AVALON CATALOG

The Avalon School of Astrology, Inc.

6212 NW 43rd Street, Suite A
Gainesville, FL 32653
Phone #: 1-352-375-1250
E-mail: Avalon@AvalonAstrology.com
Web Site: www.AvalonAstrology.com

Published: January 2014

VOLUME 7

Contents
Introduction 1

Hours of Operation

School History

Transfer of Credits

Educational Philosophy

Preparation for Employment

10

Mission Statement, and Goals

School Facilities

Course Descriptions

10

Admission Requirements

Definition of Unit of Credit

10

Motivation and time commitment

Course Numbering System

10

Non-discrimination policy

Advanced Placement

RULES AND REGULATIONS

10

Conduct and Attitude

10

Online Class Delivery

Attendance, Missed Classes, and Tardiness 11

PROGRAMS OFFERED

Make-up Work

11

Leave of Absence

11

PAC Program Objective

Termination in Training, Repeating Course 11

PAC Program Descriptions

Probation

11

PAC Required Courses

Re-entry

11

PAC Courses Descriptions

DIPLOMA PROGRAM (TACC)

TACC Program Objective

Housing and Transportation

11

TACC Program Descriptions

Placement Counseling

11

TACC Required Courses

Student Records

12

TACC Courses Descriptions

Student Activities

13

Grievance Procedures

13

CERTIFICATE PROGRAM (PAC)

Tuition, and Other Fees

Fee Payment Schedule

Cancellation and Refund Policy

STUDENT SERVICES

FACULTY AND STAFF

11

13

Administrative Staff

13

Faculty

14

Grounds for Termination

Instructor Office Hours

14

Graduation Requirements

Board of Directors

14

Late Payments

Grades 8
Licensure 14
COURSE SCHEDULE

Legal Ownership

14

School Calendar

Governing Body

14

Class Schedule

Courses Offered Per Term

CODE OF ETHICS

15

Holidays

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I N T RODUC T ION
The Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y prov ides comprehensive t raining t hat prep ares students for a c are er in
t he f ield of ast rolog y. The Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y is lo c ate d in Gainesv i l le, Flor id a. The prog ram of
study is ver y intensive and ac ademic a l ly cha l leng ing ,
and an average student must study for t wo hours for
e ach hour of cl assro om t ime.
The Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y is a non-prof it e duc at iona l inst itut ion under IRS 501 (c) (3)
L icens e d by t he:
C ommission for Indep endent E duc at ion,
Flor id a D ep ar t ment of E duc at ion
325 West Gaine s St re et, Suite 1414
Ta l l a hass e e, Flor id a 32399-0400
Phone: (850) 245-3200
Tol l Fre e: (888) 224-6684
Fax: (850) 245-3233 or (850) 245-3234
Addit iona l Infor mat ion regarding t his inst itut ion
may b e obt aine d by cont ac t ing t he C ommission at
t he ab ove address and phone numb ers.

SC HO OL HI STORY
The Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y was est ablishe d as
a Flor id a C or p orat ion in t he ye ar 2002, and in t he
s ame ye ar 501(c)(3) non-prof it st atus was g rante d by
t he fe dera l gover nment.
A licens e to op erate as a p ost-s e cond ar y vo c at iona l
s cho ol was g rante d by t he C ommission for Indep endent E duc at ion by t he st ate of Flor id a in 2002. The
s cho ol op ene d its do ors and t he f irst cl ass es b egan in
Febr u ar y 2004.

EDU C AT IONA L PHILOS OPHY, MIS SION

STAT E ME N T, AND G OAL S :
It is t he v ie w of The Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y t hat
at t his p oint in histor y ast rolog y consists pr imar i ly
of a massive amount of ane cdot a l e v idence. Pers ona l
obs er vat ions of hundre ds of t hous ands of ast rologers
over t hous ands of ye ars have bui lt a huge t he oret ic a l e dif ice. Ver y litt le s cient if ic va lid at ion of t hes e
t he or ies exist, s o t herefore prac t it ioners of ast rolog y
must b e c aref u l to not ma ke c ategor ic a l st atements
t hat do not have supp or t ing res e arch to va lid ate
t hes e st atements.
D espite t he l ack of s cient if ic pro of, ast rolog y is an
ext raordinar i ly r ich res ource of ide as and t he or ies
w hich a g re at many p e ople are able to us e ver y effe c t ively in couns eling , for p ers ona l de velopment, in

f inanci a l ana lysis, and in ot her are as. For example,

wel l-k now n f inanci a l ana lysts Arch Craw ford and
Bi l l Mer idi an, as wel l as many ot hers, op en ly us e
ast rolog y.
The Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y inspires t he student
to t hin k cr it ic a l ly, e ven skept ic a l ly, and ana lyze t he
e v idence for t he many dif ferent appro aches to ast rolog ic a l ana lysis. At t he s ame t ime, t he student is a ls o
g iven cle ar and prac t ic a l met ho ds to apply t he t he or y
and to op erate successf u l ly as a professiona l in t he
f ield of ast rolog y.
O ur mission is to help you b e come prof icient as an
ast rologer and b e able to prac t ice as a professiona l
ast rologer. We prov ide you t he t raining to master a
sp e cif ic s et of to ols to b e able to prac t ic a l ly apply
t he ide as. If you want to master a sp e cif ic system of
ast rolog y and apply it ef fe c t ively, w het her you w ish
to us e t hes e sk i l ls as a professiona l ast rologer or not,
we t hin k t hat Ava lon is t he b est s cho ol for you. We
a ls o t rain you w it h sp e cif ic ast rolog y s of t ware t hat
you must ow n to us e on your ast rolog ic a l prac t ice.
A l l ast rolog ic a l ana lysis is done w it h ast rolog y s of tware. The s of t ware is li ke t he hammer and s aw t hat
a c ar p enter us es. You c annot le ar n to bui ld a hous e
just by he ar ing t he ide as and you c annot le an to pl ay
golf just by re ading b o oks and listening to p e ople.
You must pick up t he hammer, or pick up t he golf
club, and have a pro work w it h you, to guide you,
and help you excel. This is w hat we do at Ava lon.
B e c aus e our go a l is to enable you to have professiona l sk i l ls, we do not study in any det ai l a l l t he var ious t he or ies and ide as in ast rolog y. We l et you k now
w hat t he ot her appro aches are and how t he y dif fer
but we do not attempt to underst and and us e t hem.
It wou ld b e nice if we cou ld, but it wou ld b e li ke t r ying to te ach you pl ay pi ano, guit ar, and t romb one at
t he s ame t ime. We w i l l te ach you to pl ay pi ano and
we w i l l show you w hat t he guit ar and t romb one lo ok
li ke, but t hats it.
The go a l of The Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y is to
pro duce g radu ates w ho repres ent a ne w k ind of
ast rolog y for t he 21st centur y, an ast rolog y t hat
is et hic a l and b as e d on comprehensive vo c at iona l
t raining . The student re ceives prac t ic a l and sp e cif ic
t raining t hat enables t he g radu at ing student to succe e d in a c are er t hat ut i lizes t he exp er t is e gaine d at
The Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y.

SCHO OL FACILITIE S
The Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y is lo c ate d in Gainesv i l le, Flor id a. The s cho ol bui lding consists of 1,800
s qu are fe et of bui lding sp ace in an att rac t ive nor t hwest are a of Gainesv i l le. The s cho ol consists of a
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cl assro om, librar y, computer ro om, inst r uc tor of f ice,

student lounge and student ha l l, administ rat ion off ice, and a sma l l k itchen.
The computer ro om is e quipp e d w it h computers, and
pr inters. The cl assro om is e quipp e d w it h a computer
and LCD proj e c tor for t he inst r uc tor to ma ke pres ent at ions and assist in te aching computer s of t ware
fe atures and op erat ions t hat students are re quire d to
master as p ar t of t heir studies. Ta l k ing is not p er mitte d in t he librar y.
The bui lding and sur roundings are ple as ant, w it h
t re es, a sma l l p ark, and wo o ds ne arby. There is a
shopping are a w it h g ro cer y store, rest aurant, etc. less
t han 1 mi le (1 minute dr ive) f rom t he s cho ol.
Gainesv i l le is lo c ate d in nor t h cent ra l Flor id a, a
litt le over 2 hour dr ive nor t h of Orl ando and a litt le
over 1 hour S out hwest of Jacks onv i l le. Saint August ine is a litt le over 1 hour dr ive e ast of Gainesv i l le.
The p opu l at ion of Gainesv i l le is ab out 100,000 p e ople w it h a p opu l at ion in t he sur rounding are a a lmost
double t hat. The Universit y of Flor id a and Sant a
Fe C ol lege are l arge employers, and t here are a ls o a
go o d numb er of sma l ler te chnolog y f ir ms (Me dic a l
Manager, B ar r Systems, etc.), and var ious professiona l s er v ices. B e c aus e hig her e duc at ion is t he main
indust r y of Gainesv i l le, t here are excel lent librar ies
and ot her e duc at iona l faci lit ies.
There is a sma l l air p or t in Gainesv i l le w it h conne ct ions to At l ant a, G e org i a, C harlotte, Nor t h C arolina,
and Mi ami.
Gainesv i l le has a mixture of many et hnic g roups
and life st y les. There is a ls o a st rong s out her n fe eling t hat fe els to many p e ople more li ke G e org i a t han
Flor id a.
Gainesv i l le is of ten c a l le d t he t re e cit y and is an
att rac t ive, wel l-maint aine d tow n. Summers are hot
and humid w it h mor ning temp eratures in t he low
70s and mid af ter no on temp eratures in t he low 90s.
Winters are dr y and co ol w it h mor ning temp eratures
t ypic a l ly in t he low 40s and hig hs in t he mid 60s.
Temp eratures at nig ht on o cc asion go dow n to t he
upp er 20s in w inter ; t his is not Mi ami or For t L auderd a le! On t he ot her hand, le ave your he av y w inter
co ats at home. Eve n in Janu ar y temp eratures w i l l
war m up in t he af ter no on to t he 50s and s omet imes
hig her. There are sma l l t he ater and d ance g roups, loc a l musici ans, and concer ts. There are a ls o b e aut if u l
cr yst a l cle ar spr ings w it hin a ha lf hour dr ive.

