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The Specs Howard School is an equal All photographs in this catalog opportunity educational facility. were taken over the last fifty years We welcome persons of all ages, at various locations of the Specs genders, races, creeds, orientations Howard School of Media Arts, and national origins. n The Specs unless otherwise noted. Howard School of Media Arts (“SHS”) is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC), which is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency. n Specs Howard reserves the right to modify any portion of this catalog, as needed. Any changes to this catalog will be provided in the form of an addendum, which shall be agreed to, in writing, by all parties.

Volume 47 published January 2020 1 Welcome!

This year, 2020, RADIO PIONEER SPECS HOWARD marks the 50th was born Jerry Liebman on April 8, 1926, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. In 1948, he received a bachelor’s degree in anniversary history/political science and radio speech and dramatics of the Specs from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania. That same year, he opened his own radio station in his home state. Howard School. We’re excited In 1954, Specs moved to Cleveland and continued his to be celebrating broadcast career there with NBC and Westinghouse. In 1962, he joined forces with Harry Martin, launching The Martin and Howard this momentous Show, which remained on the air in Cleveland until the duo moved to event, and we’re happy Detroit in January 1967, where the show aired for another two years.

you’ve expressed an In 1970, Specs founded the Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts, which has since interest in our school. We trained thousands of people for successful media careers. As a result of Specs’ hope you will become one longstanding history and dedication to the broadcast and media arts, he has been the recipient of a number of the industry’s top awards, honors and accolades. of the many students and graduates to have passed Specs still shows up for work at the school he founded 50 years ago. If you spot him in the hall, be sure to say “hi!”. Oh, and the name? “Specs” was chosen as his through our doors over professional moniker because of the trademarked horn-rimmed glasses he wore. the 50 years since we “Howard”, however, was chosen randomly out of a phone book! began teaching. About the Specs Howard School Regardless of what you The Specs Howard School offers programs in Broadcast Media Arts, Digital Media choose to study, we are Arts and Graphic Design. The curricula at the Specs Howard School focus on teaching students the skills and knowledge needed to work with industry equipment here to make sure you in job-related activities through a hands-on approach. Specs Howard students receive the best education continuously build confidence and increase skill levels, while working toward achieving their ultimate goal: employment. we can offer. Our faculty and staff are here for you The Specs Howard School is a private career school that takes an active interest in to help you on your journey. every student’s individual development. All faculty members have received college degrees in their areas of expertise and/or have worked extensively in those fields.

Best of luck, and we The Broadcast Media Arts program provides hands-on training look forward to seeing BMA through supervised lab sessions in the Specs Howard School radio and television studios. BMA students refine skills in radio performance, news and you soon. commercial copywriting, television field production, audio and video production, and digital editing. A portion of the BMA curriculum is taught via an online learning management system.

The Digital Media Arts program provides hands-on training through DMA supervised lab sessions in the Specs Howard School media labs. DMA Martin Liebman, President students refine skills in camera techniques, non-linear editing, media writing and 2 SHS begins offering programs in basic radio 1970 performance and federal licensing requirements.

SHS incorporates its first on-air radio station, WNLD, 1973 as part of the radio program curriculum.

SHS receives national accreditation. In 1983, the 1978 school is approved for federal financial aid programs.

web design. A portion of the DMA curriculum is taught via an online SHS adds its first TV studio, allowing students to study learning management system. 1981 camera operation, lighting, directing and video editing.

The Graphic Design GFX program provides hands-on Keeping pace with new technologies, the school adds training through supervised lab 1994 non-linear digital video editing to its curriculum. sessions in the Specs Howard School graphics labs. GFX students refine skills in basic graphic design principles, color Due to demand for graphic and web design theory, layout concepts, typography, 2008 professionals, SHS adds the Graphic Design program. copywriting, photography, motion graphics and web design. A portion of the GFX curriculum is taught via an Demand for web-based media pros inspires the online learning management system. 2010 introduction of the Digital Media Arts program.

THE SPECS HOWARD SCHOOL provides students with structured opportunities to SHS receives a School of Distinction Award from its succeed in simulated job situations. 2016 accrediting body, ACCSC.

Instructors provide the necessary theoretical background in traditional Specs Howard School of Media Arts celebrates its classroom settings and feedback from 2020 50th anniversary! lab and field experiences. Whenever possible, students are offered internship opportunities (usually unpaid) in the communications and media fields to enrich their educational facilities experience. Internships, while strongly encouraged, are not a requirement for The Specs Howard School is located at 26700 Lahser Rd., Suite 100, Southfield, graduation from any SHS program. MI 48033.* The Specs Howard School facilities include editing labs equipped with iMacs, Mac Pros and other PCs, audio and video editing software, a wide The final measure of the quality of Specs range of electronic news gathering equipment, access to the 24/7 News Howard’s programs is the degree of Source website, on-campus radio stations and practice studios, graphic design success of its graduates. The SHS Career software and a matte room which includes a high-quality printer. Services Department actively generates job leads and works individually with As part of our Learning Resource System, the SHARE Program (Specs Howard students and graduates to maximize their Access to Resources for Education) lends all students a computer device possibilities of timely and appropriate job for the duration of their enrollment at the Specs Howard School. To further placement. Additionally, Specs Howard augment their education, the Learning Resource Center (LRC), which is a part graduates have been working in the of the Learning Resource System, provides all Specs Howard students with industry since 1970; therefore, many of access to computers, software, a printer, WiFi, books and periodicals related to the employers are graduates themselves each curriculum, and training videos. who are currently employed in upper-level management positions in the media and *Please note that this location is to be considered temporary until further notice. All references in graphics industries. this catalog to this address are to be considered as such. 3 SPECS Admissions requirements

SHEREE CALHOUN GRADS To begin the application process, Producer, WDIV Local 4 call (248) 358-9000 to schedule an Our graduates are part appointment to visit the school, at of an esteemed network which time you’ll have a chance to check out our facilities and learn more of professionals that about what we offer. Prospective have found their calling students interested in the Specs in various sectors of Howard School should schedule an appointment with an Admissions the media industry. Advisor and do the following: IAN RICHARDS Since networking plays Assistant Program CODY TROMBLEY • Take a tour: Come have a look Director, Music Director Promotions Director a significant role in & Host, 98.7 The Breeze iHeartMedia Detroit finding employment, around the Specs Howard School facilities. efforts are made to invite grads back to school • Review information about us: Take to mentor students a look at our programs of study, employment opportunities, program at various functions, schedules, policies, registration as well as provide an processes, and Career Services industry perspective at procedures. KIA BAKER advisory board meetings. • Complete an entrance evaluation: JOE WARNER Executive Multimedia Specialist Amaze U Trainer Many graduates go on Application to the Specs Howard The Carpet Guys Quicken Loans to become employers School is open to students who have earned a high school diploma themselves, making their or equivalent, including a GED connection to the school certificate, at the discretion of a great opportunity for the Specs Howard School. High up-and-coming students. school seniors who satisfy all other admissions requirements may Specs Howard strives register for Specs Howard School to maintain a sense of programs, but their enrollment will community among its be contingent upon receiving a high school diploma or equivalent. CRAIG BLACKMOORE graduates and welcomes Freelance Artist the opportunity to All applicants must pass an entrance assist them in finding evaluation, which measures the applicant’s general aptitude, employment as they grammar application and reading move up in their careers. comprehension. In addition, Broadcast Media Arts (BMA) applicants must also pass a vocal evaluation, which tests the applicant’s ability to speak without serious deficiencies, read written copy aloud and comprehend the type STEVE LINVILLE of writing regularly occurring in the Lead Designer MELVIN BULOCK JR. LSI Graphics Freelance Videographer broadcast industry. Applicants must obtain a passing score to be admitted JOSH BRUBAKER Creative Services Director, to their respective program. An official On-Air Cumulus Detroit of the Specs Howard School scores this evaluation. 4 Admissions requirements

Results of entrance evaluations are admissions procedures, registration No guarantee of employment: The valid for two years from the date of requirements, class openings and Specs Howard School of Media Arts successful completion of the initial availability, and will work to place makes no promises or guarantees of exam. Applicants who pass the exam the student in the class of his or her employment. Due to the unique factors but do not enroll in any SHS program choice, subject to availability. and attributes of each student, it is within those two years, must, at the possible that even after successfully discretion of the Specs Howard School, • Attend a student orientation: completing a Specs Howard program, retake all parts of the evaluation in Orientations are scheduled a student may not find employment. order to be considered for acceptance approximately two weeks before Students should consider their own to the Specs Howard School. Graduates the start of class. Attendance at unique employability prior to enrolling returning to the Specs Howard School orientation is mandatory. If a student in any career school training program. to take an additional program do not is unable to attend orientation, need to retake the entrance evaluation. that student must notify his or her Admissions Advisor. Failure to attend • Look through our catalog: Our orientation without acceptable catalog, enrollment agreement and notification may result in loss of the other related materials should be assigned seat in class. The Specs The Specs read prior to enrollment and are Howard School reserves the right to available from your Admissions replace that student with the next Howard Advisor. student on the waiting list. School is • Apply for admission: All applicants Class transfers for students who are charged a $50.00 application have not yet started: Once a student fee following successful completion is enrolled and has been assigned a an equal of the entrance evaluation. This fee start date with a class, the student is non-refundable after midnight may request a transfer to another opportunity of the third business day following class. Such requests should be made the signing of the enrollment in writing to the student’s Admissions educational agreement. Applicants must meet Advisor and should include an the admissions criteria, and all explanation for the request. If the applications for enrollment must be transfer is approved, the student will facility. approved and accepted by a member be transferred into the requested class. of the Acceptance Committee. All requests for a transfer before class We welcome The Specs Howard School is a start are subject to approval from the private institution and reserves Director of Admissions. persons the right to deny admission to any individual who, in the judgment Credit for life experience or other of the Acceptance Committee, educational background: Students of all ages, does not possess the ability to be pursuing diploma programs at SHS successful in their chosen program must take those programs in their genders, of study or who poses a threat to the entirety. In most cases, no credit is educational environment. granted for past experience or other races, creeds, academic activities. This ensures • Complete an enrollment that all graduates have fulfilled the agreement: In order to secure a seat stated objectives of the course and orientations in a class, you must complete an that minimum training levels can be enrollment agreement. Applicants reported to prospective employers. and national may enroll at any time prior to Military veterans with prior training the start date of any scheduled or experience will be evaluated and origins. class, subject to availability. required to take advanced standing Each applicant’s Admissions tests to determine the appropriateness Advisor will explain the provisions of the prior training and experience to of the enrollment agreement, SHS courses. 5 PROGRAM GOALS: Upon satisfactory completion of the SHS Broadcast Media Arts Broadcast (BMA) program, successful graduates will be able to: • Write effectively for • Understand • Demonstrate Media Arts broadcast demographics, confidence in working in psychographics and the broadcast industry • Demonstrate an geographics, as they and communicating understanding of relate to broadcasting in industry-standard The BMA program is software and equipment language typically found in the • Demonstrate technical a 12-month program industry skills necessary for • Understand the various creating video and audio positions for which they that provides • Demonstrate proper content for broadcast may seek employment technique when distribution in the broadcast students with an performing live for radio, industry television, and other introduction to the audio and video settings skills and employment opportunities available BMA employment goals: successful BMA graduates will possess the knowledge, skills, and competencies to gain entry-level employment in various to an entry-level departments within television and radio stations, including positions such as radio on-air talent (DJ and/or news), marketing/promotions, on-camera employee in the reporter, camera operator, producer, editor, writer, production assistant, video technician, and sports broadcaster. broadcast and related The Broadcast Media Arts (BMA) program offers training in various aspects of industries. The radio and television broadcasting, including editing audio and video material using non-linear editing stations, creating audio and video effects and graphics, program also assists writing for web and broadcast, and marketing via web and social media.

students in developing Upon satisfactory completion of the BMA program, successful graduates will be able to take a concept, use industry-approved methods of putting that an understanding of concept into story form, and deliver that concept to the appropriate audience. Skill sets include, but are not limited to: shooting video; editing both audio and job-search principles, video content; writing effectively for broadcast; working with multiple software programs to create audio and video effects and graphics; delivering on-air techniques and news, sports, weather and appropriate features; and branding and representing strategies appropriate companies via web and social media. to the industry. All BMA students are loaned a Google Chromebook for the duration of their enrollment at SHS.

