Course Confirmation
and Payment:
All tuition and fees must be paid in full before you start
classes at C.I.S.L. Upon receipt of your application and
payment, we will send you a letter confirming your acceptance. Payment may be sent by any of the following: international money order, electronic bank transfer (wire transfer), or credit card (MasterCard or Visa only). We cannot process
your application unless we receive your payment.
Bank
Transfers:
Please include the student's name as part of the
bank transfer information. Your payment must include the
transfer fees charged by the bank. For more information please contact:
F-1 Student Visa:
C.I.S.L. is authorized to issue a Certificate of Eligibility
(Form I-20) to qualifying students for full-time study.
The I-20 form is used when applying for a student visa (F-1) and will only be issued for the number of weeks that your tuition is paid. You can extend your courses at C.I.S.L. and a new I-20 will be issued. The Student
Visa must be obtained at the U.S. Embassy in your home country before your departure. If you are denied a student visa, you will receive a refund of all prepaid tuition
when you (i) give the school a copy of the denial letter from the U.S. Embassy, and (ii) return the original I-20
form issued by the school. If you require an I-20 form, you must provide C.I.S.L. with documents showing that you have enough money to pay for all of your tuition and
living expenses while you are studying at C.I.S.L. Please send these documents with your application. These documents can be any one of the following:
(1) Evidence of financial means (e.g. a copy of a recent
bank statement) to cover tuition and living expenses for
the duration of your stay; or
(2) A letter of financial responsibility from your parent
or legal guardian accompanied by evidence of their financial
means (e.g. a copy of a recent bank statement); or
(3) A letter of sponsorship from your company or organization
together with evidence of financial means.
Accommodations:
Accommodations are arranged beginning on the Sunday preceding
your course and ending on the Saturday after your course
is completed. Extra nights are available upon request. A deposit of $250 is required for all accommodations. If you cancel your accommodations after they have been confirmed, the deposit is not refundable. Please read
the Refund Policy carefully. If you are requesting accommodations with a host family, please make flight reservations so that you don't arrive later than 21:30.
Course Extension:
You can extend your course after you arrive. The additional
course fee must be paid in advance. You can pay the school
directly or through your official C.I.S.L. representative in your country.
Airport Transfers:
Please send us your flight information as soon as possible.
If you are requesting accommodations with a host family,
please make flight reservations so that you don't
arrive later than 21:30.
Insurance:
You must have medical insurance. If you do not have medical insurance, we can help you arrange for insurance.
Liability:
C.I.S.L., its staff and representatives will not be liable
for loss, damage or injury to persons or property however
caused, except where liability is expressly imposed beyond exclusion by statute.
Holidays:
The school is closed on the following national holidays.
Except for private lessons, no credit or make-up time
will be granted for lessons lost because of these holidays.
- Friday, January 1 (New Year’s Day)
- Monday, February 15 (President’s Day)
- Monday, May 31 (Memorial Day)
- Monday, September 6 (Labor Day)
- Thursday and Friday, November 25 and 26 (Thanksgiving Holiday)
- Friday, December 24 (Christmas Holiday)
Refund and Cancellation Policy
Registration Deposit: For
all courses a $100.00 registration deposit is required.
This deposit will be used for your course tuition This deposit is not refundable.
Tuition:
- If you cancel your course prior to the first day of
class, you will receive a full refund of all tuition
charges minus your $100.00 deposit.
- If you cancel your course after the start date of
your classes, the first four weeks is not refundable.
- If you cancel your course after the first four weeks
and you stop your classes before you have completed
60% of your course, you will receive a pro-rated refund for the unused portion of the tuition. In addition, a fee equal to ten percent of the unused portion of the tuition will be deducted from your refund.
- If you cancel your course after the first four weeks
and you stop your classes after you have completed 60%
of your course, you will not receive any refund.
- If you cancel your course any time before completing
the program for which you enrolled, the school is required
by the U.S. laws to notify the immigration officials that you have dropped out of your course. In this case,
you are not eligible to transfer to another school and
the U.S. Immigration law requires that you leave the
US within 15 days.
- All tuition refund calculations are based upon minimum
units of one week. This means that a refund is only
effective as of the first Monday of the period you are
canceling. Here is an example: If you tell the school
on a Wednesday that you want to cancel your course immediately,
the cancellation will only be effective as of the next
Monday.
- If the case of private lessons, one week prior notice
is required to cancel your lessons. Here is an example:
If you tell the school on a Tuesday that you want to
cancel your private lessons, the cancellation will only
be effective as of the following Tuesday and you will
be charged for all of your scheduled private lessons
from the day that you cancel (Tuesday) until the day
that that your cancellation becomes effective (the next
Tuesday).
- If the school cancels or discontinues a course, the
school will make a full refund of all tuition you have
paid for that course.
- The school does not participate in the State of California
Student Tuition Recovery Fund.
Accommodations:
- There is a $50 fee to change any accommodation after
it has been confirmed.
- If you cancel your accommodations less than 30 days
before your scheduled check-in there is a $250 cancellation
fee.
If you want cancel your accommodations after check-in,
a thirty-day advance notice is required.
- If you do not give a thirty-day advance notice, you
must pay for the accommodations for those thirty days.
Airport Pickup Fees: If you requested airport pickup, the airport pickup
fee is not refundable unless you cancel the airport pickup
in writing at least 10 days before your scheduled arrival.
Express Mail Charges: Express
mail charges are not refundable.
Extension of Courses: If you extend your courses or accommodations, each
extension shall be considered a new enrollment for purposes
of this refund policy.
Payment of Refunds: Refunds
will be paid within 30 calendar days of your request.
To obtain a refund you must do all of the following:
- Make a written request to the school;and
- Return the original Form I-20 document issued to you
by the school.
Holidays: The school is only closed on certain national holidays.
Except for private lessons, no credit or make-up time will
be granted for lessons lost because of holidays.
Agreement
This agreement is a legally binding instrument when submitted
by you and acepted by the school. I have read, I understand
and I agree to the Terms and Conditions, the Refund
and Cancellation Policy, schedule, prices, and starting
dates. I confirm that I have sufficient funds to pay all
the necessary costs of my course and accommodations during
my entire period of study at CISL. In case of illness
of injury, I grant permission to be examined or treated
as necessary. Any questions concerning this school that
have not been satisfactorily answered or resolved by the
school should be directed to the student's consulate,
or the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.
