Registration Information

Registration is open to everyone for winter quarter registration. It is open for members for spring quarter starting at noon on Feb. 12. It is open for everyone Feb. 19 at noon.

2013 Academic Calendar
How to Register
Parking
Texts
Scholarships
Classes as Gifts
Refunds
Transfers
In Case of Inclement Weather
Accessibility

2013 ACADEMIC CALENDAR

WINTER

11/26/12 $500+ Donor Registration
11/27/12 Member Registration
12/4/12 General Registration
12/12/12 Scholarship applications due
12/18/12 Scholarship notifications
1/15 to 3/24 Master Classes
1/28 to 3/17 Six week courses

SPRING

2/11 $500+ Donor Registration (at noon)
2/12 Member Registration (at noon)
2/19 General Registration (at noon)
2/26 Scholarship applications due
3/5 Scholarship notifications
3/26 to 5/31 Master Classes
3/18 to 4/28 Section A: six week courses
4/29 to 6/9 Section B: six week courses

SUMMER

5/24 $500+ Donor Registration (at noon)
5/28 Member Registration (at noon)
6/4 General Registration (at noon)
6/11 Scholarship applications due
6/18 Scholarship notifications
7/8 to 8/18 Six week courses

FALL

8/5 $500+ Donor Registration (at noon)
8/6 Member Registration (at noon)
8/13 General Registration (at noon)
8/20 Scholarship applications due
8/27 Scholarship notifications
9/16 to 11/24 Master Classes
9/16 to 10/27 Section A: six week courses
10/28 to 12/15 Section B: six week courses

HOW TO REGISTER ONLINE OR PHONE
During the first week of member registration, students may register by phone, online or in person.

1. Register online. If you are a member, please note you must log in to your hugohouse.org account to receive your discount. Instructions for creating a hugohouse.org account can be found here.
2. Call Hugo House at (206) 322-7030 with your credit card information or come by with a check or credit card. We’re open from noon to 6 p.m. weekdays and noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays (except holidays).

If you have questions about particular classes or, you'd like a recommendation, please email us or call (206) 322-7030.

PARKING
Hugo House has limited parking in our lot for patrons, but paid street parking is available in the surrounding area. Until 6:30 p.m. please park in the northeast corner of our lot only, in the spaces marked "General Parking." After 6:30 p.m. Monday–Sunday, Hugo House has 22 parking spots available for Hugo House patrons, including one handicapped parking space.

TEXTS
Tuition does not include required or suggested texts or course packet fees.

SCHOLARSHIPS
The scholarship application period for each term begins as soon as the term's course list is available. Tuition assistance requests for summer quarter must be received by June 11, 2013. A limited number of scholarships are available each term. To apply, please submit a letter of need to us via Submittable including the following information:

• Which class you wish to take and why 
• An outline of your current financial status
• What, if anything, you can afford to contribute 

If you're concerned about your class filling up, please apply as soon as possible. A place will be held in your requested course once your application is received. You will be notified of scholarship decisions by June 18, 2013.

Scholarships are determined on a quarterly basis for the current term's classes. We grant only one scholarship per student each quarter, and no more than two scholarships per student each year. Deferments are not permitted. For more information about the scholarship fund, please email us or call (206) 322-7030.

If you're unsure how to formulate your scholarship letter, please refer to the following sample letter:

Dear Scholarship Selection Committee:

            My name is (full name) and I am applying for a Hugo House scholarship.  I am . . .

Use this paragraph to tell the reader about yourself and why you are applying for this particular scholarship.  Use simple and direct statements.  Tell them about yourself, your family, your background and anything else that may be of interest about your circumstances.

            I am in need of tuition assistance because…

Use this paragraph to tell us, in as much detail as possible, why you are applying for a scholarship. We understand this could be a sensitive topic, but this is the most important part of your application. Please also tell us how much, if any, you can afford to pay of the total tuition for your class.

         I’m interested in the class ___________ because …

Tell us a little about your writing background. If you don’t have a writing background (and that’s OK!), tell us what drives you to want to write. Please also list the types, if any, of creative writing classes you have taken. Most of all, tell us why you want to take the specific class you requested.

            I hope to use this class to . . .

Use this paragraph to tell the reader what uses you’ll make of the class. This can something like, “I’d like to learn to write a memoir so that I can pass my story on to my family,” or “I’m interested in being workshopped so that I may submit my writing for publication,” or something as simple as, “I just want to learn to write better.”

Sincerely,
Your full name
Phone number
Address

CLASSES AS GIFTS
Give a class as a gift! To give a class as a gift, please email us or call (206) 322-7030. The writer in your life will love you for it.

REFUNDS
•    Full refunds will be made if Richard Hugo House cancels the class;
•    If we receive notice of cancellation in writing at least three business days prior to the start of a class, Hugo House will refund tuition, less a $35 cancellation fee;
•    If we receive notice of cancellation less than three business days prior to the start of classes of any length, or within one business day following the first class meeting of a six- or ten-week class, or an intensive, the cancellation fee will be $70. No refund will be given for classes costing less than $70;
•    If we receive notice of cancellation later than one business day after the first class meeting of a six- or ten-week class, or an intensive, no refund will be provided;
•    For classes meeting fewer than four times, no refunds will be made after the class begins.

Please address correspondence regarding refunds and cancellations to registrar@hugohouse.org.

TRANSFERS
There will be a $15 fee for class transfers unless the transfer is due to Hugo House cancelling a class. Transfer requests must be received no later than one business day after the first class meeting or one business day before a one-day class. Transfers are only valid for the current class quarter and may not be carried over to future quarters.

IN CASE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER
If Hugo House decides to cancel classes due to inclement weather, we will note this on our web site at least a half hour before the first class of the day.

ACCESSIBILITY
Richard Hugo House is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities.

To request an accessible classroom, please call (206) 322-7030 or email registrar@hugohouse.org at the time of your registration.

Additional questions? Contact us at (206) 322-7030 or registrar@hugohouse.org.