cata espa revision 06252010 [todo] - Instituto de Banca y Comercio

trimester is equivalent to a maximum of one hour of study in the classroom and two hours of tasks orwork done by students outside of the classroom, two hours of experience in the laboratory, or three hoursof practice (internal or external) during the sixteen weeks of any of our academic terms.ACADEMIC TERMPROGRAMS LEADING TO A DIPLOMAAn academic term is understood as one of the six 8-week lective periods into which we divide the yearlycalendar.PROGRAMS LEADING TO AN ASSOCIATE DEGREEAn academic term is each one of the three 16-week terms into which we divide our academic year knownas a term. Our calendar consists of Fall, Spring, and Summer terms.ACADEMIC LOADA program of study is complete when students approve the courses indicated by their program of study. Inother words, 8 to 10 credits per 8-week term in Diploma programs and 12 to 16 credits per term inAssociate Degree programs.Students who wish to increase their academic load per term must complete and submit the programchanges form which must be approved by the Academic Director.COURSE CODING SYSTEMCourse titles are preceeded by a 4-letter code and four digits. The four letters abbreviate the name of theprogram or course and the number is arbitrary. The sequence in which they are taken may vary, so long aspre-requisites are not violated.ADMINISTRATIVE NORMADMISSION AND ENROLLMENT PROCESS1. The student admissions process will take place in the Admissions Office. After the initialorientation and signing of the Admissions Commitment, students will be referred to the FinancialAid Office in order to apply for financial aid.2. During the admissions process, all students of certificate or diploma programs will receive acontract for the duration and tuition costs of the entire program of study. In the case of associatedegree students, the Admissions Office transacts the students’ admission; the Registrar’s Officewill deliver to students the contract/program of classes for each term of study during theenrollment process.3. During the enrollment process, students will receive a program of classes that will consist of amodule of 8 to 10 credits during 8 weeks (certificates or diplomas) or 12 to 16 credits during 16weeks (associate degree).4. The Registrar’s Office will officialize said program and will refer the student to the CollectionsOffice where s/he will receive the official invoice for the entire program. This Office will alsoprepare the corresponding Payment Plan for each student.- 43 -