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2014-15 Catalog Palo Alto University Palo Palo Alto University 1791 Arastradero Road Palo Alto University Palo Alto, CA 94304-1337 Ph: (800) 818-6136 Fax: (650) 433-3888 2014-2015 Catalog 2014-2015 Catalog 2014_Cover.indd 2-3 8/13/14 10:18 PM PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY 2014-15 CATALOG 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Graduate Fellowships (Grants) ........................................................................27 Federal Pell Grants (Undergraduate students) ................................................27 Federal Supplemental Opportunity Grant (Undergraduate students) ..............27 SECTION I – INTRODUCTION TO .............................................................13 Student Employment ........................................................................................28 Student Loans ..................................................................................................28 PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY (PAU) Satisfactory Academic Progress:......................................................................29 SAP Standards for Graduate Programs ...........................................................29 Palo Alto University Profile ......................................................................15 Cumulative Minimum Grade Point Average: .................................................29 Overview...........................................................................................................15 Average Credit Units per Quarter (Full time students only): ........................30 Core Purpose ...................................................................................................15 Maximum Length of Study (Maximum Time Frame): ...................................30 Core Values ......................................................................................................15 SAP Requirements for Undergraduate Students .............................................31 Vision ................................................................................................................16 Cumulative Minimum Grade Point Average: .................................................31 Institutional and Program Accreditation ............................................................16 Average Credit Units per Quarter (Full time students only): ........................31 Governance and Administration .......................................................................16 Maximum Length of Study (Maximum Time Frame): ...................................31 Executive Team ................................................................................................16 Financial Aid Eligibility Status definitions: ........................................................32 The President's Council ................................................................................16 Good ............................................................................................................32 The Provost's Council ...................................................................................17 Warning .........................................................................................................32 The Faculty Senate.......................................................................................17 Suspension ..................................................................................................32 The Program Faculty ....................................................................................17 Probation.......................................................................................................32 The Student Council .....................................................................................17 Timing of Review Process: ...............................................................................32 The Staff Council ..........................................................................................17 Re-Establishing Financial Aid Eligibility ............................................................32 Campus Safety .................................................................................................17 Third Party Release Forms (FERPA) ...............................................................33 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 ........................................18 Student Loan Deferment Request Forms and Verification of Enrollment ........33 Refunds and Repayments ................................................................................33 Institutional Policies and Campus Diversity .......................................19 Calculation of the "Return of Unearned Federal (Title IV) Aid" for ..................34 Commitment to Diversity ..................................................................................19 Financial Aid Recipients Statement of Nondiscrimination .......................................................................19 Leave of Absence .............................................................................................34 Accommodation of Disabled Students .............................................................20 Process Overview ............................................................................................35 Disability Accommodations ...........................................................................20 Withdrawal Date ...............................................................................................35 Service Animal Policy ...................................................................................20 International Students Courtesies.................................................................21 Residential International Students Courtesies ..............................................21 Veterans Benefits ........................................................................................36 Video Capture of Classroom Lectures and Other Classroom Events ............22 Military Education Benefit Programs available at Palo Alto University ............36 and Activities Health Professions Scholarship Program (Psychologists) ...............................36 Veterans Benefits – Prior Credit Policy for Veterans ......................................37 Resources and Facilities — PAU Campus ...........................................22 (Undergraduate Programs Only) Omar Seddiqui Research Library and Department of Academic Technology ..22 Student Responsibilities to Begin Receiving Benefits ......................................37 Research Library and Academic Technology Staff...........................................22 Responsibilities of Students Receiving Education Military Benefits ...............37 Collections .......................................................................................................22 Your Role to Continue to Receive Benefits .....................................................38 Research Library and Academic Technology Services and Resources ...........23 Reporting Requirements ...............................................................................38 Computer Labs .................................................................................................23 Class Registration .........................................................................................38 School Setting ..................................................................................................23 Changes to Schedule ...................................................................................38 Failure to Attend Class .................................................................................38 Change of Major ..........................................................................................38 Financial Aid .................................................................................................24 Change of Address ......................................................................................38 Financial Aid Calendar .....................................................................................24 What Financial Aid Covers ...............................................................................24 Your Role as a Student—Irrespective of your VA Benefit Program .................39 The Financial Aid Process at PAU ...................................................................25 Regular Attendance .....................................................................................39 Deadlines: .....................................................................................................25 Unsatisfactory Progress ................................................................................39 Undergraduate Deadlines: ............................................................................25 Classes not completed .................................................................................39 Eligibility: Basic Requirements for Federal Aid .............................................26 Called to Serve ................................................................................................39 Required Documents: ...................................................................................26 Policy ............................................................................................................39 FAFSA Application: ...........................................................................................26 Process.............................................................................................................40
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