Your Journey to SLU-Madrid as a Degree-Seeking Student
No matter where you are in the admissions process with Saint Louis University 鈥� Madrid, we want to be sure you're on the right track.
Below is a timeline for the months leading up to your enrollment at SLU-Madrid. You can find relevant dates for deadlines, notification periods and Madrid campus closures. Don't forget to reference previous months to ensure you haven't missed any important steps.
September
- Application opens for fall. Submit yours via or
November
- Application review begins.
- Nov. 1 (National holiday): Madrid campus closed.
December
- Dec. 1: 91制片厂s decisions are released on a rolling basis. View your status at any time in your Billiken Gateway, our admissions portal.
- Dec. 6 (National holiday): Madrid campus closed.
- Christmas week: Madrid campus closed.
January
- First week of January: Madrid campus closed; reopens Jan. 7.
- Research the Spanish student visa process at your nearest consulate and get an appointment, if necessary.
February
- Feb. 1: SLU's priority deadline for FAFSA.
- Feb. 20-21 Winter break: Madrid campus closed.
March
- March 1: Rector's Scholarship application deadline.
- Begin collecting visa documentation. If you will apply for a student visa from a Spanish consulate in the U.S., apply now for an FBI background check.
- Consider your housing options and make necessary plans or confirmations. You must pay the confirmation fee before accessing the SLU-Madrid host family database.
April
- Financial aid packages begin to load into鈥疢ySLU鈥�(U.S. citizens and residents only).
- April 14-20 (Holy Week): Madrid campus closed.
May
- May 1: Accept鈥痮ur by paying your confirmation fee.鈥� After鈥疢ay 1, confirmation is on a rolling basis.
- May鈥�1: Application deadline for students needing a visa鈥痜or Spain.
- May 1 (National holiday): Madrid campus closed.
- May鈥�2 (Local holiday): Madrid campus closed.
- Attend your visa appointment.
- Mid-May: SLU group visa deadline for students who qualify. Exact date to be confirmed.
June
- Attend your visa鈥痑ppointment.
- Send final transcripts and official test鈥痵cores as soon as they are available.
- Complete pre-registration items.
- Class registration begins for new first-year鈥痑nd transfer鈥痵tudents.
July
- Attend your visa appointment.
- Send final transcripts and official test鈥痵cores.
- Complete pre-registration items.
- Class registration continues for鈥痭ew first-year鈥痑nd transfer鈥痵tudents.
August
- Aug. 1: Application deadline for European Union passport holders.
- Send final transcripts and official test鈥痵cores.
- Complete pre-registration items.
- Class registration continues for new first-year and transfer students.
- Aug. 31: Tentative Fall 2025 arrival date and housing move-in.
- Late August: Fall 2025 Orientation for new students.
- Sept. 1 (tentative): First day of class at the Madrid campus.
January
- Application opens for spring. Submit your application via Common App or SLU app.
- Apply for (U.S.鈥痗itizens and permanent residents) using鈥疭LU's鈥疐AFSA code 002506.
February
- Feb. 1: SLU's priority deadline for FAFSA.
March
- March 23-31 (Holy Week): Madrid campus closed.
May
- May鈥�1 (Local holiday): Madrid campus closed.
- May鈥�2 (Local holiday): Madrid campus closed.
June
- Research the Spanish student visa process at your nearest consulate and get an appointment (for October or early November).
- U.S. Students: Apply for an FBI Criminal Background Check as soon as possible, choosing electronic submission and getting your fingerprints taken electronically.
- Consider your housing options and make necessary plans or confirmations. You must pay the confirmation fee to access the SLU-Madrid host family database.
July
- Collect visa documentation and book a visa appointment for October or early November if your consulate has an appointment stipulation.
September
- Sept. 1: Spring 2025 Application deadline for students applying for a student visa to Spain.
- Attend your visa appointment.
October
- Oct. 1: Accept鈥痮ur by paying your confirmation fee and submitting your passport information.鈥�
- Oct. 12: (National holiday): Madrid Campus closed.
- Attend your visa appointment.
- Send final transcripts and official test scores.
November
- Nov. 1: (National holiday): Madrid campus closed.
- Attend your visa appointment鈥�(early November).
- Send final transcripts and official test scores.
- Class registration begins for鈥痜irst-year鈥痑nd transfer students.
- Complete pre-registration items.
- SLU-sponsored housing assignments begin.
December
- Dec. 1: Spring 2025 application deadline for European Union passport holders.
- Dec. 6 (National holiday): Madrid campus closed.
- Send final transcripts and official test scores.
- Class registration continues for鈥痜irst-year鈥痑nd transfer students.
- Complete pre-registration items.
- SLU-sponsored housing assignments continue.
- Christmas week: Madrid campus closed.
January
- Jan. 7: Tentative Spring 2025 first-year and transfer arrival date and housing move-in.
- Jan. 8: Spring 2025 Orientation sessions for new degree-seeking and study abroad students.
- Jan. 9: First day of class.
Ready to Apply?
The first step to becoming a SLU-Madrid student is applying for admission. We're on the , or you can apply via
SLU-Madrid is proud to be SAT/ACT test optional. If you choose not to send SAT/ACT scores, you will not be disadvantaged in the admission process.鈥�
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Both your Billiken Gateway and our Information for 91制片厂 Students page list everything you need to know to help you enroll: how and when to confirm your attendance by paying the confirmation fee, housing options and important information about applying for a student visa for Spain.
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