REQUISITOS GENERALES QUE SE DEBERÁN CUMPLIR EN CUALQUIER RÉGIMEN ADUANERO Y MODALIDAD EN QUE SOLICITE SU CERTIFICACIÓN

Career Services receives job leads from employers throughout The Art Institute’s metro regions who are sensitive to student schedules and eager to provide work opportunities for students. In addition, Career Services can assist with on-campus jobs in various departments within the colleges. Each quarter, Career Services invites local companies with part-time job vacancies on-campus to meet with students for our Part Time Job Fair. This job fair focuses on student level employment and is intended to help the busy student find employment that will work with their class schedule and secures them extra spending money.

Preparing for a Rewarding Career

As students near the completion of their program of study, they meet individually with a career services advisor who is a specialist in their field of study to review career goals, job-search strategies, interview techniques, and resume development. In addition to the one- on-one counseling provided by career services advisors, career development courses, which are required of every student, provide extensive career preparation training (see course listing for content and exemption information). The career services department coordinates portfolio shows and internship fairs for all programs, as well as career days for the Culinary Arts program. These special events bring together industry professionals and soon-to-be graduates.

The Career Services department continuously seeks new job leads and business contacts to assist graduates in matching their skills to employers’ needs. Memberships in professional organizations, attendance at trade shows, and on-site visits to area businesses help keep career services advisors up-to-date with industry trends as well as develop relationships with employers. On-going communication with employers through mail and phone contact keeps employers current with the programs and the pool of talented graduates available to them from The Art Institute.

The degree programs at The Art Institute are designed to prepare students to seek entry-level positions in their chosen fields. The Art Institute does not guarantee employment or any particular level of compensation following graduation. Students who confine their job search to the metropolitan area where their campus is located may limit the particular employment opportunities available to them. Graduates need to be prepared for a competitive marketplace, which may require relocating in order to enhance their career endeavors. Although the college does not offer any guarantee of employment, the career services department works hard to cultivate employment opportunities and to match job leads with qualified graduates.

Graduate Employment Rates

The Art Institute provides career-oriented education designed to develop fundamental skills using technology that’s recognized in the workplace. Ongoing partnerships with local and national employers help The Art Institute deliver industry-relevant education and curricula benefiting both students and employers. An emphasis on employer satisfaction and staying on top of industry trends allows The Art Institute to provide employers with candidates who fulfill their needs. The graduate employment statistics support this assertion. Complete employment statistics for each individual program of study are available in the admissions and career services offices. Alumni Services

For graduates and alumni anticipating an employment change or for those who may have become unemployed, the Alumni Connections Online Community (www.alumniconnections.com/artinstitutes) offers a Career Center where alumni can post their resumes and search for job postings throughout the United States. This site also offers an online directory, a permanent email address, a calendar of events, a virtual marketplace with alumni discounts, and more. The department is also in contact with other Art Institute schools and can direct alumni to speak to their counterparts in a desired region and can give feedback on employment markets throughout the country. The Art Institutes believe that continued contact with its alumni is important and maintains a relationship with alumni through periodic social events, alumni chapters, skills retooling workshops, newsletters, email blasts, and annual alumni gallery shows.

Policies

It is the student’s responsibility to be familiar with the policies and regulations in this Catalog, as well as those in the materials given to students in their application packets and the Student Handbook distributed at Orientation and throughout the year at the office of student affairs. Students who have questions about these policies before matriculation should contact the admissions office. After matriculation, students may contact their Academic Directors, the office of academic affairs, or the office of student affairs.

The Virginia-based Art Institutes reserve the right to change the policies contained from time to time. Notice is not required for a new policy to take effect; however, The Virginia-based Art Institutes will make reasonable attempts to notify students promptly of any policy changes through website or email postings, mail distributions, or other methods deemed appropriate by the college administration.

Academic Calendar

The Art Institute operates on a quarterly academic calendar. Quarters begin in October, January, April, and July. Below is more information about beginning and ending dates, schedule adjustment periods, vacation and holiday periods.