ADM I S SION R E QU IREMENT S

Pr ior to b eing considere d for admission to The Avalon S cho ol of Ast rolog y, e ach applic ant must submit
t he fol low ing to t he Administ rat ion Of f ice:
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A complete d Applic at ion and R eg ist rat ion For m

A copy of a hig h s cho ol diploma, GED cer t if ic ate,
or col lege t rans cr ipt
The applic ant must a ls o b e inter v ie we d by t he Admission Of f icer to dis c uss e duc at iona l pl ans and
re adiness for t he prog ram.
A l l students must a ls o have go o d communic at ion
sk i l ls and must p ass an inter v ie w. Inter v ie ws c an b e
conduc te d in p ers on or over t he phone. The interv ie w ass ess es t he applic ants go a ls, exp e c t at ions,
hop es, and prep are dness for attending The Ava lon
S cho ol of Ast rolog y.
MOTIVATION AND TIME C OMMITMENT
The t raining prog ram prov ide d at The Ava lon S cho ol
of Ast rolog y is intensive! An average student ne e ds
to study 2 hours for e ach hour of cl assro om t ime.
Hav ing a ste ady and regu l ar rout ine, w it h shor t,
p er io dic bre a ks f rom studies to exercis e, pl ay sp or ts,
work p ar t t ime, or have ot her diversions c an help
you st ay fo c us e d and attent ive t hroug h t his intensive
t raining pro cess.
To tur n you into a professiona l ast rologer in just
t wo and a ha lf ye ars is not t r iv i a l, and you shou ld
exp e c t to b e cha l lenge d and to de vote yours elf to
t hes e studies. We st rong ly re commend t hat you have
a t able and quiet sp ace s ome w here at home or b e able
to go s ome w here t hat a l lows you to fo c us w it hout
const ant inter r upt ions. One do es not gain exp er t is e
by haphazard ly or inattent ively work ing on it. The
Ava lon prog ram is a cha l leng ing and excit ing adventure. You w i l l change and g row as a resu lt of t his
prog ram. You must g ive a lot to it, but you w i l l g row
and de velop as wel l.

NON-DISCRIMINATION P OLICY
The Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y admits students of
any race, color, nat iona l, or et hnic g roup or ig in to
a l l t he r ig hts, pr iv i leges, prog rams, and ac t iv it ies
genera l ly accorde d or made avai l able to students at
t his s cho ol. The Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y do es
not dis cr iminate on t he b asis of race, color, and/or
relig ion, nat iona l, or et hnic g roup or ig in in administ rat ion of e duc at ion p olicies, admissions p olicies,
s chol arship prog ram, and ot her s cho ol-administere d
prog rams.

ONLINE CL ASS DE LIV E RY

Ava lon cl ass es are of fere d L ive (in re a l t ime) t hroug h
t he inter net using a live inter net e duc at iona l te chnolog y s er v ice except t he fol low ing t hre e cours es:
AGY251B, Et hics and C ouns eling Sk i l ls; AGY202,
Prac t ic um 1; and AGY256, Prac t ic um II. A l l cours es

in t he PAC cer t if ic ate prog ram are of fere d on line

s o it is not ne cess ar y to t ravel to t a ke cl ass es. For
students w ho cont inue studies in t he TAC C diploma
prog ram it is ne cess ar y to attend s ome cl ass es at
Ava lon.
Students enrol le d in on line cours es are re quire d to
have t he fol low ing:

PAC prog ram of 10 cours es.

AGY101: Ast rolog y : S cience or Sup erst it ions
AGY103: E ss ent i a ls of Ast rolog ic a l Inter pret at ions
AGY201: Histor y of Ast rolog y
AGY151: Har monics and C osmoBiolog y
AGY121: Ast rolo c a lit y and C omp at ibi lit y

a) C omputer w it h s ounds and v ide o, he ads et

AGY106: 20t h and 21st C entur y Ana lyt ic a l Met ho ds

& C a lc u l at ions

b) Pr i nter (opt iona l)

AGY111: Fore c ast ing Met ho ds

c) Hig h Sp e e d Inter net C onne c t ion

AGY116: Advance d Ast rolog ic a l Te chniques

d) S of t ware: Sir ius Ast rolog y S of t ware

AGY275: Advance d Ast roL o c a lit y & C omp at ibi lit y

e) B o oks: re quire d b o oks for cours e

BUS101: Business, C ommunic at ions, and O t her Sk i l ls

f ) Inter net Password: This w i l l b e prov ide d by t he

Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y to e ach of t he students.
A p assword is re quire d to enter t he inter net live
cl assro om. No t wo p asswords are t he s ame and are
not t ransferable.
g) Training: E ach of t he Students w i l l b e t raine d to
us e t he live e duc at iona l te chnolog y pr ior to conduc ting t he live on line cl ass.

PROGRAMS OFFERED
CERTIFICATE PRO GR AM
Professiona l Ast rolog y C er t if ic ate (PAC). C onsists of
10 cours es, 450 tot a l clo ck hours
OBJECTIVE: This prog ram, t rains students to b ecome a p ers ona l consu lt ant. O ur mission is to help
you b e come prof icient as an ast rologer and b e able to
prac t ice as a professiona l ast rologer. We prov ide you
t he t raining to master a sp e cif ic s et of to ols to b e
able to prac t ic a l ly apply t he ide as. Up on g radu at ion,
student re ceives a Professiona l Ast rolog y C er t if ic ate
and b e comes a p ers ona l consu lt ant.
DESCRIPTION: The fo c us of t he PAC cer t if ic ate
prog ram is to t rain t he student to b e ef fe c t ive and
successf u l as a professiona l ast rologer. To achie ve
t his go a l t he student is t raine d in a sp e cif ic system
of ast rolog ic a l inter pret at ion and emphasis is pl ace d
on using s of t ware and ot her to ols to obt ain infor mat ion t hat is imp or t ant to clients, and on prov iding
t his infor mat ion in a s ensit ive and et hic a l manner
t hat w i l l b e helpf u l to t he client.
PAC PRO GR AM BREAKD OWN BY C OURSE
10 cours es. For e ach cours e t here are 4 hours of
cl ass es p er we ek for 11 we eks. There are 4 cours es
t aug ht p er ye ar. E ach cours e successf u l ly complete d
is 45 hours and t here are 450 tot a l hours in t he tot a l

