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Admission Requirements |
Admission to undergraduate degree programs requires a High School Diploma or an equivalent
and a proof of fluent English language at freshman's level.
Previous attendance to post secondary education at recognized educational programs or training may
be accepted for credit transfer of up to 88 semester units. An enrolled student must take a minimum
of 32 semester units at AUSTC to qualify for graduation.
Admission to Master's degree programs requires a Bachelor's degree at the same or a related field
of specialty with a GPA not less than 3 of 4 from an accredited or a state approved post secondary
facility.
Previous attendance of post graduate education or training may be accepted for credit transfer up
to 8 semester units. An enrolled student must take a minimum of 32 semester units at AUSTC to qualify
for graduation with a master's degree.
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NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY |
Consistent with federal laws, state laws and University's policies, The American University
for Science and Technology restates its commitment to the concepts of affirmative action and
equal opportunity.
Neither employment, study, institutional services, programs, nor activities
should be hindered by such prohibited bias factors as race, color, religion, national origin,
sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or disability.
Prohibited bias factors will not be permitted to have an adverse influence upon decisions
regarding students, employees, applicants for admission, applicants for employment, contractors,
or participants in and/or users of institutional programs, services, and activities.
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ACCEPTANCE |
All applicants are required to send evidence of prior education and/or training.
Upon receipt of supporting documents, admissions' officers in coordination with the
related faculty staff perform credentialing analysis and evaluation for eligibility
and possible credit transfer.
Successful candidates receive an acceptance letter along with a study plan and an
enrollment agreement within three business days from date of supporting documents receipt.
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PERSONALIZED STUDY-PLAN |
AUSTC develops a Personalized Study Plan for each applicant based on major,
minor field of study and the transferred credit from previously attended study or training.
If applicant has a specific interest in a subject that is not listed in his/her suggested study
plan, it is possible to coordinate with admissions regarding the required change after specification
of selected subject code(s) from
Degree Programs listing and the code of replaced subject.
An updated study plan shall be sent back to student after approval and subject replacement process.
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CREDIT TRANSFER |
Appropriate credit earned from other recognized institutions is accepted
in transfer based on evaluation of submitted documents. A minimum of 32 semester units
must be taken at AUSTC.
Bachelor's degree students may transfer up to 88 semester units from
other facilities, while master's degree student may transfer up 8
semester units. Credit transfer fee is $5.00 per semester unit.
If you have taken college courses, completed a degree program or attended technical training
compared to postsecondary practice, you may qualify for credit transfer.
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ENROLLMENT |
An enrollment agreement includes degree details, fees, payment options, refund policy
and methods of payment is issued to each prospected student after acceptance for
his/her careful review and signature.
Student retains a copy, and returns signed originals
of enrollment agreement and study plan along with payment evidence to the university.
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Tuition and Fees Refund Policy |
STUDENT'S RIGHT TO CANCEL: Student has the right to cancel the Enrollment Agreement and obtain a refund of charges paid through attendance at the first class session, or the seventh day after enrollment, whichever is later.
REFUND POLICY: Student must submit a written, signed and dated notice to the registrar in order to qualify for cancellation of this agreement and to a refund of excess paid values. Cancellation effective date is the date of notice submission. If the student has received federal student financial aid funds, the student is entitled to a refund of moneys not paid from federal students financial aid program funds.
- Students who withdraw from the program before enrollment or wthin the first 7 days after enrollment will receive a 100% refund of any paid tuition and fees.
- If student withdraws after the first class session or after 7 business days from enrollment date, A prorated refund shall be no less than the total amount owed by the student for the portion of the educational program provided subtracted from the amount paid by the student, calculated as follows:
(1) The amount owed equals the daily charge for the program (total institutional charge, divided by the number of days or hours in the program), multiplied by the number of days student attended, or was scheduled to attend, prior to withdrawal.
(2) All refundable amounts paid by the student in excess of what is owed as calculated above shall be refunded.
