MFA Semester Calendar
MFA Calendar 2024-2025 Academic Year
| January/Spring 2024 Semester | Description |
|---|---|
| Friday, December 29, 2023 | Opening day of January residency session for students and faculty. |
| January 2, 2024 (noon) | Last day for partial (50%) tuition refund. |
| Sunday, January 7, 2024 | January residency ends (departure day). |
| Monday, January 8, 2024 | Financial Aid Disbursement |
| Monday, January 22, 2024 | Financial Aid refunds mailed |
| Monday, February 5, 2024 | First creative and critical writing packet due to faculty mentor. |
| Thursday, February 15, 2024 | Priority deadline new student application: Summer residency/Fall semester |
| Thursday, February 15, 2024 | Suggested deadline for Financial Aid (FAFSA) application |
| Thursday, February 15, 2024 | Partial tuition payment of $250 deadline for returning students (nonrefundable) to be applied toward Summer/Fall 2024 tuition. Returning students must make arrangements to meet this deadline on time or risk being unable to enroll in courses the Summer/Fall semester. The Converse Business Office will send a statement via the my.converse.edu portal in April for the remaining tuition payment due in May. |
| Thursday, February 15, 2024 | Deadline to request a Leave of Absence for Summer/Fall 2024 |
| Monday, February 26, 2024 | Second creative and critical writing packet due to faculty mentor. |
| Monday, March 18, 2024 | Third creative and critical writing packet due to faculty mentor. |
| April 1-5, 2024 (TBD) | Spring Break-MFA Office Closed |
| Monday, April 8, 2024 | Fourth creative and critical writing packet due to faculty mentor. |
| Monday, April 8, 2024 | Receipt of residency housing form in MFA office. Those students choosing to live off campus and participate in campus meal plan need to return meal plan form to the MFA office. |
| April 8-April 11, 2024 | Course Registration for Summer/Fall 2024 |
| Saturday, April 27, 2024 | Receipt of June residency workshop manuscript in the MFA office. |
| Monday, April 29, 2024 | Fifth creative and critical writing packet due to faculty mentor. |
| May 10, 2024* | Deadline for full payment of Summer/Fall 2024 tuition. |
| Wednesday, May 15, 2024 | Final assessment and MFA grades due. |
| Friday, May 24, 2024 | Deadline for full tuition refund. |
| May 31-June 9, 2024 | June 2024 Residency (Faculty arrive May 30). |
| June 10-August 14, 2024 | Summer Break |
| *(this is an approximate deadline. Once the Business Office provides MFA program the finalized date it will be added to the calendar.) |
| Summer/Fall 2024 Semester | Description |
|---|---|
| May 10, 2024* | Deadline for full payment of Summer/Fall 2024 tuition. |
| May 24, 2024 | Deadline for full tuition refund. |
| May 30-June 8, 2024 | June 2024 Residency (Faculty arrive May 29, and students arrive May 30). |
| June 4, 2024 | Deadline for partial tuition refund (50%) |
| June 10, 2024 | Financial Aid Disbursement |
| June 24, 2024 | Financial Aid refunds mailed |
| June 10-August 18, 2024 | Summer Break |
| August 19, 2024 | First creative and critical writing packet due to faculty mentor. |
| September 2, 2024 | Labor Day. MFA Office Closed. |
| September 9, 2024 | Second creative and critical writing packet due to faculty mentor. |
| September 30, 2024 | Third creative and critical writing packet due to faculty mentor. |
| October 1, 2024 | Deadline for new student application: January residency/Spring semester |
| October 1, 2024 | Partial tuition payment of $250 deadline for returning students (nonrefundable) to be applied toward January/Spring 2025 tuition. The Converse Business Office will send a statement via my.converse.edu in November for the remaining tuition payment due in December. Returning students must make arrangements to meet this partial tuition deadline on time or risk being unable to enroll in courses the Winter/Spring semester. |
| October 1, 2024 | Deadline to request a Leave of Absence for January/Spring 2025. Any request made after this deadline is subject to late fee. |
| October 7-8, 2024 | Fall Break. MFA Office Closed. |
| Oct 21, 2024 | Fourth creative and critical writing packet due to faculty mentor. |
| October 2024 | The Registrar Will Announce the deadline to apply for May 2025 Graduation (Winter Residency grads and Summer Residency grads must meet this deadline-Graduation Residency fee for January graduates is due in December and for Summer grads in May) Contact the Registrar’s office concerning questions regarding the Graduation Application. |
| November 11, 2024 | Fifth creative and critical writing packet due to faculty mentor. |
| November 11-15, 2024 | Course Registration for Jan/Spring 2025 |
| November 22, 2024 | Receipt of January residency workshop manuscript in the MFA office. |
| December 9, 2024* | Deadline for full tuition payment for January/Spring 2025 ($650 winter Graduation Residency Fee due on this date, too). |
| December 9, 2024* | Final assessment and grades due for Su/FA 24 semester. |
| December 16, 2024 (noon) | Deadline for full tuition refund. |
| December 16- 27, 2024 | Christmas Break MFA Office closed. |
| *This is an approximate deadline. Once the Business Office provides MFA program the finalized date it will be added to the calendar. |
| wdt_ID | January/Spring 2025 Semester | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | December 28, 2024 | Opening day of January residency session for students and faculty. |
| 28 | January 2, 2025 (noon) | Last day for partial (50%) tuition refund. |
| 29 | January 6, 2025 | January residency ends (departure day). |
| 30 | January 6, 2025 | Financial Aid Disbursement |
| 31 | January 20, 2025 | Financial Aid refunds mailed |
| 32 | February 3, 2025 | First creative and critical writing packet due to faculty mentor. |
| 33 | February 15, 2025 | Priority deadline new student application: Summer residency/Fall semester |
| 34 | February 15, 2025 | Suggested deadline for Financial Aid (FAFSA) application |
| 35 | February 15, 2025 | Partial tuition payment of $250 deadline for returning students (nonrefundable) to be applied toward Summer/Fall 2025 tuition. Returning students must make arrangements to meet this deadline on time or risk being unable to enroll in courses the Summer/Fa |
| 36 | February 15, 2025 | Deadline to request a Leave of Absence for Summer/Fall 2025 |
| 37 | February 24, 2025 | Second creative and critical writing packet due to faculty mentor. |
| 38 | March 17, 2025 | Third creative and critical writing packet due to faculty mentor. |
| 39 | March 31-Apr 5, 2025 | Spring Break-MFA Office Closed |
| 40 | April 7, 2025 | Fourth creative and critical writing packet due to faculty mentor. |
| 41 | April 8, 2025 | Receipt of residency housing form in MFA office. Those students choosing to live off campus and participate in campus meal plan need to return meal plan form to the MFA office. |
| 42 | April 8- 11, 2025 | Course Registration for Summer/Fall 2025 |
| 43 | April 28, 2025 | Fifth creative and critical writing packet due to faculty mentor. April 28 Receipt of June residency workshop manuscript in the MFA office. |
| 44 | May 12, 2025* | Deadline for full payment of Summer/Fall 2025 tuition. |
| 45 | May 16, 2025 | Final assessment and MFA grades due for JAN/SPR 2025 Semester. |
| 46 | May 23, 2025 | Deadline for full tuition refund. |
| 47 | May 29-June 7, 2025 | June 2025 Residency (Faculty and students arrive May 29). |
| 48 | June 8-August 15, 2025 | Summer Break |
| 49 | *This is an approximate deadline. Once the Business Office provides MFA program the finalized date it will be added to the calendar. |
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