MFA in Design Students
Classes and Academic Information

• Class Schedule, calcium calendar(you can subscribe to this in google calendar, etc.)
• Autumn 2012 projected class schedule (PDF)
• Autumn 2012 registration information
• Going on leave, internship quarter
• Applying for your degree
• Thesis information

Registration Information:

Courses of study

Going on leave

In your professional quarter you may choose to go on leave, so that you don't pay tuition. Because of visa requirements, international students may not go on leave while they are a student, they must stay registered for at least 2 credits. Starting in Autumn 2011, to go on leave you fill out a web-based form and pay a $25 fee. Please Note: Graduate students are required to remain in graduate status -- registered or on leave. Students who do not remain in graduate status will be required to pay a $250 reinstatement fee

If you have any financial aid out you will also need to complete a "Required Off Site Education" form (see link below). This form gets signed by the student, then sent to Sue Bruns (who will send it on to the Grad School).

• Request Graduate Leave Status (web form on Grad School's site)
• Required Off Site Education form (PDF)
• Graduate School's on leave policy
• School of Drama's graduate student on leave policy (PDF)

Applying for your degree

In your final quarter of your third year: You must complete

• on-line application for your masters degree.

You can apply for your degree starting the first week of the quarter. They will ask if you're in a thesis program, and you are. For your thesis title, use:

• "the design of (either scenery, costumes or lights) for PLAY TITLE by AUTHOR"

You have until the last day of classes of the quarter to complete the on line application, but it will only take you a couple of minutes so it would be great to file early and get it done. No charge. Trying to file for your degree after the last day of classes will mean at least a $250 charge, plus delays.

Commencement registration starts in early May, and their web site (link below) has information on signing up to walk in the ceremony, reserving tickets for guests, etc. Commencement is entirely different from filing for your degree, signing up to go through Commencement will not work unless you have filed for your degree as above.

• UW Commencement web site

Thesis information

• Design thesis information (PDF)