To offer students flexible schedules without sacrificing face-to-face contact 12-MONTH PROGRAM: with instructors and classmates, students attend class in a traditional 3 semesters of 16 weeks each classroom or lab two days a week, and all on-site classroom training is blended Clock hours: 816 | Semester credit hours: 31.0 with a weekly online component. Classes meet twice a week (Monday and Wednesday, or Tuesday and Thursday), in The online component reinforces the weekly content while introducing new addition to approximately 8-10 hours of weekly material. Online content is carefully selected to contain material a student can online work. review repeatedly to aid in mastering a skill or concept that they will be using in CLASS HOURS: Day classes 10am-2:30pm the course and in the industry. Students will have access to their online content Evening classes 6pm-10:30pm while attending school and for up to six months after graduation. Maximum class size: 24 Lab hours are available: Monday-Thursday The online component is delivered via an online learning management system, 2:30pm-5:30pm and Friday 9am-4pm and may be accessed wherever an internet connection is available. The BROADCAST MEDIA ARTS PROGRAM 12-month program includes homework and projects that must be completed TUITION: $16,900.00 outside the classroom. 6 Broadcast Media Arts curriculum First Semester Second Semester Third Semester WEEKS 1-16 | 10.5 credits WEEKS 17-32 | 10 credits WEEKS 33-48 | 10.5 credits FUNDAMENTALS OF RADIO DIGITAL AUDIO CONCEPTS ON-AIR RADIO In this course, you will learn the In this course you will learn what The On-Air Radio course focuses necessary basic concepts of the happens inside a radio station, and gain on creating a professional-quality radio industry, including the ability hands-on experience running an audio demo. You will assemble your best to communicate through the spoken board, learning speech techniques, content, commercials and promos into word, and improving your writing playing music and running commercials demos designed to help get you an skills. You will learn how to target both seamlessly. This course focuses on interview. Performing live on the Specs radio and online audiences. You will generating media content via digital Radio internet station will boost your also learn digital editing software audio programs and devices. Digital confidence by being in a real station and production techniques, and audio boards and an audio delivery environment. By this time, you’ve develop skills in vocal performance, system will be used to create and learned everything needed to edit and the operation of a professional audio record audio programs. A digital audio to sound professional. In addition, this board and the effective use of music editing system will be utilized to edit course stresses the significance of and sound effects. You will record and commercials and audio promos. You preparing you for your first job interview. produce various types of audio projects, will learn to handle DJ shifts, anchor You will learn to build a professional- and experience live remotes, live newscasts and manage the business looking resume, hone your interview performance and social media posting. of a radio station, along with the legal skills though mock interviews, and requirements of a radio show, such understand the importance of polishing Clock hours: 136 (36 lecture; 36 lab; 64 online) as documenting your work and the your social media presence. Credit hours: 5.5 importance of playing commercials. Broadcast remotes and writing exercises Clock hours: 136 (26 lecture; 46 lab; 64 online) introduced in Fundamentals of Radio will Credit hours: 5.5 FUNDAMENTALS OF TELEVISION continue in this course. Great emphasis This course teaches you successful will be placed on ethics and general best on-camera performance, in addition practices for effectively promoting a TV FIELD PRODUCTION to focusing on the basic theories and station and your own personal brand via In this course, you will use the terms used in broadcast television. social media platforms. knowledge and skills you have gained The course covers capturing footage, throughout your time at Specs Howard. professional lighting techniques, Clock hours: 136 (26 lecture; 46 lab; 64 online) You will write, produce, shoot and edit microphone techniques and basic Credit hours: 5.0 to create your own videos from the shot composition, along with other ground up. You will have the opportunity skills required to shoot professional to film off campus in Southeast interviews and other videos. You will DIGITAL VIDEO CONCEPTS Michigan, conduct interviews, shoot also learn how to watch television and In this course, you will learn to tell your B-roll, and create video features such internet videos with a more critical story through digital editing, using as entertainment, sports or PSAs. eye, while learning to distinguish an industry-standard software, developing Working on these projects, you will amateur shot from a great one. In skills in visual storytelling with come to understand how critical speed addition, you will explore career paths interactive exercises. Learn how to shoot and deadlines are in the broadcast and opportunities available in the and edit video to create professional, industry. By the end of this course, you broadcast industry today. dynamic video packages. Photoshop will have created a demo reel that you skills are essential in the broadcast can present to prospective employers Clock hours: 136 (32 lecture; 40 lab; 64 online) industry, and in this course, you will and post online. Credit hours: 5.0 learn how to apply those skills to the video broadcast world. Topics such as Clock hours: 136 (24 lecture; 48 lab; 64 online) the appropriate use of color schemes, Credit hours: 5.0 using Photoshop to create lower thirds, and copyright issues and why they’re important, will also be covered.

Clock hours: 136 (36 lecture; 36 lab; 64 online) Credit hours: 5.0 7 PROGRAM GOALS: Upon satisfactory completion of the SHS Digital Media Arts Digital (DMA) program, successful graduates will be able to: • Demonstrate a basic • Create print and motion • Demonstrate a basic Media Arts understanding of video graphics projects using understanding of story camera operation, scene multiple software structure lighting, and audio programs recording • Analyze and criticize a The DMA program is • Design and maintain a variety of digital media • Write and produce basic website art forms a 12-month program various types of video for broadcast and • Use social media and a • Interpret scripts, draw that provides distribution via the web web-based portfolio for storyboards, and create self-promotion shot lists students with an • Edit video using non-linear editing • Export and upload video introduction to the software to the web skills and employment opportunities available DMA employment goals: successful DMA graduates will possess the knowledge, skills, and competencies to gain entry-level employment in video to an entry-level production companies, post-production facilities, advertising agencies, corporate marketing departments, news agencies, TV production departments, employee in digital film sets, and other related industries where video content creation is vital. media arts and Digital Media Arts (DMA) students study and practice various aspects of video production, including basic videography skills, writing for online media, related industries. The non-linear editing, graphics and web creation. Upon satisfactory completion of the DMA program, successful graduates will be able to create professional program also assists video projects. They will have the knowledge to transform scripts and storyboards into productions, edit footage using non-linear editing stations, students in developing work with multiple software programs to create still and motion graphics, design and maintain a basic portfolio website, demonstrate professional use of an understanding of social media, and compress and upload video to the web.

job search principles, All Digital Media Arts students are provided with a Google Chromebook for the techniques and duration of their enrollment at SHS. strategies appropriate To offer students flexible schedules without sacrificing face-to-face contact with instructors and classmates, students attend class in a traditional to the industry. classroom or lab two days a week, and all on-site classroom training is blended with a weekly online component.

The online component reinforces the weekly content while introducing new 12-MONTH PROGRAM: material. Online content is carefully selected to contain material a student can 3 semesters of 16 weeks each review repeatedly to aid in mastering a skill or concept that they will be using Clock hours: 816 | Semester credit hours: 33.0 throughout the course and in the industry. Students will have access to their Classes meet twice a week (Monday and online content while attending school and for up to six months after graduation. Wednesday, or Tuesday and Thursday), in addition to approximately 8-10 hours of weekly The online component is delivered via an online learning management system online work. and may be accessed wherever an internet connection is available. The CLASS HOURS: Day classes 10am-2:30pm 12-month program includes homework and projects that must be completed Evening classes 6pm-10:30pm outside the classroom. Maximum class size: 24 Lab hours are available: Monday-Thursday 2:30pm-5:30pm and Friday 9am-4pm DIGITAL MEDIA ARTS PROGRAM TUITION: $16,900.00 8 Digital Media Arts curriculum First Semester Second Semester Third Semester WEEKS 1-16 | 11 credits WEEKS 17-32 | 11 credits WEEKS 33-48 | 11 credits PRODUCTION FUNDAMENTALS DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION MEDIA FOR THE WEB This course will introduce you to video Digital Video Production builds upon You will establish a personal brand production, emphasizing technical your skill-set by incorporating DSLR by creating a portfolio website proficiency and storytelling. You will camera work, advanced camera with WordPress, while learning to engage in a variety of projects designed movements and lighting to achieve manage media for the web. Increased to foster best production practices to higher production values. You will awareness is placed on presentation skillfully capture moving images using create in-demand “how-to” process within social media and the outlets professional camcorders and action videos and mini-documentary-style which provide best exposure. Focus will cameras. Pre-production planning, human-interest stories. You will be placed on clearly and confidently storyboarding, and basic editing are also further your critical awareness presenting yourself to potential clients reinforced to convey a clear message by analyzing and deconstructing and employers, by drafting professional and story. short-form videos and films. Increased resumes, speaking about your work, emphasis is placed on technical and and engaging in mock job interviews. Clock hours: 136 (32 lecture; 40 lab; 64 online) creative decisions to construct better Credit hours: 5.5 stories. Clock hours: 136 (32 lecture; 40 lab; 64 online) Credit hours: 5.5 Clock hours: 136 (16 lecture; 56 lab; 64 online) VISUAL STORYTELLING Credit hours: 5.5 This course introduces you to the art ADVANCED PORTFOLIO of storytelling for the video medium as In Advanced Portfolio you will continue it relates to concept and completion. MOTION GRAPHICS to improve and master your production You will engage in exercises designed This course enhances your ability to skills, integrating additional post- to effectively communicate ideas to create and manipulate digital assets production tools and techniques used others by writing treatments, scripts, in the post production phase. Projects in the industry. Your visual storytelling and drafting storyboards. Editing theory are designed to teach you how to work and production techniques will be and technical execution in Adobe seamlessly between Adobe Photoshop, further challenged with a longer Premiere are heavily emphasized to After Effects and Premiere to expand mini-documentary, giving you greater create compelling visual narratives your marketable talents as a video creativity in producing content. Finally, and an awareness of cinematic producer. Emphasis is placed on you will be responsible for creating language and professional equipment. fundamentals of design and keyframe your demo reel, which will showcase By examining different multimedia animation of typographic and photo your talents and abilities developed projects, you will begin to understand elements to create exciting motion throughout the three semesters. digital media arts terminology, workflow graphics. scenarios and future opportunities in Clock hours: 136 (16 lecture; 56 lab; 64 online) the field. Clock hours: 136 (16 lecture; 56 lab; 64 online) Credit hours: 5.5 Credit hours: 5.5 Clock hours: 136 (40 lecture; 32 lab; 64 online) Credit hours: 5.5 TV control room, 1990s

9 PROGRAM GOALS: Upon satisfactory completion of the SHS Graphic Design (GFX) Graphic program, successful graduates will be able to: • Demonstrate a basic • Identify and/or produce • Demonstrate an Design understanding of design copy for advertising, understanding of software commonly packaging and web the printing process, used in the industry design printing substrates and finishing processes The GFX program is • Understand and develop • Understand the effective an effective use of use of color in design • Understand copyright a 12-month program typography and design and Digital Rights • Develop cohesive Management that provides • Design and develop web branding/identity for pages along with social corporations, products students with an media content and services introduction to the GFX employment goals: successful GFX graduates will possess the skills and employment knowledge, skills, and competencies to gain entry-level employment in opportunities available advertising agencies, design studios, corporate art departments, newspapers, magazines, TV and radio station design departments, printing businesses, and to an entry-level other related industries. employee in graphic The Graphic Design (GFX) program teaches students the basics of print and web design utilizing Adobe Creative Cloud software. Students alter images in design and related Photoshop, create vector graphics in Illustrator, prepare layouts using InDesign, and create websites in WordPress, while developing a sound understanding industries. The of design fundamentals. Upon satisfactory completion of the GFX program, successful graduates will be able to visually communicate concepts and program also assists ideas for print and web design; produce and present work appropriate for a professional client/designer environment; format and design press-ready students in developing pieces with images and typography; design, create, host and maintain websites using HTML, CSS and other web technologies; and brand and represent an understanding of companies via web and social media.

job search principles, All Graphic Design students will be loaned a MacBook Pro and provided access to Adobe Creative Cloud apps. These resources are provided for use throughout techniques and the duration of the student’s enrollment at SHS. strategies appropriate To offer students flexible schedules without sacrificing face-to-face contact to the industry. with instructors and classmates, students attend class in a traditional classroom or lab two days a week, and all on-site classroom training is blended with a weekly online component.

