»Winter Break FAQs

Our Admission office is closed during the holiday season, but we know this is when a lot of students work on their college application—and have questions about Chapman.

Since we aren’t available to answer your questions, we put together a lot of the most commonly asked questions we get around this time.

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Admitted Students

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If you received a merit award that should already be included in your Application Status Page (a link will be at the bottom of your decision letter).
To be considered for need-based aid, you must submit a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).
You can learn more about the timeline for receiving your financial aid offer in our Financial Aid Notification Timelines page.

You can visit our Admitted Students website for a listing of events, including those open for registration and those where registration will open soon.

Note that Preview Day, our campus-wide open house, will be on Saturday, April 11.

You can accept or decline admission in your Application Status Page.

To secure a spot in your admitted class, you will also need to pay the $400 non-refundable deposit.

First-year students admitted to the fall have a deposit deadline of May 1. (However, Early Decision admitted students have until January 10.)
Transfer students admitted to the fall have a priority deposit deadline of June 1.

Applicants and Potential Applicants

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Regular Decision applicants have until 11:59 pm on January 15 to submit their Common Application and Creative Supplement.

Supplemental materials (such as letters of recommendation, transcripts, TOFEL/IELTS/Duolingo scores, SAT/ACT test scores, etc.) can be submitted after the January 15 deadline. Please have these items submitted as soon as possible so we can begin reviewing your application. Files will not move forward for review until they are complete.

Please allow us 1-2 weeks to process your document once it has been received by our office (although items received over the holiday break may take longer to process). This timeline will not negatively impact your application.

We have a page that can help you troubleshoot uploading your Creative Supplement.

Your Common Application must be submitted first. Around 24-48 hours after your Common Application has been submitted, you will receive log-in information for our Application Status Page. You will be able to submit your Creative Supplement in your Application Status Page.

You should have gotten an email with a temporary pin to login (it would have been sent 24-48 hours after you applied).

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Call us: (714) 997-6711

Text us: (714) 942-5474

Send your documents:
Chapman University
Attn: Office of Admission
One University Drive
Orange, CA 92866

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»Winter Break FAQs

Admitted Students

When will I get my financial aid package?

What Admitted Student Events are available?

How do I accept or decline admission?

When do I need to make a decision on my admission offer?

Applicants and Potential Applicants

When are first-year Regular Decision applications due?

When are other application materials due?

I am having trouble uploading my Creative Supplement. What should I do?

How do I submit my Creative Supplement?

How do I log into my Application Status Page?

Contact Admission

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