, housing contract, meal plan selection, student support, and emergency contact. All of these forms can be submitted through your applicant portal and are due by May 1. (Note: transfer students should also submit housing forms by May 1, but may submit other forms by May 15.)
4. Read through the Outdoor Orientation Programs (OOPs) packet. You can submit your registration and payment through your applicant portal, or you can complete the packet and send it in along with your payment by June 1.
5. International students should refer to the pre-arrival guidebook for more information.
Have questions?
- Connect with a real human being! Reach out to one of our staff members directly, or email the admission office (inquiry@coa.edu).
- Have questions about your financial aid award or status? Reach out to a financial aid staff member directly.
Start planning for next year
When are my forms due?
*Deadlines:
Early Decision I reply form/deposit due January 10.
Early Decision II reply form/deposit due February 15.
Regular Decision first-year students reply form/deposit due by May 1.
Regular Decision transfer students reply form/deposit due by May 15.
Winter Term reply form/deposit due December 1 (November 15 for international students).
Spring Term reply form/deposit due by March 1.
Connect:
- Follow our admitted students Instagram page @coa.admitted.students to stay up to date, see what’s happening on campus, and connect with your classmates.
- Join us for the in-person Admitted Student Reception on April 16-17.
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Participate in our spring series of online events: connect with COA faculty, staff, and students in a series of Zoom sessions to help you get to know campus from afar.
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You can ask questions anonymously on COA’s Tumblr.