12-MONTH PROGRAM: The online component reinforces the weekly content while introducing new 3 semesters of 16 weeks each material. Online content is carefully selected to contain material a student can Clock hours: 816 | Semester credit hours: 32.0 review repeatedly to aid in mastering a skill or concept that they will be using Classes meet twice a week (Monday and throughout the course and in the industry. Students will have access to their Wednesday, or Tuesday and Thursday), in online content while attending school and for up to six months after graduation. addition to approximately 8-10 hours of weekly online work. The online component is delivered via an online learning management system CLASS HOURS: Day classes 10am-2:30pm and may be accessed wherever an internet connection is available. The Evening classes 6pm-10:30pm 12-month program includes homework and projects that must be completed Maximum class size: 24 outside the classroom. Lab hours are available: Monday-Thursday 2:30pm-5:30pm and Friday 9am-4pm GRAPHIC DESIGN PROGRAM TUITION: $16,900.00 10 Graphic Design curriculum First Semester Second Semester Third Semester WEEKS 1-16 | 10.5 credits WEEKS 17-32 | 11 credits WEEKS 33-48 | 10.5 credits FUNDAMENTALS OF WEB DESIGN ESSENTIALS PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT GRAPHIC DESIGN You will be introduced to skills in web Through hands-on exploration, This course acquaints the beginning design and development by integrating you will learn effective ways to designer with the basic principles, many of the powerful tools found online. professionally brand and promote terminology, guidelines, methods, and By the end of this course you’ll be yourself by means of the web, social processes used in the graphic design able to describe the design, structure media networking platforms and print. industry. You will explore the elements and functionality of the web; create Working one-on-one with the instructor, and principles of graphic design with modern web pages using WordPress; you are challenged to create your an in-depth look at color theory, general select an appropriate web hosting own professional online and printed layout solutions, typography, and basic service and publish your web pages portfolio, featuring projects completed graphic techniques. You will also study for the world to see. Explore the use of throughout the program. You will the basic organizational structures and Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) explore advanced topics in design, communication requirements of the and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to personal brand strategy, resume writing graphics industry. Topics include the incorporate emerging web trends and and interviewing techniques. demands of today’s graphic artist, how technologies in the ever-evolving field to work and communicate with clients, of web design and development. Clock hours: 136 (22 lecture; 50 lab; 64 online) tools needed to be a graphic designer Credit hours: 5.5 and the professionalism needed to Clock hours: 136 (48 lecture; 24 lab; 64 online) acquire an entry-level position in Credit hours: 5.5 graphic design. ADVANCED PROJECTS In this course, you will work on graphics Clock hours: 136 (36 lecture; 36 lab; 64 online) VISUAL BRANDING projects that simulate the type likely to Credit hours: 5.5 AND IDENTITY be found in the graphic design industry. This course explores the essential skills You will select projects that showcase required to guide a business through your design-thinking process, creativity, INTRODUCTION TO the process of creating a distinctive craft, time-management and computer COMPUTER GRAPHICS brand, including logos, marketing skills. Under individual guidance from This course will acquaint you with the materials, promotional graphics, brand your instructor, you will further develop use of common hardware and software identity and collateral graphics, through your design skills and increase your used in the graphic design industry multi-component design projects. body of work. These projects can then for design and composition, including You will focus on building the visual be incorporated into your professional the use of digital SLR cameras. You and conceptual aspects of branding design portfolio. will explore and demonstrate the use and identity for a variety of real-life of Adobe Illustrator in creating vector applications such as advertising, Clock hours: 136 (26 lecture; 46 lab; 64 online) artwork and Adobe Photoshop in brochures, and logos, using an Credit hours: 5.0 creating raster graphics. Competencies understanding of branding essentials include proficiency using drawing and marketing communications. tools, layers, illustration, logo development, manipulating images, Clock hours: 136 (22 lecture; 50 lab; 64 online) color correction, photo retouching, and Credit hours: 5.5 basic photography. You will also use Adobe InDesign to create press-ready documents and eye-catching designs that incorporate vector and raster graphics, color, and typography.

Clock hours: 136 (22 lecture; 50 lab; 64 online) Credit hours: 5.0

11 Faculty

RICO BEARD | BMA, DMA include Nestlé, The City of Auburn Masters of Telecommunication Hills, Amrita Therapeutics, The Berkley and Urban Studies, Michigan State Area Chamber of Commerce, United University; Bachelor of Arts in Dairy Industry of Michigan, Advanced Telecommunications. Past experience Manufacturing Group, HireMyMom.com, includes: Radio Host of “The Spartan Campfire USA, ClinArt Pharmaceutical, Beat”, Spotlight Productions; Adjunct The Jewish Community Center of Instructor, International Academy Metropolitan Detroit and WRCJ. of Design and Technology; Adjunct Member of SHS staff since 2015. Instructor, Eastern Michigan University. Member of SHS staff since 2017. KRIS HARRIS | BMA Bachelor of Science in English and ERIC BRAUN | BMA Philosophy from Central Michigan Master of Arts, Telecommunications, University; graduate of the Specs Central Michigan University; Bachelor Howard School. Past experience of Arts, Telecommunications, Eastern includes: Morning Show Producer and Michigan University; graduate of the On-air Personality, 93.1 WDRQ; Morning Specs Howard School. Past experience Show Producer 96.3 WDVD; Programing includes Production Director/On-air Assistant WDRQ and WDVD; Producer Personality, Northern Star Broadcasting and Programmer News Talk 760 WJR; (Big Country 102.9, Classic Rock, The Programmer 93.1 Doug FM, as well as Bear and The Zone); Air Personality/ 93.1 WHDZ and 96.3. Member of SHS Producer, WHNN, WCFX; voiceover staff since 2017. talent on computer games, film projects and commercials. Member of SHS staff since 2005. CHRIS JARVIS | DMA Graduate of the Specs Howard School. Past experience includes: Director, STANLEY BURKETT | BMA, DMA Writer, Editor, Camera Operator (Core Graduate of the Specs Howard School. 4 Productions, Obscura Broadcasting Attended Eastern Michigan University. Company), Director of Photography Early SHS Past experience includes Production (Discovery Life Channel), Production classrooms Coordinator (Specs Howard), At-Home Assistant ( Ford/In Style Magazine, Gold and studios Advisor (Apple), Google AdWords House Media, Southern Arizona Video Specialist (Infinity Contact). Member of Productions), Film Score Composer (If SHS Staff since 2018. Not Love Tucson). Member of SHS staff since 2019. NANCY COHEN | DMA, GFX Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), University BRYAN LACKNER | DMA of Michigan School of Art, majoring Graduate of the Specs Howard School. in Graphic Design. Worked for 12 Teaching Artist with the Community years at WDIV-Detroit as a graphic Arts Partnerships program at the designer and eventually Assistant College For Creative Studies. 2012 Design Director, followed by 4 years Kresge Arts Fellow for his work in local as Design Director at WJBK FOX2 TV. hip-hop group, Passalacqua. Freelance Currently the owner of Nancy Cohen Videographer/Editor since 2011. Design specializing in branding and Member of SHS staff since 2020. identity design, advertising, event design, display, presentation and website design. Graphic design clients 12 JULIE LANGDON | GFX Group at WDIV Local 4 and freelance NICK WISNISKE | BMA Bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan Videographer/Editor since 2005. Bachelor of Communications in University, majoring in Graphic Design Detroit Music Award winner with over Electronic Media from The University and minoring in Advertising. Alumna 15 nominations for drum work with of Michigan-Dearborn. Past experience of Schoolcraft Community College. local rock band MindCandy; 2005 win includes Producer, Host, and Camera Freelance Graphic Designer with past for “Outstanding Rock Recording” Operator for RecNSports, a bi-monthly work experience as a Graphic Arts for MindCandy’s “Recognize”; 2006 feature program. Hosted Your Tiger Specialist with Ford Motor Company nomination for “Outstanding Video Low Ticket, a monthly program about the for 17 years. Graphic Design teaching Budget” for MindCandy’s “Recognize.” Detroit Tigers that airs on Comcast TV experience includes Schoolcraft College Aside from instructing, Aaron is and Comcast On Demand. Currently and Henry Ford Community College. currently a Camera Operator for Joseph shooting for Dearborn Television and Member of SHS staff since 2010. Productions, Inc., working with The hosting special events in the city. He Detroit Red Wings. Member of SHS staff also does Color Commentary for Ann since 2009. Arbor High School Sports, calling JENNIFER MICHAELS | BMA, everything from football to basketball DMA, GFX to water polo. Member of SHS staff Career Instructor, Social Media Coach. JOHN OHMER | DMA, GFX since 2011. Graduate of the Specs Howard School Associate degree in Digital Imaging of Media Arts. Past experience includes from the Macomb Community College Sales Assistant for CBS Radio, 97.1 Graphics Program, and graduate of the The Ticket; Programming Promotions Specs Howard Graphic Design program. Director for Magic 105.1; Morning News Past experience includes helping to Producer for Trudi Daniels at 101 WRIF. develop the SHARE Program at Specs Member of SHS staff since 2009. Howard. John has taught graphics at Akiva Hebrew Day School in Southfield, MI, as well as a graphics enrichment RON NEVERS | GFX class for the White Lake School District Bachelor of Fine Arts, College for in Bloomfield Hills, MI. Member of SHS Creative Studies. Ron is a versatile staff since 2009. Designer/Art Director responsible for the creation and implementation of branded marketing strategies STEVE STRASZ | BMA, DMA resulting in double-digit growth in Graduate of the Specs Howard School. sales, traffic and consumer loyalty. Past experience includes 14 years at He has experience in print, broadcast, Comcast Cable working in all areas outdoor, logo design/brand strategies, of television production, and in a web, UI/UX and app design. He has won supervisory role for Advertising Sales numerous awards for advertising and Production. Recipient, Innovative Cable design. Experience includes current Excellence Award for Government Creative Director, In-House Realty (A Public Affairs Series “Comcast Quicken Loans company); Senior Art Newsmakers,” seen on CNN Headline Director/Graphic Designer, Vanguard News. Recipient, National Academy of Creative Group/Fresh Fuel; Senior Art Television Arts & Sciences, Michigan Director, Yaffe & Company. Member of Chapter, Emmy nomination for the Specs Howard School since 2010. “Michigan Mysteries: The Houdini File.” Telly Award finalist for commercial production, 2002. Seventeen years AARON NOWAK | BMA of experience with non-linear editing Graduate of the Specs Howard School. and graphics software. Wedding Recipient of Outstanding Achievement Videographer and Photographer for 11-4 Award and Rossano Award. Past Productions, 2008-2012. Member of experience includes Digital Media SHS staff since 2006. 13 Student Services

The Specs Howard School recognizes that students are enrolled in an intense program of study and are often in need of assistance while preparing for their chosen careers. Therefore, the school places a great deal of emphasis on services for students while they are in school, as well as after they graduate. Student and graduate needs are continuously assessed and, whenever necessary, assistance programs are modified and refined. The school strives to offer the utmost in customer service at all times. The Specs Howard School offers a wide range of services to assist students in completing their programs of study efficiently and productively. Student Success Department

Recognizing that students come from different backgrounds and face differing life situations, the Specs Howard School has a Student Success Department to help meet student needs. The primary objective of this department is to maximize the student’s general well-being and opportunities for success.

The Student Success Department provides an opportunity for students to confidentially discuss problems, questions or concerns they may have while enrolled at the Specs Howard School. The Student Success Department can provide a wide variety of information and support to students, including referrals to counseling agencies and remedial programs.

Samples of videos and graphic design work produced by Specs Howard School students 14 Transportation Housing Information

The Specs Howard School is located at The Student Success Department Supplies 26700 Lahser Road, just south of 11 Mile maintains a listing of local housing Road in Southfield, Michigan. information resources for students who Should additional equipment, are seeking housing while attending the books or materials be required A number of bus routes service Specs Howard School. When available, for any given program, a list the Specs Howard School area. information will be posted on the will be provided at the time of Additionally, the Specs Howard Student Success page within our online enrollment, and the student School is located near several major learning management system, in the will have the opportunity to freeways, including I-696 and the document Student Resources.pdf. purchase some of those items Lodge Freeway/Northwestern Highway. at the front desk, or they may The Student Success Department may Food Service purchase the items at any other be able to assist students in forming outlet of their choosing. For a carpools and making ride-sharing Vending machines are located in the current list of supplies needed arrangements. For more information, Specs Howard School student lounge. for each program, please visit see the document Student Resources. A food truck visits Monday through specshoward.edu/supplies. pdf on the Student Success Thursday mornings. page within our online learning In addition, the Specs Howard management system. Parking School of Media Arts makes it as easy as possible to participate Temporary Employment Free student parking is available in in the online component of its the parking lot adjacent to the school curricula through the SHARE The Student Success Department building. Program (Specs Howard Access to is often able to direct students to Resources for Education), which resources for obtaining non-industry- Telephone and Messages is part of the Learning Resource related jobs while attending the Specs System. Howard School. When available, such Students are not permitted to make resources are posted on the Student or receive personal phone calls using All students must have Success page within our online learning Specs Howard phones. Wireless unrestricted internet access to management system, in the document devices must be silenced during all support the requirements of the Student Resources.pdf. classroom and lab sessions. online portions of the curricula. All students will receive a Specs Child Care Howard-issued computer device as part of the SHARE Program. The Student Success Department Upon completion of the program, provides information to students about and prior to graduation, or if securing child care; however, the Specs the student’s enrollment with Howard School is not affiliated with SHS is terminated for any other any child-care service and cannot reason, either initiated by SHS endorse or accept responsibility for any administration or by the student, child-care facility or individual. When the SHS-issued device must available, child-care information will be be returned to the School in posted on the Student Success page the condition issued. (Minor within our online learning management wear and tear will be taken into system, in the document Student consideration.) Resources.pdf. 15 Career The Career Services Services Department is devoted

