Informatics Admissions Timeline
Starting in 2020, the Informatics program has two admissions cycles per year:
- Applications to start the program during Winter 2021 are now open and have a deadline of Friday, Oct. 2.
- The application to start the program during Autumn 2021 will open in mid-February (2021) and have a deadline of Friday, April 2.
| Autumn Cycle 2020 | Spring Cycle 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Admit for: | Winter Quarter 2021 | Autumn 2021 |
| Prerequisites completion deadline | End of Summer Quarter 2020 | End of Winter Quarter 2021 (transfer students on a semester schedule will need to have prerequisites completed by the end of Autumn 2020) |
| Application opens | Mid-July 2020 | Mid-February 2021 |
| UW transfer application deadline (transfer applicants only) | Sept. 1, 2020 | Feb. 15, 2021 |
| Informatics application deadline | Oct. 2, 2020, 5 p.m. (PT) | April 2, 2021, 5 p.m. (PT) |
| Admissions decisions conveyed | Approximately Nov. 6, 2020 | Approximately May 7, 2021 |
| Reply deadline | Approximately Nov. 13, 2020 (reply deadline will be one week after decisions are conveyed) | Approximately May 14, 2021 (reply deadline will be one week after decisions are conveyed) |
Note: Office hours for the Information School are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Staff from these offices will not be available outside of these times to answer questions. If the deadline listed falls on a weekend, please contact the appropriate office during business hours with questions.