General Admission Requirements

To be admitted to any ELC program supported by BIU "Bircham International University", a prospective student must interview with an admission representative. An applicant must also complete an application for admission either online or with an admission representative. This will give the applicant and their family the opportunity to ask questions relating to BIU-ELC curriculum and course objectives. Personal interviews also assist school administrators in determining whether an applicant is accepted for enrollment into the program.

Students who have previously attended ELC will be subject to the same requirements and procedures as new applicants.

To be considered for admissions, applicants must submit an application, an application fee and fulfill all admissions requirements for the program as described below. Selection of students is based on an individual assessment of each applicant:

• Personal interview with an Admissions Advisor
  
• Submit an application for admission
  
• Submit Documentation of high school graduation or equivalent.
  
• If the applicant's first language is not English or the applicant graduated from a non-English speaking university, a TOEFL score of 550 or other acceptable proof of English proficiency must be submitted
  
• A contract sheet with the student and the ELC affiliate to BIU administrator must be signed containing the credits registered for the semester and the credits transferred and evaluated from other university, institute and TS or LT technical institute.

Once an applicant has completed all of the above and submitted all required documentation to ELC-BIU, the school will review the information and will inform the applicant of its decision. If an applicant is not accepted, Application fee is not refunded. All documents presented to complete an application become the property of BIU and applicants may not claim them back.

ELC affiliated to BIU reserves the right to reject applicants if the items listed above are not successfully completed.

Prospective students must have a high school diploma or equivalent to qualify for entrance.

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Withdraw Refund Policy

If you find it necessary to withdraw from a course, submit your request to the Extended & Continuing Education office, either by letter or using the withdraw & refund form.

Failure to file a written request to withdraw may result in a failing grade.

(A stop payment order on a check does not constitute an official withdrawal, nor does it relieve the student's financial obligation for the course. Additional fees may be charged.)

If you withdraw from a class in accordance with policy you may be eligible for a refund. If you believe you have a refund coming, make note of it in your letter or mark the box on the Withdrawal & Refund form

Refund amounts depend on the Date of your Withdrawal Request & the length of the course.

Refunds for Independent Study and Individual Study are counted from the first day of the quarter, regardless of the actual registration day. Materials fees may not be refundable. If written notice is received in the Extended & Continuing Education office:

Date of your withdrawal request

The qualifying date of the request is determined by the method of delivery:

1) By hand, by official "Received Date" stamp;
2) By FAX, by the transmittal date imprinted by the FAX; and
3) By mail, by U.S.P.S. postmark date on the envelope.

If the Date of your Withdrawal Request:

Is prior to the first meeting of a class.
You are entitled to a total refund. Any exceptions will be published together with the registration information for the specific course or program.

Is after class begins:

For courses of four meetings or less no refund is available.
For courses of five or more meetings a student is entitled to a 65% refund before 25% of the class meetings take place.
All refunds are issued by check, including refunds for payments by credit card. Processing takes approximately six weeks

Though the first day of the class	100%
After the first day of classes though the second week of classes	90%
After the second week of classes though the fourth	50%
Thereafter	0%

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