These programs are most frequently offered by colleges and universities that also teach standard full-time courses on campus.
The first such program was developed by Evalyn Bates and launched in 1963 at Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont.
[1] There are low-residency MFA programs in creative writing, visual arts, photography, and painting.
A few schools offer limited residency undergraduate options, such as Prescott College and Lesley University.
During the non-residency semester periods, students study independently, sending in "packets" to their faculty mentors every month or so.