| September 22 | Application Opens | The Application for the 2026-2027 school year will be available online for both In-State and Out-of-State Applicants. |
| February 6 | Applications Closes | All application materials must be submitted to be considered for admission for both In-State and Out-of-State Applicants. |
| March 2 | Out-of-State Decisions Released | Decisions for Out-of-State Applicants will be released via email and uploaded to student application portals. |
| March 16 | Out-of-State Student Responses Due | All Accepted and Waitpool Out-of-State students must accept or decline their status offer to maintain their position on the admit or waitpool. |
| April 27 | In-State Decisions Released | Decisions for In-State will be released via email and uploaded to student application portals. |
| May 8 | Student Responses Due | All Accepted and Waitpool In-State students must accept or decline their status offer to maintain their position on the admit or waitpool. |
| TBD | Placement Testing (Rockford, Peoria, Champaign or Edwardsville (Belleville) | All Accepted students must attend one Placement Testing date |
| TBD | Placement Testing (IMSA Campus or Carbondale) | All Accepted students must attend one Placement Testing date |
| May 31 | All Required Annual Registration Forms Due | All Accepted and Waitpool students must complete all required forms listed in PowerSchool. |
| TBD | Orientation | ALL Accepted students will be required to attend ONE of these Orientation Dates. *Password will be provided to accepted students.* |
| July 1 | Student/School Fees, and Out-of-State Tuition Invoices are Available | Invoices will be available online in the MySchoolBucks link through PowerSchool |
| TBD | Excel Program | Students invited to this 3 week summer program will be required to attend during these dates. |
| August 1 | 1st or Full Payments Due | Student/School Fees and Out-of-State tuition 1st or Full Payments are due. |
| TBD | Sophomore Move-In | All sophomores will be required to move in this day. |
| TBD | Convocation | This is the last day for students to be pulled from the waitpool. |
| TBD | First Day of Classes | Students will start their assigned classes. |
