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Departmental Deadlines and Applications

Some majors have a second review, their own deadlines, and extra materials.

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These pages cover how the UO reviews applications, self-reported transcripts, departmental deadlines, residency, and legal data.

How Departmental Review Works

UO admission and program admission are separate decisions.

Applicants will receive a separate admissions decision from the UO and the programs or majors listed below. If a student is offered admission to the UO, but not to the program they applied to, their major will be changed to “exploring” (undeclared) and they may work with academic advising to choose another major or reapply to that program as a current UO student. Students not offered admission to the direct-admit business major would be coded as pre-business and eligible to apply to the business major while a continuing student at the UO.

Programs may have different application deadlines and sometimes require an additional application or materials. Students should review the requirements and process for the program in which they are interested.

Dates listed below are postmark deadlines for fall term admission. Ensure the program you are looking into considers applications for the term you are applying if you intend to begin at the UO at any time other than fall term.

Programs without an Early Action application deadline do not have multiple reviews or deadlines in a year. Product Design is the program on this page without Early Action.

Robert D. Clark Honors College

Answer the Clark Honors College prompt on the UO application.

Deadlines

  • Early Action application: November 1
  • Early Action supporting documents: November 15
  • Regular deadline application: January 15
  • Regular deadline supporting documents: February 15

Process

  • Submit the UO admissions application and any required information by the deadlines
  • Reviewed for admission with the UO application for admission
  • Submit an answer to the CHC prompt in the UO admissions application
Apply to the Clark Honors College

Architecture

Two essays and a portfolio.

Deadlines

  • Freshman Early Action: November 1
  • Freshman university application: January 15
  • Transfer university application: March 15

Process

  • Submit the UO application by the deadline, including two essay statements and a link to a creative portfolio hosted on a free web-based portal
  • Reviewed for admission with the University of Oregon application for admission
Apply to the Department of Architecture

Business

Direct-admit consideration, or start as pre-business.

Deadlines

  • Early Action application: November 1
  • Early Action supporting documents: November 15
  • Regular deadline application: January 15
  • Regular deadline supporting documents: February 15

Process

  • Submit the UO admissions application and all required information by the deadlines
  • Select “Business” as your intended major
  • Reviewed for direct-admit consideration by UO admissions staff through a holistic process
  • Students who did not receive direct admission will need to complete lower-division business coursework, meet the GPA requirements, and apply to become a business administration or accounting major once they complete the prerequisite coursework. Most of the incoming Business class will start at the UO as a pre-business major.
Apply to the Lundquist College of Business

Interior Architecture

Two essays and a portfolio.

Deadlines

  • Freshman Early Action: November 1
  • Freshman university application: January 15
  • Transfer university application: March 15

Process

  • Submit the UO application by the deadline, including two essay statements and a link to a creative portfolio hosted on a free web-based portal
  • Reviewed for admission with the University of Oregon application for admission
Apply for a Bachelor of Interior Architecture

Music

Departmental application and an audition.

Deadlines

Process

  • Submit the UO admissions application and any required supplemental information by the required deadlines
  • Submit a departmental application
  • Complete the audition process by the deadline
Apply to the School of Music and Dance

Product Design

No Early Action. Statement, portfolio, two references, and a $5 fee.

Deadlines

  • University application: January 15
  • Departmental application: January 15

Process

  • Submit the UO admissions application and any required supplemental information by the required deadlines
  • Submit a departmental application via SlideRoom in addition to the UO application for admission
  • The Product Design application includes a statement of interest, electronic portfolio, two required references or letters of recommendation, and a $5 administrative submission fee
Apply to the Department of Product Design