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

TUITION, FEES, AND OTHER COSTS

In-state or out-of-state residency

The Northwest Institute of Literary Arts charges the same rate of tuition to in-state, out-of-state or out-of-country students.

Textbooks and other expenses

Books, computers, online connections, travel to the campus for residencies and other necessary expenses are the student's responsibility and may vary with the student's home location.

Cancellation and Refund Policies

1. When a class is canceled through no fault of the student and the class credit could not be completed, the Northwest Institute of Literary Arts will make a full refund of tuition to the student.
2. 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 postmarked 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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