STONEPILE llc requires the following:
- Students enrolling in an Associate of Applied Science or Bachelor of Applied Science degree program must possess, at minimum, a high school diploma, a high school diploma equivalency, or postsecondary credit in a degree program.
- Students enrolling in the Masters of Applied Science in Prefabrication, Modular, and Offsite Construction must possess, at minimum, a bachelor’s degree.
- STONEPILE llc requires the submission of original and formal transcript from highest level of schooling mailed to STONEPILE llc by the institution.
- In addition to your completed application with signature, STONEPILE llc requires the submission of a 1-2 page written essay. The applicant must also submit a video of them reading this essay. On this video the applicant must hold up, close to the camera, a valid photo ID (driver’s license, passport, state ID card).
- A $100 non-refundable application fee is required for processing the application.
- There is no cash discount for tuition.
- There is no ability test required.
- Students may enroll in STONEPILE llc up to the First Day of Class of each semester.
- STONEPILE llc’s open enrollment allows admission any time, with start date at the beginning of any of the three semesters each year.
- Tuition is $200 per credit for AAS and BAS, and $300 per credit for MAS.
- To secure an enrollment spot, a student must complete the following registration steps in this order: completion and execution of a Transferability of Credit Disclosure, the Pre-Enrollment Checklist, and finally, the Enrollment Agreement.
- 25% of the total semester tuition is due by the end of Week One.
- 100% of the semester tuition is due by the last day of Week Five.
In accordance with the U.S. Department of Education guidance regarding class participation, students must submit their required Week 1 Assignment within each course(s) during the first 7 calendar days of the class. The first calendar day of class is the official start date of the course as listed on the STONEPILE llc calendar. If students have any questions about their assignments, or they are unable to complete their assignments, they should contact their faculty member.
The guidelines and policies that follow are designed to provide the faculty and students with a common understanding of attendance expectations for the classroom and are the same for all courses and instructors.
General Overview: As distance learners, students’ engagement is expected. Our classes are not independent study courses. They require independent work outside the online classroom and within the online classroom with all work completed according to the syllabi. Students are expected to engage in courses in an active and timely fashion. All students must fulfill their class syllabus expectations, including engaging in discussions and discussion responses, completing assignments, and taking all tests, quizzes, and assessments. Time outside class requires student engagement in reading, studying, writing, and presenting written work, presentations, and media work.
Determination of Attendance or Absence: Students must engage (log in and participate) with their online class at least three separate days per week (i.e., three “class sessions”), once to post their original response to the online discussion (by Day 3 of each week), once to post their completed assignment (by Day 5 of each week), and once to post their response comment back to the discussion board (by Day 7 of each week).
Any student who does not log on and participate in any of these three class sessions will be considered absent. An absence is defined as failure to log on and post in the discussion board (twice weekly as delineated above) and once in the assignment area (to respond to the weekly assignment) by the expected date of completion. An absence is defined as failure to log in and post in any one of these three class sessions by the expected date of completion.
True emergency absences (e.g., death in family, extreme illness, or natural disaster) or planned absence should be discussed with your instructor. As a private institution, STONEPILE llc is not required to follow federal holidays; however, main holidays are noted on the calendar. Should a class session fall on a federal holiday, the student may post one day later than the scheduled class session (e.g., If Labor Day is on Day 3 of a Course Week, the Discussion board response typically due by Day 3 will be due by Day 4 of that week).
Class Sessions: Students must engage (log in and participate) with their online class at least three separate days per week (i.e., three “class sessions”). There are three class sessions each week in which the student must participate. The first class session is to post their original response to the online discussion (by Day 3 of each week), the second class session is to post their completed assignment (by Day 5 of each week), and the third class session is to post their response comment back to the discussion board (by Day 7 of each week).
Holidays: As a private institution, STONEPILE llc is not required to follow federal holidays; however, some of the major holidays are noted on the calendar. On the major holidays listed on the Calendar, the student can post one day later than the scheduled class session. (e.g., If Labor Day is on Day 3 of a Course Week, the Discussion board response typically due by Day 3 will be due by Day 4 of that week).
- Prior to the last day of Week Five (of 15 total weeks [33%] of the semester), students may withdraw and receive a full refund by STONEPILE llc of all monies paid, excluding the $100 application fee. No refund for the semester will be given for withdrawal after Week Five (of 15 weeks) of that current semester.
- If special circumstances arise, a student may request, in writing, a leave of absence, which should include the date the student anticipates the leave beginning and ending. The withdrawal date, if applicable, will be the date the student is scheduled to return from the leave of absence but fails to do so.
- A student will be determined to be withdrawn from the institution if the student misses 20 consecutive instructional days. Instructional days are all calendar days of the semester, not including holidays. Missed instructional days are those which the student does not log on and post a message, assignment, or discussion post. The 20 days will be measured from the last day of posting a message, assignment, or discussion post.
Prior to the last day of Week Five (of 15 total weeks [33%] of the semester), a student who withdraws, drops out, is expelled, or otherwise fails to attend classes, may receive a full refund from STONEPILE llc of all monies paid, excluding the $100 non-refundable application fee.
No tuition refund from STONEPILE llc will be given for a student who withdraws, drops out, is expelled, or otherwise fails to attend classes after the conclusion of Week Five (of 15 weeks [33%]) of that current semester; provided however, that any fee paid to STONEPILE llc for tangible goods or services that were not delivered to or fully provided to the student shall be fully refunded regardless of the date of withdrawal, cancellation, or expulsion.
STONEPILE llc reserves the right to reschedule the program start date when the number of students scheduled is too small. In this case, the student shall receive a full refund of monies paid, excluding the $100 non-refundable application fee, and has the option to start at a later date. If student chooses the latter, a new enrollment agreement with new start/completion dates must be executed.
Within 45 days of the determination of a withdrawal, cancellation, or expulision, STONEPILE llc shall mail a check to the student’s or sponsoring organization’s listed address in the refund amount due, whether or not it has been requested.