Class Registration
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Member registration for fall quarter begins at
General and online registration for fall quarter begins
HOW TO REGISTER BY MAIL OR PHONE
1. Call Hugo House at (206) 322-7030 with your credit card information (Visa and MasterCard only). We are here from noon to 9 p.m. weekdays and noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays (except holidays). OR to
2. Mail a completed registration form with your tuition check or credit card information to Registrar, Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122. If you already are or become a member at the time of registration, take the member tuition rate. OR
3. Fax your registration and credit card information to us at (206) 320-8767.
PLEASE NOTE: During the first week of (member) registration we do not accept registrations online or by mail or fax. Telephone or in person only.
If you have any questions about registration, please e-mail Kate Lebo.
Questions about registration for youth classes? Contact Margot Case.
Questions about registration for ZAPP classes? Email ZAPP directly at zapp@hugohouse.org.
HOW TO REGISTER ONLINE
For the past year we've been working hard to figure out an online system that will do everything our registrar, Kate, does—but on your schedule, not hers. This means if the mood strikes you to register for a poetry class at 2:00 a.m. on a Sunday morning, you won't have to hold that thought until the House is open on Monday.
Member registration begins on August 18, and for that week only, we'll only be accepting registrations over the phone or in person. No fax, no mail and no online registration, please!
Then on August 25, we'll be rolling out online registration. Over the coming months, we'll be adding features and streamlining procedures to make the process even easier. In the meantime, here are some tips for using online registration this summer:
1. If you are already a member, go ahead and register online!
2. If you're not a member and have no interest in becoming one, go ahead and register online! (However, as a member you'll save 10% on every class and be able to register a week ahead of everyone else who is not a member—just one of many benefits of membership.)
3. If you would like to become a member while registering for a class, you'll need to call Hugo House at (206) 322-7030, or send your registration and membership via mail or fax.
4. If you have become a member recently (within the last month) you may not yet be in our system which means the online registration software might not allow you to register at the member price. If this happens, call Hugo House at (206) 322-7030 to register.
5. If you'd like to apply for a scholarship, you'll need to call Hugo House and register over the phone or through the mail.
6. If you are having trouble registering online, call Hugo House (206) 322-7030 or email katelebo@hugohouse.org.
Finally, if you just like talking toKate (and who doesn't?) or if you have questions about particular classes, or you'd like a recommendation, you can continue to register the old-fashioned way, over the phone, or through the mail. Kate is always happy to receive and answer your calls and emails.
And of course we would appreciate any feedback or suggestions you might have—or glitches you might notice—for how to make online registration work better for you in the future.
To register online, click here.
- Fall quarter registration begins on August 18 at noon for members, and general and online registration begins on August 25 at noon.
• Full refunds will be made if Richard Hugo House cancels the class.
• If a notice of cancellation is received in writing at least 3 business days prior to the start of a class, Hugo House will refund tuition less a $35 cancellation fee.
• If a notice of cancellation is received 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.
• If a notice of cancellation is received 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 note: there will be a $15 fee for class transfers unless the transfer is due to Hugo House cancelling a class.
Please address correspondence to Registrar, Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122.
Tuition fees do not include required or suggested texts. If there are no texts listed in the catalog, your instructor will notify you.
JEFFREY BROOKE WALTERS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Tuition assistance requests for fall quarter must be received by September 21, 2009. To apply, send in a completed registration form accompanied by a brief letter addressed to the scholarship committee. The letter should explain your interest in the class, why you need our help and what, if anything, you can afford to contribute. Scholarships are determined on a quarterly basis for the current term's classes. We grant only one scholarship per student each quarter, no more than two scholarships per student per year. Deferments are not allowed. For more information about the J.B. Walters Scholarship Fund, please contact Kate Lebo or call (206) 322-7030.
Give a class as a gift! To give a class as a gift, please contact Kate Lebo or call (206) 322-7030. They will love you for it.
Student Reading
Fall's end-of-term reading will be on Tuesday, November 17, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Participants should feel free to bring a potluck dish and a piece of writing to share (though neither is required). Hugo House will provide snacks. To accommodate all readers, students should limit their pieces to three minutes (one to two pages of prose or two to three poems). A sign-up sheet will be available the night of the reading. Each term, the work of several students will be chosen from the end-of-term reading and will appear on the Hugo House Web site.
Teacher Reading
The fall teacher reading will take place on Wednesday, September 16 at 6:30 p.m. If you can't decide which class to take, this is a great opportunity for you to hear what our talented teachers have to offer. Registration forms will be available, and teachers will answer questions from prospective students.
The decision of whether or not to cancel classes will be made by 8 a.m., or 2 hours before the first class of the day.
If Hugo House decides to cancel classes due to inclement weather, we will note this on the homepage of the website a ˝ hour before the first class of the day.
If the decision is that nothing is canceled, then no changes will be made to the message.
Classes canceled due to inclement weather will be made up at the end of the term.
Questions about registration? Email Kate Lebo.