PAC C OURSE DESCRIPTIONS

AGY101: Ast rolog y, S cience or Sup erst it ion. Students
le ar n t he le ading t he or ies on t he phi los ophy of s cience by ack now le dge d le aders in t he f ield, and t hen
we ass ess how ast rolog y rel ates to t hes e ide as. We
de velop ide as b as e d on t he ac ademic literature and
le ar n to cite s ources. The student b e comes conf ident
and c ap able of dis c ussing t he nature of ast rolog y
w it h p e ople w ho have exp er t is e in t he hard s ciences and t he s of t s ciences. Whi le students get t his
g rounding in t his cours e, students w ho are not fami li ar w it h t he b asic l angu age of ast rolog y such as t he
sy mb ols of t he pl anets and zo di ac sig ns, t he r u lerships, etc. w i l l b e g iven concis e re v ie w mater i a ls to
study and master t hes e b asics.
AGY103: E ss ent i a ls of Ast rolog y. Students are int roduce d to a mo der n re-inter pret at ion of t he b asics of
ast rolog y. O t her v ie ws of t he me anings of t he b asics
w i l l b e dis c uss e d. Students are encourage d to master t he p ar t ic u l ar system pres ente d in t h is cours e.
Many students of ast rolog y study for 10 or 20 ye ars
and fe el over w helme d, l argely as a resu lt of having many dif ferent t he or ies and ide as and fe eling a
ne e d to res olve a l l t he dif ferences of opinion. We
w i l l ack now le dge ot her v ie ws w hi le we t rain you to
us e a system t hat you c an s e e work w it h your clients.
The re v is e d l angu age in genera l do es not cont radic t
many ot her ide as but do es pr ior it ize and emphasize
p ar t ic u l ar att r ibutes of t he ast rolog ic a l fac tors in a
sp e cif ic way.
AGY201: Histor y of Ast rolog y. In t his cours e we
concent rate on t he t he oret ic a l under pinnings of t he
ide as t hat we w i l l us e as t he y were de velop e d most ly
around t he 1960s and 1970s. We w i l l a ls o s e e how
t he conceptu a l f rame work was employe d at t imes in
var ious ancient wester n t radit ions, and how many
ancient ide as li ke Arabic p ar ts, cr it ic a l deg re es, and
deg re e me anings are understo o d in t he lig ht of t his
ne w t he oret ic a l f rame work. We w i l l le ar n ab out different line ages of k now le dge in ast rolog y and how
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dif ferent ast rologers work w it hin one or more t radit ions and how t he system b eing t aug ht in t his prog ram f its w it hin t hes e t radit ions.
AGY151: Har monics and C osmobiolog y. In t his
cours e we dive de ep into char t inter pret at ion using
s ome of t he main inter pret ive to ols t hat you w i l l b e
t raine d to us e: har monics and cosmobiolog y. You
w i l l work on t he ast rolog y char ts of fel low students
and s e e how you c an rapid ly underst and t he mot ivat ions, concer ns, and issues of t he p ers on, and how
you c an ef fe c t ively and helpf u l ly communic ate t his
infor mat ion. At t his p oint in our studies, t he le ar ning pro cess b e comes excit ing as you s e e t he pie ces of
t he puzzle fa l l into pl ace and you apply t he ide as in a
systemat ic and comprehensive way.
AGY121: Ast roL o c a lit y and C omp at ibi lit y. . We le ar n
how t he pr inciples le ar ne d in t he pre v ious cours e,
AGY151, are applie d dire c t ly to Ast roL o c a lit y (t he
ast rolog ic a l ef fe c t of dif ferent ge og raphic are as) and
sy nast r y (ast rolog ic a l comp ar is on of t wo p e ople). We
w i l l le ar n t hat ver y sp e cif ic ide as we le ar ne d e arlier
are esp e ci a l ly rele vant to t hes e are as. We w i l l fo c us
on mo der n to ols t hat ma ke t he inter pret at ions rel at ively fast and dire c t.
AGY106: 20t h and 21st C entur y Ana lyt ic a l Met ho ds
and C a lc u l at ions. Gaining t he abi lit y to ma ke subt le
dist inc t ions in how pl anet ar y p atter ns f unc t ion and
le ar ning how to apply t he r u les w it h ac tu a l clients
t a kes t ime. In t his cours e you de velop a g re ater
le vel of prof icienc y and exp er t is e in inter pret ing
t he ast rolog y char t, and you le ar n t he imp or t ance of
c aref u l ly fol low ing t he r u les of inter pret at ion and
not b eing le d ast ray by app e arances and sup er f ici a l
c ues f rom t he client, or our ow n bi as es. We a ls o
le ar n how to us e g raphic displ ays and dif ferent k inds
of t ables t hat pres ent infor mat ion t hat is us ef u l for
your inter pre at ions, and to b etter appre ci ate s ome of
t he ast ronomic a l found at ions of ast rolog y, ke eping in
mind t he sp e e d of pl anets, etc.
AGY111: Fore c ast ing Met ho ds. We fo c us on how to
br ing up t he cr it ic a l ly imp or t ant infor mat ion and
inter pret it. There are an a lmost end less numb er of
pre dic t ive met ho ds in ast rolog y and we w i l l fo c us on
a fe w t hat you c an reli ably us e in your professiona l
prac t ice. As w it h a l l of t he cours es at Ava lon, t he
emphasis is prac t ic a l and you le ar n how to quick ly
pu l l up t he ess ent i a l infor mat ion ne e de d to help
your clients. We w i l l a ls o b e come acqu ainte d w it h
var i at ions of ast rolog ic a l t he or y and dif ferent le ading ast rologers w ho are prop onents of t hes e var ious
systems.
AGY116: 20t h and 21st C entur y Ana lyt ic a l Met ho ds and C a lc u l at ions. This cours e repres ents t he
f ina l p olishing of your inter pret ive sk i l ls w here you
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incor p orate psycholog ic a l underst anding and t he

imp or t ance of myt hs, stor ies, and f inding pur p os e
in a p ers ons life into t he ast rolog ic a l ana lysis. By
incor p orat ing t hes e insig hts into your ast rolog ic a l
inter pret at ion, you de velop g re ater faci lit y in b eing
able to underst and t he world f rom your clients p oint
of v ie w. The appre ci at ion of t he many p at hs p e ople
r ig ht f u l ly t ravel enr iches us and we g row in w isdom t hroug h b eing ast rolog ic a l couns elors. At t his
p oint in your studies you shou ld s omet imes sur pr is e
yours elf at how you are able to t arget ke y issues for
t he p ers on w it h rel at ive e as e and assist t he p ers on
to gain g re ater cl ar it y. Ast rolog ic a l couns eling of ten
enters a k ind of s acre d and pre cious sp ace and a
b e aut if u l communic at ion t hat c an have g re at me aning and b e ver y helpf u l to t he client. By b eing able
to us e t he ast rolog ic a l infor mat ion w hi le a ls o listening op en ly to t he client, we are able to b e come w is e
couns elors. This is our resp onsibi lit y and we must
work to p er fe c t our s er v ices for t he b enef it of our
clients, and in t his cours e you w i l l de velop g re ater
faci lit y as a couns elor.
AGY275: Advance d Ast roL o c a lit y. This cours e is
imp or t ant b e c aus e p e ople of ten want to s ele c t a pl ace
to do business, vac at ion, or relo c ate to. Mo der n
and advance d met ho ds for s ele c t ing pl aces ma kes it
p ossible to s ele c t pl aces much faster and w it h much
g re ater acc urac y t han was p ossible in t he p ast. In
t his cours e we master t hes e te chniques. Students apply t he ide as le ar ne d on t he char ts of fel low students
and de velop t he conf idence to consu lt clients. Wit h
sur pr ising sp e e d and cl ar it y you c an ident if y pl aces
and prov ide us ef u l infor mat ion to clients.
BUS101. Business, C ommunic at ion, and O t her Sk i l ls.
S ett ing and improv ing a website, est ablishing pr icing
and s er v ices, couns eling sk i l ls and et hics, met ho ds
for re ceiv ing p ay ment, p ar t icip at ing in ast rolog ic a l
organizat ions, w r it ing , te aching , and ot her s er v ices.
The inst r uc tor w i l l re v ie w t he prog ress of students
and cont inue to assist students af ter g radu at ion to
ensure success for t hos e students w ho w ish to have a
professiona l prac t ice.
C ONTINUING EDUCATION PRO GR AM: For professiona l ast rologers w ho have complete d t he PAC
prog ram and w ish to cont inue and advance d t heir
studies, an addit iona l 10 cours es are of fere d and
g radu ates of t hes e addit iona l 10 cours es e ar n t he
TAC C diploma prog ram. S e e det ai ls b elow.
DIPLOMA PRO GR AM
The oret ic a l and Applie d C osmic Cy b er net ics (TAC C)
C onsists of 10 cours es, 450 tot a l clo ck hour
OBJECTIVE: To prov ide ac ademic t raining t hat
enables t he student to work in ast rolog ic a l res e arch,
ac ademic s ett ings, to w r ite ar t icles and sp e a k w it h

g re ater aut hor it y and underst anding of ast rolog y and

rel ate d f ields. Gradu ates of t his prog ram are suff icient ly convers ant in c ur rent issues in ast ronomy,
st at ist ics, and res e arch met ho dolog y to b e able to
f rame wel l-desig ne d res e arch studies and to communic ate w it h s cient ists and ac ademics. Gradu ates a ls o
have a bre adt h of k now le dge in many are as of ast rolog y, w hich enables t hem to have g re ater aut hor it y
and more res ources to draw up on in t heir professiona l ast rolog ic a l c are ers.

AGY256: Prac t ic um II
AGY166: Psycholog ic a l and E le c t iona l Ast rolog y

C osmic c y b er net ics is a ter m de velop e d by Theo dor L ands cheidt and refers to t he ide a t hat t here is
infor mat ion enco de d in t he univers e in a way simi l ar
to how genet ic infor mat ion is enco de d in DNA for
example. We us e t he ter m cosmic c y b er net ics for t his
prog ram to conve y t he le vel of s ophist ic at ion and
s er iousness of t he c ur r ic u lum.

