Financial assistance
International Lauderdale University has financial assistance in the form of a payment plan for students who require it. The payment plan offered allows the student to make monthly payments for the duration of the course. To opt for the payment plan, the student must request it through self-service. Once the initial payment has been determined, the balance due will be distributed in two installments payable on the first day of each calendar month, during each period. The University accepts payments in the form of electronic transfers and debit or credit cards.
All student payments are due on the first day of the term or the first day of the month if you are on a payment plan. Failure to pay two consecutive installments may result in suspension. Students who are not creditworthy will not be awarded a transcript or degree.
To collect delinquent accounts, the administration will contact the student by mail, email or other means requesting prompt cancellation of the balance owed. Students will be reminded that, in accordance with university policy, suspension or even expulsion may be consequences of this matter.
International Lauderdale University reserves the right to use collection agencies or take any other appropriate legal action if a student refuses to meet his or her financial obligations to the institution.
Student Services
1. Financial Assistance Services
The University offers all students an interest-free payment plan for low-income students, subject to the terms and conditions detailed in the Financial Information section.
International Lauderdale University has a scholarship fund for students who apply. Once approved, they may result in a reduction in published tuition rates. To qualify, students must complete an online application. Students are encouraged to check the availability of these programs on the website (ilu.us/iluflorida.com).
Current scholarship program at Lauderdale International University, applicant must:
1. Regulatory
To obtain a scholarship:
- The student must be legally enrolled at Lauderdale International University.
- Consecutively assign all periods (cycles) according to your career plan.
- Maintain a computable average of 3.0 or higher, grade B according to the Grade Point Average (GPA) System (Chapter II: Academic Policies or Regulations).
- A drop in the computer grade point average will result in loss of the scholarship.
2. Procedure
- The student enters the website (ilu.us/iluflorida.com) and fills out the Scholarship application, attaching the acceptance notification to his/her admission to International Lauderdale University.
- Student Services verifies and validates the information contained in the file, within a period of seven (7) days.
- Student Services notifies the status of the scholarship, whether approved or denied.
- If the student is a beneficiary of the scholarship program, they must accept and sign its terms and conditions.
Once a scholarship has been awarded from the Lauderdale International University Scholarship Program, the student is required to comply with the terms and conditions of the scholarship to remain within the scholarship program.
3. Terms and Conditions
- Consecutively assign all periods (cycles) of the chosen program.
- Stay solvent on your account balance.
- Maintain good behavior, which is in the best interest of the student body and the University.
- The student must comply with the maximum period of 6 months to complete the physical delivery of the documentation required for admission.
- Comply with everything established in this catalog and in your registration contract.
2. Professional development services
International Lauderdale University will implement digital resources to support its graduate students during the job search process. International Lauderdale University does not guarantee employment to the graduate. Likewise, support services will be available to graduates of the University free of charge.
3. Academic Counseling Services
The academic counseling service of International Lauderdale University, through Student Services, will provide information for admission, permanence, progress and completion of academic training and will promote the development of the educational community, through social, cultural and academic activities. It will provide administrative, academic and social assistance to students who are in an active situation.
It will ensure timely means of communication, through the self-service portal, accompanying the student with tutorials for the use of the resources available for their training.
4. Claims management
International Lauderdale University students who submit complaints, claims or suggestions regarding the academic or administrative processes of the University must do so through the website (ilu.us/iluflorida.com). The process will ensure that all complaints, claims or suggestions are duly addressed, responding to them within a period of seven (7) days.
1. Procedure
- The student must submit their complaint, claim or suggestion through the website (ilu.us/iluflorida.com).
- Student Services is aware of the case and communicates the resolution to the student.
- If the complaint, claim or suggestion is not within the competence of Student Services, it will be raised to the Board of Directors, who will definitively resolve what corresponds.
For additional information, you may contact the Commission for Independent Education, Florida Department of Education, at the following address:
Commission for Independent Education Florida Department of Education
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1414
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
Toll-Free Telephone (888) 224-6684
Methodological Principles
The training model at International Lauderdale University is based on the principles of Andragogy; which allows promoting an environment of success for the student, since they are provided with spaces and learning moments that privilege and adapt to their conditions and characteristics; in addition to stimulating positive reinforcement.
Three fundamental principles are assumed: participation, horizontality and flexibility.
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Participation: the developed methodology encourages activities where the student participates as an active subject in their learning. These activities are relevant to their characteristics and interests and motivate their proactive participation.
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Horizontality: this principle becomes important, since it allows us to draw on the students' previous knowledge and experiences, constituting a valuable strategy to link the learning of the courses or classes with the external context. Self-esteem and respect for one's own and others' ideas are stimulated. Equity and inclusion are promoted.
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Flexibility: in the context of virtual learning, flexibility is the principle that allows the student to adapt to the learning context. It also stimulates students' analysis, selectivity and commitment to achieving their own goals; as well as those of the course programs. Subscribe to quality and responsibility. The alternatives and work options allow the student to schedule their study, through an adequate sequence of academic load and the concentration of tasks at the end of the academic periods or cycles, in addition to facilitating evidence of the achievement of competencies.
Delivery mode
International Lauderdale University develops its activities through a virtual learning and teaching modality; For which it has an electronic learning portal with easy and dynamic access, which allows students to receive their classes in a safe and friendly virtual environment, providing students and teachers with all the resources and learning materials through the Internet. Blackboard platform (Learning Management System -LMS-), which manages all learning digitally and automatically.
In our study methodology, all users interact with the platform asynchronously, since the courses or subjects are properly designed and developed didactically, so that they can advance at their own pace in a flexible manner in self-learning and self-regulation processes. Their teachers, through consultations, accompany students on the platform, forums, institutional email, among others. Additionally, synchronous activities are carried out between teachers and students in real time, such as videoconferences and chats using the Collaborate communication tool. It is not required that all participants be present or connected to the platform at the same time, since they are recorded. to be shared with those students who could not participate live.
The programs are structured using a progressive learning system, organized on the platform that includes guidelines for learning activities, continuous assessment of learning, student-teacher interaction, student services and technical support.
The e-learning methodology to be used to mediate the teaching-learning process consists of presenting the content of each week with its respective activities (forums, videos, training activities, summative activities, reflections, diagrams, delivery of tasks, etc.), interactively through the Blackboard platform. This content will be available to the student during the active academic period with feedback options.
The courses are designed to develop skills through learning activities that are implemented due to a process of interaction between teachers, students, content and other educational resources. The results of each activity, unit and course demonstrate the academic success of the students.
Equipment Description
For your learning experience to be optimal, you must have a desktop computer, laptop or tablet, as well as a stable internet connection, this way you will be able to take greater advantage of all the benefits that ILU has for its student community.
Equipment features:
Processor type: Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 5
Memory: 8GB RAM
Disk: 250 GB HDD or SSD
Internet access: 10mbps (10mbps download and 2mbps upload)
Operating System: Windows 10 or Mac OS 10.10
Internet navigator:
Preferably: Mozilla Firefox
Other acceptable: Google Chrome, Microsoft Explorer 11 or Edge, Apple Opera or Safari
Word processor: Microsoft Word or similar
Electronic File: Microsoft Excel or similar
Virus Detection Program: Installed and updated to the latest version
Adobe Acrobat Reader: installed and updated to the latest version
Adobe Flash: installed and updated to the latest version
