Important Fall Dates & Deadlines
for students starting classes in the fall semester.
August 18, 2025:
- The Fall 2026 NKU admissions application and Direct Admit acceptance form open.
High school seniors with a 2.75 GPA or above qualify for direct admission into NKU! Complete this form to accept your direct admit offer.
October 2025:
December 2025:
- Interested in living on campus? The Housing application opens mid-December. For information about housing-specific deadlines, click here.
February 2026:
March 2026:
- Sign up for New Student Orientation. Starting in mid-March, students who have paid their confirmation fee will be invited to select their summer orientation date. The advantage to confirming your enrollment prior to this is the opportunity to select any orientation date.
- Orientation is an exciting introduction to campus life at NKU. Dates will be available throughout the summer!
April 2026:
May 2026:
- Apply to the Honors College.
- Confirm your Enrollment. Admitted students are encouraged to confirm their intent to enroll at NKU by submitting a $75 enrollment confirmation fee (not yet available for Fall 2026 students). Confirmed students will be invited to New Student Orientation.
Summer 2026:
- Attend New Student Orientation.
- Parking Pass: Purchase your parking pass online by August 1 and we'll mail it to you!
- Attend New Student Extended Orientation in late August.
Before the first day of class:
First week of class:
- Attend Victorfest events: The first two weeks of the fall semester bring tons of fun, free events to celebrate the new academic year. Meet other students, make friends, and enjoy many activities each day!