AGY280: Sp e ci a l Topics in C l assic a l Wester n

The The oret ic a l and Applie d C osmic Cy b er net ics

(TAC C) diploma prog ram prov ides addit iona l t raining and prac t ic ums t hat ensure t hat t he student has
a comprehensive k now le dge of many dif ferent ast rolog ic a l t radit ions and t he or ies. Gradu ates of t he
Diploma prog ram c an apply for t he Nat iona l C ounci l
of G e o cosmic R es e arch (NC GR) L e vel IV C er t if ic ate.
DESCRIPTION: C ours es in ast ronomy, res e arch and
st at ist ics, Ve dic ast rolog y, advance d Me die va l and
Hel lenist ic, advance d couns eling prac t ic ums, and
var ious advance d and sp e ci a lize d topics in ast rolog y prov ide students w it h a r ich e duc at iona l exp er ience t hat enables t hem to w r ite, sp e a k, res e arch, and
inter face ef fe c t ively w it h business es, ac ademics, and
t he genera l public. The prog ram emphasizes ac ademic excel lence and bui lds up on t he prac t ic a l k now le dge and excel lent b o dy of k now le dge acquire d in
t he Professiona l Ast rolog y C er t if ic ate prog ram w hich
a l l students must b e g radu ates of in order to enrol l
in t his Diploma prog ram. The t raining is prov ide d in
a t ypic a l cl assro om situ at ion, and students must p ass
examinat ions and have ade qu ate attend ance in order
to p ass e ach cours e.
TAC C PRO GR AM BREAKD OWN BY C OURSE
C onsists of 10 cours es, 450 tot a l clo ck hours
AGY156: Fund ament a ls of Ve dic Ast rolog y
AGY157: C l assic a l Horar y and E le c t iona l Ast rolog y
AGY158: Me die va l and Hel lenist ic Ast rolog y II
AMY101: Ast ronomy
AGY251B: Et hics and C ouns eling and C onsu lt ing
Sk i l ls (Par t II)
AGY202: Prac t ic um and Inter pret at ion
E le c t ives: Students are re quire d to t a ke 4 ele c t ives
f rom t he fol low ing list,
BUS101: Business and C omputer Sk i l ls

AGY201: R es e arch Study and St at ist ics

AGY171: Met aphysic a l and S cient if ic Ast rolog y
AGY258: Prac t ic um III
AGY260: Advance d Fore c ast ing
AGY265: Advance d Ve dic
AGY270: Advance d Tap est r y
AGY285: Sp e ci a l Topics in Mo der n Inter pret at ion
AGY290: Indep endent Study
AGY295: R es e arch Proj e c t
AGY300: Financi a l and Business Ast rolog y

TAC C C OURSE DE SCRIP TION

10 cours es. For e ach cours e t here are 4 hours of
cl ass es p er we ek for 11 we eks. There are 4 cours es
t aug ht p er ye ar. E ach cours e successf u l ly complete d
is 45 clo ck hours and t here are 450 tot a l clo ck hours
in t he tot a l TAC C prog ram of 10 cours es.
AGY156: Fund ament a ls of Ve dic Ast rolog y. Vargas,
d as as, yogas, w hole sig n hous es, Nor t h Indi an and
S out h Indi an w he els, na kshat ras, pl anet ar y st rengt hs,
Ve dic asp e c t system, ident if y ing most imp or t ant
inf luences using Ve dic met ho ds. Emphasis is on how
Ve dic met ho ds may b e us ef u l to mo der n wester n
ast rologers and t he p otent i a l for incor p orat ing t hes e
met ho ds into mo der n wester n ana lyt ic a l met ho ds.
AGY157: C l assic a l Horar y and E le c t iona l Ast rolog y. In t his cours e le ar n a ver y dif ferent system of
ast rolog ic a l inter pret at ion t hat c an b e prac t ice d as a
dist inc t system f rom most of w hat we have le ar ne d in
t his cours e. We w i l l le ar n how to answer b asic quest ions using cl assic a l horar y ast rolog y and we w i l l
have reference mater i a ls to refer to for prac t icing
horar y ast rolog y in t he f uture.
AGY158: Me die va l and Hel lenist ic Ast rolog y II.
R e adings and mater i a ls f rom L e e L ehman, R ob Hand,
D emet ra G e orge, Jos eph Crane, R ob er t S chmidt and
ot her ast rologers w ho are ac t ively uncover ing ancient met ho ds are studie d. B e c aus e ne w mater i a l
is b eing uncovere d regarding ancient met ho ds and
t ransl at ions of pre v iously unt ransl ate d mater i a ls,
p o orly t ransl ate d mater i a ls, and unpublishe d mater i a ls are b e coming avai l able e ver y ye ar, t he subj e c t
mater i a l in t his cours e w i l l e volve as ne w infor mat ion b e comes avai l able in t he coming ye ars.
AMY101: Ast ronomy. Ast ronomy for Ast rologers: We
w i l l le ar n t he ast ronomic a l def init ion and des cr ipt ion of: t ropic a l and sidere a l zo di ac sig ns, var ious
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hous e systems, de clinat ion, and ot her ast ronomic a l

phenomena and me asurements t hat ast rologers us e.
We w i l l le ar n w hy a pl anet in t he 12t h hous e is s omet imes ab ove t he hor izon and s omet imes b elow it,
and w hy t he Mo on is usu a l ly not v isu a l ly in t he sky
w here an ephemer is g ives its p osit ion. We w i l l a ls o
dis cover w hy t he t ime of a Ne w Mo on or an e clips e
may b e dif ferent according to ast rologers and ast ronomers. We w i l l a ls o le ar n how ancient wester n ast rologers us e d dif ferent ways of des cr ibing w here t he
pl anets are f rom t he way mo der n ast rologers do. We
w i l l a ls o le ar n t he ast ronomic a l b asis to var ious ways
of prog ressing hous es and t he ast ronomic a l t he or y
b ehind var ious systems of prog ression. We w i l l a ls o
le ar n ab out how t he underst anding of t he s ol ar system has change d and w hat s ome of t he implic at ions
for ast rologers are. Many ot her issues in ast ronomy
t hat are rele vant to ast rolog y w i l l b e covere d.
AGY251: Et hics and C ouns eling Sk i l ls (Par t II).
Professiona l st and ards, et hics, and couns eling sk i l ls
re quire d in ot her professions such as in mar r i age
and fami ly t herapy, f inanci a l consu lt ing , etc., and
c ur rent st and ards in ast rolog y. Et hic a l and lega l
re quirements for t he prac t ice of ast rolog y. How to
refer clients for prop er t re at ment, consu lt at ion, or
adv ice by var ious k inds of psycholog ic a l and me dic a l
prac t it ioners, f inanci a l and business consu lt ants, and
ot her s er v ices avai l able.
C as e studies and res e arch e v idence on t herap eut ic
va lue of var ious he a lt h-rel ate d problems or psycholog ic a l problems t hat clients of ast rolog ic a l consu lt ants may have are us e d. S o ci a l st at ist ics, me dic a l d at a, and ot her d at a is pres ente d t hat prov ides
fac tu a l infor mat ion on t he ef fe c t iveness of p otent i a l
s er v ices and prac t it ioners to w hom your clients c an
b e refer re d for sp e cif ic problems, w het her t he y are
me dic a l, psycholog ic a l, f inanci a l, or p ers ona l.
C omplet ion of t his cours e f u lf i l ls t he ISAR Et hics
Training R e quirement and t he ISAR C ouns eling Sk i l l
R e quirement.
AGY202: Prac t ic um and Inter pret at ion 1. Per fe c t ing
ast rolog ic a l inter pret at ion. Students inter pret t he
char ts of volunte ers in t he lo c a l are a w ho come to
cl ass. Students p er fe c t t heir couns eling sk i l ls as wel l
as ast rolog ic a l ana lysis by me et ing w it h clients in
t hes e prac t ice s essions. Students le ar n f rom one anot her as wel l as f rom t he volunte ers and inst r uc tor,
as t he y de velop advance d professiona l comp etenc y.
C omp ar ing t he te chniques and met ho ds of dif ferent
s cho ols of ast rolog y prov ides va lu able insig hts and
dept h of underst anding . Students are encourage d to
cont inue de veloping a system of ast rolog ic a l ana lysis
and couns eling st y le t hat is appropr i ate and suit able
to t heir interests and abi lit ies.
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TAC C PRO GR AM ELECTIVES

