GENERAL INFORMATION FOR FULL-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Compulsory School Attendance: It is the responsibility of the student/parent(s)/guardian(s) to meet the compulsory school attendance requirements of the student’s home state and comply with the legal requirements of the student’s home state’s homeschool laws.
Graduation Requirements: You must complete 20 units of required credits in order to earn a diploma from American School. Though you may transfer credit from other accredited institutions, you must successfully complete at least 5 units of credit with American School in order to earn a diploma from American School.
Accreditation: American School is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS), the National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA) and Accreditation International (Ai), and is recognized as a non-public school by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
AMERICAN SCHOOL REFUND POLICY
We believe you will be pleased with your American School studies; however, should you decide within the first 30 days after your enrollment is accepted that you wish to discontinue your studies, you must:
- Notify American School in writing that you wish to cancel.
- We will retain a $100.00 processing fee and refund all other monies paid.
- There are no refunds for shipping and handling fees.
- For any paper-based course, all study materials must be returned in a new, unused condition before any refund is issued. No refund will be issued if any exams have been submitted for grading.
- For any online course, no refund will be issued if any assignments have been submitted.
Enrollments may not be transferred from one student to another.
STUDENT’S RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The cost of tuition includes all study materials, grading services, access to the Online Student Center, and postage to U.S. locations. All book shipments will be made to United States shipping addresses only. No packages will be sent to addresses outside the United States. Special mail services are provided at an additional charge.
Students must earn a minimum of five (5) units of credit with American School in order to obtain an American School diploma. The price of the program depends on the ability of American School to verify the number of credits you have claimed through transcripts from schools attended. The school agrees to make an allowance for previous high school credits except for physical education, driver’s education, religion, performing arts (chorus, band, drama, etc.) or ROTC. You will be given a $220.00 tuition reduction for each full unit of verified transfer credit.
American School agrees to allow you up to six years to complete the requirements of this program following the guidelines established on page two (2) of this contract. Students can have a maximum of six (6) one-year contracts.
Upon successful completion of all academic and financial requirements, a diploma from American School, a school which is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS), the National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA) and Accreditation International (Ai), and is recognized as a non-public secondary school by the Illinois State Board of Education, will be awarded to you.
HONOR SYSTEM AGREEMENT
In pursuing your studies with American School, you are expected to follow the honor system. Under the honor system, it is permissible to benefit from the exchange of ideas with other students, friends or family members. Although you may study with others, any work on the exams is expected to be of your own thoughts and ideas. Your exams must show what you have learned. You may not represent someone else’s work as your own. You may not buy, sell, or provide in any way, answers from graded assignments and exams to anyone else. You may not share your login information with anyone else other than the guarantor on the account, for the purpose of making course content available.
If you do not adhere to the honor system, you should expect disciplinary action, which may include retaking an exam or dropping a course for another. Repeated violations may result in invalidation of any exam grades and/or your dismissal from American School.
All materials published by American School are copyrighted. Supplying copies of questions and answers to other people is a violation of federal laws forbidding infringement of copyright and may be prosecuted thereunder. Therefore, you may not provide answers on exams to other people, whether they are students of American School or not.
By signing and submitting this application, you agree to follow American School’s Honor System.
We strive to provide our students with the most current version of courses; therefore, courses are subject to change. Availability of courses is dependent on educational providers and publishers. Notices are often provided via the American School blog and official American School Facebook and Twitter pages.
After enrollment, you will be asked to select elective courses. Please respond to the request within 30 days of receiving the request in order for your program to be finalized and allow yourself ample time to complete your courses. Visit www.americanschool.org/courses to see a list of available courses.
