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Articulation Agreements

The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale maintains several articulation agreements to facilitate granting of credit for incoming students, acceptance of credit for students studying abroad, and transfer of credit for students who wish to transfer before graduating or who wish to continue their studies after graduation.

- High School Agreements

Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach County Agreements: The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale has established criteria to grant credit to students who have completed Tech Prep curricula in Florida high schools in Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties. Through agreements with the school boards of education in these counties, credit may be granted for the following Tech Prep programs:

Academy of Entrepreneurship
Academy of Information Technology
Commercial Foods
Commercial Foods and Culinary Art
Digital Design
Drafting and Illustrative Technology
Food Management, Production, and Services
Food Production
Internet Marketing
Interior Design Services
TV/Radio Broadcasting
Web/Intranet/Internet Services

Statewide High-School Agreements:
The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale and the Florida Restaurant Association Educational Foundation’s ProStart School-to-Career Programs have entered into a statewide articulation agreement to grant credit to highschool graduates who have completed secondary programs of Food Production and Services or Commercial Foods, or postsecondary vocational programs of Commercial Foods & Culinary Arts or Food Management, Production, and Services.

For more information on receiving credit for these programs, please contact the Director of
Admissions at 954-463-3000 X2149.

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- Agreements with Florida Universities and Colleges

Through the college’s participation in Florida’s Statewide Course Numbering System (SCNS), designated courses from the college articulate with more than 100 institutions throughout the state. SCNS is used by all public postsecondary institutions and by participating nonpublic postsecondary institutions throughout Florida.

Governed by State Board of Education Rule 6A-10.024(19) of the Florida Administrative Code, the major purpose of this system is to facilitate transfer of courses between participating institutions. Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale courses that are preceded by a three-letter prefix throughout this catalog are approved by SCNS.

For details regarding the transferability of coursework into or from The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale through SCNS, please refer to Florida’s Statewide Course Numbering System.

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- Study Abroad Agreements

In accordance with its student exchange agreements, The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale grants credit to its students studying abroad at the following institutions:

The Fachhochschulen (Universities of Applied Sciences) Trier, Trier, Germany; Celia EscuelaIntegral Gastronomica, Cordoba, Argentina; Universidad Piloto de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia; and Soong Eui Women’s College, Seoul, South Korea.
For more information, please refer to Academic Travel Abroad.

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- The Art Institutes System Agreements

The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale maintains agreements to facilitate transfer of credit to and from colleges in The Art Institutes system. The Art Institutes system includes the following commonly owned schools:

• The Art Institute of Atlanta®, GA
• The Art Institute of CaliforniaSM
  — Inland Empire*
• The Art Institute of CaliforniaSM
  — Los Angeles
• The Art Institute of CaliforniaSM
  — Orange County
• The Art Institute of CaliforniaSM — San Diego
• The Art Institute of CaliforniaSM
  — San Francisco
• The Art Institute of Charlotte®, NC
• The Art Institute of Colorado® (Denver)
• The Art Institute of Dallas®, TX
• The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale®, FL
• The Art Institute of Houston®, TX
• The Art Institute of IndianapolisSM, IN**
• The Art Institute of Las Vegas®, NV
• The Art Institute of New York City®, NY
• The Art Institute of OhioSM — Cincinnati***
• The Art Institute of Philadelphia®, PA
• The Art Institute of Phoenix®, AZ
• The Art Institute of Pittsburgh®, PA
• The Art Institute of Portland®, OR
• The Art Institute of Seattle®, WA
• The Art Institute of TampaSM, FL
  A branch of Miami International University of Art & Design
• The Art Institute of TorontoSM, ON
• The Art Institute of VancouverSM, BC
  • Burnaby Location
  • Downtown Location
  • Dubrulle Culinary Arts Location
• The Art Institute of Washington® (Arlington, VA)
  A branch of The Art Institute of Atlanta. GA
• The Art Institute OnlineSM
  A division of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, PA
• The Art Institutes International MinnesotaSM
  (Minneapolis)
• Bradley Academy for the Visual ArtsSM
  (York, PA)
• California Design CollegeSM
  (Los Angeles – Wilshire Blvd.)
• The Illinois Institute of Art® — Chicago
• The Illinois Institute of Art® — Schaumburg****
• Miami International University of Art & DesignSM, FL
• The New England Institute of ArtSM
  (Boston, MA)

*This institution has received temporary approval to operate from the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education (1625 North Market Blvd., Suite S 202, Sacramento, CA 95834, (916) 574-7720, www.bppve.gov) in order to enable the Bureau to conduct a quality inspection of the institution.

**The Art Institute of Indianapolis is licensed by the Indiana Commission on Proprietary Education, 302 W.Washington St., Rm. E201, Indianapolis, IN 46204. AC-0080

***The Art Institute of Ohio — Cincinnati, 1011 Glendale-Milford Road, Cincinnati, OH 45215-1107, OH Reg. # 04-01-1698B.

A range of online course opportunities is available.

For more information regarding the agreement between The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale and other schools within The Art Institutes system, or contact a program chair.

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- Agreements with Other Colleges

The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale maintains articulation agreements with other colleges. For information regarding articulation between The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale and these colleges, please refer to Transfer of Credit on page 106 and contact the Transfer Credit Officer or the Director of Institutional Effectiveness.

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- Academic Travel Abroad: The Odyssey Program

The Odyssey Program provides academic travel opportunities in the U.S. and abroad for students in The Art Institutes, including The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. Off-campus study for credit represents a unique investment in an arts career, allowing students to experience other cultures and languages directly, enriching their academic, personal, and professional lives, and exposing them to art, design, and history in a global context. Students have traveled to Strasbourg, Paris, London Frankfurt, and Heidelberg with the Odyssey Program.

For some quarter-break trips students may earn course credit. To earn credit, students typically submit a journal of notes from the trip, write a substantial research paper, and/or produce portfolio-quality visuals based on their research and experience as part of the course requirements associated with their particular trip. While most Odyssey trips are scheduled during quarter breaks, quarter-abroad opportunities may also be available, in which students enroll in regular Art Institute courses taught by Art Institute faculty abroad.

The Odyssey Program creates new trips each year. These educational adventure allow students to travel, explore, and immerse themselves in the cultures and design concepts as well as the art and architectural history in their classes. The cost of the trips is in addition to regular college tuition and fees, but may, in some cases, be included in the student’s financial plan. To qualify for participation in an Odyssey Program trip, students usually must be full-time for two or more more consecutive quarters prior to travel. For more information
about the Odyssey Program contact the Dean of Academic Affiars.

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