Attendance Policy

Students are expected to attend all scheduled classes. Absence from classes may have an adverse effect upon a student’s grade. Each instructor is expected to outline the attendance requirements at the beginning of the course and to include these requirements in the syllabus given to students.

Students are only allowed 3 days without approval from faculty. Students who are absent more than 3 days in two or more classes will have to meet with the Academic Dean and may face suspension for non-attendance.

All students are required to attend all classes, except in extreme extenuating circumstances. Excusable circumstances include illness, injury, childbirth, or other serious events. Students must furnish the school with documentation (for example, a note from a physician) following an excusable absence.

Students who are fifteen (15) minutes late for class must wait until a break to join the class. Three (3) instances of tardiness are also counted as an absence. All students must have 75% attendance of all courses, regardless of the nature of the absences. Those students who fail to maintain satisfactory class attendance in any subject will not be permitted to take the final exam in that particular subject.

If attendance fails to improve, the Director, at his/her discretion, may dismiss a student for unsatisfactory attendance. If a student has failed to attend class for 21 calendar days he/she will be withdrawn from the program.

Due to the enhanced policy that was adopted by Department of Homeland Security in the aftermath of Boston Bomb Incident, it is herein notified as follows.

1. In the event of three or more “UNEXCUSED” absences within a single quarter or semester, our school is instructed to report it to Department of Homeland Security.
2. Likewise, mere acts of signing the class attendance sheet without actually attending the classes will be automatically reported to Department of Homeland Security.

Leave of Absence

Students wishing to take a leave of absence from the University at any time during a semester must secure approval from the Dean by submitting a written request in person or by certified mail.

A student may be granted a leave of absence not to exceed a total of 180 calendar days in a 12 month period. If a student does not return at the expiration of a leave, the withdrawal policy will apply.

Refunds & Cancellations

Request for Refund Form

Student’s Right to Cancel

• You have the right to cancel your agreement for a program of instruction, without any penalty or obligations, through attendance at the first class session or the seventh calendar day after enrollment, whichever is later. After the end of the cancellation period, you also have the right to stop school at any time; and you have the right to receive a pro rata refund if you have completed 60 percent or less of the scheduled days in the current payment period in your program through the last day of attendance.
• Cancellation may occur when the student provides a written notice of cancellation at the following address: 12440 Firestone Blvd. Suite 3000, Norwalk, CA 90650. This can be done by mail or by hand delivery.
• The written notice of cancellation, if sent by mail, is effective when deposited in the mail properly addressed with proper postage.
• The written notice of cancellation need not take any particular form and, however expressed, it is effective if it shows that the student no longer wishes to be bound by the Enrollment Agreement.
• If the Enrollment Agreement is cancelled the school will refund the student any money he/she paid, less an application fee not to exceed $135.00 including total tuition and within 45 days after the notice of cancellation is received.

Withdrawal from the Program

You may withdraw from the school at any time after the cancellation period (described above) and receive a pro rata refund if you have completed 60 percent or less of the scheduled days in the current payment period in your program through the last day of attendance. The refund will be less an application fee not to exceed $135.00 including total tuition. If the student has completed more than 60% of the period of attendance for which the student was charged, the tuition is considered earned and the student will receive no refund.

For the purpose of determining a refund under this section, a student shall be deemed to have withdrawn from a program of instruction when any of the following occurs:

• The student notifies the institution of the student’s withdrawal or as of the date of the student’s withdrawal, whichever is later.
• The institution terminates the student’s enrollment for failure to maintain satisfactory progress; failure to abide by the rules and regulations of the institution; absences in excess of maximum set forth by the institution; and/or failure to meet financial obligations to the School.
• The student has failed to attend class for 21 calendar days.
• Failure to return from a leave of absence.

For the purpose of determining the amount of the refund, the date of the student’s withdrawal shall be deemed the last date of recorded attendance. The amount owed equals the daily charge for the program (total institutional charge, minus non-refundable fees, divided by the number of days in the program), multiplied by the number of days scheduled to attend, prior to withdrawal. For the purpose of determining when the refund must be paid, the student shall be deemed to have withdrawn at the end of 21 calendar days.

For programs beyond the current “payment period,” if you withdraw prior to the next payment period, all charges collected for the next period will be refunded. If any portion of the tuition was paid from the proceeds of a loan or third party, the refund shall be sent to the lender, third party or, if appropriate, to the state or federal agency that guaranteed or reinsured the loan. Any amount of the refund in excess of the unpaid balance of the loan shall be first used to repay any student financial aid programs from which the student received benefits, in proportion to the amount of the benefits received, and any remaining amount shall be paid to the student.

If the student has received federal student financial aid funds, the student is entitled to a refund of moneys not paid from federal student financial aid program funds.