Bulletin

Bulletin Information

The updates listed below apply to the 2014-2015 Argosy University Academic Catalog – Undergraduate Programs, Volume 5, Issue 1. The additions below were added to correct omissions for this catalog.

The entries below describe where the new information should be inserted. Students are encouraged to contact their academic advisor or program chair in the event they have any questions regarding changes in program requirements.

The following updates apply to Section One, Introduction.

Additional Information for California Students

As a prospective student, you are encouraged to review this catalog prior to signing an enrollment agreement. You are also encouraged to review the School Performance Fact Sheet, which must be provided prior to signing an enrollment agreement.

Any questions a student may have regarding this catalog that have not been satisfactorily answered by the institution may be directed to the Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education at 2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 400, Sacramento, CA 95833, www.bppe.ca.gov, toll-free telephone number 888.370.7589 or by fax 916.263.1897.

Any student or any member of the public may file a complaint about this institution with the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education by calling 888.370.7589 toll-free or by completing a complaint form, which can be obtained on the bureau’s Internet web site www.bppe.ca.gov.

Student record retention complies with federal, state or local law or other legal requirements.

As required by section 94909(a)(C)(12) of California Assembly Bill 48, neither Argosy University, nor its parent company Education Management Corporation (EDMC) has not or is in the process of filing for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.

To learn about articulation agreements Argosy University has with other institutions, please contact the campus or online Vice President of Academic Affairs.

The following addition applies to Section Six, Financial Policies and Assistance.

California State Tuition Recovery Fund

You must pay the state-imposed assessment for the Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) if all of the following applied to you:

1. You are a student in an educational program, who is a California resident, or are enrolled in a residency program, and prepay all or part of your tuition either by cash, guaranteed student loans, or personal loans, and
2. Your total charges are not paid by any third-party payer such as an employer, government program or other payer unless you have a separate agreement to repay the third party.

You are not eligible for protection from the STRF and you are not required to pay the STRF assessment if either of the following applies:

1. You are not a California resident, or are not enrolled in a residency program, or
2. Your total charges are paid by a third party, such as an employer, government program or other payer, and you have no separate agreement to repay the third party.

The State of California created the Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) to relieve or mitigate economic losses suffered by students in educational programs who are California residents, or are enrolled in a residency program attending certain schools regulated by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education.

You may be eligible for STRF if you are a California resident or are enrolled in a residency program, prepaid tuition, paid STRF assessment, and suffered an economic loss as a result of any of the following:

1. The school closed before the course of instruction was completed.
2. The school’s failure to pay refunds or charges on behalf of a student to a third party for license fees or any other purpose, or to provide equipment or materials for which a charge was collected within 180 days before the closure of the school.
3. The school’s failure to pay or reimburse loan proceeds under a federally guaranteed student loan program as required by law or to pay or reimburse proceeds received by the school prior to closure in excess of tuition and other costs.
4. There was a material failure to comply with the Act or the Division within 30-days before the school closed or, if the material failure began earlier than 30-days prior to the closure, the period determined by the Bureau.
5. An inability after diligent efforts to prosecute, prove, and collect on a judgment against the institution for a violation of the Act.

However, no claim can be paid to any student without a social security number or a taxpayer identification number.

The STRF rate is subject to change based upon the balance in the STRF account. Statute requires that Bureau begin collecting if the balance falls below $20 million ($20,000,000) and caps the account at $25 million ($25,000,000). Please see the office of admissions for questions regarding the assessment of the STRF fee. Because this institution participates in the STRF, students who are otherwise eligible are protected by STRF regardless of whether the fee is assessed.

Appendix I

4/13/15: Board of Directors list updated to reflect current information.