STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES

FIDM STUDENT TRAVEL POLICY

The Study Abroad Department requires that students who participate in college-related travel to submit a passport or driver's license/ID card upon enrollment. International students may need a visa to travel. Students are responsible for determining their status and obtaining a visa, if necessary, and showing proof of vaccination prior to their trip. Some travel programs may require that students purchase short-term medical coverage in order to participate. Additional travel documents must be completed prior to departure.

PREPARATION & STUDY

FIDM values the importance of learning, preparation, and study. It is the responsibility of the student to keep up with the assigned readings and homework and to manage their time. A minimum of two hours preparation for each hour in class is recommended for research and study time outside of class.

SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS (SAP)

FIDM requires students attending the college to make reasonable progress toward the completion of their educational objective. All students are expected to maintain a minimum 2.0 grade point average (3.0 for students in the Master's program) and successfully complete a minimum of 67% of units attempted. Students who fail to meet FIDM's Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements may lose their eligibility for financial aid and/or veterans benefits.

UPDATING CONTACT INFORMATION

It is the students' responsibility to provide current contact information to the college. Students can make the following changes:

• Cell and home phone number, mailing address, and email can be updated in the Student Advisement Office and the Financial Services Department, or requests can be made on the portal.
• Name Change can be updated in the Financial Services Department by presenting a current Driver License, State Identification Card, Passport, or any certified legal document with the name change.

STUDENT TECHNOLOGY USE POLICY

OFF CAMPUS

In an effort to provide FIDM Students with a quality education which keeps pace with our rapidly changing world, it has been essential to implement new technology standards for email, Internet, and computer access.

• Email — All students receive a FIDM-Cloud Mail account. This email is accessible through the MyApps page at myapps. microsoft.com. From there, Outlook is the application that is used to open the
FIDMCloud Mail account. This is the official FIDM email account and should be used for all FIDM contact with instructors as well as to maintain access to the Adobe Creative Cloud, LinkedIn Learning, Career Network, and invitations to necessary software.
• Access to a Computer — FIDM strongly recommends each student buy or have access to a personal computer. Students who have access are more proficient and better prepared for the workforce.
• Internet Access — Given the increasing use of the Internet as a source of information for research, class assignments, job-hunting, and personal enjoyment, FIDM strongly encourages all students to have access to the Internet from home, in addition to access available at FIDM.

ON CAMPUS

FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising has invested substantial assets in order to provide students with the most updated functional versions of technology software to help prepare students for their prospective industries. Students are expected to exercise good judgment to ensure that all of their electronic communications reflect high ethical standards and convey mutual respect and civility. In accordance, the following terms and provisions state the Student Technology Use Policy for the college:

Students may not:

1. Advocate or encourage violence against any government, organization, group, individual, or property, or provide instruction, information, or assistance in causing or carrying out such violence, regardless of whether such activity is unlawful. Violations will be reported to the appropriate civil authorities.
2. Change FIDM computer or hardware system settings or disconnect, connect, or switch off any hardware from computers, including, but not limited to, printers, projectors, or other FIDM technology resources.
3. Introduce or activate any viruses, worms, harmful code, and/or Trojan horses; evade spam filters to the FIDM network.
4. Use FIDMCloud Mail accounts, web-related content, or computer resources for personal gain, gambling activities, partisan political purposes, or with the intent of harming a particular individual.
5. Create, download, install, or store programs and software on FIDM systems.
6. Use FIDM network resources to send or post unsolicited messages or email, whether commercial or not:
   1. to any recipients who have requested that messages not be sent to them.