Academic Calendar
Important dates and deadlines.
MFA Creative Writing Calendars
Spring 2024
January 2 | Monday | MFA Residency course begins
January 10 | Wednesday | MFA Residence course concludes
January 10 | Wednesday | MFA Practicum Course begins
January 17 | Wednesday | Last day to add or drop a course without penalty
January 20 | Saturday | Conferral of degrees - no ceremony
February 14 | Wednesday | Last day to withdrawal from Practicum with partial refund from courses with W
March 21 | Thursday | Registration opens for Summer courses
March 29 - April 1 | Friday-Monday | Easter Holiday (no classes)
April 6 | Saturday | Deadline for submitting application for May graduation
April 12 | Friday | Last day of Spring session
May 18 | Saturday | Conferral of degrees — Spring Commencement Ceremony
Summer 2024
June 17 | Monday | Last day to add or drop a course without penalty for Summer 2023 Residency
June 19 | Wednesday | Registration opens for Fall courses
July 24 | Wednesday | MFA Foreign Residency begins
July 29 | Monday | Deadline to submit application for August degree conferral
August 3 | Saturday | MFA Foreign Residency concludes
Fall 2024
September 3 | Tuesday | MFA Practicum Course begins
September 10 | Tuesday | Last day to add or drop a course without penalty
October 8 | Tuesday | Last day to withdrawal from Practicum with partial refund from courses with W
October 14 | Monday | Registration opens for Spring courses
November 27-29 | Wednesday-Friday | Thanksgiving Holiday
November 27 | Wednesday | Last day to add or drop a course without penalty for January 2023 Residency
December 6 | Friday | Last day of Fall Session
December 28 | Saturday | Deadline to submit application for January degree conferral
Spring 2025
January 2 | Thursday | MFA Residency course begins
January 10 | Friday | MFA Residence course concludes
January 13 | Monday | MFA Practicum Course begins
January 15 | Wednesday | Last day to add or drop a course without penalty
January 18 | Saturday | Conferral of degrees - no ceremony
February 12 | Wednesday | Last day to withdrawal from Practicum with partial refund from courses with W
March 20 | Thursday | Registration opens for Summer courses
April 5 | Saturday | Deadline for submitting application for May graduation
April 11 | Friday | Last day of Spring session
April 18 - April 21 | Friday-Monday | Easter Holiday (no classes)
May 17 | Saturday | Conferral of degrees — Spring Commencement Ceremony
Summer 2025
June 16 | Monday | Last day to add or drop a course without penalty for Summer 2023 Residency
June 18 | Wednesday | Registration opens for Fall courses
July 23* | Wednesday | MFA Foreign Residency begins - Tentative, subject to change*
July 28 | Monday | Deadline to submit application for August degree conferral
August 2 | Saturday | MFA Foreign Residency concludes
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