(3) Except as provided herein, all amounts that the student has paid shall be subject to refund unless the enrollment agreement and the refund policy outlined in the catalog specify amounts paid for an application fee or deposit not more than $250.00, books, supplies, or equipment, and specify whether and under what circumstances those amounts are non-refundable.
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financial assistance |
In addition to AUSTC’s commitment to apply low cost tuition which is usually about 50% of regularly applied at most of the for-profit postsecondary educational facilities, AUSTC develops customized financial-aid packages based on student’s level of financial need, and the availability of allocated funds.
Every student package may include any or a combination of the following major financial aid programs:
(1) Gift aid that does not require repayment and is divided into three categories:
- Grants (which recognize financial need),
- Scholarship in recognition of academic merit
- Awards
(2) Loans, that must be repaid to lender (usually after graduation) and can come from private lenders and university sources when allocated funds are available.
(3) Work-study allows students to earn money for college expenses while gaining valuable skills - often in their intended field.
All accepted students are eligible for interest free payment plans without
any banking process or credit reviews. 10% immediate discount if tuition
is paid in full, and 5% if paid in full within three months from enrollment
date and 10% special discount if student is a first relative of an AUSTC
current or graduated student.
Textbook recycling program manages used textbooks' collection and redistribution
free of charge. This service helps a wide range of students who may face a financial
strains protects purchasing educational materials.
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Online and Distance Access |
AUSTC faculties are working together to establish
an Online Access to sophisticated, rich and
huge sources of academic materials in most areas of knowledge.
Online Courseware Provided through MIT: Students may have an access to a wide
range of subjects' lectures as text or presentations in addition
to full life recorded subject video/audio lectures.
Congress Online Open Library: Provides an access to Congress library online open books service that gives
a valuable resource of knowledge in almost all areas of study.
Internet Public Library: Very good source for students and researchers. users may browse
unlimited knowledge resources classified to fields of specialty.
National Academies Press: Official source for academic knowledge
including an access to textbooks with options to read full presentation
of the book absolutely free of charge, purchase a hard copy if you
want to, or to buy and download a PDF file of the textbook in full.
National Academies: Main website is also made accessible because of its nature
as an official source of knowledge on the national academies of
Science, Engineering and Medicine as well as the National Research Council.
Faculties, Researchers and Students found this website the most
important and valuable.
This method is provided as a supporting academic material to be utilized
along with the provided textbooks and educational materials.
What our students need is useful information specially tailored to build
upon the educational base that has been firmly established by formal
classroom education and life learning experiences.
When it comes to work projects and dissertations, we expect our students
to accomplish these substantive tasks with the customer or employer in
mind while maintaining the academic requirements to assure applicability
and correctness.
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TOEFL TEST |
TOEFL test is required for all international applicants of native languages other than English.
Graduates of International Schools and Post Secondary Institutions where English is
the principle language of instruction are exempted.
To set for Exam:
- Submit an online application to join AUSTC
- Visit www.ets.org/toefl for details, services and registration
- Locate your nearest testing center
- Register for exam
- Request your results to be sent to AUSTC ( TOEFL Code 7370 )
- Your scores shall be directly reported to us.
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TEXT-BOOK AND REFERENCES |
Study plan includes a listing of all required subjects with textbooks details including ISBN of al required textbooks
Domestic students have the option of direct purchase from local market, manage sharing textbooks or access public and university libraries.
International students may find it more convinient to order textbooks as a full set either through AUSTC's website provided book store or any other supplier
AUSTC may assist students purchasing textbooks without any additional costs but the actual value of purchase and handling if student requests such a service. If any of the ordered textbooks is available for redistribution, it may be included in the package free of charge and its value shall be spontiniously creditted to student's account
Students and graduates are encouraged to donate their used textbooks to AUSTC recycling
to be free redistributed through Charitable students' support program.
Students may visit www.AUSTC.us and browse the Online Bookstore to search for new and used textbooks, additional
references and materials that are all available as paper printed or less costly digital downloads.
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EXAMS |
