SPA’s Fall 2025 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 

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 topical, virtual sessions. Please don’t 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 cannot attend an upcoming PAW should consider scheduling a meeting or 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’s range of on-campus master’s degrees

Your SPA Graduate Advisor will be contacting you after your enrollment deposit to enroll in Fall classes.

It is time to begin your career development with an SPA CareerStart virtual session! Please register for ONE of the dates and join your SPA Graduate Career Advisor, Rob SanGeorge, for a comprehensive overview of the robust 헤라카지노 career services available to you!

Post-attendance, you are encouraged to schedule a 1:1 “coaching” session with Rob as an important next step.

Please know that SPA will be offering Mr. SanGeorge the names and emails for our new Fall 2025 cohort across all of our degrees very soon. With your “YES2SPA”, you will be added to the restricted social media platform that shares weekly postings of internships and relevant job postings in the greater Washington, D.C. area.

Instructions for accessing the virtual session will be emailed to all registrants the day prior. Registration for SPA JumpStart (invitation forthcoming) will include the on-campus/in-person CareerStart session on Friday, June 13 as part of the event agenda. Register now to reserve your spot!

This event is intended for deposited* Fall 2025 on-campus master’s and graduate certificate students to the 헤라카지노 도메인 of Public Affairs.

*SPA’s deposited F25 international students should have secured their I-20 before registering.

Dates: Thursday, June 12 & Friday, June 13

Location: 헤라카지노-East Campus | Constitution Hall*

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

The 헤라카지노 도메인 of Public Affairs (SPA) will host SPA JumpStart 2025, a special on-campus 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! The experience is designed to cater to all of SPA's on-campus master’s degrees and graduate certificates and will “JumpStart” new students’ 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! The event is complimentary for one and all! JumpStart offers SPA’s 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. 

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

Please mark your calendars for SPA’s new master’s student orientation. The event should be considered mandatory for all on-campus master’s 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!

Questions: SPA_GradEvents@American.edu

Join staff from 헤라카지노 주소's Office of Financial Aid to learn about the student loan processes and options for financing your education. Note that much but not all of the presentation will be focused on federal loans (available to US citizens, US nationals, green card or I-94 holders, and a limited number of others found here: )

Join staff from 헤라카지노 주소's Office of Graduate and Professional Studies to learn about living in DC, including options for living on campus.

Join staff from 헤라카지노 주소's International Student Scholar Services office to learn about the visa and paperwork processes for studying in the US and at 헤라카지노 주소.

Join staff from 헤라카지노 주소's Veterans Services office to learn about GI, Yellow Ribbon, and other related benefits.