Deferment

Check the Email Connected to your Application Account

Depending on the time of year, deferment requests can take 7-10 business days to process. You may need to provide documentation for the reason you are leaving. The Admissions Office will ask for this via the email you used to apply, so make sure to check it often for updates. You can check the status of your deferral on the "My Account" page of your application account.

Check Scholarships

If you have officially been offered one or more institutional scholarship awards from Utah State and you defer your admission (confirming your intent to enroll in a future semester), your offered scholarships will automatically activate upon your return, provided you deferred by the scholarship acceptance deadline for your semester. You accept your institutional scholarships, and its terms, by submitting your deferral. If you received federal aid or other scholarships, contact the Office of Student Financial Support, USU Statewide Campus, department, or other awarding entity for deferment information. Please email scholarships@usu.edu for more information.

Create your USU Strong Password

If you have not already, create your USU strong password and "challenge questions" to ensure you can recover your account if necessary. Your USU password will allow you to log in to systems such as the MyUSU student portal, where you can access many of the USU apps and services, and MyID, where you can manage your personal information.

Confirm your Enrollment (optional before you leave)

You have the option to pay the nonrefundable Enrollment Deposit now, which will streamline your enrollment in the future. Otherwise, you can pay it prior to your first semester. Students attending the Eastern, Moab, and Blanding campuses do not pay the deposit and will confirm their enrollment prior to the semester they return.

Create a Delegate and Security Phrase

Make sure to set up a delegate who has access to your preferred and recovery emails. You should manage your own account where possible, but if you will not have access to your account while on leave you may need a delegate such as a parent, spouse, or third-party to access information, complete orientation, or register for classes on your behalf. You can add delegates at myid.usu.edu. Sign in and then click "Delegates" on the left menu.

You can also create a security phrase, which allows you to verify your own identity if you need to conduct business with USU over the phone.

It is also beneficial to add your delegates' phone numbers to your Microsoft MFA Sign-On Security account. You can add additional phone numbers by visiting Microsoft’s Security Verification.

Drop Courses

You will need to drop your courses if you registered before completing your deferment. If you have already paid your tuition, you will receive a refund according to the deadlines in the catalog. 

Cancel Your Housing

If you signed up to live on campus, please contact the Housing Services at our Logan, Blanding, or Eastern Campuses to cancel your housing contract. The deferral request form will not initiate this process for you. There will be deadlines to cancel your contract and receive a refund, so start this process as soon as you know you are going to defer.

Know which Email to Check

If you registered and dropped classes prior to submitting your deferment, or if you took concurrent enrollment courses through USU in the past 3 years, you were assigned a USU email account in the format of A-number@usu.edu (ex. A01234567@usu.edu). All official communication from the university will go to this account, so you need to check it or make sure your delegate can check it, especially in the months prior to your first semester. More information is available at it.usu.edu/studentemail. If you do not have a USU email account yet, you should regularly check the email set as "preferred" in your MyID account.

Be Prepared to Apply for Federal Financial Aid

Federal aid offered through the FAFSA cannot be deferred to a future aid year. You must resubmit the FAFSA each year that you want federal financial aid. You can apply as early as October 1, before the academic year you plan to attend. Please visit usu.edu/financial-support for more information and to apply.

Set Reminders

Set reminders in your calendar so you remember important dates and information for your return. Visit usu.edu/admissions/whatsnext for details on each step.

• The FAFSA opens Oct 1 each year prior to the following academic year (summer, fall, spring).
• Students can begin confirming their enrollment Oct 1 for the following spring, summer, and fall semester.
• Students can sign an on-campus housing contract and begin orientation after confirming their enrollment. On-campus housing is available on a first-come, first-served basis and spaces are not guaranteed.
• The priority deadline to confirm enrollment and begin orientation is February 15 for summer semester, April 1 for fall semester, and November 1 for spring semester.
• Registration for classes begins in February for summer semester, April for fall semester, and November for spring semester. Check the catalog calendar for more specific dates.
• Remember to write down your student ID (A-number), strong password, challenge question answers, security phrase, and the semester you plan to return.