AVILA UNIVERSITY 57 Avila Advantage in the School for Professional Studies The Avila Advantage Program is an adult degree program leading to a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, a Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Services, or a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Applicants must be at least 23 years of age or have a minimum of 3 years of work experience. The program is taught in 5-week and 8-week formats as well as via weekend intensive and on-line courses throughout a trisemester.  Students may enter the program whenever a course starts. The format provides students options of multiple start dates and a supportive adult learning environ- ment. Classes are offered on-site and off-site regionally and nationally. Avila Advantage classes meet from 6:00-10:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, 6:00-10:00 p.m. on Friday, and 8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Avila Advantage Policies 1. A voucher or letter of authorization from a student’s company will allow the Business Office to directly bill a student’s employer for the tuition due. An authorization to bill an outside source does not create a credit balance. Students are responsible for the total tuition and other miscella- neous charges even though a third party may pay the university directly or reimburse the student. 2. Deferred  payment  plans  and  promissory  notes  are  available  to Avila Advantage  students enrolled in a full trimester of Avila Advantage classes. 3. Avila Advantage students who register for at least six (6) trimester hours may be eligible for financial aid consisting of deferred student loans. All aid applicants must be accepted for admission to the program before an award is made. 4.  Financial aid, including loans, must be fully processed and loan checks or disbursing dates must be on record at registration time to be considered as reducing the balance due. If this is not the case, the student will be responsible for payment at the time of registration. 5.  Students who withdraw from five or eight-week classes are eligible for refunds under the following schedule: •  complete  refund*  if  the  withdrawal  takes  place  before  5  p.m.  on  the  night  the  class begins. If it is after 5 p.m. or if the student does not show up for the class there is a $50 withdrawal fee. •  75% refund* if the withdrawal takes place after the first meeting of the class. •  50% refund* if the withdrawal takes place after the second meeting of the class and before the third meeting. *All schedule cancellations or complete withdrawals will result in a $50.00 charge; all other changes in schedule will be charged $15.00 for each change. There is no fee for courses added after registration or changes made as a result of classes cancelled by the university. 6. Students may withdraw from a 5-week course with a grade of Wbefore the fourth meeting; students may withdraw from an 8-week course with a grade of W before the sixth class meeting. 7. Students are expected to attend all classes for which they are registered. One or two absences are at the discretion of the instructor. More than two absences may result in a grade of “F.”