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Chapman has
six different admission decisions
for
first-year applicants applying in fall
Admit
Admit Provisional
Admit to the Panther Spring Start Program
Moved to Regular Decision
Waitlist
Deny
Below are explanations and additional detailson all of these decisions.
Admit Decisions
Below is a breakdown of the
three types
of admit decisions to better help you understand the various ways you can find your
way to Chapman University!
Admit
An Admit decision means you have been accepted to Chapman for the incoming fall semester.
Admitted students are welcome to any admitted student event (on-campus or virtual).
The deadline to accept or decline admission is:
January 10 for Early Decision admits.
May 1 for Early Action and Regular Decision admits.
To accept admission and secure your spot in the fall class, you must also submit a
$400 nonrefundable enrollment deposit.
Admission will still be contingent upon continued academic success in your last year
of school. We will require an official copy of your final transcript to be sent upon
completion of your work.
Admit Provisional
If you are offered provisional admission, it means that you will have been accepted
to Chapman like any other admitted student. All of the conditions above for an Admit
decision would apply to you.
However:
Upon starting at Chapman, provisional admits are limited to 15 semester hours of credit
during their first semester. After completing this initial semester with a minimum
of a 2.0 GPA, these credit restrictions are lifted.
In addition, we strongly encourage provisional admits to use Chapman's academic resources
like the
Tutorial & Learning Center
and the
Writing Center
Admit to the Panther Spring Start Program
Select applicants to the fall will be admitted to the spring semester as part of our
Panther Spring Start Program
When
Chapman doesn't have enough space in the first-year fall class for all qualified applicants,
some students will be admitted for the following spring.
Panther Spring Start admits
can also join the waitlist for the fall class
Students in the Panther Spring Start Program can use the allotted time of the fall
semester to take a gap semester or take coursework at a community college before starting
at Chapman in the spring.
Other Admission Decisions
In addition to being admitted, these are the other admission decisions you might receive.
Moved to Regular Decision
When Early Action and Early Decision notifications are released in December, select
applicants will have their applications moved to the Regular Decision pool.
Students are moved to the Regular Decision pool because their file remains incomplete
and/or the admission committee needs more information to make a final admission decision.
If your application has been moved to Regular Decision, you will have the option to
have your application reviewed for Regular Decision or withdrawn from consideration.
If you accept having your application reviewed for Regular Decision, you receive your
final admission decision when Regular Decisions are released in March.
Those rolled to Regular Decision will be given full consideration for admittance to
Chapman. This decision should not be considered a discouraging sign for your admission
chances.
Waitlist
Chapman offers applicants a place on the waitlist when the university does not have
enough space to accommodate all of the qualified students who have applied for the
fall semester.
If you were offered a spot on the waitlist, you can accept it by completing the Waitlist
Reply Form on your
Application Status Page
The chances of getting admitted from the waitlist vary year-to-year and depend on
the size of the program and the applicant pool.
Deny
Due to the number of our applications and limited space, we may not be able to offer
you admission to our fall or spring class. However, for those who have been denied,
the door to Chapman University doesn’t have to stay closed.
We encourage those still interested in attending to apply as transfer students after
completing one-to-two academic years of full-time study at another regionally accredited
institution.
You can get in touch with our Transfer Team at
transfers@chapman.edu
to discuss courses that are transferable to Chapman and explore opportunities for
transferring to Chapman at a later date.
Questions about your admission decision?
If you have questions about your admission decision, you should reach out to your
admission counselor. You can
find your admission counselor here
or on your Application Status Page.
Chapman University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin,
ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age,
disability, genetic information, medical condition, marital status, religion, military
status, or veteran’s status in its admissions policies or administration of its educational
programs, including scholarship and loan programs, under Title IX of the Educational
Amendments of 1972 and under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Questions, concerns, or complaints may be directed to Colleen Wood, Title IX Coordinator
at
titleix@chapman.edu
, phone (714) 997-6721, Argyros Forum Room 101, or to the Director, US Department
of Education, Washington, DC, 20201.
Note: any questions relating to the admission process should be sent to
admit@chapman.edu
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