Important Enrollment Dates and Deadlines
Mark your Calendars!
- February 1, 2026
- Recommended FAFSA deadline.
- February 2, 2026
- Live Registration for Summer 2026 begins (MPM and EMPL students only)
- The Office of Global Services will begin processing I-20 or DS-2019 requests for students starting the program in Summer 2026 and Fall 2026.
- Note, you must confirm your enrollment (accept the offer and pay the deposit) before OGS will begin working on your visa process.
- February 11, 2026
- Admitted Student Welcome Reception on campus in DC
- February 18, 2026
- Welcome Webinar for Admitted Students
- March 15, 2026
- Deadline to submit updates for scholarship reconsideration (for students admitted under the Early Action or Priority Deadline).
- Find more information on the Scholarships and Assistantships page.
- March 16-20, 2026
- Virtual Admitted Student Week
- March 27, 2026
- Admitted Student Day (on-campus)
- Early April 2026
- MPM admitted students will start receiving weekly emails from the McCourt Academic Affairs & Student Engagement Team.
- April 6, 2026
- Summer 2026 Tuition Bills expected to be issued.
- April 10, 2026
- Second Admitted Student Day (on-campus)
- April 15, 2026
- Tuition deposit due for enrolling students who were admitted under the Early Action Deadline.
- April 20, 2026
- Tuition deposit due for enrolling students who were admitted under the Priority Deadline.
- May 1, 2026
- Tuition deposit due for enrolling students who were admitted under the Final Deadline.
- May 2026
- Fall 2026 deposited students will start receiving weekly emails from the McCourt Academic Affairs & Student Engagement Team.
- May 15, 2026
- Summer 2026 tuition due for incoming MPM students.
- June 2, 2026
- Live Registration for incoming MPP, MIDP, and MS-DSPP students begins.
- June 2-5, 2026
- June 6-7, 2026
- June 8-12, 2026
- First EMPL class: The Politics of Policymaking
- June 8-13, 2026
- First week of MPM Summer Institute classes
- June 16, 2026
- Fall 2026 Tuition Bills expected to be issued for new students
- June 22-27, 2026
- Second week of MPM Summer Institute classes
- July 6-11, 2026
- Third week of MPM Summer Institute classes
- July 20-25, 2026
- Fourth and final week of MPM Summer Institute classes
- July 27-31, 2026
- Second EMPL class: Strategic Management of Policy Reform
- August 1, 2026
- August 14, 2026
- Deadline to submit Microeconomics transcript to fulfill prerequisite (if applicable)
- August 17-21, 2026
- Fall 2026 McCourt Foundations Course (mandatory for all full-time and part-time MPP, DSPP and MIDP students)
- August 22, 2026
- Fall 2026 tuition due for incoming MPP, MIDP, MS-DSPP students
- August 26, 2026
- First day of classes for the Fall 2026 semester.