Through preparation of portfolios, Internships to helping demos, resumes, and interviewing skills, the Career Services Department Although participating in an internship is graduates is devoted to helping graduates obtain not a program requirement, interning for entry-level jobs in the broadcast media, a company in the media industry is highly digital media, and graphic design encouraged. The networking potential obtain industries. and work experience that internships provide are invaluable. Many employers entry-level Although placement is a priority, it is hire or recommend exceptional interns by no means a guarantee. Students for employment upon graduation. jobs in the are expected to take an active role in their search for employment. The most Students in good standing are eligible important factors in finding the first job to participate in a traditional internship broadcast after graduation are perseverance and program starting at a specific point professionalism. The Career Services within each program. The hours will media, digital Department plays an active role in vary with employers but most require searching for job leads and pursuing about 10-20 hours a week for 10-12 media, and and maintaining relationships with weeks. A resume and/or interview with employers, and assisting students in an employer is typically required to their endeavors. become an intern. graphic

Graduates seeking employment Specs Howard graduates are part of design assistance are expected to follow up an esteemed network of professionals on the leads they accept from their that have found their calling in various industries. advisors, and actively seek employment sectors of the media industry. Through themselves by searching the internet a combination of training offered at for job postings, researching potential the Specs Howard School, internship employers, placing phone calls and opportunities and personal experience, sending out resumes. these graduates represent what may be possible for the future student that has Having a good attitude is crucial to the passion to succeed. success in this or any other career. Students should come to class every Specs Howard strives to maintain day as if they are coming to a job a sense of community among its interview, because employers and graduates and welcomes the opportunity graduates visit the Specs Howard to assist them in finding employment School on a regular basis. as they move up in their careers. Since networking plays a significant role in Career classes at the Specs Howard finding employment, efforts are made School prepare students to work in their to invite graduates back to school to chosen industry. Some of the topics mentor students at various functions, as covered in class include the demands well as provide an industry perspective of today’s media professional, how to at advisory board meetings. Many work with clients, understanding the graduates go on to become employers organizational structure of the industry, themselves, making their connection and establishing the professionalism to the school a great opportunity for needed to acquire an entry-level job. up-and-coming students. 16 Student policies

Student Conduct

All students are expected to conduct SHS radio themselves with decorum and dignity. practice studio, Alcohol, marijuana and drugs of an ca. early 1980s illegal nature are not permitted at the Specs Howard School. Any student found to be in possession of, or suspected of being under the influence lying; fraud; plagiarism; providing of, alcohol, marijuana or illegal drugs Expectations information dishonestly; and on school property or adjacent parking unauthorized collaboration or facilities may be subject to disciplinary of a Student assistance. No such actions by action, up to and including suspension students will be tolerated at SHS, or immediate administrative withdrawal. Students at the Specs Howard School and faculty and/or the Director (“SHS”, “the School”) are expected of Education will respond with Fighting, physically aggressive to adopt a mature and responsible appropriate sanctions to any offense. behavior, malicious destruction of approach to their education by bearing Such sanctions may include a property or harassment (sexual or responsibility for their own learning failing grade in an assignment, a otherwise, including but not limited through establishing a sound work failing grade in a course, academic to ethnic/racial intimidation or ethic toward academic assignments, probation, academic suspension, harassment) of students, school examinations, class attendance, or administrative withdrawal from a personnel or visitors may result and other academic responsibilities. program. in disciplinary action, up to and Students must carefully organize including suspension or immediate their personal schedules to meet SHS expects students to conduct administrative withdrawal. the expectations of the program and themselves with professionalism, courses in which they are enrolled. respect, and courtesy toward faculty Foul language, loud disturbances, and staff. Students are expected to expressions of affection or displeasure SHS students are expected to pursue respect the learning environment, the inappropriate to a business academic integrity through profes- instructor’s authority, and the rights environment, extremes in dress or sionalism, honesty and responsibility, of other students to an education in a grooming which draw undue attention ensuring that the academic work courteous learning environment. or interfere with classroom decorum, of each student is based on truth, academic cheating, inability to work honesty, respect, and trust. Any act If a student has concerns about a with other students, or other breaches that improperly, falsely, or deceptively course in which they are enrolled, the of conduct will result in consequences impacts a truthful evaluation of a student should address those concerns which may include written warning, student’s performance would be to the instructor in a respectful manner. suspension from attending classes for deemed an act of academic dishonesty If the student’s concerns cannot be a period of one to three days, and/or and misconduct. resolved through the instructor, the additional action up to and including student should bring the matter to the administrative withdrawal. Examples of academic dishonesty Director of Education. and misconduct are: cheating; The Specs Howard School prohibits the conspiracy, intimidation, or use, possession, display or storage of bribery; duplicate submission of firearms, ammunition, illegal knives, work; destruction, alteration or explosives (including fireworks), unauthorized possession of Specs knuckles, clubs, nightsticks or other Howard property; fabrication or weapons in the SHS building and on 17 school grounds. Peace officers certified inducing any licensee or his agent or his addiction treatment where you can learn by the State of Michigan and currently employees to sell, give, serve, or deliver about the symptoms and signs of drug employed with a law enforcement any alcoholic beverage to a person abuse, as well as the repercussions agency are excluded, but must declare under 21. Any violation of this policy may of abuse. Call (888) 744-0069 for help the intent to carry a weapon in writing be cause for disciplinary action and/or regarding drug abuse. to the Student Success Department prosecution. upon their initial enrollment at the Michigan Mental Health Specs Howard School. Violation of this Drug Policy Networker (The Networker) policy may result in administrative withdrawal from the institution. The possession, use, sale or distribution The Networker has been in operation since of narcotics or any controlled substance 1993 to provide up-to-date information Suspension and/ or drug paraphernalia is illegal on mental health and substance abuse under both federal and state laws and agencies throughout Michigan. The A suspension is an SHS-initiated prohibited at the Specs Howard School Networker currently lists over 400 interruption of training in the student’s of Media Arts. Any student found to be agencies that aim to help those struggling current class, not to exceed three in possession of, or suspected to be with mental health and substance abuse days. Suspensions may be invoked under the influence of, marijuana or issues. Go to mhweb.org to get a list of for disciplinary, academic or financial illegal drugs while on school property or organizations that provide help. reasons. Disciplinary suspension is the adjacent parking facilities may be subject result of a violation of the student conduct to disciplinary action, up to and including Drugs and alcohol are often glamorized policies of the Specs Howard School. suspension or immediate administrative in today’s media. Becoming addicted to Academic suspension is the result of withdrawal, and/or criminal prosecution. drugs and alcohol has negative effects academic misconduct, as described on one’s body, mind and lifestyle. The above, in Expectations of a Student. A conviction of any offense involving following resources are available for the possession or sale of illegal drugs anyone who has fallen victim to drug If a student is delinquent with his or during the period of enrollment for abuse and is looking for help. It’s never her payment plan, that student may be which a student is receiving Title IV, too late to reach out for help. subject to financial suspension, which HEA program funds, under federal Knowledge is the best defense in may lead to administrative withdrawal. or state law, will result in the loss of knowing the dangers of drugs. The Drug Students should contact the Business eligibility for any Title IV, HEA grant, loan, Enforcement Administration (DEA) Office if they foresee any problems with or work-study assistance. The Specs offers an excellent resource for drug their finances. Howard School will provide notice in a fact sheets providing origins, street timely manner to each student who has names, abuses and health risks. Go to Smoking lost eligibility for that assistance as a Drug Facts Sheets (dea.gov/factsheets) result of penalties under HEA Sec. 484 for more information. The entire Specs Howard campus, (r)(1). This will be a written notice and will including the building itself and the advise the student of the ways in which The DEA is a government agency that adjacent parking area, is smoke-free, a student may regain eligibility. specializes in enforcing the controlled including e-cigarettes and vaporizers. substance laws and regulations of the Drug and Alcohol Counseling United States. On the DEA website Alcohol Policy you can find information on specific Programs are available to help students drugs, drug laws and prevention. Visit The use of alcoholic beverages is and staff who may be in need of DEA.gov to learn more about the Drug prohibited at the Specs Howard School counseling, treatment, or rehabilitation. Enforcement Administration and Drugs of Media Arts. Any student found to be The Student Success Department will of Abuse: A DEA Resource Guide for in the possession of, or suspected to provide a Student Success Emergency information on drugs of abuse. be under the influence of, alcohol while Help Resource List that contains on school property or adjacent parking names, addresses and telephone Vaccination Policy facilities may be subject to disciplinary numbers of organizations that can action, up to and including suspension provide assistance to a person in need. The Specs Howard School does or immediate administrative withdrawal. Resources can also be found on the not have a formal policy relative to Specifically, it is illegal for any person Student Success page within the online vaccinations. However, we encourage under the age of 21 to possess alcoholic learning management system. all students to be current with any and beverages; to give, serve, or permit all vaccinations. alcoholic beverages to be served to DrugAbuse.com any person under 21; or to misrepresent Student Complaint Procedure or misstate his or her age or the age DrugAbuse.com provides trusted of another person for the purpose of resources for substance abuse and Students with concerns about unfair 18 treatment or other problems with the Proprietary school complaints are • Accrediting organizations staff, faculty or any Specs Howard handled by The Michigan Department • Appropriate officials in cases of School procedure have the opportunity of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. health and safety emergencies to voice those concerns by requesting • Parents, if the student’s parents to meet with, in ascending order, their Student Records and FERPA (or one of their parents) claim the instructor (if appropriate), the Student student as a dependent for federal Success staff, the Director of Education The Family Educational Rights and tax purposes or the President. Every effort will be Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law • To comply with a judicial order made to remedy the student’s concerns. that protects the privacy of student or lawfully issued subpoena, If the student is not happy with the education records. The law applies to provided the school makes a resolution, a written complaint may be all schools that receive funds under reasonable effort to notify the filed with the appropriate department an applicable program of the U.S. student of the disclosure in director. Every attempt will be made Department of Education. advance, unless such notification to resolve the problem favorably, or to is not required by FERPA provide a satisfactory explanation for Students have the right to inspect and the circumstances. If the student does review their own education records According to FERPA, a school may not feel that the complaint has been maintained by the school, but the disclose, without consent, “directory” satisfactorily resolved, he or she may Specs Howard School is not required information. Directory information at ask for a hearing by a panel consisting to provide copies of records unless, for SHS is defined as: student’s name, of no fewer than three members of the reasons such as great distance, it is honors and awards, and the time staff and/or faculty. impractical for students to review the period during which the student is/ records. The Specs Howard School may was attending classes at the school. Schools accredited by the Accrediting charge a fee for copies. Students may request that the school Commission of Career Schools and not disclose directory information Colleges must have a procedure and Students have the right to request about them. Such a request should be operational plan for handling student that the Specs Howard School correct made in writing to the SHS Student complaints. If a student does not records that they believe may be Success Department. feel that the school has adequately inaccurate or misleading. If the school addressed a complaint or concern, decides not to amend the record, the Crime Statistics and Security the student may consider contacting student then has the right to a formal the Accrediting Commission. hearing. After the hearing, if the school Crime Statistics describe criminal All complaints reviewed by the still decides not to amend the record, activity in and around the Specs Commission must be in written form the student has the right to place a Howard facility. Security information and should grant permission for the statement with the record setting forth describes security procedures Commission to forward a copy of the his or her view about the contested instituted by the Specs Howard School. complaint to the school for a response. information. For information on both of these, please This can be accomplished by filing go to specshoward.edu and click on the ACCSC Complaint Form. The The Specs Howard School must have Student Handbook at the bottom of complainant(s) will be kept informed as written permission from the student the page. This information can also be to the status of the complaint as well as in order to release any information obtained at the front desk. the final resolution by the Commission. from the student’s education record. Please direct all inquiries to: However, FERPA allows the Specs Howard School to disclose those Accrediting Commission of Career records, without consent, to the Schools & Colleges following parties or under the following 2101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 302 conditions: Arlington, VA 22201 (703) 247-4212 • Specs Howard School officials www.accsc.org with legitimate educational interest A copy of the ACCSC Complaint Form • Other schools to which a student is available at the school and may be is transferring (with a signed obtained by contacting Avery Thomas transcript request from the in the Student Success Department, or student) online at www.accsc.org. • Specified officials for audit or evaluation purposes Students may also file formal • Appropriate parties in connection complaints with the State of Michigan. with financial aid to a student 19 individual’s name and/or password, and for engaging in academic Academic dishonesty. policies Holidays and School Closings SHS rarely closes due to weather. Only severe weather or other circumstance (e.g., a power outage) will cause the school to close.

