NORTHWEST INSTITUTE OF LITERARY ARTS
WHIDBEY WRITERS WORKSHOP
CATALOG, 2009-2011

REGISTRATION

Registration

Downloadable registration forms in PDF and Word formats will normally be available through the web site. Forms must be filled out and mailed or e-mailed as attachments to the Institute office. A student becomes officially enrolled when payment for registration is received. All previous debts to the Northwest Institute of Literary Arts 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.

Schedule Changes (Add/Drop)

Courses may be added only during the residency. 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 Institute 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 classes for that term) or to complete a class or classes once begun, refunds will be given according to the following schedule. Notification must be post-marked if sent by regular mail or received if sent by e-mail prior to 5:00 p.m. on the last day (Friday) of the normal work week A student may inform the office in person or by telephone that the withdrawal has been mailed or e-mailed. The withdrawal takes effect on the date of the postmark, e-mail or telephone call (assuming the withdrawal has also been mailed or e-mailed on that date). Beginning one month prior to each residency, 10% of the tuition becomes a non-refundable registration fee.

The semester begins with a ten-day intensive residency which is the equivalent of two weeks of classes and continues online for sixteen weeks, for a total of eighteen weeks of classes.

The refund schedule is as follows:

Exceptions to this cancellation and refund policy may be requested through petition to the program director of the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing.

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