Dates and Deadlines

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2025 Deadlines

Spring 2025

Program Start: Jan. 6*

Tuition Due: Feb. 5

Program End: April 25

* A grade of W will be issued for withdrawals starting on this date.

Application Deadlines and Deposit

Early: Oct. 15
Regular: Nov. 15

Registration Begins

October/November

Deposit with 100% refund (no refund thereafter)

N/A

Drop deadline (no Ws), 100% tuition adjustment

Dec. 6

Withdrawal deadline, 70% tuition adjustment (0% thereafter)

N/A

Drop deadline (no Ws), 50% tuition adjustment (0% thereafter)

Dec. 20

Program Start: May 19*

Tuition Due: June 5

Program End: July 25

* A grade of W will be issued for withdrawals starting on this date.

Application Deadlines and Deposit

Early: Feb. 15
Regular: March 15

Registration Begins

Early March

Deposit with 100% refund (no refund thereafter)

N/A

Drop deadline (no Ws), 100% tuition adjustment

April 18

Withdrawal deadline, 70% tuition adjustment (0% thereafter)

N/A

Drop deadline (no Ws), 50% tuition adjustment (0% thereafter)

May 2

Program Start: Sept. 2

Tuition Due: Sept. 5

Program End: Dec. 18

Application Deadlines and Deposit

Early: March 15
Regular: July 1

Registration Begins

March/April

Deposit with 100 percent refund (no refund thereafter)

TBA

Drop Deadline (no Ws), 100 percent refund

TBA

Drop Deadline (no Ws), 50 percent tuition refund (no refund thereafter)

TBA

Please note: Admissions for the fall and spring semesters are handled on a rolling basis, meaning you will receive a decision shortly after your application is complete. Applications for the summer are instead evaluated shortly after the deadline.

Regardless of which semester you spend in D.C., you must also meet the Washington Media Institute's housing deadlines. 

Withdrawal notifications

Notice of withdrawal from CMCI in D.C. must be submitted in writing by email to the CMCI faculty director. Failure to notify the faculty director at this email address may result in denial of the withdrawal request. The date of withdrawal is the regular business day during which the written withdrawal statement is received by the faculty director.

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You will need:

  • A current résumé.
  • Your unofficial CU transcript.
  • The names of two faculty members who can provide a reference.

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