Application Plans & Deadlines
Case Western Reserve University attracts brilliant thinkers from around the world. The need for a wide variety of students calls for multiple application plans. The deadlines listed below refer to the submission of the Common Application and Case supplemental materials. The Pre-Professional Scholars Program and applications from transfer, international and home-schooled students have additional requirements.
Regular Decision
Most students opt for the Regular Decision plan.
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Deadline to Apply |
January 15 |
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Notification of Acceptance to Case |
By April 1 |
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Early Action
This option is for intrepid students who wish to get a head start on the college admission process. Unlike the Early Decision option that some other schools offer, Early Action is non-binding.
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Deadline to Apply |
November 1 |
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Notification of Acceptance to Case |
By December 15 |
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Pre-Professional Scholars Program
The Pre-Professional Scholars Program (PPSP) grants conditional admission to a Case professional school (medicine, law, dental medicine or social work) for a very select group of first-year undergraduate students. All students who apply to PPSP are granted an independent admission decision. In addition to the application, PPSP finalists are required to come to campus for an interview. Note: The Early Action plan is not available if you apply for PPSP. Learn more about PPSP here.
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Deadline to Apply |
December 1 |
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Notification of Acceptance to Case |
By March 1 |
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Notification of Acceptance into PPSP |
By Mid-April |
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Transfer Students
High school graduates who have completed any college-level courses may apply for transfer admission. Learn more about transfer admission here.
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Term |
Deadline to Apply |
Notification of Acceptance to Case |
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To enter fall semester (August) |
May 15 |
By July 1 |
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To enter spring semester (January) |
October 15 |
By December 1 |
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To enter summer session (June) |
April 15 |
By May 1 |
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International students and home-schooled students should review additional or alternate instructions that may apply to them.
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