Attendance advised by the Student Success If the Specs Howard School does close Department and may be subject to for any reason, closing information will Students are expected to attend all administrative withdrawal. There are be announced on Detroit-area radio and scheduled classroom, online and lab no excused absences for recording television stations. Stations students sessions in their entirety. Attendance purposes. can monitor for information include: will be taken for all sessions. The school maintains attendance records If a student in any program misses 14 Radio: WWJ 950 AM for students in all programs and consecutive calendar days without documents students’ absences from notifying the Specs Howard School of Television: WJBK–TV 2 classes. illness or extraordinary circumstances, WDIV–TV 4 the student may be administratively WXYZ–TV 7 Notification from Student withdrawn from the program. Notice is also typically posted online on Each student is responsible for Online Course Component our learning management system, and contacting his or her instructor, via the Attendance sent to students via text and/or email. online learning management system or email, if he or she will be absent, All courses at SHS incorporate online In the event of a school closing due arriving late to class, or leaving early. sessions requiring that students log in, to holiday observance, adverse All messages regarding attendance are participate and complete assignments weather conditions or other recorded on the student’s attendance on a weekly basis. Failure to log in, unavoidable circumstances (e.g., record. complete online assignments and power failures, etc.), such occurrences submit by deadlines will result in will be indicated on each student’s Absences an absence being recorded for that attendance record. session. These hours will be calculated The maximum number of absences for with the student’s resident attendance For pre-scheduled school closures, any student enrolled in any program at record. make-up sessions will be offered to the SHS is six in any course. Absences are students. The make-up session dates accrued by a student: Online Authentication will be given to students no later than Policy the beginning of the affected semester. • failing to attend a scheduled class session Students participating in online If a student fails to attend a scheduled • failing to complete online content must log into a secure portal make-up day, an absence will be coursework with an SHS user ID and password. placed on the student’s record. All students who enroll in programs Students missing the make-up Students are expected to attend for the are authenticated through an identity session are responsible for contacting full length of each class session. At the management system that requires their instructor and making up any discretion of the instructor, students a unique username and password coursework or assignments. may be marked absent if the majority for access. Without these identifiers, of the class is missed. Keep in mind, students are unable to participate The school will notify students following habitually arriving late and leaving in classes or access the learning any decision by the school to modify early may result in not meeting SAP management system for online the student calendar. If the school requirements. coursework. makes a modification to the student calendar, the student’s Enrollment If a student’s cumulative number of The School’s policies regarding Agreement with the school will remain absences (resident and online classes academic integrity and acceptable use in full force and effect, and the student combined) should exceed six during of online services include penalties is still responsible for all academic and any single course, he or she will be for unauthorized use of another financial obligations. 20 Scheduled holiday observances for the In general, anyone found liable for Rate of completion: Specs Howard School of Media Arts are: civil copyright infringement may be To measure the rate of completion, ordered to pay either actual damages the total number of credits • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day or “statutory” damages affixed at not attempted is compared to the total • Memorial Day less than $750 and not more than number of credits completed. A • Independence Day $30,000 per work infringed. For “willful” student must successfully complete (exact days vary) infringement, a court may award up to at least two-thirds (66.7%) of the • Labor Day $150,000 per work infringed. A court total number of credits attempted • Thanksgiving Day can, at its discretion, also assess costs per 16-week assessment period. (and the day after) and attorneys’ fees. For details, see Successfully completed grades are • Christmas Eve through Title 17, United States Code, Sections A, B, C and D. New Year’s Day 504, 505. For more information, please (exact days vary) see the website of the U.S. Copyright Cumulative grade point average: Office at www.copyright.gov. A student is expected to maintain Copyrighted Materials Policy a minimum cumulative grade point Satisfactory Academic average (GPA) at the end of each It is illegal, as described in federal law Progress attempted assessment period, as (Title 17 of the US Code), to download, listed in the table below. To meet upload, share, or distribute in any In order to receive Title IV financial graduation requirements, at the fashion, copyrighted material, in any aid (federal grants and loans) and be end of the program the student form, without permission or a license considered in good academic standing, must have achieved the cumulative to do so from the copyright holder. students must attain Satisfactory GPA minimum listed below for The Specs Howard School of Media Academic Progress (SAP) toward the “Required for graduation”. All courses Arts neither condones nor supports completion of their chosen program. attempted with earned grades of the use of peer-to-peer file sharing of The following policy explains how the A, B, C, D, and E are included in the copyrighted material in ways in which Specs Howard School of Media Arts GPA calculation. Any grade earned the material was not intended. measures a student’s academic progress by repeating a course will replace according to Department of Education any prior grade for the same course. Students who violate federal copyright guidelines. To determine if a student The grades from the repeated course laws may be subject to penalties such has attained SAP, the Specs Howard will then be used to calculate the as paying court-ordered compensation, School is required to evaluate a student’s student’s GPA to determine if the monetary fines and/or jail sentencing. progress by the length of time it takes to student has achieved SAP. A student’s enrollment at the Specs complete a program of study, the rate of Howard School of Media Arts may be completion, and the student’s cumulative Assessment Process terminated if he or she is found to be grade point average (GPA). Students file sharing, uploading, downloading or must meet all the requirements below to Whether or not a student is considered distributing copyrighted material, in any have successfully attained Satisfactory to be achieving SAP depends on the form, without permission or consent of Academic Progress. successful completion of courses, the copyright holder. cumulative GPA, and maximum Assessment period: attempted credits to complete the Summary of civil and criminal Evaluation periods occur at the end of student’s program of study. A student’s penalties for violation of federal each attempted 16-week semester. SAP is evaluated after each 16-week copyright laws: Copyright infringement assessment period has ended. The is the act of exercising, without Length of time: results of the evaluation will place permission or legal authority, one or To measure the length of time it takes the student in either Good Standing, more of the exclusive rights granted to complete a program’s requirements, on Academic Warning, or in Denial to the copyright owner under section all credits attempted are included in the Status (see below for definitions). The 106 of the Copyright Act (Title 17 of assessment. A student cannot attempt Financial Aid and/or Student Success the United States Code). These rights more than 150% of the published Department will notify students if they include the right to reproduce or credits for the program of study. are placed on Academic Warning or in distribute a copyrighted work. In the Denial Status. file-sharing context, downloading Total Maximum or uploading substantial parts of a program attempted NOTE: The first assessment period copyrighted work without authority academic academic credit occurs at the end of week 16. The constitutes an infringement. credit hours allowed (150%) second assessment period occurs BMA 31 credit hours 46.5 credit hours at the end of week 32. The third Penalties for copyright infringement DMA 33 credit hours 49.5 credit hours assessment period occurs at the end of include civil and criminal penalties. GFX 32 credit hours 48.0 credit hours week 48. 21 Rates of Completion If denied future financial aid, the student has the option of submitting BMA Rate of Completion an appeal to the Appeals Committee Assessment Total possible academic Minimum academic (see Appeal and Reinstatement, period* credits per unit credits earned (66.67%) below). The student must meet all three First 10.5 7 requirements — length of time, rate of Second 10 6.67 completion and cumulative GPA — to Third 10.5 7 remain in Good Standing. Total 31 20.67 Appeal and Reinstatement DMA Rate of Completion Assessment Total possible academic Minimum academic Students may appeal their Denial period* credits per unit credits earned (66.67%) Status by submitting an appeal form First 11 7.33 to the Student Success Department. Second 11 7.33 Some circumstances, such as medical Third 11 7.33 problems, illness, death in the family, Total 33 22 relocation, or employment changes, may be considered for an appeal. (For GFX Rate of Completion more details, see Progress Reporting Assessment Total possible academic Minimum academic and Course Grades, below.) period* credits per unit credits earned (66.67%) First 10.5 7 Progress Reporting and Second 11 7.33 Course Grades Third 10.5 7 Total 32 21.33 If a student fails to achieve a grade of at least 60% (.67 GPA) for each course Cumulative Grade Point Averages in an assessment period, that student Minimum Cumulative GPA will be administratively withdrawn Assessment Minimum from the program and, if applicable, period* cumulative GPA placed in Denial Status. Depending First 1.5 on the circumstances of the student’s Second 1.75 withdrawal, any continuation of an Third 2.0 education at the Specs Howard School by that student may require Required for graduation: 2.0 reinstatement or re-enrollment. The student may appeal their withdrawal * The first assessment period occurs at the end of week 16, the second at the end status by submitting an appeal form, of week 32, and the third at the end of week 48. which is available from the Student Success Department.

Grade Percentage (GPA)

