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SPA鈥檚 Fall 2025听class is open and welcomes your YES2SPA! Please refer to the response dates on your admission letter for the deadline to respond. Please be mindful that merit aid decisions are made separately from admissions decisions. Merit aid notifications will begin around the prioirity deadline of February 15 and will continue until our Fall 2025 response deadline of April 15.

In order to confirm:

• Pay the non-refundable enrollment deposit (directions attached to your SPA admissions letter). The deposit holds your place in the incoming class, enables you to register for your courses, and will be applied to your student account as a credit toward tuition.
• Questions: spagrad@american.edu听

All SPA admitted students are strongly encouraged to register and attend a virtual SPA Post-Admission Workshop (PAW).* The monthly sessions are led by Jennifer Forney, Assistant Dean of Graduate Enrollment, who will explain next steps following the exciting news of your admission.** Agenda items include: financial and merit aid; advising and course enrollment; and engagement opportunities like major events, campus visits, as well as听topical, virtual sessions. Please don鈥檛 miss the chance to know what to expect in the important weeks ahead as you enter the decision-making stage of accepting your admissions offer and joining our graduate student community with a YES2SPA!

*Admitted students who听cannot attend an upcoming PAW should consider scheduling a meeting or听telephone conversation with the assistant dean. Please reach out to spagrad@american.edu to schedule.

**Post-Admission Workshops are intended for admitted students to SPA鈥檚 range听of on-campus 尘补蝉迟别谤鈥檚 degrees

When: Friday, April 4, 2025

Time: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM ET

Where: Kerwin Hall | American 青瓜视频 Campus*

*Draft agenda offered upon registration. Final logistical information offered week of event.

SPA will host a full visit day experience听on-campus听on Friday, April 4, 2025. Students will also be invited to visit classes on the evening prior, Thursday, April 3, 2025.

SPA's Spring Engagement Day offers Fall 2025听admitted听master's students an opportunity to further explore SPA's academic programs and associated research institutes and centers, engage with select faculty, current students, alumni, staff, and their future peer network, as well as experience the beautiful American 青瓜视频 (AU) campus and the excitement of Washington, D.C. The experience is sure to enable students the opportunity to envision themselves as part of the welcoming, diverse and inclusive AU and SPA communities.

The SPA Spring Engagement Day visit agenda will include faculty current issue talks, departmental meetings with Chairs, Program Directors, and Academic Advisors, a career services and professional outcomes presentation, current student panel, as well as a session devoted to SPA's merit aid strategy.

All Fall 2025听admitted听graduate (master's and certificate) students to SPA are invited to attend. More details including a detailed itinerary and logistics will be offered to registered guests closer to the event.

When:听Tuesday, April 8-Friday, April 11

Time: Daily Sessions 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM (ET)

Where:听ONLINE*

*Draft agenda offered upon registration. Zoom links and E-Folder offered closer to the event.

SPA Decision Week offers the opportunity to...

• EXPLORE听your academic program at The School of Public Affairs (SPA)
• ENGAGE听with our community of faculty, staff, alumni, and current students
• EXPERIENCE听all that your academic, professional, and personal life will be with a DECISION to say YES2SPA and听Realize your Purpose听at AU, SPA, and in -- Washington, D.C.!

All Fall 2025 admitted master's and graduate certificate students are invited to attend.

We look forward to engaging with you during this exciting event!

Dates: Thursday, June 12 & Friday, June 13

Location: American 青瓜视频-East Campus | Constitution Hall*

*Draft agenda offered upon registration. Final logistical information offered week of event.

The School of Public Affairs (SPA) will host SPA JumpStart 2025, a special听on-campus听initiative that offers a robust agenda oriented around career development and the introduction to integral campus and community services to support your successful onboarding as a new graduate student!听The experience is designed to cater to all of SPA's on-campus听尘补蝉迟别谤鈥檚 degrees and graduate certificates and will 鈥淛umpStart鈥� new students鈥� academic, professional, and social preparedness in graduate student life.

The agenda includes a(n): career development workshop and panels, professional headshots, a SAMI (SPA's skill institute) sampler, campus resource fair, housing bus tour, current student and alumni panel as well as a Book Talk, ice cream social, and community cook-out!听The event is complimentary for one and all!听JumpStart offers SPA鈥檚 Fall 2025 class an opportunity to further engage with; SPA faculty, alumni, staff, and current as well as incoming students, campus and community resources, and your new Washington, D.C. home.听

The event is sure to听JumpStart听your academic and professional careers! We look forward to you joining and actively engaging with the AU/SPA/and Washington, D.C. community-at-large!

Please mark your calendars for SPA鈥檚 new 尘补蝉迟别谤鈥檚 student orientation. The event should be considered mandatory for all on-campus 尘补蝉迟别谤鈥檚 and graduate certificate students as it offers important information about academic policies, support services, as well as the opportunity to meet your respective department and peer network. An invitation with additional detail will be extended closer to the orientation date.

Questions: spagradaffaris@american.edu

New SPA graduate students begin their academic and professional journeys to Realize their Purpose!

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Questions: SPA_GradEvents@American.edu