E le c t ives: Students are re quire d to t a ke 4 ele c t ives
f rom t he fol low ing list
BUS101: Business, C ommunic at ion, and C omputer
Sk i l ls. Ru les for w r it ing ef fe c t ive letters, and addressing audiences, and te aching . Ef fe c t ive way
of communic at ion in business s ett ings, such as in
g iv ing c ustomer supp or t, or in conduc t ing business
t rans ac t ions and negot i at ions. Imp or t ance of b o dy
l angu age, dress, and deme anor in communic at ion.
Cu ltura l dif ferences in communic at ion and how to b e
ef fe c t ive in an inter nat iona l business world. Students
re ceive intensive t raining in p er fe c t ing t heir g rammar, sp el ling , and ef fe c t iveness as sp e a kers, w r iters,
negot i ators, and consu lt ants
AGY256: Prac t ic um II. Students apply t he k now le dge
t hat t he y have le ar ne d in comp at ibi lit y ana lysis by
inter v ie w ing couples, comp ar ing t heir insig hts w it h
t hos e of ot her students and t he inst r uc tor, and fe e db ack f rom t he clients.
AGY166: Psycholog ic a l and E le c t iona l ast rolog y.
How Freudi an psycho dy namics such as tendenc y to
repression, proj e c t ion, and displ acement c an enhance ast rolog ic a l ana lysis, and how ast rolog ic a l
inf luences are af fe c te d by env ironment a l inf luences,
ot her psycholog ic a l concepts such as s elf-este em,
fami ly dy namics, and ot her env ironment a l and genet ic inf luences interac t ing w it h ast rolog ic a l inf luences. Emphasis is on ast rolog ic a l inter pret at ion
using mo der n psycholog ic a l t he or y, not on a study of
psycholog y s ep arate f rom ast rolog ic a l ana lysis.
Students are encourage d to s e e if mo der n psycholog ic a l t he or y c an en hance t he inter pret at ion of t he
bir t h char t and gain g re ater underst anding of t he client. Var ious psycholog ic a l mo dels and psycholog ic a l
t herap eut ic met ho ds are explore d. R es e arch e v idence
on t he inf luence of env ironment and genet ics are
studie d. S cient if ic studies on t he ef fe c t iveness of
var ious psycholog ic a l t re at ments are re v ie we d.
AGY201: S cient if ic R es e arch Study and St at ist ics. A
clos er lo ok at t he s cient if ic met ho d and st at ist ic a l
met ho ds such as chi s qu are, t-tests, and ana lysis of
var i ance. Underst anding dif ferent k inds of dist r ibut ions of d at a, st and ard de v i at ion, prac t ic a l problems in de veloping cont rol g roups, and ot her issues
in conduc t ing res e arch. Cr it ic a l study of res e arch
studies of Gaue quelin, Urb an- Lur raine, Ann Parker, Mer r iman, C o chrane, and ot hers to d eter mine
w het her t he res e arch resu lts are va lid or spur ious.
AGY171: Met aphysic a l and S cient if ic Ast rolog y.
Sy nt hesizing f rom var ious t radit ions t he met ho ds
t hat are b est for you. Ast rolog y by E dgar C ayce, t he
w r it ings of A lice B ai le y, and ot her t he os ophic a l and

met aphysic a l aut hors. Histor ic a l e volut ion of ast rolog y, and var y ing phi los ophies and t rends t hroug hout
dif ferent t ime p er io ds, including a det ai le d lo ok at
c ur rent v ie ws. Students are encourage d to de velop a
phi los ophic a l appro ach and s et of te chnic a l met ho ds
t hat is most app e a ling to t hem and appropr i ate for
t heir p ar t ic u l ar interests, and to p er fe c t t he appro ach t hat is most suit able, w het her t his b e de veloping exp er t is e to b e come a prac t icing Ve dic ast rologer, or a skept ic of ast rolog y w ho applies s cient if ic
studies in an attempt to disprove ast rolog y, or any
ot her interest or applic at ion of ast rolog y.
AGY258: Prac t ic um III. Inter v ie ws and prac t ice
consu lt at ions w it h clients regarding relo c at ion,
ele c t iona l quest ions, and business concer ns enables
students to p er fe c t t heir abi lit y to consu lt clients in
t hes e are as.
AGY260: Advance d Fore c ast ing . C omp ar is on of different fore c ast ing met ho ds, and advance d s of t ware
fe atures for s e eing f uture t rends. Var ious for ms of
prog ressions, dire c t ions, retur ns, and t ransits are
studie d. Met ho ds us e d in cosmobiolog y, sy mmet r ic a l, har monics are applie d and teste d to deter mine
w hich te chniques app e ar to b e most ef fe c t ive.
AGY265: Advance d Ve dic. Prac t ice in apply ing Ve dic
te chniques for inter pret ing char ts, and Ve dic met ho ds for s ele c t ing mar r i age p ar t ners and ana lyzing
rel at ionships.
AGY270: C osmic Tap est r y. D et ai le d study of an
ast rolog ic a l system t hat integ rates t he us e of harmonics, cosmobiolog y, sy mmet r ic a l ast rolog y, and
insig hts f rom Ve dic ast rolog y and mo der n psycholog ic a l ast rolog y.
AGY280: Sp e ci a l Topics in C l assic a l Wester n. Guest
sp e a kers w ho are le ading exp er ts in cl assic a l wester n
ast rolog y pres ent ne w insig hts and bre a kt hroug hs
t hat c an b e us ef u l for a prac t icing ast rologer
AGY285: Sp e ci a l Topics in Mo der n Inter pret at ion.
Guest sp e a kers w ho have exp er t is e and insig hts in
var ious are as of mo der n ast rolog ic a l te chniques assist students in gaining a comprehensive underst anding and exp er t is e using t hes e met ho ds.
AGY290: Indep endent Study. Sup er v is e d study in a
sp e ci a l topic approve d by t he inst r uc tor. Students are
re quire d to submit a f ina l p ap er of publishable qu a lit y
AGY295: R es e arch Proj e c t. Students conduc t a pi lot
res e arch study, and implement t he ent ire proj e c t
f rom literature re v ie w, to st at ing a hyp ot hesis, and
c ar r y ing out t he exp er iment a l pro ce dure, and ana lyzing t he resu lts. Students a ls o submit a p ap er on t he
re as ons for s ele c t ing t his res e arch proj e c t, and t he

advant ages and dis advant ages of t he res e arch desig n

t hat t he y have s ele c te d, as comp are d to ot her p ossible res e arch proj e c ts.
AGY300: Financi a l and Business Ast rolog y. Ast rolog ic a l met ho ds for deter mining f luc tu at ions in e conomic markets, and fore c ast ing e conomic condit ions
for indiv idu a ls, business es, and nat ions.

TUITION, A ND OTHE R FE E S
Mis cel l ane ous Fe es:
$ 25 R eg ist rat ion Fe e ( non-re f und abl e, one t ime fe e ).
R eg ist rat ion fe e is due at t he t ime t hat t he Enrol lment for m is submitte d.
Prog ram Tuit ion: Tot a l C ost Per prog ram (On C ampus or On line):
PAC Tuit ion:

$4,000 ($2000 p er ter m)

TAC C Tuit ion: $4,000 ($2000 p er ter m)

Tuit ion Fe e p er cours e: $400.00
B o oks and s of t ware must b e purchas e d pr ior to attending t he f irst cl ass.

TUITION FE E PAYME NT SCHE DU LE

Mont h ly Pay ment Per C ours e: Tuit ion for a cours e
c an b e p aid in f u l l by f irst d ay of cl ass or in 3
mont h ly p ay ments of approximately $134 p er mont h.
If p ay ing mont h ly, p ay ment must b e made by t he
f irst d ay of cl ass es, and t he s ame d ay of t he mont h
on t he fol low ing 3 mont hs. If s cho ol b eg ins on May
5, for example, p ay ment must b e made by t he 5t h of
e ach mont h.
Mont h ly Pay ment Per Ter m: Tuit ion for a ter m c an
b e p aid eit her in f u l l by t he f irst d ay of cl ass, or in
4 mont h ly p ay ments. For example, t he tuit ion for a
f u l l-t ime student is $2,000 p er ter m, and c an b e p aid
eit her in f u l l by t he f irst d ay of cl ass, or $500 p er
mont h.
L ate Pay ments: A tuit ion p ay ment t hat is l ate by
more t han 7 d ays w i l l resu lt in t he stude nt b eing
c a l le d in for a me et ing . If t he student is unable to
ma ke t he p ay ment, t hen un less a sp e ci a l condit ion
exists t hat a l lows for an except ion, t he student may
b e exp el le d f rom t he s cho ol.

