MFA Residency Schedule
- Winter 2021
MFA-CW: January 3 – 11
MFA-IA: January 4 – 16
FAFSA Deadlines
- 2020/2021 FASFA Available for Filing: Oct. 1, 2019
- 2021/2022 FASFA Available for Filing: Oct. 1, 2020
2020 – 2021 MFA Academic Calendar
Fall 2020 |
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| 2020/2021 FAFSA Available for Filing | October 1, 2019 |
| 2021/2022 FAFSA Available for Filing | October 1, 2020 |
| Current Graduate Student Registration for Fall 2020 | June 1 – July 15, 2020 |
| Tuition Due | August 1, 2020 |
| Official Semester Start | August 8, 2020 |
| MFA Residency Begins – ONLINE | August 8, 2020 |
| **Last Day to Drop Residency Courses with 100% Refund | August 8, 2020 |
| MFA Residency Ends – Creative Writing | August 16, 2020 |
| MFA Residency Ends – Interdisciplinary Arts (tentative) | August 20, 2020 |
| Grades for Residency Courses Due to Registrar’s Office | August 19, 2020 |
| Labor Day (Campus & Offices Closed) | September 7, 2020 |
| Mentoring/Correspondence Courses Begin | August 31, 2020 |
| **Last Day to Drop Correspondence Courses with 100% Refund | September 6, 2020 |
| Nevada Day (Campus & Offices Closed) | October 30, 2020 |
| Current Graduate Student Registration for Spring 2021 | Nov. 1 – Dec. 15, 2020 |
| Last Day to Change Grade Status or withdraw from a Correspondence Course without Academic Penalty (60% Mark) | November 1, 2020 |
| Veterans Day (Campus & Offices Closed) | November 11, 2020 |
| Thanksgiving Break (Campus Closed for On-Ground Courses) | November 23 – 27, 2020 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday (College Closed) | November 25 – 27, 2020 |
| Graduation Petitions Due | December 4, 2020 |
| Mentoring/Correspondence Courses End | December 13, 2020 |
| Official Semester End | December 16, 2020 |
| Grades for Correspondence Courses Due to Registrar’s Office | December 16, 2020 |
| Administrative Offices Closed | Dec. 17, 2020 – Jan. 3, 2021 |
| *Drop/Withdrawal and Refund Policy Full-term courses (courses 10 weeks or more) that are dropped before or during the first week of the term, all tuition and refundable fees are refunded. Short-term courses (courses less than 10 weeks) that are dropped on or before the first day of instruction receive 100% refund. During the withdrawal period, tuition is refunded a pro rata amount based on the time attended up to 60% of the term. Course fees are only refundable during the drop-delete period. After the drop-delete period, course fees are non-refundable. Course fees for travel and field courses that incur significant expenses before the course start date, are due 60 days prior to the course start for courses with fees of $1,001.00 or higher. Early course fees are not refundable after the fee due date. Early fee courses are indicated in the catalog course description and the schedule of classes. Registered students who have not paid course fees by the early due date will be administratively dropped from the course. Students may register after the early course fee due date by paying the course fee in full at the time of registration. |
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Spring 2021 |
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| Tuition Due | January 1, 2021 |
| Mandatory Residency Check-In | TBD |
| Virtual New Student Orientation | TBD |
| MFA-CW Virtual Residency Begins | January 3, 2021 |
| **Last Day to Drop MFA-CW Residency Courses with 100% Refund | January 3, 2021 |
| Administrative Offices Open | January 4, 2021 |
| MFA-IA Virtual Residency Begins | January 4, 2021 |
| **Last Day to Drop MFA-IA Residency Courses with 100% Refund | January 4, 2021 |
| MFA-CW Virtual Residency Ends | January 11, 2021 |
| Grades for MFA-CW Residency Courses Due to Registrar’s Office | January 13, 2021 |
| MFA-IA Virtual Residency Ends | January 16, 2021 |
| Grades for MFA-IA Residency Courses Due to Registrar’s Office | January 18, 2021 |
| Check-Out for MFA – Interdisciplinary Arts | TBD |
| Check-Out for MFA – Creative Writing | TBD |
| Martin Luther King Day (Campus & Offices Closed) | January 18, 2021 |
| Official Semester Start | January 25, 2021 |
| Mentoring/Correspondence Courses Begin | January 25, 2021 |
| **Last Day to Drop Correspondence Courses with 100% Refund | January 31, 2021 |
| President’s Day (Campus & Offices Closed) | February 15, 2021 |
| Last Day to Change Grade Status or withdraw from a Mentoring/Correspondence Course without Academic Penalty (60% Mark) | April 1, 2021 |
| Graduation Petitions Due | April 19, 2021 |
| Commencement Incline Village | May 15, 2021 |
| Mentoring/Correspondence Courses End | May 16, 2021 |
| Official Semester End | May 16, 2021 |
| Grades for Correspondence Courses Due to Registrar’s Office | May 18, 2021 |
| Current Graduate Student Registration for Fall 2021 | June 1 – July 15, 2021 |
| *Drop/Withdrawal and Refund Policy Full-term courses (courses 10 weeks or more) that are dropped before or during the first week of the term, all tuition and refundable fees are refunded. Short-term courses (courses less than 10 weeks) that are dropped on or before the first day of instruction receive 100% refund. During the withdrawal period, tuition is refunded a pro rata amount based on the time attended up to 60% of the term. Course fees are only refundable during the drop-delete period. After the drop-delete period, course fees are non-refundable. Course fees for travel and field courses that incur significant expenses before the course start date, are due 60 days prior to the course start for courses with fees of $1,001.00 or higher. Early course fees are not refundable after the fee due date. Early fee courses are indicated in the catalog course description and the schedule of classes. Registered students who have not paid course fees by the early due date will be administratively dropped from the course. Students may register after the early course fee due date by paying the course fee in full at the time of registration. |
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