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National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts & Sciences (NACCAS)

The Salon & Spa Institute is nationally accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts & Sciences (NACCAS)NACCAS is recognized by the United States Department of Education as a national accrediting agency for post-secondary schools and programs of career arts and sciences. Our Brownsville school has provisional accreditation with NACCAS as a condition required of new schools seeking full accreditation.Below are links to our student catalog, annual security report and disclosures. Program disclosures provide information on typical course costs, fees and equipment costs by program and by campus.

Copyright & Computer Use Policy

The School supports enforcement of copyright law for the protection of its employees as both creators and users of copyright protected works. The School requires that staff and students comply with federal law regarding the use of copyright protected materials. In addition, in the spirit of promoting “the progress of science and the useful arts,” the school supports the fair use for such purposes as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching scholarship or research and reproduction of copyrighted materials (including multiple copies for classroom or library use), for educational purposes as outlined in the federal Copyright Law (PL94-553).

Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Policy

I. GENERAL INFORMATION/DETERMINATION OF PROGRESS

The following policy is applicable to all students enrolled. It is applied consistently to all students in any program and attendance schedule (i.e., full-time or part-time). It is provided prior to enrollment so that applicants can understand the SAP requirements.

SAP will be measured at the conclusion of the following actual hours to ensure that an evaluation occurs no later than the midpoint of the academic year or the course, whichever occurs sooner:

ACADEMIC YEAR FOR ALL COURSES IS 900 HOURS

Students are provided with access to the SAP evaluations at the designated intervals. Course incompleteness; repetition, non-credit remedial courses have no effect on SAP.

QUALITATIVE REQUIREMENT:

Students must maintain a cumulative academic average of 70% or better at the end of each progress report period in theory and practical areas. The qualitative element used to determine academic progress is a reasonable system of grades and/or work projects completed and/or comparable facts measurable against a norm. Students are assigned academic learning ( theory) and practical experiences that will reflect in the SAP report.

The school uses the following grading scale:

A = 90-100%

B = 80-89%

C = 70-79% Failing = 0-69% or below -

QUANTITATIVE REQUIREMENT:

1. All students must attend 80% of the actual hours of attendance to be in compliance.

2. Students must complete his/her educational program in no longer than 125% of the published length of the program as measured in clock hours as determined by the program.

3. Students who exceed the maximum time frame will be terminated and allowed to re-enroll on a cash-pay status in accordance with the school re-entry policy.

4. Should a student complete the program earlier than the estimated time frame stated in the contract, the student’s financial aid package could be recalculated and this may result in liabilities owed by the student and or the institution if applicable.

II. LOSING AND REGAINING ELIGIBILITY:

WARNING STATUS

A student who meets the minimum requirements for attendance and academic performance are considered to be making satisfactory academic progress until the next scheduled evaluation. A student deemed as not making SAP at the evaluation reporting periods (450, 900) will be automatically placed in a satisfactory academic progress warning status and the student will be notified in writing of any potential impact to financial aid, if applicable. At this point, no action is required by the student and they may continue to receive Title IV Funds for one additional payment period. Students who are making SAP at the next reporting period are considered as meeting SAP and have regained full eligibility. Those who are not making SAP may be placed on satisfactory academic probation status if certain terms are met (see details below). All students are provided access to the SAP report at the regularly scheduled evaluation periods.

PROBATION STATUS

The school may allow for the status of satisfactory academic progress probation for students who are not considered meeting SAP requirements if: a) The institution evaluates the student’s progress and determines that the student did not make SAP during the satisfactory academic progress warning period; and b) the student prevails upon appeal of a negative progress determination prior to being placed on satisfactory academic progress probation; and c) The institution determines the SAP standards can be met by the end of the subsequent evaluation period; or d) the institution develops an academic plan for the student that, if followed, will ensure that the student is able to meet the SAP requirements by a specific point within the maximum time frame established for the individual student.

Students who are making SAP at the next reporting period are considered as meeting SAP and have regained full eligibility. Those who are not making SAP will be ineligible to receive Title IV Funds. A student must meet SAP prior to having eligibility reinstated.

APPEAL PROCESS

If a student wishes to appeal a negative SAP determination for the possibility of being placed on probation, the student must first submit a written request. The reasons for which a student may appeal include death of a relative, an injury or illness of the student or other allowable special circumstances. The student must submit any applicable documentation and explain what has changed in the student’s situation that will allow the achievement of SAP at the next evaluation. The results of the appeal will be documented and placed in the student’s file.

REINSTATEMENT OF AID

Reinstatement of aid is limited to the payment period under evaluation. Prior payment periods in which the student was determined ineligible for aid will not be included in the student’s reinstatement of eligibility. A student may be re-establish satisfactory academic progress and/or paid Title IV funds, if applicable, for the payment period in which he/she resumes satisfactory academic progress. A student who does not achieve the minimum standards is no longer eligible for Title IV funds, if applicable, unless the student is on satisfactory academic progress warning or has prevailed upon appeal of the determination that has resulted in the status of satisfactory academic progress probation as described above.

III. LEAVE OF ABSENCE AND RETURNING STUDENTS

If enrollment is temporarily interrupted for a Leave of Absence (LOA) or students reentering after a period of withdrawal, the student will return to School in the same progress status as prior to the LOA or withdrawal. In addition, hours elapsed during a LOA will extend the student’s contract period and maximum time frame by the same number of days taken in the LOA and will not be included in the student's cumulative attendance percentage calculation. Students who fail to return from an LOA will have an Unofficial Withdrawal on the date they were scheduled to return from the LOA and the refund calculation will be figured based on the student’s last date of attendance.

IV. TRANSFER HOURS AND SAP

Transfer hours from another institution that are accepted toward the student’s educational program are counted as both attempted and completed hours for the purpose of determining when the allowable maximum time frame has been exhausted. SAP evaluation periods are based on actual contracted hours at the institution. Alcohol & Drug Policy

Salon & Spa Institute in its policies supports and endorses the Federal Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 and the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Amendments of 1989 which mandate that Salon & Spa Institute have a drug and alcohol abuse prevention program.

Vaccination Policy

Salon & Spa Institute complies with the State of Texas requirements for vaccinations. At this time Texas does not require any vaccinations prior to or during enrollment in its programs.