CA NCE LL ATION A ND RE FUND POLICY

If a student shou ld b e ter minate d or c ancel for any
re as on, a l l ref unds w i l l b e made according to t he follow ing ref und s che du le:
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1. C ancel l at ion c an b e made in p ers on, by ele c t ronic

mai l, or by C er t if ie d mai l.
2. A l l monies w i l l b e ref unde d if t he s cho ol do es not
accept t he applic ant or if t he student c ancels w it hin
t hre e (3) business d ays af ter sig ning t he Enrol lment
Ag re ement and ma k ing init i a l p ay ment.
3. C ancel l at ion af ter t he t hird (3rd) business d ays,
but b efore t he f irst cl ass, w i l l resu lt in a ref und of a l l
monies p aid, w it h t he except ion of t he reg ist rat ion
fe e (not to exce e d $150.00).
4. C ancel l at ion af ter attend ance has b egun but pr ior
to 40% complet ion of t he prog ram, w i l l resu lt in a
Pro R at a ref und compute d on t he numb er of hours
complete d to t he tot a l prog ram hours.
5. C ancel l at ion af ter complet ing 40% of t he prog ram
w i l l resu lt in no ref und.
6. Ter minat ion D ate: When c a lc u l at ing t he ref und
due to a student, t he l ast d ate of ac tu a l attend ance by
t he student is us e d in t he c a lc u l at ion un less e arlier
w r itten not ice was re ceive d.
7. R ef unds w i l l b e made w it hin 30 d ays of ter minat ion or re ceipt of C ancel l at ion Not ice f rom t he
student.

C ANCE L L AT ION BY T HE S C HO OL
In t he e vent t hat student applies for admission to
t he s cho ol or enrol ls in a cours e and for s ome re as on
(such as sudden i l lness of t he inst r uc tor or insuf f icient enrol le es) t he cl ass es are c ancele d, t hen a l l fe es
p aid by t he student w i l l b e ref unde d in f u l l. Ever y
ef for t w i l l b e made by t he s cho ol to f u lf i l l its commit ment to of fer cours es t hat are promis e d. Ava lon
w i l l not announce t he avai l abi lit y of cours es unt i l it
is e v ident t hat t here is a suf f icient numb er of students enrol le d and qu a lif ie d inst r uc tors are avai l able
to te ach. Therefore, t he prob abi lit y of a c ancel l at ion
by t he s cho ol is ver y un li kely, but shou ld it happ en, a l l p ay ments made by t he student to t he s cho ol
rel ate d to attending t he cours e, including applic at ion
fe es and ot her fe es, w i l l b e ref unde d in f u l l.

G ROU N D S F OR T ERMINAT ION :

A students enrol lment c an b e ter minate d at t he discret ion of t he inst itut ion for insuf f icient ac ademic
prog ress, non-p ay ment of ac ademic costs, or fai lure
to comply w it h r u les and p olicies est ablishe d by t he
inst itut ion as out line d in t he c at a log and t his ag re ement.

G R A DUAT ION REQU IREMENT S

To f u lf i l l t he re quirements of a ter m, t he student
must me et cl assro om attend ance re quirements, complete a l l home work assig nments, and proj e c ts s at isfac tor i ly, p ar t icip ate in cl ass in a s at isfac tor y manner, and have an average g rade on exams of at le ast
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75%. In t he four t h ter m t he student must demonst rate comp etenc y in ast rolog ic a l couns eling , sp e a king , and business communic at ions. The student must
a ls o f u lf i l l a l l monet ar y obligat ions to t he s cho ol.

GR A DE S
For e ach cours e slig ht ly dif ferent r u les may apply,
and t he inst r uc tor w i l l prov ide t hes e r u les cle arly on
t he f irst d ay of cl ass. In s ome cours es, t here may b e
3 exams, e ach of w hich cont r ibutes 1/3 of t he f ina l
g rade, or t here may b e, for example, 2 exams t hat
compr is e 25% of t he g rade e ach and a f ina l exam t hat
compr is es 50% of t he g rade. In ot her cours es 30% of
t he g rade may b e f rom home work and proj e c ts and
70% f rom exams. Thes e are just t ypic a l examples,
and t he r u les may var y f rom t hes e examples. Grades
are assig ne d as fol lows:
An average on t he 3 exams of
95% to 100%

= A

= (4.0)

90% to 94.99%

= B+

= (3.5)

85% to 89.99%

= B

= (3.0)

80% to 84.99%

= C+

= (2.5)

75 to 79.99%

= C

= (2.0)

B elow 75%

= F (fai l)

In p arent hes es is g iven t he g rade p oints for e ach

g rade. A students f ina l Grade Point Average (GPA)
is t he average Grade Points re ceive d for a l l 4 ter ms.
A student c an re quest to t a ke a ma ke-up exam if a
g rade of C+ or lower is re ceive d on an exam or t he
student miss es cl ass, but t he student must accept t he
ne w g rade e ven if it is lower t han t he f irst one, and
t he ma ke-up exam must b e t a ken w it hin 3 we eks of
t he d ate t he exam was or ig ina l ly g iven.
Note t hat in addit ion to t he test s cores, students
must have ade qu ate attend ance and complete a l l
home work assig nments for e ach ter m. D ur ing t he
f irst 3 s emesters t he ent ire g rade is b as e d on test
s cores. D ur ing t he four t h ter m, e va lu at ion of t he
students couns eling , sp e a k ing , and business communic at ion sk i l ls w i l l account for 50% of t he g rade, and
t he exams account for t he ot her 50% of t he g rade.

C OURSE SCHE DULE :

Par t Time Evening (in c ampus): A Par t Time Evening
Student attends cl ass es 2 e venings p er we ek, Tuesd ays and Thurs d ays. E ach cl ass is 2 hours long .
On line C l ass es: Student attends 2 e venings p er we ek,
Tues d ays, and Thurs d ays. E ach cl ass is 2 hours long .

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f rom t he fol low ing list

There are 4 ter ms p er ye ar. S cho ol st ar ts in S eptemb er and ends Ju ly t he fol low ing ye ar.

BUS101: Business and C omputer Sk i l ls

There are 11 we eks of cl ass es in e ver y ter m and t here

are t wo e vening cl ass es in e ach of t hes e 11 we eks.
There are holid ays and a bre a k of a fe w we eks b et we en ter ms.

AGY166: Psycholog ic a l and E le c t iona l Ast rolog y

C L AS S S CHE DU L E: ON C AMPU S AND

ONLI N E

AGY256: Prac t ic um II
AGY201: R es e arch Study and St at ist ics
AGY171: Met aphysic a l and S cient if ic Ast rolog y
AGY258: Prac t ic um III
AGY260: Advance d Fore c ast ing
AGY265: Advance d Ve dic
AGY270: Advance d Tap est r y

ON C AMPUS: Tues d ay and Thurs d ay Evening , E aster n Time. C l ass es are f rom 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM.
There is a fe w minutes bre a k ab out ha lf way t hroug h
t he cl ass.

AGY280: Sp e ci a l Topics in C l assic a l Wester n

ONLINE: Tues d ay, and Thurs d ay e vening , E aster n

Time. C l ass es are f rom 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM . There
is a fe w minutes bre a k ab out ha lf way t hroug h t he
cl ass.

AGY300: Financi a l and Business Ast rolog y

Note t hat for a fe w cl ass es, t here may b e we ekend

cl ass es s o t hat guest le c turers c an ma ke pres ent at ions. Thes e cl ass es w i l l b e s che du le d to accommod ate t he s che du le of students and guest le c turer.
1st Ter m:
AGY101: Ast rolog y : S cience or Sup erst it ions
AGY103: E ss ent i a ls of Ast rolog y
AGY201: Histor y of Ast rolog y
AGY151: Har monics and C osmoBiolog y
AGY121: Ast rolo c a lit y and C omp at ibi lit y
2nd Ter m:
AGY106: 20t h C entur y and Ana lyt ic a l Met ho ds and
C a lc u l at ions
AGY111: Fore c ast ing Met ho ds
AGY116: 20t h C entur y Ana lyt ic a l Met ho ds
AGY275: Advance d Ast roL o c a lit y
BUS101: Business, C ommunic at ion, and O t her Sk i l ls)
3rd Ter m:
AGY156: Fund ame nt a ls of Ve dic Ast rolog y
AGY157: C l assic a l Horar y and E le c t iona l Ast rolog y
AGY158: Me die va l and Hel lenist ic Ast rolog y II
AMY101: Ast ronomy
AGY251B: Et hics and C ouns eling and C onsu lt ing
Sk i l ls (Par t II)
4t h Ter m:
AGY202: Prac t ic um and Inter pret at ion
E le c t ives: Students are re quire d to t a ke 4 ele c t ives

AGY285: Sp e ci a l Topics in Mo der n Inter pret at ion

AGY290: Indep endent Study
AGY295: R es e arch Proj e c t

HOLIDAYS
When a holid ay is obs er ve d, t here are no cl ass es for
t he ent ire we ek. There are no cl ass es on t he fol lowing holid ays: Memor i a l D ay, Indep endence D ay, L ab or D ay, Novemb er 26-27 (Than ksg iv ing), C hr ist mas
and Ne w Ye ars D ay.

