DROP/ADD PERIOD
Students who drop individual courses during the drop/add period specified in the Academic Calendar will receive a total refund for the tuition and fees for the course as long as the student remains enrolled in the Institute.AFTER DROP/ADD PERIOD
To drop an individual course or courses but remain enrolled in the Institute, students must obtain a change of status from the Registration Department, complete it and file in with the Registration Department.GROUNDS FOR TERMINATION
A student’s enrollment can be terminated at the discretion of the institution for insufficient academic progress, non-payment of academic costs, or failure to comply with rules and policies established by the institution as outlined in the catalog and this agreement.ATTENDANCE POLICY
Students are expected to attend all scheduled Healing Hands Institute classes for the courses that they are registered for and to achieve the goals set forth by each class instructor. Attendance is taken daily. Enrolled students are permitted no more than 2 “free” absences in one semester. Students missing 3-5 classes over the course of the semester will receive a one-letter grade deduction from their final course grade; missing more than 6 classes will result in failure of the course regardless of grade average. It is the student's responsibility to arrange to make up work missed because of an absence.STUDENT TARDINESS POLICY
A student is considered tardy if the student comes to class 5 minutes late. A student can be tardy up to 15 minutes after class has started. After 15 minutes the student will be considered absent. A student is considered to have left the class early if the student leaves before the end of class time. With three tardies or having left the class early three times, the student accumulates one full absence. If the student leaves early and misses half of the class period, it is considered a full absence. When a student has more than 6 tardies or has left class early 6 times, the instructor will contact the Director to request an intervention session with the student. The goal of the intervention session is to develop and implement an intervention program to help students learn new ways to manage time.SYSTEM OF EVALUATION
For every course offered at Healing Hands Institute, the professor is to provide to the students at the beginning of the course a course syllabus that contains the following written information: (i) the method of evaluation and (ii) course requirements and value towards the final grade.TRANSFERABILITY OF HOURS
If applicants have completed similar courses they may present the course information and catalog and transcript demonstrating completion. Tuition will be prorated accordingly and any course work accepted. Students must complete at least 50% of their training at Healing Hands to obtain a diploma.Students may wish to continue their training after graduation. Healing Hands is not accredited. Some or none of the Healing Hands hours may be transferable to other institutions. Therefore the graduate must contact the institution s/he is transferring to as each institution has its own requirements regarding transfer of hours. There is no guarantee of Transfer of Hours from one institution to another.
CHANGE OF PROGRAM OR MAJOR
Students who contemplate a change from one program or major to another should discuss this possibility with the Director to determine the effect such a change would make on the student’s satisfactory academic progress. Healing Hands Institute defines satisfactory academic progress as completion of the total program in no more than 1.5 times the number of semesters described in this catalog for the program. All credits attempted count toward the total program length of 1.5 times the number of semesters required for completion of the major program. If a student changes his/her major or program only the hours that are common to both programs may be accepted toward the new diploma program.LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Students may request a leave of absence from their academic program in cases where personal circumstances temporarily disable them from achieving progress. Leave of absences are granted with the reasonable expectation that the student will return from the leave. Healing Hands Institute may grant leave of absences to a student who did not provide a request earlier due to unforeseen circumstances. In these cases, Healing Hands Institute will determine the beginning date for the approved leave of absence, and will collect the request from the student at a later date.All requests for a leave of absence must be made in writing, signed, and dated. The Registration Department will evaluate all requests on a case-by-case basis; these must include the reason for the student’s request, and are subject to further documentation before receiving authorization. All documentation will remain confidential at the Registration Department. Notification of authorized leave of absence will be issued to the student, including the scheduled date for return. This notification will also be made available to concerning departments.
Students who want to take a leave of absence for more than one month must complete a School Withdrawal Form. Students must return to Healing Hands Institute by the date for which the period for the authorized leave of absence ends. If a student fails to enroll in the semester following the last term in the authorized leave of absence, the student will have failed to maintain continuous enrollment, and will be treated as a withdrawal. After two consecutive semesters of non-enrollment, students must follow the procedures for readmission, outlined in this catalog. A student returning from a leave of absence is required to resume training at the same point of the academic program that he or she began.