Enrollment Policies
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In General
Registrations will be accepted in the order received. A course will be declared
“closed” when payment for registrations has been received, (See the information under “Payment” below). Please note
that a minimum of three registrations is required to open a course. If this minimum is not met, students who have already registered for
the course will be offered other options, including registering for a different course. If students who have already registered wish to
keep a course open with fewer than 3 students, course fees for SEMI-PRIVATE INSTRUCTION will apply. (Please contact us for information).
For course-level placement purposes, non-beginner students who have not previously studied at the Alliance Française must be evaluated by
Alliance Française Miami Metro staff before registering for a course.
Membership Requirement
Membership in the Alliance Française is required in order to register for
Alliance Française courses. The non-refundable membership fee is valid for 12 full months. Membership privileges include, in addition to
eligibility to participate in our specially priced French language instruction program, free or discounted admission to various cultural
and leisure activities, and discounts on goods and services from various companies and local organizations.
Payment
Course fees must be paid in full before students attend the first class. A student will not
be considered registered for a course until full payment has been made.
Course and events Cancellations
The Alliance Française reserves the right to cancel a class or
event due to insufficient number of registrations.
Course fees already paid for a cancelled class will be refunded based on the original method of payment, or a credit (valid 1 year) can be
issued to your Alliance Française Miami Metro account that can be used for another class, private lessons, or books.
Discounts
The Alliance Française offers its students a choice of several discount programs. Students must select the discount program they wish to
use at the time they register, since we cannot apply discounts retroactively. Discount programs cannot be combined. See below for more
information about our discount programs.
Student Discount A $30 student discount is available to high school and college students for 6-week courses.
(collective adult classes)
A current student ID is required at the time of registration. Our standard registration, payment, withdrawal and refund policies apply
for course fees paid for a double session if the student later withdraws after completing the first course session.
Pro-rating
Prorated tuition is typically only offered if a student is going to miss 3 or more classes of a 6-week
class and must be arranged at the time of registration. NO retroactive credits or refunds will be allowed for missed classes. Please
contact us for more information and pricing details.
Course Withdrawals
For private and semi-private classes, including remote and on-line appointments:
A minimum of 48-hour notice is required to cancel a class. Otherwise, the entire duration of the missed class will be forfeited. No refunds
will be given for private classes. The purchase of private classes are valid for one year starting from the date of payment.
For group classes:
Withdrawal from a course must be made in writing, addressed to the
Executive Director, and should include a request for either a refund (if available) or a tuition credit. A $15.00 withdrawal fee will be
deducted from the amount of all refunds and tuition credits to cover our administrative costs for processing course withdrawals.
Students must withdraw no later than (2) two weeks before a course session begins to receive a refund of course fees only (registration
fee, membership fees, and the cost of any purchased course materials and shipping fees are non-refundable). Students who withdraw after this
two-week period, but before the end of the first week of a 6-week course session will receive a credit equal to 75% of tuition paid after
subtracting for our withdrawal fee and elapsed classes.
Once the course has started, No credit for previously paid course fees will be issued after the first week of 6-week classes. For
workshops, two business days before the scheduled class.
For events:
Tickets are non-refundable. For events $30 and above, a credit is available with at least 48 hours’ notice.