HOURS OF OPE R ATION

The administ rat ive of f ices, librar y, and computer
ro om are op en f rom 8:45 AM to 4:15 PM d ai ly, and
dur ing ot her hours w hen cl ass es are in op erat ion
and t here is a st af f memb er or volunte er avai l able to
monitor t he faci lit ies.
Inst r uc tors are re quire d to b e in t he inst r uc tors off ice for at le ast 1 hour e ver y d ay, and to b e avai l able
to students dur ing t hat hour. Par t-t ime inst r uc tors
must a ls o have of f ice hours prop or t ionate to t he
numb er of cl ass es b eing t aug ht.

TR ANSFE R OF CRE DIT S;

TO A ND FROM AVA LON
If you w ish to t ransfer cre dits f rom anot her le ar ning
inst itut ion to Ava lon, ple as e s end an of f ici a l t rans cr ipt f rom t he s cho ol you attende d to t he reg ist rar
for e va lu at ion. B e c aus e t he c ur r ic u lum at Ava lon is
unique, t ransfer of cre dits f rom most s cho ols is not
avai l able. If you are intereste d in t ransfer r ing cre dits
f rom Ava lon to anot her s cho ol, cont ac t t hat s cho ol
regarding t he p ossibi lit y of t ransfer r ing cre dits.
Ava lon is a licens e d, non-accre dite d, non-ac ademic
inst itut ion w it h a unique c ur r ic u lum and t ransfer
of cre dits is li kely on ly to s cho ols w it h comp arable
prog rams.
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Students at Ava lon re ceive a Professiona l Ast rolog y

C er t if ic ate af ter complet ing 10 cours es. Gradu ates
w ho re ceive t he Professiona l Ast rolog y C er t if ic ate
have a ls o f u lf i l le d t he ac ademic re quirements for
ISAR CAP (C er t if ie d Ast rolog ic a l Professiona l)
cer t if ic at ion, and may t a ke t he ISAR exam. Up on
p assing t he ISAR CAP exam, CAP cer t if ic at ion is
g rante d.
Students at Ava lon w ho go on to t a ke t he addit iona l
10 cours es for t he TAC C (The oret ic a l and Applie d
C osmic Cy b er net ics) diploma c an apply dire c t ly for
NC GR L e vel IV C er t if ic at ion.
PREPAR ATION FOR EMPLOYMENT
The PAC C er t if ic ate prog ram is desig ne d to prov ide
t he student w it h t he k now le dge and exp er t is e ne e de d
to b e a comp etent professiona l ast rologer or to work
in a f ield t hat re quires exp er t is e in ast rolog y.
Gradu ates of t he C er t if ic ate prog ram are a ls o elig ible
to t a ke t he ISAR (Inter nat iona l S o ciet y for Ast rologic a l R es e arch) exam to b e come ISAR C er t if ie d Ast rolog ic a l Professiona ls (CAP).
ISAR and NC GR are prest ig ious organizat ions and
t heir cer t if ic at ion prog rams are w idely re cog nize d
for t heir professiona lism and hig h st and ards .

C OUR SE DE S C RIPTION S
E ach ter m is 15 we eks in durat ion and is div ide d into
f ive 3-we ek cours es. There are 15 cl assro om hours
p er we ek, s o t herefore t here are 45 cl assro om hours
p er cours e. There are 5 cours es p er ter m for a tot a l
of 225 cl assro om hours p er ter m. E ach cours e successf u l ly complete d adds 3 cre dit hours to t he students tot a l of cre dit hours complete d. To complete
a l l re quirements for g radu at ion, a student attends
cl ass es for 4 s emesters, for a tot a l of 900 cl assro om
hours.

DEF I N I T ION OF T HE U N IT OF C RE DIT:

A clo ck hour is def ine d as a minimum of 50 minutes
of sup er v is e d or dire c te d inst r uc t ion and appropr i ate
bre a ks.
The Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y dif fers f rom most
p ost-s e cond ar y ac ademic prog rams in t hat on ly one
cours e is t aug ht at a t ime. R at her t han t a ke f ive
3-cre dit cours es simu lt ane ously t hroug hout t he 15we ek ter m as is done in many s cho ols, t he student
t a kes one cours e for 11 we eks, fol lowe d by t he next
cours e. B e c aus e t he student must master t he mater i a l
in one cours e b efore pro ce e ding to t he next cours e,
it is not p ossible for t he student to t a ke cours es
simu lt ane ously, s o t he y are g iven s e quent i a l ly in
3-we ek blo cks.
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In a l l of t he cours es des cr ib e d ab ove, students are

encourage d to t hin k cr it ic a l ly and deter mine for
t hems elves t hroug h home work assig nments w hich
t he or ies, proj e c ts, g roup assig nments, etc, are most
promising and us ef u l.
At Ava lon, a st rong emphasis is pl ace d on emp owering students to master ast rolog ic a l te chniques and
ast rolog ic a l t he or ies, and to deter mine for t hems elves among t he vast histor ic a l t radit ion of ast rolog y w hat rele vance and p otent i a l us ef u lness ast rolog y may have for us e as a to ol in mo der n t imes.
Inst r uc tors f u l ly resp e c t t he conclusions and v ie ws
of students, as long as t he y are b as e d on excel lent
s chol arship and integ r it y.
The Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y is de dic ate d to hig h
s chol arship, excel lence, and t he pursuit of t r ut h, and
do es not engage in promot ing one p ar t ic u l ar phi los ophic a l v ie wp oint over ot hers. We fol low t he ac ademic motto, The Tr ut h Sha l l S et Us Fre e.
A lt houg h Ava lon is a diploma g rant ing non-ac ademic
inst itut ion, t he amount of cours e content is desig ne d
to b e simi l ar to t hat in a cha l leng ing col lege cours e.

C OURSE NUMBE RING SYSTE M :

The cours e numb er ing system us es a six dig it a lphanumer ic ident if ier. The pref ixes are charac ters
t hat repres ent t he t yp e of cours e and t he suf f ixes are
numb ers t hat repres ent t he s e quence in w hich t he y
are t aug ht. The 100 le vel cours es are int ro duc tor y or
f irst ye ar le vel cours es and t he 200 le vel cours es are
more advance d cours es.
The numb er ing s cheme was st r ic t ly de v is e d by The
Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y, and do es not have any
dire c t e quiva lences to cours e numb er ing s chemes
us e d by any ot her s cho ols.

RULE S AND RE GUL ATIONS

C onduc t and Att itude: A l l students are e xp e c te d
to b e resp e c t f u l and cour te ous w hi le on t he s cho ol
c ampus. Students shou ld not b e imp aire d by a lcohol
or i l lega l dr ugs w hi le on c ampus. Violent, t hre atening , humi li at ing , or abusive b ehav ior or harassment
of ot hers is a ls o not tolerate d. Engag ing in i l lega l
ac t iv it y w hi le of f c ampus c an a ls o af fe c t a students
st anding in t he s cho ol. A student may b e dismiss e d
for any of t hes e ac t iv it ies. Thef t of prop er t y f rom t he
s cho ol or ot her students is g rounds for imme di ate
dismiss a l.
Students and st af f work as a te am to assist one anot her to re ach excel lence. We st r ive to inspire t his
te am spir it in e ver y student and to b enef it f rom
t he divers e appro aches, bro ad sp e c t r um of cre at iv-

it y, and t a lents w hich dif ferent students and fac u lt y

br ing to t he le ar ning pro cess.
We encourage e ach p ers on to express his or her
ow n indiv idu a lit y w hi le at t he s ame t ime resp e c ting t he ne e ds, w ishes, and interests of ot hers, and,
w hen ne cess ar y, to compromis e for t he b enef it of
t he w hole. The Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y st r ives to
pro duce g radu ates w it h excel lent et hics, charac ter,
and communic at ion sk i l ls as wel l as achie v ing excellence in t he underst anding and prac t ice of ast rolog y.
Attend ance, Miss e d C l ass es, and Tardiness: Students
may not miss more t han 22 cl assro om hours in one
ter m. A student t hat is t ardy by more t han 5 minutes but less t han 1 hour is g iven 1 hour of miss e d
cl assro om t ime. For t ardiness of 1 hour or more,
t hen amount of miss e d cl assro om t ime assig ne d to
t he student is in hours, rounde d up to t he next hour,
s o, for example, a student t hat is 1 hours l ate for
cl ass is g iven 2 hours of miss e d cl assro om t ime. The
s ame for mu l a applies to students t hat le ave a cl ass
e arly. For example, a student t hat le aves a cl ass 1/2
hour b efore t he cl ass ends w i l l b e considere d to have
miss e d 1 hour of cl ass es. The tot a l numb er of hours
f rom abs ences, t ardiness, and le av ing cl ass es e arly
p er ter m must not exce e d more t han 22 hours.
Af ter 15 hours of miss e d cl assro om t ime, t he student
is couns ele d by t he Dire c tor of E duc at ion to dis c uss
t he problem and to deter mine if t he student c an arrange af fairs s o t hat t he students miss e d cl assro om
hours st ays under 22 for t he ter m.
Ma ke-up Work: Inst r uc tors have t he opt ion of deduc t ing p oints for assig nments t hat are hande d in
l ate. A l l home work and assig nments must b e s at isfactor y and hande d in by t he l ast d ay of cl ass es.
A student may ma ke up miss e d cl assro om t ime by
attending we ekend cl ass es or ot her s che du le d cl ass es
at t he s ame le vel as t he cl ass es miss e d pr ior to t he
next ter m, if t hes e are avai l able and t here are avai lable s e ats in t he cl ass. When p ossible, a student w i l l
b e g iven t he opp or tunit y to f u lf i l l miss e d cours e
work or home work assig nments t hroug h af ter-hours
prog rams, but if ade qu ate opp or tunit ies for ma k ing
up miss e d work are not avai l able or t he student is
unable to f u lf i l l t hes e re quirements, t hen t he student
w i l l ne e d to rep e at t he re quirements of t he ter m b efore b eing able to pro ce e d to t he next ter m or g raduat ion.
L e ave of Abs ence: A student must complete t he 4
ter ms of cours e work w it hin 6 ye ars. It is not ne cess ar y to enrol l f u l l-t ime or to t a ke a l l 4 s emesters
cons e c ut ively. Students may t a ke a le ave of abs ence
and st i l l g radu ate as long as a l l re quirements of a l l 4
ter ms are f u lf i l le d w it hin a 6 ye ar t ime p er io d.

