International
Pilates
Terms, Policies and Stipulations for
the Comprehensive Group Workshop Program
Stipulations
- It is your responsibility
to notify the instructor if you believe that you require additional tutorial
assistance.
- You are expected to
be prepared for each scheduled session; please review the Class
Preparation so that you know what is expected.
- It is the instructors'
prerogative to dismiss you from a session if you are not prepared for a session,
emotionally charged or unprofessional.
- IPCollege may substitute,
transfer or reassign your IPC educator at its discretion.
- If you miss classes
or are dismissed, you may make up classes for additional fees.
- You may choose either
an IPC Final Written Exam or a Project or Thesis as part of the Requirements
to complete your International Pilates College education.
- Graduation is not guaranteed;
Grading Criteria and Graduation
Requirements determine qualification of IPCollege accreditation.
- A Pilates education
diploma is a Pilates Certification agency requirement. Certifying agencies
are separate entities from education institutions.
- Certification is not
guaranteed; accreditation criteria, testing standards and the Competency
Doctrine determine qualification
of IPCertification.
- An Internship
Program may be available after you obtain Liability Insurance.
- All participating parties
must follow the Dispute Resolution
Process if conflicts arise to promote a setting of mutual cooperation
and respect.
- Both
parties must agree upon any changes, additions or deletions to these terms,
policies and stipulations prior to your tuition payment.
- You must read the Liability
Waiver before beginning this program; a tuition fee payment shall be your
agreement to the IPCollege Liability Waiver.
Terms
- A $100 deposit reserves
your enrollment and is credited towards your tuition, but it is not refundable.
- Your tuition payment
of $5,500 gives
you a credit of
162 scheduled hours of Classes, Lectures and Labs
with IPCollege instructors and makes available 288 Hours of Open Studio Time
in a Pilates studio for independent studies of Practical
Applications; Observation, Self Practice, Practice
Teaching, Community Outreach Programs and Research
to accumulate the required 450 Education Units.
- Advanced
full payment of tuition includes one copy of study materials in digital format.
Hard copies are available from 'Infinity
Publishing' for additional fees.
- Payment
Plan Agreements do
not include study materials, additional
fees apply.
- Pay-as-you-go options
are not
available in a Comprehensive workshop Pilates education program.
- You have up to 7 months
to complete your International Pilates College instruction component.
- Private tutorial assistance
is available for additional fees.
- Additional instructional
hours may be available at a $100 hourly rate after the credited 162 scheduled
hours have been charged or after the 7 months expiration.
- Testing fees are charged
by independent certifying agencies but may be waived by ‘International
Pilates Certification’ when facilitated by
a licensed testing agent that is also an IPCollege professor.
- With submission of a
Project or Thesis you are granting your legal
copyright release to IPCollege with your expressed permission for publication.
- If you enter a payment
plan with IPC, you guarantee payment within one month after completion or
dropout with your credit card authorization as collateral.
- A tuition fee payment
constitutes your acceptance of and compliance to these 'Terms, Policies and
Stipulations'.
Policies
- You are allowed one
private Pilates session with a Pilates professor at no additional cost.
- Withdraw Policy; you
must notify your enrolling IPCollege agent in writing of your withdraw from
this education program prior to your 2nd scheduled session.
- Refund
Policy: withdraw before the 2nd meeting allows a pro-rated refund, minus
a $400 administration fee plus $200 per hour for time attended, prior to withdraw.
- Dropout Policy: a withdraw
after the second meeting is a dropout. A dropout is non-refundable.
- Transfer Policy: transfers
of credited hours to a third party are not allowed.
- Tardiness Policy: tardiness
will be documented in the Grading
Criteria and will not be credited toward future time.
- Cancellation Policy:
failure to notify your instructor of cancellation 24 hours prior to scheduled
sessions is considered a Late Cancellation.
- No-Show Policy; failure
to appear for a scheduled appointment without notification is considered a
No-Show.
- Dismissal Policy: a
temporary dismissal may be enacted due to unprofessional behavior with no
charge incurred for the first two occurrences.
- Charge Policies; Late
Cancellations, No-Shows and Dismissals (post 2nd) will be charged against
your 162 hours credit.
- Re-Testing Policy: failure
to pass practical exams will incur an additional $75 re-testing fee.
- Expiration Policy; the
Comprehensive education program expires 7 months from the first scheduled
session.