How to Apply

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To Apply for SummerStart:

SummerStart 2025 Application will open on May 1, 2025.

  • Complete the SummerStart Application Form

    • Application opens: May 1, 2025
    • Financial aid priority deadline: TBA
    • Application deadline: June 15, 2025
      • Application deadline for International Students: May 28, 2025
    • Students for whom English is not their dominant language must register to take the English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) examThe ESOL exam is offered through Blackboard.
      • Deadline to register for the ESOL exam: May 28, 2025
      • Directions emailed to applicants syr.edu email account regarding ESOL exam: May 29, 2025
      • Take ESOL exam: May 30-31, 2025. The exam must be completed in one sitting once started.
      • If you have any questions regarding the ESOL exam please reach out directly to Professor Joseph Dunn.
  • Selected students will be notified by Retention and Student Success of their acceptance into the program.

If you have any questions about the program or the enrollment process, contact SummerStart@syr.edu or call 315.443.1031.