The New England College MFA Program in Poetry is assessed on a per-credit basis. The 2008/2009 cost is $446 per credit with each semester containing 16 credits including the residency component for a total of 64 credits. There are no charges for the final and fifth residency in which students present their final manuscript, participate in a senior panel and give an extended reading. Room and board for the first four residency components of each semester is approximately $800 in addition to the tuition and student fees.
Tuition per semester for four semesters : $7,136 (16 credits)
Fees per semester: $50
Housing and food during residency per semester: $800.
Creative Writing (Poetry) Requirements and Tuition
Year 1
Semester 1
EN 5110 Poetry Workshop I
Residency 3 credits
EN 5210 Craft, Poetics, and Theory I
Residency 3 credits
EN 5310 Tutorial on Poetry I
Correspondence 9 credits
EN 7120 Residency Journals, and
Recitations, 1 credit
Semester 2
EN 5120 Poetry Workshop II
Residency 3 credits
EN 5220 Craft, Poetics, and Theory II
Residency 3 credits
EN 5320 Tutorial on Poetry II
Correspondence 9 credits
EN 7120 Residency Journals, and
Recitations, 1 credit
Food & Lodging $1,600
Other Fees $ 100
Total Year 1 $15,972
Year 2
Semester 1
EN 6110 Poetry Workshop III
Residency 3 credits
EN 6210 Craft, Poetics, and Theory III
Residency 3 credits
EN 6310 Tutorial on Poetry III*
Correspondence 9 credits
EN 7120 Residency Journals, and
Recitations, 1 credit
*The Critical and Analytical Thesis will be developed during this time
Semester 2
EN 6120 Poetry Workshop IV
Residency 3 credits
EN 6410 Craft, Poetics, and Theory IV
Residency 3 credits
EN 6420 Final Manuscript Tutorial
Correspondence 9 credits
EN 7120 Residency Journals, and
Recitations, 1 credit
Graduation Fee $150
Other Fees $100
Total Year 2 $15,972
Year 3
Final 5th Residency for seniors, there is no credit awarded, and includes free housing and food
Total Credits 64 credits
Total amount: Tuition with fees, food and lodging during residencies: $31,944. (Does not include 2009/2010 academic year increase).