Good Standing for to inform the student of potential A 93 – 100.00% 3.77-4.00 Financial Aid academic problems and provide time A- 90 – 92.99% 3.67-3.76 for corrective action. If a student does B+ 87 – 89.99% 3.33-3.66 A student in Good Standing (who is not meet Satisfactory Academic B 83 – 86.99% 3.0-3.32 otherwise eligible for financial aid) Progress standards at the end of the B- 80 – 82.99% 2.67-2.99 is eligible for financial aid funding Academic Warning period, the student C+ 77 – 79.99% 2.33-2.66 because they are fulfilling the will be administratively withdrawn and C 70 – 76.99% 2.0-2.32 requirements of Satisfactory Academic placed in Denial Status. C- 65 – 69.99% 1.67-1.99 Progress. Denial Status for Financial Aid D+ 64 – 64.99% 1.33-1.66 Academic Warning for D 61 – 63.99% 0.83-1.32 Financial Aid Denial Status will prevent a student D- 60 – 60.99% 0.67-0.82 from receiving any future financial aid E 0–59.99% 0 Academic Warning will not prevent a funding until the student meets all W Withdrawal student from receiving financial aid. requirements of Satisfactory Academic R Repeat The Academic Warning period is meant Progress. I Incomplete 22 The student will be offered the Make-up Work/Incomplete student is being prematurely ended by opportunity to appeal and reinstate Grades the Specs Howard School. The school their enrollment to a different class may initiate Administrative Withdrawal in order to repeat the failed course(s). It is the responsibility of each student for a number of reasons, including, but Students who may have failed a course to contact his or her instructor to make not limited to, the following: providing or courses under the previous policy arrangements for making up any work false information on the enrollment must reinstate at a later offering of that may have been missed due to agreement (including, but not limited the earliest equivalent course they absence or other circumstances. to, educational status certification); failed. All courses must be successfully failing to maintain Satisfactory completed to earn a diploma. An incomplete grade (I) may be given Academic Progress; being absent in at the end of a course if approved excess of school policy; failing to pay all If the student fails to attain specified by the Director of Education, and if monies owed to the school on a timely minimum course grades at the end the instructor believes the material basis; destroying or damaging any of each repeated course, the student can be completed in a reasonable property of the school (the student may will be placed back in Denial Status amount of time (not to exceed two be held liable for repair or replacement and will be administratively withdrawn weeks) as the student continues in the of the damaged property); possessing from the program. program. The incomplete grade (I) will any weapon while on campus; be approved only in cases where there using, being under the influence When a student repeats any course were extenuating circumstances that of, possessing and/or distributing or courses of any program, any led to the incomplete coursework, and alcoholic beverages, marijuana or grade(s) received during the repeated when it is feasible for the coursework illegal drugs on campus; engaging course(s) will replace any prior to be completed independently by the in unlawful or improper conduct, or grade(s) for the same course(s). The student without the assistance of any conduct contrary to the best interests grade(s) from the repeated course(s) classmates. of the school or any other conduct that will then be used to calculate the reflects negatively upon the school; or student’s GPA to determine if the The instructor must submit a request demonstrating behavior disruptive to student has achieved SAP. to the Director of Education for an normal classroom discipline, including incomplete status and incomplete behavior that could be considered Since Denial Status, Academic Warning grade. The request must describe, in harassment (sexual or otherwise, and the repeating of any course(s) detail, the reason for the request, the including but not limited to ethnic/ may affect a student’s financial aid time frame (not to exceed two weeks), racial intimidation or harassment). eligibility, students in these situations and the specific coursework that will are advised to contact the Financial Aid be required from the student to resolve Any student wishing to appeal Department. the incomplete grade. At the end of the an Administrative Withdrawal allotted time frame, the grade for that determination must send a letter Transfer of Credits coursework will be used to assess the of appeal to the Student Success final grade for the course. Department. The letter should Students pursuing diploma programs describe any circumstances and/ at the Specs Howard School must Voluntary Withdrawal or documentation that the student take those programs in their entirety. feels warrants further consideration. In most cases, no credit is granted for “Voluntary Withdrawal” means that the After reviewing those circumstances, past experience or other academic enrollment reserved for the student in the Student Success Department activities. This ensures that all a particular class is being prematurely will notify the individual as quickly graduates have fulfilled the stated ended by the student. In such cases, as possible of the decision made objectives of the programs and that students must submit a written by the school. For information on minimum training levels can be notification to the Student Success reinstatement of enrollment, see reported to prospective employers. Department of their intent to withdraw Reinstatement after Administrative or Military veterans with prior training from their class. Upon receipt of this Voluntary Withdrawal, below. or experience will be evaluated and written notice, the appropriate Specs required to take advanced standing Howard School departments will be Reinstatement after tests to determine the appropriateness notified so that proper action can be Administrative or Voluntary of the prior training and experience taken. Withdrawal to SHS courses. In the event that a student is awarded credits from the Administrative Withdrawal If a student wishes to return to school advanced standing test, those credits after Administrative or Voluntary will be factored into credit hours “Administrative Withdrawal” or Withdrawal, he or she may apply for completed for the program, but not “Termination” means that…means reinstatement, provided that a period of factored into the GPA calculation. that the enrollment reserved for the less than one year has passed between 23 the student’s last date of attendance Failure to rejoin a class after being Re-enrollment and the student’s scheduled date of granted a transfer will result in return. If a period of one year or more Administrative Withdrawal. In this case, If a period of one year or more has has passed between the student’s last students must apply for reinstatement passed between the student’s last date of attendance and the student’s in order to return to school. date of attendance and the student’s scheduled date of return, under the Interruptions in training may affect a scheduled date of return, under the discretion of the Director of Education, student’s funding status or the receipt discretion of the Director of Education, the student may need to apply for of additional benefits. All appropriate the student may need to apply for re-enrollment (see Re-enrollment, agencies will be notified by the Specs re-enrollment and possibly repeat below) and possibly repeat courses Howard School of a transfer. courses already attempted and passed. already attempted and passed. The The student may be required to meet Student Success Department, as well A student’s ability to transfer may with the Student Success Department as the Director or Education, may be limited and must be approved by before re-enrollment is granted. A request a meeting with the student the Student Success Department. re-enrolling student must complete to ensure that reinstatement is truly Students may be assessed a $150 all admissions procedures as outlined in the student’s best interest. The administrative fee to process a in the SHS catalog. Any coursework Student Success Department will transfer. This administrative fee is due completed during the previous inform the student of either approval no later than two weeks prior to the enrollment is ineligible for a grade in the or denial of reinstatement, as well as start date of the new class. If a student new enrollment period. options for the date of return to the is granted more than one transfer, he school, if approved. Students returning or she may be assessed additional Student transcripts reflect all academic to the first semester must attend the tuition charges. Additional tuition work attempted. If a student retakes scheduled orientation for the class or fees will also be assessed if the new a course, the grade earned from the risk forfeiting their seat in class. class into which the student transfers repeated course will count toward the is at a higher tuition rate than the student’s cumulative GPA and appear Students may be assessed a $150 original class. For more information as a letter grade on the transcript, administrative fee to process a on additional tuition charges, please while the grade earned in the original reinstatement. This administrative fee is refer to the section entitled Financial attempt will no longer count toward due no later than two weeks prior to the Policies in the SHS catalog. the student’s cumulative GPA but will start date of the new class. In the event appear on the transcript. The repeated that the student is scheduled to return Repeating Portions of a course will clearly be identified. to school within a shorter time period, Program the Business Office will determine the Graduation Requirements payment schedule. Failure to make If a student repeats any course in his payment by the deadline may result or her program of study for any reason, Graduates receive a diploma indicating in forfeiture of the seat in the class. including attendance, academic the program of study completed. In Students whose reinstatements are deficiencies or a student-initiated order to graduate and receive a diploma approved are also required to meet with transfer, he or she will be assessed a from any Specs Howard program, a a member of the Specs Howard School $150.00 transfer fee. (This fee may be student must, by the last day of class: Financial Aid Department (if applicable) waived by the Chief Operating Officer prior to the deadline. under special circumstances.) For • complete all areas of training first-time transfers, additional tuition • maintain Satisfactory Academic Class Transfers for Currently will also be assessed if the new class Progress Enrolled Students to which the student is assigned is at • pass all program courses with a a higher tuition rate than the original minimum course grade of a D-, A “class transfer” is a student-initiated class. Course fees will be assessed 60% (0.67 GPA) move from one class to another. All for any additional transfers at a rate of • have submitted resumes transfer requests must be submitted $2,700.00 per repeated course. and appropriate forms to the in writing to the Student Success Career Services Department, Department. The student will enter the When a student repeats any course or so placement status can be next available class with an opening courses of any program, any grade(s) determined when that class progresses to the received during the repeated course(s) • complete all financial aid point where the student is scheduled to will replace any prior grade(s) for the paperwork, if applicable rejoin and continue his or her training. same course(s). The grade(s) from Students must be current with their the repeated course(s) will then be In addition, all students must pay financial obligations to the Specs used to calculate the student’s GPA to tuition and any other charges in full Howard School by the re-entry date, as determine if the student has achieved to the institution by two weeks before determined by the transfer agreement. Satisfactory Academic Progress. the last day of class, as described in 24 the Financial Policies section of the any time during their enrollment at absent from class, will no longer be SHS catalog. Any student who still the Specs Howard School. However, eligible and will be removed from their has financial obligations to the school requests for accommodation must be internship immediately. will not be issued a diploma, will not made in advance of the coursework be eligible for any job leads through to which the request applies. Medical Students will be provided with the Career Services Department, nor documentation of condition/disability internship opportunities that reflect the will they be allowed to participate in must be provided. Any student wishing area of interest within the coursework the graduation ceremony. In cases to request accommodation should they are pursuing. Internships are of emergency, extreme hardship contact his or her Admissions Advisor provided as they become available. or extenuating circumstances, or a member of the SHS Student By turning down an opportunity to consideration may be granted at the Success Department. participate in an internship when it discretion of the Specs Howard School. becomes available, a student may Transcripts be disqualified from future internship Graduation dates are subject to opportunities. change. Graduation ceremonies are An official transcript of a student’s held several times a year, off site, at a academic performance will be sent The student and the employer must location that will be announced to the directly from the Student Success meet the following criteria to qualify graduating classes at least four weeks Department to another school when the for a Certificate of Completion for an in advance. student submits a Transcript Request internship: form and a $3.00 processing fee. The Disability and Reasonable Transcript Request form can be found • Employer and student agree and Accommodations Policy online at specshoward.edu/transcripts. understand that the internship is to be a mutually beneficial The Specs Howard School facilities are Internships experience and that it is solely a wheelchair accessible. Wheelchair- learning experience on the part of accessible restrooms are located at the Though not a requirement for the student north end of the building. graduation, an internship can be an • The student must complete a excellent enhancement to the Specs minimum number of internship No qualified student shall, by reason Howard School curricula and make a hours, based on employer’s needs of disability, be denied access to, significant contribution to a student’s (typically 10-20 hours per week for participation in, or the benefits of any pursuit of employment. The skills and 10-12 weeks) program or activity operated by the experience obtained while working Specs Howard School. Reasonable at an internship are invaluable and In most cases, internships are unpaid. effort will be made so that each contribute to a student’s ultimate goal qualified student receives appropriate of employment. accommodations to ensure equal access to educational opportunities, Any student seeking an internship programs and activities in the most through the Specs Howard School appropriate setting. This policy Career Services Department must is consistent with Section 504 of meet the following criteria: the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of • Successfully complete the 1990 (“ADA”) and Michigan Persons week-32 assessment period and with Disabilities Civil Rights Act maintain a GPA of 3.0 or better (“MPDCRA”). • Maintain acceptable attendance • Understand that missing school Students with disabilities are not for the internship may lead to required to identify themselves as being removed from the internship such, nor to request accommodation. • Remain current with all financial However, the Specs Howard School obligations to the school. cannot accommodate an individual Failure to do so will result in the who does not inform school officials withdrawal of the student from the about his or her disability and his or her internship need for accommodation. • Obtain two instructor signatures for recommendation If a student believes that accommodation is needed, the request Students failing to maintain a minimum for accommodation may be made at GPA of 3.0, and/or with excessive time 25 breaks of five or more consecutive days Financial are excluded. If a “Return of Title IV” calculation is required, the student may also be policies obligated to repay a portion of the loans and/or grants obtained for that student’s tuition. Any refund due will be returned to the lending and outside funding agencies prior to being returned to the student. Worksheets Cancellation and Refund Tuition Refund Policy used to determine the amount of Policies federal “Return of Title IV Funds” Students will be charged according to are available upon request from the All tuition and fees paid by the the number of weeks attended. Specs Howard School Financial Aid applicant will be refunded if the Department. For further information on applicant is rejected by the school. All REFUND POLICY: semester definitions, please contact tuition and fees paid by the applicant BMA, DMA & GFX PROGRAMS your Specs Howard School Financial will be refunded if requested within Semester 1 Aid Advisor. three business days of signing an enrollment agreement with the school. Week 1 25% $1,587.50 General Financial Policies Weeks 2-8 50% $3,175.00 Three-business-day Weeks 9-16 100% $6,350.00 1. Any portion of an academic week Cancellation attended shall be considered as a Semester 2 full week, for the purposes of the All applicants are charged a $50.00 Week 1 25% $1,587.50 refund policy. application fee. As stated above, a Weeks 2-8 50% $3,175.00 full refund of all monies paid by the Weeks 9-16 100% $6,350.00 2. If a student in any program student (applicant), including the misses 14 consecutive calendar $50.00 application fee, will be made Semester 3 days without notifying the Specs by the school if cancellation is made Week 1 25% $1,050.00 Howard School of illness or by midnight of the third business day Weeks 2-8 50% $2,100.00 extraordinary circumstances, the following the signing of the enrollment Weeks 9-16 100% $4,200.00 student may be administratively agreement. If the student has enrolled withdrawn from the program. by mail or will be taking training at a site Return of Title IV Funds Refunds, if any, will be computed other than where they enrolled, without from the date of determination first seeing the school, the student has The federally mandated “Return of Title of withdrawal. The student three business days from the date he IV Funds” policy applies to any student will be notified by mail of the or she first visits the school in which receiving federal financial aid who fails administrative withdrawal. to cancel the enrollment agreement to complete the semester for which he and receive a full refund. A signed or she was charged. The formula which 3. The Specs Howard School letter requesting cancellation must be determines the amount of federal Title reserves the right to adminis- delivered to the school either in person IV aid that must be returned to the tratively withdraw a student at or by registered or certified mail. If federal government by the school or any time for good and sufficient cancellation occurs after midnight of the student is as follows: cause, including, but not limited third business day following the signing to, violation of policies noted in of the enrollment agreement, but before The refund, calculated by semester, the Specs Howard School catalog. the start of class, SHS will refund all applies to any student receiving grant Refunds, if any, will be computed tuition monies paid by the student (but or loan funds who withdraws or is from the last day of attendance. not the $50.00 application fee). administratively withdrawn from the program on or before the 60% point in 4. If a student has been administra- a payment period. The percentage of tively withdrawn and the student Title IV aid to be returned is equal to the has repeated any part or parts number of calendar days remaining in of the program, any refund will the payment period, as determined by be computed according to the the student’s last date of attendance, total number of weeks within the divided by the number of calendar semester the student attended days in the payment period. Scheduled class. This policy remains in effect 26 regardless of whether enrollment it impractical for a student to change or modify the program was ended by the student or by complete his or her program content, equipment, staff or the Specs Howard School. of study, the Specs Howard materials, as it deems necessary. School will consider a settlement Such changes may be necessary 5. Students must exhibit competency that is reasonable and fair to to keep pace with technological in all areas of their program both parties. The student must advances, and to improve of study, and must maintain furnish official or legal written teaching methods or procedures. Satisfactory Academic Progress. documentation to support such a In no event will any such changes In the event that the student’s request. diminish the educational standard enrollment is reinstated following or content of any program or a voluntary or administrative 8. Any student who is experiencing result in additional charges to the withdrawal, additional tuition may financial difficulties should student. be charged to reflect the length of arrange a meeting with the the period of retraining. The Chief Business Office to discuss his Financial Aid Department Operating Officer, under special of her payment schedule. If a circumstances, may waive certain student defaults on the payment The goal of the Financial Aid fees. These additional fees may schedule agreed to in the Retail Department at the Specs Howard affect the payment schedule of Installment Contract, the Specs School is to assist eligible students in the student, as well. In addition, Howard School reserves the right applying for and receiving financial aid. all students must pay tuition and to suspend or administratively any other charges in full to the withdraw that student, withhold all All financial aid paperwork must institution by two weeks before tests, critiques, audition materials be submitted to the Financial Aid the last day of class. Any student and other materials, and revoke Department prior to orientation (unless who still has financial obligations all internships, until the account is an extension is granted by the Financial to the school will not be issued made current or is paid in full. Any Aid Department) or the student may a diploma, will not be eligible for student whose balance is unpaid be placed on a cash payment plan. any job leads through the Career two weeks prior to completion of The Specs Howard School reserves the Services Department, nor will they his or her program of study may right to suspend or administratively be allowed to participate in the be suspended. The student will withdraw a student who does not meet graduation ceremony. In cases be readmitted to class only if an cash payment obligations. of emergency, extreme hardship acceptable payment agreement is or extenuating circumstances, made with the Business Office. Federal Financial Aid consideration may be granted at Programs the discretion of the Specs Howard 9. All federal loans, Pell, SEOG and School. (For more information, see student refunds will be made The Specs Howard School participates Satisfactory Academic Progress; within 45 days of the date of in several federal financial aid Administrative Withdrawal; and determination of withdrawal. (See programs. Following are brief Reinstatement after Administrative Financial Aid Refund Priorities, descriptions of these programs. or Voluntary Withdrawal.) below.) Federal Pell Grant: The Federal Pell 6. A non-refundable transfer/ 10. The Specs Howard School Grant program is a type of financial reinstatement fee in the amount reserves the right to notify any aid that does not require repayment. of $150 will be assessed to funding agency of changes in a Funds are awarded based on need, the account of any student student’s status. as determined by a standard formula, who transfers from one class and are only available to students to another. This fee (which 11. A waiver must be signed by the who do not already have a bachelor’s may be waived by the Chief student in order to divulge any degree. To apply for a Federal Pell Grant, Operating Officer under special information to persons other than the student must complete the Free or extraordinary circumstances) auditors and funding agencies. Application for Federal Student Aid does not apply to students who (FAFSA) and meet with the Financial have not yet attended class. The 12. The school reserves the right to Aid Department at the Specs Howard transfer fee cannot be covered cancel any class start. In such a School, which will conduct a needs by financial aid, per federal case, students may request a full analysis for the student. regulation. refund of all monies paid, or apply all monies to the next available Federal Supplemental Educational 7. In the event of a prolonged illness, class start. Opportunity Grant (SEOG): The federal accident, death in the family, or SEOG program is a type of financial other circumstances that make 13. The school reserves the right to aid that does not require repayment. 27 This grant may be awarded to students parents wish to apply for a federal Direct refund to a lending agency or grant that demonstrate financial need and PLUS Loan are required to complete the program, the monies will be refunded to have an “automatic-zero EFC” (see Free Application for Federal Student Aid the agencies in the following order: the Financial Aid Office for details). (FAFSA) and meet with the Financial The amount awarded to each student Aid Department at the Specs Howard 1. Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan and the number of students receiving School. Repayment of the federal Direct 2. Federal Direct Subsidized Loan the award will be determined by the PLUS Loan begins while the student is 3. Federal Direct PLUS Loans Financial Aid Department. If the funds enrolled, unless other arrangements for Parents must be returned for any reason, have been made with the lender. 4. Federal Pell Grant including but not limited to withdrawal, 5. Federal Supplemental the award may be given to another Scholarships and Additional Educational Opportunity Grant student. If a student’s enrollment status Funding Sources (SEOG) changes prior to disbursement, his 6. Other federal, state, private or or her award may be given to another Specs Howard School students may institutional awards student, depending on the availability also qualify for other sources of funding 7. Student of remaining federal SEOG funds. such as Michigan Rehabilitation Services, United Auto Workers, The Financial Aid Personnel — Federal Direct Subsidized Loan: The Michigan Works!, Michigan Education Code of Conduct can be found at federal Direct Subsidized Loan is a loan Trust Fund (MET) and several other specshoward.edu/consumerinfo. made available to students to help scholarship opportunities. fund their education. The federal Direct Satisfactory Academic Subsidized Loan is need-based. In order For vocational rehabilitation funding Progress and Financial Aid to apply for this loan, the student must through the VA, once the Specs Howard be in need of aid, as determined by a School receives a valid VA (VAF 28-1905) The standards of Satisfactory standard formula. Students who wish to authorization from an individual who Academic Progress (SAP) must be apply for a federal Direct Subsidized Loan has been admitted to the School, the met in order for a student to receive must complete the Free Application for School will permit that covered student financial aid. In the event that a student Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and meet to attend classes at the School while fails to achieve Satisfactory Academic with the Financial Aid Department at awaiting payment from the VA for a Progress, financial aid eligibility will the Specs Howard School, which will period of 90 days from the date the be denied until the student meets all conduct a needs analysis for the student. School submits a valid invoice to the VA requirements outlined in the SAP policy. Repayment of a federal Direct Subsidized for tuition for that student, or until the Loan begins six months after the last VA makes a payment for that student, date of attendance. whichever is earlier.

Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan: Note that Specs Howard student The federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan conduct, SAP and other policies still is a form of financial aid that is not apply, and that a student’s enrollment need-based, although students who may be terminated for other reasons, wish to apply for a federal Direct regardless of the status of VA Unsubsidized Loan are still required payments. to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and meet The Specs Howard School will not impose with the Financial Aid Department at any penalty, including the assessment of the Specs Howard School. Repayment late fees; the denial of access to classes, of the principal loan amount will libraries or other institutional facilities; begin six months after the student’s or require any covered individual to last date of attendance. Payment of borrow additional funds due to delayed interest on the unsubsidized portion payments from the VA. is the responsibility of the student during school and during the six For more information months prior to the start of repayment regarding scholarships, visit of the loan amount. specshoward.edu/scholarships.

Federal Direct PLUS Loans For Parents Financial Aid Refund Priority (FPLUS): The federal Direct PLUS Loan program is a form of financial aid that In cases where early voluntary or is not need-based. Students whose administrative withdrawal requires a 28 BROADCAST MEDIA ARTS: The following statistic reflects the status of available Graduation and graduates from 10 BMA classes that started from October 2016 through September Employment 2017, as of October 2019 (as reported to ACCSC in our Annual Report for 2019). COMPLETION: Total number of students started...... 231 Rates Total number of students available for graduation...... 230 Total number of students completed...... 160 Completion rate: 70%* EMPLOYMENT: Total number of students graduated...... 160 * Completion rate percentage is Total number of grads available for placement...... 141 determined by dividing the number Total number of grads working in the field...... 98 of students who completed their Employment rate: 70%** respective program by the number of students available for graduation for Occupations with O*NET-SOC Code. Learn about these occupations by searching for that program. Unavailable students the O*NET-SOC Code at ww.onetonline.org: are those in one or more of the Board Operator (27-4012.00); On Air Personality/Announcer (27-4012.00); Producer following categories: (27-2012.01); Newsroom Writer/Reporter (27-3022.00); Production Assistant (27-3043.04); Promotions Assistant (11-2011.00); Sales Assistant/Representative (11-2011.00); Reporter • Student is in active military (27-3022.00); Talent (27-3011.00); Videographer/Camera Operator (27-4031.00); Video deployment Editor (27-4032.00); Newsroom Writer/Reporter (27-3022.00); Production Assistant (PA) • Student has a medical condition that (27-4031.00); Audio/Visual Tech (27-4011.00); Grip/Lighting (27-4011.00) prevents continued enrollment • Student is incarcerated DIGITAL MEDIA ARTS: The following statistic reflects the status of available • Student is deceased graduates from 10 DMA classes that started from October 2016 through September 2017, as of October 2019 (as reported to ACCSC in our Annual Report for 2019). ** Employment rate placement percentage is determined by dividing COMPLETION: Total number of students started...... 146 the number of graduates who are Total number of students available for graduation...... 146 employed in the field for which Total number of students completed...... 88 they were trained by the number Completion rate: 60%* of graduates available for job EMPLOYMENT: Total number of students graduated...... 88 placement. Unavailable graduates Total number of grads available for placement...... 80 are those in one or more of the Total number of grads working in the field...... 59 following categories: Employment rate: 74%**

• Student is continuing his/her Occupations with O*NET-SOC Code. Learn about these occupations by searching for education the O*NET-SOC Code at www.onetonline.org: • Student is in active military Videographer/Camera Operator (27-4031.00); Video Editor (27-4032.00); Production deployment Assistant (PAs) (27-4031.00); Audio/Visual Tech (27-4011.00); Grip/Lighting (27-4011.00); • Student has medical restrictions Webmaster/Web Designer (15-1099.04); Multi-Media/Motion Artist (27-1014.00); Media and • Student is incarcerated Communication Workers, All Other (27-3099.00) • Student is deceased GRAPHIC DESIGN: The following statistic reflects the status of available graduates from 7 GFX classes that started from October 2016 through September 2017, as of October 2019 (as reported to ACCSC in our Annual Report for 2019).

COMPLETION: Total number of students started...... 104 Total number of students available for graduation...... 104 Total number of students completed...... 68 Completion rate: 65%* EMPLOYMENT: Total number of students graduated...... 68 Total number of grads available for placement...... 60 Total number of grads working in the field...... 43 Employment rate: 72%**

Occupations with O*NET-SOC Code. Learn about these occupations by searching for the O*NET-SOC Code at www.onetonline.org: Graphic Designer (27-1024.00); Webmaster/Web Designer (15-1099.04) 29 Class schedules

BROADCAST MEDIA ARTS 2019/2020 BMA class start and end dates by semester Class Days First Semester Second Semester Third Semester BMA 1D-19 M/W 1/7/19 — 4/27/19 5/6/19 — 8/24/19 9/2/19 — 12/21/19 BMA 2N-19 T/TH 2/12/19 — 6/1/19 6/11/19 — 9/28/19 10/8/19 — 2/8/20 BMA 5D-19 T/TH 5/7/19 — 8/24/19 9/3/19 — 12/21/19 1/7/20 — 4/25/20 BMA 7N-19 M/W 7/8/19 — 10/26/19 11/4/19 — 3/7/20 3/16/20 — 7/4/20 BMA 8D-19 M/W 8/5/19 — 11/23/19 12/2/19 — 4/4/20 4/13/20 — 8/1/20 BMA 9N-19 T/TH 9/24/19 — 1/25/20 2/4/20 — 5/23/20 6/2/20 — 9/19/20 BMA 10D-19 T/TH 10/29/19 — 2/29/20 3/10/20 — 6/27/20 7/7/20 — 10/24/20 BMA 1N-20 M/W 1/27/20 — 5/16/20 5/25/20 — 9/12/20 9/21/20 — 1/23/21 BMA 2D-20 M/W 2/17/20 — 6/6/20 6/15/20 — 10/3/20 10/12/20 — 2/13/21 BMA 4D-20 T/TH 4/14/20 — 8/1/20 8/11/20 — 11/28/20 12/8/20 — 4/10/21 BMA 5N-20 T/TH 5/5/20 — 8/22/20 9/1/20 — 12/19/20 1/5/21 — 4/24/21 BMA 7D-20 M/W 7/13/20 — 10/31/20 11/9/20 — 3/13/21 3/22/21 — 7/10/21 BMA 8N-20 M/W 8/10/20 — 11/28/20 12/7/20 — 4/10/21 4/19/21 — 8/7/21 BMA 9D-20 T/TH 9/22/20 — 1/23/21 2/2/21 — 5/22/21 6/1/21 — 9/18/21 BMA 10N-20 T/TH 10/27/20 — 2/27/21 3/9/21 — 6/26/21 7/6/21 — 10/23/21

DIGITAL MEDIA ARTS 2019/2020 DMA class start and end dates by semester Class Days First Semester Second Semester Third Semester DMA 1D-19 T/TH 1/29/19 — 5/18/19 5/28/19 — 9/14/19 9/24/19 — 1/25/20 DMA 2N-19 M/W 2/18/19 — 6/8/19 6/17/19 — 10/5/19 10/14/19 — 2/15/20 DMA 5D-19 M/W 5/13/19 — 8/31/19 9/9/19 — 1/11/20 1/20/20 — 5/9/20 DMA 6N-19 T/TH 6/11/19 — 9/28/19 10/8/19 — 2/8/20 2/18/20 — 6/6/20 DMA 7D-19 M/W 7/29/19 — 11/16/19 11/25/19 — 3/28/20 4/6/20 — 7/25/20 DMA 8N-19 M/W 8/12/19 — 11/30/19 12/9/19 — 4/11/20 4/20/20 — 8/8/20 DMA 9D-19 T/TH 9/24/19 — 1/25/20 2/4/20 — 5/23/20 6/2/20 — 9/19/20 DMA 10N-19 M/W 10/28/19 — 2/29/20 3/9/20 — 6/27/20 7/6/20 — 10/24/20 DMA 1D-20 M/W 1/27/20 — 5/16/20 5/25/20 — 9/12/20 9/21/20 — 1/23/21 DMA 2N-20 T/TH 2/25/20 — 6/13/20 6/23/20 — 10/10/20 10/20/20 — 2/20/21 DMA 5D-20 T/TH 5/19/20 — 9/5/20 9/15/20 — 1/16/21 1/26/21 — 5/15/21 DMA 7N-20 M/W 7/6/20 — 10/24/20 11/2/20 — 3/6/21 3/15/21 — 7/3/21 DMA 8D-20 M/W 8/3/20 — 11/21/20 11/30/20 — 4/3/21 4/12/21 — 7/31/21 DMA 9N-20 T/TH 9/1/20 — 12/19/20 1/5/21 — 4/24/21 5/4/21 — 8/21/21 DMA 9D-20 T/TH 9/29/20 — 1/30/21 2/9/21 — 5/29/21 6/8/21 — 9/25/21

