Summer Institute for Theatre Arts

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Getting Started

ADMISSION:

Master's candidates admitted for Summer DO NOT pay the $55 admission acceptance fee. They will however pay a $40 registration fee for summer session. Pre-registration opens May 8th and runs through the first day of class. All tuition and fees, including the registration fee, will be included in the summer billing.

Enrichment students

Information is available at
http://cwuce.org/summer/

Forms for summer session Post-Bac admission are on the same site

Admission to Master of Arts in Theatre Production
Request an information for graduate study at: masters@cwu.edu
The Application Process
To be considered for regular admission to CWU one must have completed a bachelor's degree from an
institution of acceptable standing by the time he or she seeks to enroll. In addition, the applicant is expected to
have earned at least a 3.0 GPA in all course work attempted in at least the last 90 quarter (60 semester) hours of
recognized academic work. When there are mitigating circumstances, an applicant who did not attain a 3.0 in
the last 90 credits of academic work may be considered for probationary admission. Applicants admitted in this
status will be expected to earn a 3.0 GPA during the first quarter of enrollment. For more specific information
about probationary status see the Central Washington University catalogue.

To apply for admission, one must obtain an admissions packet [by either downloading one from the website or
by contacting the Office of Graduate Studies] and complete and submit the following admissions materials directly to the Office of Graduate Studies:
- Admission application
- Statement of objectives
- Three letters of recommendation
- Official transcripts from all universities attended
- Non-refundable application fee

In addition to the minimum requirements enforced by the Graduate School, the Theatre Arts Department asks that each applicant:
- Submit a curriculum vita or resume outlining previous professional experience
- Have two years of middle school or secondary teaching experience or two years of professional theatre experience earned in preparation for teaching
- Have taken 9 quarter [6 semester] hours of 300 level or above theatre history and/or literature before taking TH 510 Studies in Dramatic Literature and TH 511 Analysis and Criticism [required core courses]
- Have taken at least one acting class before taking any acting classes offered by the Institute
- Have taken at least one theatre design or technology course before taking any design or technical classes offered by the Institute

Conditional Admissions:
If a candidate lacks the required courses in Theatre History/Literature, Acting, and/or Design Technology on his/her transcripts, s/he may be conditionally admitted. The Director of the Institute can advise an appropriate solution, which may include either taking the required background course(s) during the first summer at the Institute or at another institution or online [see online courses information in appendices]. All such courses must be pre-approved through the Director of the Institute.

Send application materials to:
- Office of Graduate Studies
- Central Washington University
- 400 East University Way
- Ellensburg, Washington 98926-7463

The deadline for submitting an application for admission to the Graduate Program is April 1 for the coming summer session, although applications are accepted throughout the academic year. Consult the department website, http://www.cwu.edu/~theatre, for information on summer course offerings. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies at (509) 963-3101, www.cwu.edu/~masters, or masters@cwu.edu to request an application packet. Once the Graduate Office has received a completed application, its staff will send a copy to the< Graduate Coordinator. The Graduate Committee will review the materials, and make a recommendation to the< Dean of Graduate Studies. The Office of Graduate Studies will notify each applicant by mail concerning the admissions decision.

More info in our Graduate Handbook located at http://www.cwu.edu/~theatre/program/graduate/PDF/Graduate%20Manual%202007.pdf

Print Application for Graduate Admission
and print Recommendation for Graduate Studies (you will need three)
and print Assistantship Application Form (if you want the year-long experience)

If you have been a student previously, contact The Office of Admissions to determine your status and eligibility. Students may have to reapply after an absence from summer sessions.
Contact: Lisa Garcia-Hanson, Director of Admissions, (509) 963-1211 or garciahl@cwu.edu

International students should contact the Office of International Studies for documentation required to enter the country for education purposes. intlprog@cwu.edu 509-963-3614.

Textbook Orders

Textbooks are available through our campus bookstore and must be ordered prior to arrival.
To place an order refer to the textbook list for the needed books and call the 800 toll-free number listed

It's that easy.

REGISTRATION:

Pre-registration for summer 2008 for new and continuing Masters candidates
May 8-June 18

If you have already applied for admission and have been accepted, you can find registration instructions online at:
http://cwuce.org/summer/ when they are posted

HOUSING:

For a Short-Term Summer Housing application contact:
Conference Programs at toll free 800-752-4379
or download the application here Housing info and Application

Meal Plans
Dining is located in the new SUB/REC .

With the opening of an extensive and impressive new Student Union Building, comes the expansion of Dining Services on campus, with a myriad of choices in cuisine and costs, that promises to keep your tummy full of nutritious foods without taxing your pocketbook too heavily.

• Holmes Dining Room in the SUB-REC: All You Can Eat Service.
• Central Marketplace in the SUB-REC: Ala Carte Style in six unique locations which include:
  Taglianno's Pizza and Pasta;
  Totally Tossed Salads;
  Asian Angle;
  Lion's Rock Broiler;
  El Gato Loco; and
  Wrap and Roll Deli Bar
• North Village Cafe located in Green Hall on north campus: Ala Carte Style.

• Cat Trax East Espresso and Smoothie Bar - in the SUB-REC
• NVC Espresso Bar - at North Village Cafe
• Cat's Convenience Store - in the SUB-REC
• NVC Store - at North Village Cafe

If you are the kind of person who wants and will eat three square meals a day, the price for the entire five-week summer session in Holmes Dining Room in the new SUB-REC (All You Can Eat Service) is $752.00

Not fond of breakfast? The same plan for lunch and dinner only will run $575.00 for the entire five-week summer session.

Individual meals at Holmes (all-you-can-eat) are: Breakfast $5.75; Lunch $7.25; and Dinner $8.50. A la Carte meals are comparable in price to Holmes, for example a coffee and muffin will cost you about $5.25

Only going to be in Ellensburg for a few weeks or not sure you want to eat on campus every day? Students can put any amount of money on a Connection Card, in $20 increments, throughout the summer.

So, for example, students could put $189 on their cards at the beginning of the summer. This would cover lunch and dinner at Holmes Dining Room for the first two six-day sessions. If you found, at the end of session two, that the plan was working well for you, then money could be added to cover as many additional days or weeks as you wished. If you found that you had money left, you may want to reconsider the amount you put on your Connection Card for the next six-day session. The other advantage of the Connection Card is that it eliminates sales tax costs you will pay if you buy your meals with cash in those same on-campus facilities.

BUT consider your choices carefully; money that remains in the plan at the end of the summer session will not be refunded or credited.

Also consider some of the fine dining in town, including the ever-popular TAV. Summer graduate students often plan at least one weekly social gathering at an off-campus restaurant. Participation in these social events and dinners is informal and optional.

Also note that Dining options change on the weekends. Check the link for dining hours.

All You Can Eat dinners are not available on Friday and Saturday nights if no large conferences are on campus, so your options will run more towards 'fast food' style dining on campus.

For more information or to set up your meal plan, please contact the Marilyn Thompson at the Connection Card office open Monday thru Friday 8 am to 5 pm. Or contact the Connection card Office at THOMPSOM@cwu.edu or call (509) 963-2711.