| Applying to the Air Force Academy is considerably
more involved than applying to your typical college or university.
There are lots of steps and very important deadlines you must meet
to be considered for an appointment to the Academy, so review the
timeline below very carefully.
NOTE: Please contact your Admissions Liaison Officer
if you have questions during the application process.
Like most high school students, your junior year is when your
application process truly begins.
You’ll start by filling out the Academy’s Application/Precandidate
Questionnaire – the first step in the application process.
Click here to submit the questionnaire online.
Important Dates:
- Between March 1 of your junior year and December 31 of your
senior year, you must request a nomination from your state’s
congressional representative (s) or other designated nominator.
- Between March 1 of your junior year and January 31 of your
senior year, you must submit the Precandidate Questionnaire online.
NOTE: Because of the rigorous application requirements
and high level of competition for Academy appointments, we suggest
that you request and submit applications to the Air Force ROTC and
a participating college as well as the Academy.
- If you haven’t already done so during your junior year,
you must submit the Academy’s Application/Precandidate
Questionnaire – the deadline to apply online is January 31st.
- Starting in August, Candidate Kit Instructions are mailed to qualified candidates
from whom the Precandidate Questionnaires have been received,
screened and approved.
- Once you have received your Candidate Kit, you must take both
your service academy medical exam and your candidate fitness assessment
before March 1 of your senior year.
NOTE: The preparation for and review of these exams
is a lengthy process, so it is very important that you meet this
deadline, or better yet – start early!
August
- Candidate Kit Instructions are mailed to students from whom the Precandidate
Questionnaires have been received, screened and approved.
September
- Congressional selections for nominations begin on September
1. Check with your nominator for deadlines.
October
- Most congressional offices do not accept requests for nominations
after October 31.
- The Academy begins offering a portion of the total appointments
to students who have completed all phases of the application process.
Appointments will continue to be offered through the following
June, with the majority of appointments being offered in March.
- From October 1 through January 31, letters of assurance are
sent to students who will be offered an appointment but do not
have nominations yet. The letter assures the students that they
will be offered an appointment when the nomination is received.
December
- Deadline for requesting a nomination from your congressperson(s)
or other designated nominator by December 31.
- Congressional representatives and other nominating persons submit
nominations to the Academy between December 1 and January 31.
January
- Deadline for submitting the Precandidate Questionnaire online is January
31.
February
- Offers for enrollment in the Academy Preparatory School begin
February 1 and end in early July.
- Falcon Foundation offers begin February 1 and continue until
mid-June, or until all 100 scholarships have been accepted.
March
- The majority of offers of appointment to the Academy will be
made during this month for students who have completed all phases
of the application process. The remainder of offers not already
made during this month will be made until the class is full.
- All application-related documents must be received by the Academy
no later than March 1.
April
- Former cadets will be reviewed for reentry during the month
of April.
- Appointment offers will be made to international students during
the month of April.
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