Tuition / Payment Information

Tuition: $1,200

All art supplies and museum admission fees are included in the program tuition.

Payment

Applicants may either pay in full at the time of registration or submit a $500 initial payment with their application and the balance of $700, on or before Monday, May 13, 2013, or one week after your acceptance date, whichever is later. Payment may be made by check, payable to California College of the Arts, or by MasterCard or Visa.

Late Fee

Failure to pay your tuition in full by the deadline could lead to forfeiture of your place in the program. A late fee of $100 will be charged if the balance is not received by May 13, 2013.

Returned Check Fee

If for any reason a check does not clear for payment, a $25 processing fee will be charged to the student's account.

Scholarships

Scholarships are available in a limited number for applicants who have significant financial need.

Because we anticipate that the Summer Atelier will fill and only limited scholarship money is available, we strongly recommend that only applicants from families who could not otherwise afford to attend the program apply for a scholarship. Spaces are reserved in the program for scholarship recipients.

Applicants should check the appropriate box on the registration form that indicates a desire for scholarship consideration. Be sure to send the following materials with the application form and high school transcript:

• a copy of the household's 2012 federal income tax return filed by a parent(s) or guardian(s)
• a statement by the parent(s) or guardian(s) that describes the family's financial need for the scholarship, including the applicant's interest in the program
• name and phone number of a current teacher or counselor

Scholarship Deadline

All of the above must be received by Monday, April 8. Scholarship applicants will be notified by April 15.

How to Apply for CCA's Summer Atelier

Include with your application:

• completed application form (Remember to sign the waiver at the end.)
• $1,200 tuition or $500 initial payment, unless you are applying for a scholarship
• high school transcript (unofficial transcripts are acceptable)

Absolutely no walk-in applications will be accepted. All forms must be received by standard U.S. mail. Applications that omit any of the three above-listed items or are delivered by a non-U.S. mail service will not be processed.

Mail your application to:

Summer Atelier
Office of Special Programs
California College of the Arts
5212 Broadway
Oakland CA 94618-1426

Applicants are primarily enrolled on a first-come, first-served basis. Because we anticipate the program will fill, we encourage you to send in your application form as soon as possible. Written confirmation or wait-list notification will be mailed within two weeks of the application's receipt.

Attendance Policy

Summer Atelier participants are expected to be present for the entire program, barring illness. This means that participants will be in class from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., for the full three weeks. If another activity (e.g., soccer practice) or planned family vacation conflicts with a full-time commitment, please do not register for the program.

The Summer Atelier is an intensive immersion in art, with daily six-hour instruction. Students are expected to arrive to all classes on time. Late arrivals and early departures are disruptive to the program and are not acceptable.

Conduct Policy

California College of the Arts is committed to offering a high-quality Summer Atelier. In the event that a participant's behavior is deemed disruptive to the experience of other participants, by either one or more of the participant's instructors or by the Dean of Special Programs, the college reserves the right to withdraw the participant from the program. No refund will be issued.

Refund Policy

Withdrawal/refund requests must be made in writing and either mailed or faxed to the Office of Special Programs. The postmark will be honored as the withdrawal date for refund requests made by mail.

Initial $500 Payment

Prior to May 13, 2013: $350 refund
Prior to May 24, 2013: $200 refund
May 24 onward: no refund

Full $1,200 Payment

Prior to May 13, 2013: $1,050 (of $1,200) refund
Prior to May 24, 2013: $900 (of $1,200) refund
May 24 onward: no refund

Mail refund requests to:

Office of Special Programs
California College of the Arts
5212 Broadway
Oakland CA 94618-1426
Fax: 510.594.3771.
Email: specialprograms@cca.edu

Refund requests by phone will not be accepted.