Winter Quarter 2014

Campus closed – New Year’s holiday - January 1

First day of classes January 13

Classes canceled - Martin Luther King Holiday January 20

Last day to add/drop classes January 21

Spring quarter registration begins February 10

Mid-quarter start February 20

Classes canceled - President’s Day holiday February 21 Last day to add/drop mid-quarter classes February 25 Last day to drop without academic penalty March 14

Winter quarter ends March 29

Vacation break March 31 – April 5

Winter grades available online March 31

Spring Quarter 2014

First day of classes April 7

Last day to add/drop classes April 14

Campus closed - Spring holiday April 18 Summer quarter registration begins May 5

Mid-quarter start May 15

Last day to add/drop mid-quarter classes May 19 Campus closed – Memorial Day holiday May 26 Last day to drop without academic penalty June 6

Spring quarter ends June 21

Vacation break June 23 – July 5

Summer Quarter 2014

First day of classes July 7

Last day to add/drop classes July 14

Fall quarter registration begins August 11

Mid-quarter start August 21

Last day to add/drop mid-quarter classes August 25 Campus closed – Labor Day holiday September 1 Last day to withdraw without academic penalty September 12

Summer quarter ends September 27

Vacation break September 29 – October 4

Summer grades available online September 29

Fall Quarter 2014

First day of classes October 6

Last day to add/drop classes October 13

Winter quarter registration begins November 3 Classes canceled – Veterans’ Day holiday November 11

Mid-quarter start November 13

Last day to add/drop mid-quarter classes November 17 Classes canceled – Thanksgiving holiday November 27 – 30 Last day to drop without academic penalty December 5

Fall quarter ends December 20

Vacation break December 22 – January 10

Fall grades available online December 22

Advanced Standing, Transfer, and Proficiency Credit and Exemption from Coursework

The sections below describe the various conditions under which credits might be transferred into or out of The Art Institutes schools. Please contact the office of The Dean of Academic Affairs for all matters related to Transfer Credit and Program Change.

Students applying to The Art Institute of Atlanta and its branch campuses may be eligible to receive advanced standing credit in a number of ways:

• Take the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses and score 3 or higher on the AP exam or 4 or higher on the IB exam for those courses while in secondary college.

• Complete the requirements of a transfer agreement established between The Art Institute and the postsecondary institution they attend before coming to The Art Institute.

• Earn college credit at other accredited postsecondary institutions.

• Complete College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams covering material equivalent to Art Institute courses and earn a score of 50 or higher on those examinations.

• Complete training, employment, or other educational experience in the military as measured through DANTES, DSST examinations, or as shown on an American Council on Education (ACE) transcript.

• Present evidence of experience obtained in the workplace or through other means, as demonstrated through a portfolio of their work and additional supporting documentation.

Advanced Standing, Transfer and Proficiency Credit for Veteran’s Administration Students in South Carolina and Tennessee All Veteran’s Administration students applying to The Art Institute of Charleston or The Art Institute of Tennessee—Nashville must provide documentation (official transcripts) to the college. Credits awarded will be provided to the degree that is being sought.

TRANSFER OF CREDIT

The sections below describe the various conditions under which credits might be transferred into or out of Art Institutes schools. Please contact the office of The Dean of Academic Affairs for all matters related to Transfer Credit and Program Change.

TRANSFERABILITY OF CREDIT TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS

The Art Institute of Atlanta and its branch campuses do not imply, promise, or guarantee transferability of its credits to any other institution. The fact that a school is licensed and accredited is not necessarily an indication that credits earned at that school will be accepted by another school. In the U.S. higher education system, transferability of credit is determined by the receiving institution, taking into account such factors as course content, grading, accreditation, and licensing.

The goal of The Art Institute of Atlanta and its branch campuses is to help you to prepare for entry-level employment in your chosen field of study. The value of degree programs like those offered by The Art Institute of Atlanta and its branch campuses is their deliberate focus on marketable skills. The credits earned are not intended as a stepping stone for transfer to another institution. For this reason, any student wishing to transfer credits to another institution will need to confirm that the academic credits earned at The Art Institute of Atlanta and its branch campuses will transfer to the receiving institution before entering a program at The Art Institute of Atlanta and its branch campuses.

Programs offered by one school within the Art Institutes system may be similar to, but not identical to, programs offered at another school within the system. This is due to differences imposed by state law, use of different instructional models, and local employer needs. Therefore, if you decide to transfer to another school within the Art Institute system, you may be required to take additional courses beyond the completed portion of the program, including topics previously covered in past classes.

If you are considering transferring to either another Art Institutes school or an unaffiliated school, it is your responsibility to determine whether that school will accept your The Art Institute of Atlanta and its branch campuses credits. We encourage you to make this determination as early as possible.

TRANSFERRING FROM ONE ART INSTITUTE TO ANOTHER ART INSTITUTE

Students wishing to transfer from one Art Institutes school to another may do so only if they are in good standing at the sending school. Any student dismissed for academic progress cannot transfer to another Art Institute school until he or she has been reinstated at the sending school and is deemed to be making satisfactory academic progress.