GRAPHIC DESIGN 2019/2020 GFX class start and end dates by semester Class Days First Semester Second Semester Third Semester GFX 1D-19 M/W 1/28/19 — 5/18/19 5/27/19 — 9/14/19 9/23/19 — 1/25/20 GFX 7D-19 T/TH 7/9/19 — 10/26/19 11/5/19 — 3/7/20 3/17/20 — 7/4/20 GFX 8N-19 T/TH 8/6/19 — 11/23/19 12/3/19 — 4/4/20 4/14/20 — 8/1/20 GFX 9D-19 M/W 9/23/19 — 1/25/20 2/3/20 — 5/23/20 6/1/20 — 9/19/20 GFX 11N-19 T/TH 11/5/19 — 3/7/20 3/17/20 — 7/4/20 7/14/20 — 10/31/20 GFX 2D-20 M/W 2/3/20 — 5/23/20 6/1/20 — 9/19/20 9/28/20 — 1/30/21 GFX 3N-20 M/W 3/23/20 — 7/11/20 7/20/20 — 11/7/20 11/16/20 — 3/20/21 GFX 6D-20 T/TH 6/23/20 — 10/10/20 10/20/20 — 2/20/21 3/2/21 — 6/19/21 GFX 9N-20 M/W 9/14/20 — 1/16/21 1/25/21 — 5/15/21 5/24/21 — 9/11/21 GFX 10D-20 M/W 10/26/20 — 2/27/21 3/8/21 — 6/26/21 7/5/21 — 10/23/21 30 2020 Graduation Schedule 7/16/20 11/19/20 Class Completion Date Class Completion Date BMA 1D-19 12/21/19 DMA 7D-19 7/25/20 DMA 1D-19 1/25/20 BMA 8D-19 8/1/20 GFX 1D-19 1/25/20 GFX 8N-19 8/1/20 BMA 2N-19 2/8/20 DMA 8N-19 8/8/20 DMA 2N-19 2/15/20 BMA 9N-19 9/19/20 BMA 5D-19 4/25/20 DMA 9D-19 9/19/20 DMA 5D-19 5/9/20 GFX 9D-19 9/19/20 DMA 6N-19 6/6/20 BMA 10D-19 10/24/20 BMA 7N-19 7/4/20 DMA 10N-19 10/24/20 GFX 7D-19 7/4/20

Specs Howard and Dick Kernen, 2020 Holiday Make-up Schedule ca. early 1980s

HOLIDAY SCHOOL CLOSING MAKE-UP DAY Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, Jan. 20, 2020 Friday, Jan. 24, 2020

BMA: 7N-19, 8D-19 DMA: 2N-19, 5D-19, 7D-19, 8N-19, 10N-19 GFX: 1D-19, 9D-19

Memorial Day Monday, May 25, 2020 Friday, May 29, 2020

BMA: 7N-19, 8D-19, 1N-20, 2D-20 DMA: 7D-19, 8N-19, 10N-19, 1D-20 GFX: 3N-20

Independence Day Observed Friday, July 3, 2019 NA

Labor Day Monday, Sept. 7, 2020 Friday, Sept. 11, 2020

BMA: 1N-20, 2D-20, 7D-20, 8N-20 DMA: 10N-19, 1D-20, 7N-20, 8D-20 SHS students GFX: 9D-19, 2D-20, 3N-20 through the years

Thanksgiving Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020 Friday, Nov. 20, 2020

BMA: 4D-20

Thanksgiving Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020 Friday, Dec. 4, 2020

BMA: 5N-20, 9D-20, 10N-20 DMA: 2N-20, 5D-20, 9D-20, 9N-20 GFX: 6D-20

Student Holiday Break Christmas/New Year’s Dec. 21, 2020 - January 3, 2021

31 Manager, R & P Associates, Inc.; Office/ TIM PETERSON | LEARNING Staff Systems Manager, Fluid Systems RESOURCE SYSTEM & ONLINE Engineering, Inc. Previously owned and LEARNING SUPERVISOR operated accounting and tax service Bachelor of Science, Alma College, business for over 8 years. Member of Alma, MI. Graduate of the Specs SHS staff since 1997. Howard School. Camera operator for local and national TV shows including SPECS HOWARD | FOUNDER RICHARD C. KERNEN | VICE NBC’s The Biggest Loser, ABC World Bachelor of Arts, History & Political PRESIDENT OF INDUSTRY News Tonight, The Maury Povich Show, Science and Radio, Speech & RELATIONS America’s Most Ever, G4 Network, E! Dramatics, Allegheny College. Member, Board of Directors, Michigan News Network, NBC Sports and MLB. Owned and operated radio station Association of Broadcasters Member of SHS staff since 2010. in Pennsylvania. NBC, ABC and Foundation, Michigan Production Westinghouse on-air personality. Alliance. Member, Michigan Association MICHAEL SHINER | DIRECTOR “Martin & Howard” radio team. of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Former OF ADMISSIONS & MARKETING Former radio and television Cable Commissioner, City of Dearborn. Bachelor of Arts degree from freelance performer. Over 60 years in Past Experience includes management Kalamazoo College. Graduate of broadcasting. Member of American and programming positions at WXYZ, the Specs Howard School. Past Federation of Television and Radio WRIF and Starr Broadcasting. Past experience includes Vice President Artists, Screen Actors Guild, Adcraft board member, Detroit Producers of Admissions and Marketing at the Club of Detroit. Winner, Detroit Association and Detroit Chapter of Detroit Engineering Institute; Director Producers Association “Lifetime Media Communications Association. of Ross Medical Education Center in Achievement Award,” 1996. Inductee, Member of SHS staff since 1972. Madison Heights, MI; Regional Vice Michigan Association of Broadcasters’ President and Print Media Manager for Hall of Fame, 2005; Inductee, Ohio JEREMY ANDERSON | Ross Education, Inc. and President of Association of Broadcasters Hall of DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION Marketwise Educational Services, Inc. Fame, 2007; Winner, “Pioneer Award,” Graduate of the SHS Graphic Design Member of the SHS since 2010. Imagine America Foundation, 2008. program. Past experience includes Recipient, “Lifetime Achievement design work for various semi-profes- NANCY SHINER | DIRECTOR OF Award,” Michigan Association of sional sports leagues and teams, CAREER SERVICES Broadcasters, 2009. and graphic and web design for the Attended Macomb Community College, Emmy Award-winning television show majoring in Business and Marketing. MARTIN LIEBMAN | PRESIDENT Under the Radar Michigan. Teaching Past experience includes Promotional Master of Science degree in Computer background includes Adobe Photoshop, Activities Coordinator, Detroit Free Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Illustrator, InDesign and Dreamweaver, Press; Director of Financial Aid, Institute (RPI); Bachelor of Arts as well as WordPress and Joomla. Admissions and Marketing Officer, degree in Music, Oakland University; Freelance graphic and web designer Detroit Engineering Institute. Member Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics, and self-proclaimed “creative geek.” of SHS staff since 1988. Oakland University. Attended Member of SHS staff since 2013. Eastman School of Music, majoring in AVERY THOMAS | STUDENT composition. Former board member, ANGELA BURT | DIRECTOR OF SUCCESS SUPERVISOR; Detroit Producers Association (DPA). FINANCIAL AID DEPUTY TITLE IX COORDINATOR Past experience includes Research Master of Science in Administration, Graduate of Western Michigan Scientist, GM Research Labs; Adobe Central Michigan University; Bachelor University with a Bachelor of Science Certified Instructor, Avid Certified of Business Administration, Detroit in Interdisciplinary Health Services and Instructor and editor; composer and College of Business; Associate a Graduate Certificate in a Specialty audio engineer & editor. Winner of degree, Delta College. Past experience Program for Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Emmy and Telly awards for music and includes Financial Aid Specialist, Past experience includes working sound effects. Davenport University. Member of SHS with physically and developmentally staff since 2001. disabled persons on their occupational CHARLENE KERNEN | COO skills; alcohol and drug prevention Bachelor of Business Administration, MARY HARMS | DIRECTOR OF for at-risk youth; co-chair of support/ Walsh College. Attended Wayne State HUMAN RESOURCES life skills groups for battered women, University majoring in Accounting/ Attended Macomb Community College, at-risk pregnant women, and anger Business Administration. Over 20 years majoring in Computer Accounting. Past management populations. Member of experience in accounting and finance. experience includes Business Manager SHS Staff since 2013. Past experience includes Controller, at Gromek, Bendure & Thomas. Member T.D. Catallo, Inc., Financial/Personnel of SHS staff since 1988. 32 Accreditation The Specs Howard School is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). ACCSC is listed by the U.S. Department Index of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency.

Articulation Agreements When you graduate from the Specs Howard School, you not only receive a diploma, but the opportunity to apply the training you received toward an Absences...... 20 associate or bachelor’s degree at many area colleges and universities via Accreditation...... 33 articulation agreements. While the number of credits each college or university Academic Policies...... 20 accepts is accurate at the time of printing, transfer credit is granted by the Academic Warning...... 22 receiving institution and is subject to change. The number of credits accepted Admissions Requirements and Procedures...... 4 may also vary due to program changes or other conditions beyond our control. Administrative Withdrawal...... 23 It may also depend on how long ago you graduated from Specs Howard. We Affiliations and Memberships...... 33 recommend investigating the college or university you wish to attend and their Alcohol Policy...... 18 transfer policy before you enroll. We would also like to know if you encounter any Articulation Agreements...... 33 Attendance Policies...... 20 problems, so we can investigate and improve the process. Broadcast Media Arts Program...... 6 Career Services Department...... 16 • Schoolcraft Community College: Broadcast Media Arts graduates may Child Care...... 15 receive up to 15 credits. Class Schedules...... 30 • Washtenaw Community College: Broadcast Media Arts graduates may Class Transfers for Currently Enrolled Students...... 24 receive up to 9 credits. Class Transfers for Students Who Have Not yet Started...... 5 • Eastern Michigan University: Broadcast Media Arts graduates may receive Credit for Life Experience or Other Educational Background...... 5 up to 17 credits. Digital Media Arts Program...... 8 Disability/Reasonable Accommodations Policy ...... 25 • Ferris State University: Broadcast Media Arts graduates may receive Drug Policy...... 18 up to 12 credits. Faculty...... 12 • Madonna University: Broadcast Media Arts graduates may receive Financial Policies...... 26 up to 24 credits. Graphic Design graduates may receive up to 24 credits. Food Service...... 15 • Rochester College: Broadcast Media Arts graduates may receive Grades...... 22 up to 31 credits. Digital Media Arts graduates may receive up to 33 credits. Graduation Requirements...... 24 Graphic Design graduates may receive up to 32 credits. Graphic Design Program...... 10 • Lawrence Technological University: Broadcast Media Arts graduates may Holiday Observance...... 31 Internships...... 16, 25 receive up to 27 credits. Make-up Work...... 23 Mission Statement...... 1 Sanctions and Approvals Officers...... 33 The Specs Howard School of Media Arts is: Orientation...... 5 • Licensed by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Ownership...... 33 License No. 8601000006 Parking...... 15 • Approved by the Michigan State Department of Education for vocational Progress Reports...... 22 rehabilitation Re-enrollment...... 24 Refund Policies...... 26 • Michigan Works! Reinstatement after Administrative or Voluntary Withdrawal...... 23 Repeating Portions of a Program...... 24 Affiliations and Memberships Sanctions and Approvals...... 33 • Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges Satisfactory Academic Progress...... 21 • Adcraft Club of Detroit Scholarships...... 28 • American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) School Facilities...... 3 • Better Business Bureau School Closing Information...... 20 • Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation SHARE Program...... 3 Smoking...... 18 • Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association Staff...... 32 • Digital Arts, Film & Television Association (DAFT) Student Complaint/Grievance Procedure...... 18 • Michigan Association of Broadcasters Foundation Student Conduct...... 17 Student Housing...... 15 Ownership Student Policies...... 17 The Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts, Inc. (d.b.a. the Specs Howard Student Records and FERPA...... 19 School of Media Arts), located at 26700 Lahser Rd., Suite 100, Southfield, Student Success...... 14 Michigan 48033, is a closed corporation with a limited number of shareholders Supplies...... 15 who are active in business, broadcasting and education. Suspension...... 18 Telephone and Messages...... 15 Temporary Employment...... 15 Officers Transcripts...... 25 Specs Howard | Founder Transportation...... 15 Martin Liebman | President Tuition...... 6, 8, 10 Charlene Kernen | COO Withdrawal of Enrollment...... 23 33