WHIDBEY WRITERS WORKSHOP
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
CATALOGUE, 2007-2009

REGISTRATION

Registration

Downloadable registration forms will normally be available through our web site. Forms must be filled out and mailed to the Workshop office. A student becomes officially enrolled when payment for that registration is received. All previous debts to the Whidbey Writers Workshop must be paid before a student may register. Detailed registration procedures including the dates when registration is allowed are described on the web site. For some classes, permission of instructor may be required.

Waiting Lists

When a class reaches enrollment capacity, a waiting list may be established. If sufficient students sign up for the waiting list, an additional section of the class may be created. If not, students will be admitted into the class on a space-available basis in the order in which they signed up for the waiting list.

Full-time status

Full-time is defined as ten credits or more in a semester.

Schedule Changes (Add/Drop)

Courses may be added only during the Residency Period. Courses may be dropped during the first eight weeks of the online semester. See Cancellation and Refund Policies, below, for schedule of refunds for courses dropped after the Residency.

Cancellation and Refund Policies

When a course is canceled through no fault of the student and the course credit could not be completed, the Whidbey Writers Workshop will make a full refund of tuition to the student.

If a student is unable to attend a Residency (failure to attend a Residency means cancellation of the student's courses for that term) or to complete a course once begun, refunds will be given according to the following schedule of when the cancellation occurs:

1. One month or more before the Residency period begins: ... 100%
2. Less than one month before the Residency period begins: ... 90%
3. During or at the end of the Residency period: ... 80%
4. During the regular semester
   1. First two weeks: ... 70%
   2. Second two weeks: ... 60%
   3. Third two weeks: ... 50%
   4. Fourth two weeks or later: ... no refund

Exceptions to this cancellation and refund policy are possible through petition to the Director of the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing.

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