Emory University closes most academic and administrative offices for Winter Recess, the three days between the Christmas and New Year holidays. The Office of Undergraduate Admission will be closed from Dec. 22, 2023 to Jan. 1, 2024, reopening on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. Please check our FAQs Over Winter Break blog post for additional information and resources during this time.

Additional Resources

Deferred Admission Policy

  • Before a student can request a gap year, they need to pay the $845 enrollment deposit by the deposit deadline for their admission plan.
  • Deferred students must submit a final high school transcript and/or other appropriate academic transcripts. We recommend your high school submit your final transcript in June 2025, rather than waiting until June 2026 to track this down.
  • Should a deferred student change their mind about enrollment while on a gap year, they agree to withdraw from Emory University before applying to any other schools or institutions out of respect for other students who want to attend Emory.
  • Emory is unable to hold a first-year spot for a student if they are no longer committed to enrolling here. However, students are eligible to reapply if they would like to consider other institutions along with Emory University.
  • Deferred students may not enroll in another college or university as degree seeking. A deferred student who enrolls in another institution as degree seeking during their deferral period will forfeit their admission to Emory, along with their enrollment deposit.
  • Deferred students may transfer credit for no more than two single semester courses taken during the gap year. Typically, one college course is three credit hours at Emory, so a student can expect to transfer up to six credit hours. The summer before enrolling, the deferred student should request evaluation of their college credit. We are unable to evaluate credit hours before then. Learn more about transfer credit.
Gap year request for Emory College (Atlanta campus) Gap year request for Oxford College (Oxford campus)
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Financial Aid and Scholarships

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  • Deferred students will receive any academic scholarships awarded in their original admission offer.
  • Deferred students will not be considered for any new merit awards or invitations to the Emory Scholar Programs during their gap year.
  • Domestic applicants interested in need-based financial aid must submit new FAFSA and CSS Financial Aid Profile forms by the applicable deadlines. Additional information and deadlines can be found on the Emory Office of Financial Aid website.
  • Students living in Georgia and eligible for the HOPE/Zell Miller Award are encouraged to talk to the Office of Financial Aid about how taking degree-seeking courses at another institution during a gap year may impact their HOPE/Zell Miller award at Emory University.