l ADMISSION

REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES:
All applicants must have at a minimum a High School Diploma or GED. A personal interview is required before enrollment. If you are interested in attending the American Beauty Institute, call the admissions office at any time to arrange for an interview.

ENROLLMENT AND START DATES:
New Students may enroll at anytime. Classes start at frequent intervals, usually each month. Consult an Admissions Representative for the dates of the next starting class.

ATTENDANCE:
Students are expected to be in class for the prescribed n umber of hours for which they have enrolled. All students must be present for at least 85% of offered hours in order to graduate. Continuous absences, which, in the opinion of the faculty and administration, hinder educational objectives and result in unsatisfactory achievement, may lead to termination of the student s enrollment. Absences for acceptable personal or medical reasons will not lead to termination although the students projected date of graduation may have to be revised. Excessive lateness an d leaving early will be counted as absences. Keeping good attendance in school will benefit you both in your training and in employment.

MAKE-UP WORK:
Classroom work missed because of an absence can be made up through arrangement with the Director of Education. Make-up work, however, does not remove an absence. Absences exceeding 15 % of instructional hours must be made up in supervised work, documented by faculty, in order for the student to receive credit. Otherwise, his or her graduation date will be ex tended by the number of hours missed. Attendance at make-up sessions will be permanently recorded in an attendance register maintained by the instructor.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE:
A Leave of Absence may be granted if the reason is determined to be valid by school officials. A written request for the leave must be submitted prior to the leave of absence. A leave of absence cannot exceed sixty (60) days. Only one leave of absence may be granted to a student in any 12-month period. All requests for a leave of absence should be addressed to the School Director. Upon return from an approved leave of absence, the student will be evaluated to determine re-entry skill level. This evaluation may result in transfer to another section in order to reestablish that necessary level of skill. It may result in an extension of the student s projected graduation date. There are no additional tuition charges to a student who returns from an approved leave of absence within the prescribed time.

We believe that students are the most important people at our school. As a student, you are encouraged to bring any suggestions, comments and concerns to your teachers and/or staff. If the problem is not resolved in a reasonable time, submit a written statement about it to the School Director. You will receive an answer within seven business days.

You may also submit a complaint to New York State Education Department .

If you are or were a student or an employee of a Licensed Private or Registered Business School in the State of New York and you believe that the school or anyone representing the school has acted unlawfully, you have the right to file a complaint with the New York State Education Department.

You may make complaints about the conduct of the school, advertising, standards and methods of instruction, equipment, facilities, qualifications of teaching and management personnel, enrollment agreement, methods of collecting tuition and other charges, school license or registration, school and student records, and private school agent.

The steps you must take to file a complaint are:

1. Write to the New York State Education Department at 116 West 32nd Street 14th Floor NYC, NY 10001 or telephone the Department

(212) 643-4760, requesting an interview for the purpose of filing a written complaint. Bring all relevant documents with you to the interview, including an enrollment agreement, financial aid application, transcripts, etc. An investigator from the department will meet you and go through your complaint in detail.

2. If you cannot come for an interview, send a letter or call th e office to request a complaint form. You must complete and sign this form and mail it to the office. Please include with it copies of all relevant documents. You should keep the originals. You must file a complaint within two years after the alleged illegal conduct took place. The Bureau cannot investigate any  complaint made more than two years after the date of the occurrence.

3. The investigator will attempt to resolve the complaint as quickly as possible and may contact you in the future with follow-up  You should provide all information requested as quickly as possible delay may affect the investigation of our complaint. When appropriate, the investigator will try to negotiate with the school informally. If the Department determines that the violations of law have been committed and the school fails to take satisfactory and appropriate action then the Department may proceed with formal disciplinary charges.

4. In addition to filing a complaint with the Department, you may also try to resolve your complaint directly with the school. Use the school's internal grievance procedure or discuss your problems with teachers, department heads, or the school director. We suggest that you do so in writing and that you keep copies of all correspondence to t he school. However, the school cannot require you to do this before you file a complaint with the New York Sate Education Department. If you do file a complaint with the Department .

What is the Tuition Reimbursement Fund?

The Tuition Reimbursement Fund is designed to protect the financial interest of students attending proprietary schools. If a school closes while you are in attendance, prior to the completion of your educational program, then you may be eligible for a refund of all tuition expenses, which you have paid. If you drop out of school prior to completion and you file a complaint against the school with the State Education Department, you may be eligible to receive a tuition refund if the State Education Department is able to provide factual sup port that your complaint is valid and to determine that there was a violation of Education Law or the Commissioner's Regulations as specified is Section 126.17 of the Commissioner's Regulations. To file a claim to the Tuition Reimbursement Fund, you must first file a complaint with the State Education Department at the NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. 116 WEST 32 nd Street , 5 th FLOOR, NEW YORK CITY , NY 10001 . Telephone number (212) 643-4760

The staff of the Education Department will assist you in the preparation of a tuition reimbursement form (a sample of this form should have been provided to you upon enrollment).  

What is the tuition refund and cancellation policy?

All schools must have a tuition refund and cancellation policy for each program included in the catalog and in the student enrollment agreement. 

Read and understand the school's policy regarding tuition refund and cancellation before you sign the enrollment agreement. If you do not understand it, or are confused by the school's explanation, get help before you sign. You may ask for assistance from the Department of Education at the address listed above.