TRANSFER OF CREDIT BETWEEN ART INSTITUTES SCHOOLS Associate’s Degree Graduates to Bachelor’s Degree Programs:

Every reasonable effort will be made to ensure that all credits earned by associate’s degree graduates of an Art Institutes school will transfer to the corresponding bachelor’s degree program within the system. However, differing state and accrediting regulations may require additional courses at the associate’s degree level. If the associate’s degree completed by the graduate has been updated with the addition of new competencies, the Dean of Academic Affairs has the discretionary authority to add a course(s) at the associate’s degree level. Such graduates of the related associate degree program will attain upper division status in the bachelor’s degree. Associate’s degree credits earned by graduates of an Art Institutes school for which there is no corresponding bachelor’s degree program will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis for applicability to the new program of study. Only those courses and credits required for graduation in the new program of study will be accepted. Under some conditions, all general education courses in the associate degree may be brought forward into the Bachelors degree program; because this may vary by state, the student attempting to transfer credits is advised to consult with the receiving institution on the policies regarding general education coursework. All conditions in the following associate’s degree credits to associate’s/bachelor’s degree program procedure apply.

Diploma Graduates to Associate’s/Bachelor’s Programs:

Every reasonable effort will be made to ensure that all credits earned by diploma program graduates of an Art Institutes school will transfer to the corresponding Associate/Bachelor’s degree program within the system. If the diploma program completed by the graduate has been updated with the addition of new competencies, the Dean of Academic Affairs has the discretionary authority to

require retaking the course(s) at the associate’s degree level. Such graduates of the related diploma program will attain lower division status in the associate’s degree program.

Diploma program credits earned by graduates of an Art Institutes school for which there is no corresponding Associate/Bachelor’s degree program will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis for applicability to the new program of study. Only those courses and credits required for graduation in the new program of study will be accepted. All the following conditions in the following diploma program credits to associate’s/bachelor’s degree program procedure apply.

Allowable Total Transfer of Credit

Students must earn a minimum of 25 percent of the total program credits required for graduation in residency at the new location. Therefore, students may only be granted a maximum of 75 percent of the total program credits required for graduation through transfer credit earned at an outside institution, including other Art Institutes campuses, or from proficiency examinations, or from alternative sources of credit. Due to regulatory considerations, at some Art Institutes schools the minimum percentage of total program credits that must be earned in residency may vary from the standard above. See the campus registrar for the minimum percentages for your campus.

Transcripts

Official transcripts must be sent to the Admissions Office of the admitting Art Institutes school prior to the class start for the purposes of determining transfer of credit opportunities and for scheduling. Transcripts received after the student’s first quarter of attendance at The Art Institutes school may be considered for transfer credit at the discretion of the Dean of Academic Affairs.

Diploma Program Credits to Associate’s/Bachelor’s Degree Program:

Diploma program credits, with a grade of “C” of better from an Art Institutes school, earned by students not awarded an diploma, will be considered for transfer to the same program at the associate’s degree or bachelor’s degree level. Differing state and accrediting regulations may require additional courses at the associate’s degree level.

Associate’s Degree Credits to Associate’s/Bachelor’s Degree Program:

Associate’s degree credits, with a grade of “C” of better from an Art Institutes school, earned by students not awarded an associate’s degree, will be considered for transfer to the same program at the associate’s degree or bachelor’s degree level. Differing state and accrediting regulations may require additional courses at the associate’s degree level.

Transcripts

Official transcripts must be sent to the Admissions Office of the admitting Art Institute school prior to the class start for the purposes of determining transfer of credit opportunities and for scheduling. Transcripts received after the student’s first quarter of attendance at an Art Institutes school may be considered for transfer credit at the discretion of the Dean of Academic Affairs.

Course Descriptions

The official descriptions of the courses submitted for consideration for transfer must be comparable to the coursework at an Art Institutes school. Official course descriptions from the college where the credit was earned or a college catalog will be used to determine comparability, and must be received prior to the class start for the purposes of determining transfer of credit opportunities and for scheduling.

Level of Transfer Credits

Only college-level credits (100 level course or equivalent and above) taken at an accredited institution of higher education will be considered for transfer. No remedial or developmental courses will be considered for transfer. If the student has passed only the transitional classes at an Art Institute school but not earned the respective college-level credit, then the receiving institution should re- test the student for placement purposes.