– 1 credit = 1 hour per week (2 hours outside preparation)

– 2 credits = 2 hours per week (4 hours outside preparation)

– 3 credits = 3 hours per week (6 hours outside preparation)

– 3 credits = 2 hours lecture and 4 hours lab

Studio Course (these are 6-unit courses)

– 6 credits = 4 hours lecture and 8 hours studio

– 3 units of credit for 80-100 hours at an institu-tionally approved internship site

LABS provide students with an environment for planned, structured, and directed analytical exploration and experimentation. Three hours in duration, labs immedi-ately follow formal classroom instruction in designated courses. Courses with labs are noted on the Advisement Sheet for each major.

* Evening classes are offered at the Los Angeles campus.

STUDIOS assist students with assignments and projects, giving them an avenue to explore and express creativity. Expert advice and constructive critiquing appropriate to the subject matter are provided. Each campus posts studio schedules quarterly.

WORKSHOPS are concise educational programs for groups of students focusing on techniques and skills in a partic-ular subject area.

BOOKS & SUPPLIES

In order to best meet the educational requirements of its programs, FIDM provides, for sale, the books and supplies necessary for success for each course for which the student is enrolled. After registration, all books and supplies may be purchased online at www.thefidmstore.com or at The FIDM Store on each campus. Students MUST acquire all required course ma-terials by the first class meeting of each class. Students who attend the first week of class unprepared may be dismissed from the class and unable to return until all course materials are acquired.

DEFINITION OF A CREDIT HOUR AT FIDM

A credit hour is the amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement that is an institutionally established equivalency that reasonably approximates not less than one hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work each week for approximately ten weeks for one quarter unit of credit.

Students who drop a class may return the complete course kit of books and supplies no later than the last day of the drop period. The returned books and supplies must be unused, in perfect condition, and accompanied with a receipt.

Book Buyback:

FIDM partners with MBS Books to purchase used books at the end of each quarter. Students are encouraged to wait until finals to sell their books. Textbook value is determined by the physical condition of the book and the national demand. Buyback occurs on the LA campus

		CLASS ENDS
	11:15 a.m.
	2:45 p.m.
	6:15 p.m.
	9:45 p.m.
6-Unit Classes (or 3-Unit / 6-Hour Classes)						8:30 a.m.	11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.	2:45 p.m.
	1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
12:00 p.m.	2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	6:15 p.m.
	4:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
	4:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
3:30 p.m.	6:15 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.	9:45 p.m.
	8:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.

CLASS BEGINS	CLASS BREAKS
1, 2, 3-Unit Classes
8:30 a.m.	9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
12:00 p.m.	1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.	4:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
6-Unit Classes (or 3-Unit / 6-Hour Classes)						7:00 p.m.*	8:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.

CLASS BEGINS	CLASS BREAKS
3-Unit Classes
9:30 a.m.	10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
1:00 p.m.	2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
4:30 p.m.	5:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
6-Unit Classes (or 3-Unit / 6-Hour Classes)

		CLASS ENDS
			12:15 p.m.
			3:45 p.m.
			7:15 p.m.
9:30 a.m.	12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. 2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	3:45 p.m.
6-Unit Classes (or 3-Unit / 6-Hour Classes)							2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m.	3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.	7:15 p.m.
	5:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.