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Important Dates

Outlined below are the key program dates for the next two cohorts that will launch in the near future.

  • Cohort 7 begins Aug. 30, 2021
  • Cohort 8 begins Aug. 29, 2022

Application due dates

  • Early application deadline of Feb. 1.
  • Final application deadline of June 1. 
  • Enrollment deposit due June 1.

Weekly chat

In the second and third years of the program, cohorts meet weekly for a Zoom video conference at a fixed time. Chat times for each cohort are set for the following days/times:

  • Cohort 7 weekly on Monday from 9 to 10 a.m. PDT/PST (starting fall semester 2022)
  • Cohort 8 weekly on Monday from 8 to 9 a.m. PDT/PST (starting fall semester 2023)

Online Orientation

  • Dates: Tuesday, Aug. 31 - Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. PDT
  • Students will meet online in Zoom.
  • Students will be oriented to the program, the Project Portfolio process, meet their cohort, their peer group, and their Project Faculty.

Retreats

Cohort 7
Year 1 No Retreats
Year 2: Fall Oct. 17 - Oct. 24, departing Oct. 25, 2022
Year 2: Spring Feb. 27 - March 6, departing March 7, 2023
Year 3: Fall Oct. 25 - 31, departing Nov. 1, 2023
Year 3: Spring Mar. 6-13, departing March 13, 2024

Coursework

Semester Cohort 7 Semester Cohort 8
Fall 2021
  • Begins: Aug. 30, 2021
  • Online Orientation (first week)
  • No Online Chat
  • No taught coursework; students focus exclusively on their Project Portfolios.
  • Ends: Dec. 17, 2021
 Fall 2022
  • Begins: Aug. 29, 2022
  • Online Orientation (first week)
  • No Online Chat
  • No taught coursework; students focus exclusively on their Project Portfolios.
  • Ends: Dec. 16, 2022

Spring 2022
  • Begins: Jan. 10, 2022
  • No Online Chat
  • No taught coursework; students focus exclusively on their Project Portfolios.
  • Ends: Apr. 29, 2022

Spring 2023
  • Begins: Jan. 9, 2023
  • No Online Chat
  • No taught coursework; students focus exclusively on their Project Portfolios.
  • Ends: Apr. 28, 2023
Fall 2022
  • Begins: Aug. 29, 2022
  • Weekly chats
  • Retreat 1
  • Ends: Dec. 16, 2022
 Fall 2023
  • Begins: Aug. 28, 2023
  • Weekly chats
  • Retreat 1
  • Ends: Dec. 15, 2023

Spring 2023
  • Begins: Jan. 9, 2023
  • Weekly chats
  • Retreat 2
  • Ends: Apr. 28, 2023

Spring 2024
  • Begins: Jan. 8, 2024
  • Weekly chats
  • Retreat 2
  • Ends: Apr. 26, 2024

Fall 2023
  • Begins: Aug. 28, 2023
  • Weekly chats
  • Retreat 3
  • Ends: Dec. 15, 2023

Fall 2024
  • Begins: Aug. 26, 2024
  • Weekly chats
  • Retreat 3
  • Ends: Dec. 13, 2024
Spring 2024
  • Begins: Jan. 8, 2024
  • Weekly chats
  • Retreat 4
  • Ends: April 26, 2024
 Spring 2025
  • Begins: Jan. 13, 2025
  • Weekly chats
  • Retreat 4
  • Ends: May 2, 2025

The Project Portfolio

 

Cohort 7

Cohort 8

Project Prototype due

Feb. 1, 2024

Feb. 1, 2025

Final Portfolio examination

Mar. 1, 2024

Mar. 1, 2025

Graduation

Event

Cohort 7

Cohort 8

Hooding and Commencement ceremony 

May 2024

May 2025