Course Cost & Refund Policy The final deadline to register without payment of late fees has been extended to June 4.  Registration can occur after June 4 on a space-available basis with payment of $10 late fee. Qualified non-MFA students may enroll on a space-available basis with instructor permission after June 4. The MFA in Creative Writing is designed as a self-support program. As such, the per-unit fees paid by participating students will underwrite the cost of the program. While admitted students are eligible to enroll in state-support courses, the internship and creative project courses must be done through special sessions at a cost of $220 per unit. Course fees will be $220 per semester unit. All degree requirements are expressed in semester units. Units earned through consortium campuses operating on a quarter system will be converted at the standard of one quarter unit equivalent to two-thirds semester units. 1 Quarter Unit = .67 Semester Unit 2 Quarter Units = 1.33 Semester Units 3 Quarter Units = 2 Semester Units 4 Quarter Units = 2.67 Semester Units 5 Quarter Units = 3.33 Semester Units 6 Quarter Units = 4 Semester Units   The MFA in Creative Writing Program was held in San Luis Obispo during the summer of 2001.  SLO is a quarter unit campus which means all courses will carry quarter units. The quarter units will be converted to semester units for final degree purposes at CSU, Chico. Summer 4: Chico   First Session: June 24– July 12, 2002 Classes will meet on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Master Classes are scheduled for Wednesdays and attendance is mandatory. ENGL 321 Form and Creative Process: Poetry (Form and Creative Process) Jeanne E. Clark: Instructor, 8:30 - 11:30. ENGL 220D From Page to Stage, (Workshop), Joe Hilsee: Instructor, 2 - 5. Master Classes Book Preparation, Wednesday 6/26, 12 - 3. Topic To Be Announced, Wednesday 7/3, 12 - 3.   Syllabi for all courses will be posted by January 2002. Second Session: July 15– August 2, 2002 Classes will meet on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Master Classes are scheduled for Wednesdays and attendance is mandatory. ENGL 392 Trends, Issues, and Forms in Contemporary Novels: A Comparative Reading of Recent Award Winners. (Special Topics in Literature) Aiping Zhang: Instructor, 8:30 - 11:30. ENGL 320 Writer’s Workshop (Workshop), Paul Eggers: Instructor, 2 - 5. Master Classes Book Preparation, Wednesday 7/17, 12 - 3. Topic To Be Announced, Wednesday 7/24, 12 - 3.   Syllabi for all courses will be posted by January 2002. Course Refund and Transfer Policy A full refund minus a $10 processing fee can be requested at any time up to the refund cut off date. The refund cut off date for both sessions is two weeks prior to the first session's first class meeting. No refund will be granted after June 11 for the 2002 residency. Students are able to transfer between courses up to the refund/transfer date of June 11, 2002 without penalty. Financial Aid CSU, Chico Financial Aid Office 530-898-6451. Financial Aid, primarily in the form of Stafford loans, will be possible for eligible MFA students. As lead campus, CSU, Chico will process all financial aid applications. Students may use the Free Application for Federal Student Aid on the Web to submit the application over the Internet. (FAFSA). For more information on the Financial Aid application process, and variety of ways to obtain an application, visit our Web page http://www.csuchico.edu/fa/home/app/app.html#how   Each summer residency is considered a "trailer" to the preceding academic year for the financial aid award year, e.g., the 2002 summer residency is part of the 2001-2002 award year. Please be sure to submit the appropriate year's FAFSA for the summer residency in which you intend to enroll. The Chico Financial Aid Office will determine eligibility and the Financial Aid Business Office will disburse funds to MFA students receiving awards. As soon as a preliminary financial aid award is established, students will be mailed a packet of information notifying them of their award and providing complete instructions for receiving aid. Included in the packet will be a Computation Sheet, an Offer of Financial Aid Guide, and a Response to Financial Aid Offer form. Mandatory counseling of FA recipients is available through the FA Web site at http://www.csuchico.edu/fa/home/index.html.   Funds may be disbursed in person to students or mailed to the address designated by the student for financial aid. Students cannot receive financial aid from more than one school per academic term. Financial aid recipients intending to enroll in a state-support term at a campus other than Chico will need to coordinate their enrollment as a visitor with the Chico Financial Aid Office.

_________________________________________________________ Return to MFA Creative Writing Consortium Main Page            Admissions      Summer Residency      FAQ     Inquiry CSU, Chico, Department of English | CSU Chico | California State University, Chico California 95929-0250   530-898-5124 Carole Oles, MFA in Creative Writing Coordinator at coles@csuchico.edu copyright 1999, 2000, 2001 MFA Creative Writing Consortium, The California State University Webmaster - Kyle McDowell, km44@mail.csuchico.edu This page was last updated on October 2nd, 2001