In c as es of emergencies and fami ly problems, a student may b e g rante d a le ave of abs ence for a re as onable amount of t ime as deter mine d by t he Dire c tor of
E duc at ion. A re quest for a le ave of abs ence must b e
in w r it ing and t he d ate of exp e c te d retur n must b e
sp e cif ie d.
If t he student do es not re-enter w it hin t he sp e cif ie d
t ime and has not not if ie d t he s cho ol, t he students
cont rac t w i l l b e ter minate d and he/she is g rante d a
ref und according to t he R ef und Polic y.
Ter minat ion in Training and R ep e at ing C ours e work:
A student w ho re ceives lower t han a B g rade on any
exam may re quest t he opp or tunit y to t a ke a ma keup examinat ion. Students are a l lowe d to t a ke a g iven
examinat ion on ly one addit iona l t ime. If a students
average s core on exams for a ter m is less t han 75%,
t he student w i l l not p ass t he ter m, and must f u lf i l l
t he re quirements for t hat ter m at a f uture t ime b efore b eing able to pro ce e d to t he next ter m.
Prob at ion: A student t hat do es not ad here to t he attend ance p olic y w i l l b e pl ace d on prob at ion for 30
d ays. If t he student has not cor re c te d t he attend ance
problem w it hin 30 d ays, t he student w i l l b e couns ele d by t he Dire c tor of E duc at ion, w it h a p ossibi lit y
of ter minat ion.
R e-ent r y : A student w hos e attend ance has b e en
ter minate d for any re as on, including susp ension for
uns at isfac tor y prog ress, and desires to re-enter t he
prog ram, must not if y t he s cho ol and b e inter v ie we d
by t he Dire c tor of E duc at ion. The Dire c tor of E duc at ions de cision is f ina l. If t he Dire c tor of E duc at ion
approves, t he student may re-apply fol low ing t he
re quire d admission pro ce dures. Af ter a students attend ance has b e en ter minate d t wo t imes, t he student
may not re-enter t he prog ram.

STUDE NT SE RV ICE S
Housing and Transp or t at ion: The Ava lon S cho ol of
Ast rolog y do es not prov ide housing and t ransp or t at ion to t he students. A list of reli able R e a ltors and
rent a l prop er t ies in clos e proximit y to t he S cho ol
w i l l b e prov ide d to t he Student t hat re quests housing
assist ance at t he t ime of enrol lment. A list of ap ar tments w it hin a fe w mi les of t he s cho ol is avai l able.
A l l of t hes e ap ar t ments are cle an, comfor t able, and
in ver y s afe and ple as ant neig hb orho o ds. Shar ing a
t wo, t hre e or four b e dro om ap ar t ment c an lower t he
cost.
There are a ls o many ot her ap ar t ments at a g re ater
dist ance f rom t he s cho ol, and t here are a ls o homes
t hat c an b e rente d. Typic a l ly a s e c ur it y dep osit is
re quire d, and t here may b e ot her re quirements and
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able to t he s cho ol, s o we re commend t hat students

have a c ar or ot her for m of reli able t ransp or t at ion.
Students s e ek ing ro ommates and c ar p o ols are put on
a list, and may cont ac t one anot her.
Pl acement C ouns eling: Students are assiste d w it h
pl acement and f ur nishe d names and address es of
employ ment p ossibi lit ies or p ossible clients. Their
names are a ls o p oste d on our web sites Professiona l
Ast rologer p age. Inquir ies made to t he S cho ol f rom
p otent i a l employers or clients w i l l b e p oste d on t he
bu l let in b o ard. The S cho ol w i l l assist t he Student
w it h employ ment to t he b est of its abi lit y, but c annot
gu arante e employ ment.
A ver y hig h pr ior it y of t he The Ava lon S cho ol of
Ast rolog y administ rat ion and te aching st af f is to
prep are e ach stude nt for a successf u l c are er. D ur ing
t he inter v ie w pro cess, e ach student w i l l b e aske d
w hat c are er obj e c t ives, if any, t he student has. Therefore, f rom t he ver y outs et, t he s cho ol t a kes an ac t ive
interest in t he go a ls and interests of t he students,
and works to assist t he student in achie v ing his/her
c are er go a ls.
The Pl acement Dire c tor is resp onsible for obt aining
up-to-d ate infor mat ion on c are er opp or tunit ies for
ast rologers, and in ma k ing sure t hat students re ceive
t he e duc at ion and t raining ne e de d to me et t he
c ur rent employ ment ne e ds in t he indust r y. By matching student t a lents and interests w it h c ur rent j ob
condit ions, e ver y ef for t is made to assist t he student
in l aunching a successf u l c are er. Inst r uc tors are
avai l able regu l arly for consu lt at ion w it h students,
and t he inst r uc tor may consu lt w it h ot her st af f
memb ers or j ob pl acement exp er ts and/or refer t he
student to t hes e indiv idu a ls to assist as wel l. There
are many ways in w hich sk i l ls in ast rolog y c an b e
us e d in a c are er, and t he Ava lon st af f w i l l help f ind
t he p at h t hat is b est for e ach student.
Up on successf u l complet ion of t he prog ram, The
Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y w i l l assist e ach g radu ate
w it h j ob pl acement; howe ver, The Ava lon S cho ol of
Ast rolog y do es not gu arante e employ ment.
The Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y is not accre dite d.
Ava lon is licens e d by t he St ate of Flor id a C ommission for Indep endent E duc at ion, but t he s cho ol is
not accre dite d. A ls o, Ava lon of fers a diploma, not an
ac ademic deg re e. Cre dits e ar ne d at Ava lon are not
t ransferable to col leges and universit ies.
There is no lega l aut hor it y t hat cont rols t he qu a lit y
of ast rolog ic a l prac t it ioners. There are no lega l
re quirements or cer t if ic at ions t hat are re quire d to b e
able to prac t ice ast rolog y. Howe ver, t he Nat iona l
C ounci l for G e o cosmic R es e arch (NC GR) has t he
most w idely endors e d and accepte d st and ards for
cer t if ic at ion in t he Unite d St ates. There are 4 le vels
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of NC GR cer t if ic at ion, and NC GR L e vel IV is t he

hig hest le vel of cer t if ic at ion and indic ates t hat t he
ast rologer is f u l ly comp etent and ade qu ately t raine d
and e duc ate d. For s cho ols t hat have an e xcept iona l ly
go o d e duc at iona l and t raining prog ram, NC GR
a l lows g radu ates to waive t he f irst 3 le vels of cer t if ic at ion and apply dire c t ly for NC GR L e vel IV C er t if ic at ion. The Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y is one of t he
fe w s cho ols t hat has b e en awarde d t his dist inc t ion.
Gradu ates of Ava lon are encourage d to apply for
NC GR L e vel IV C er t if ic at ion s o on af ter g radu at ion.
The NC GR website is w w w.ge o cosmic.org .
Gradu ates of Ava lon c an t a ke t he Inter nat iona l
S o ciet y for Ast rolog ic a l R es e arch (ISAR) cer t if ic at ion prog ram.
There are lega l re quirements to prac t ice ast rolog y in
most count ies of t he Unite d St ates and in most
count r ies. Ast rologers, li ke a l l professiona ls, must
obt ain t he appropr i ate aut hor izat ion f rom t he lo c a l
gover nment administ rat ion in order to b e able to
prac t ice. In s ome count ies, t he fe es to b e an ast rolog ic a l consu lt ant may b e ext remely hig h, and in
s ome count ies ast rolog y is cl assif ie d w it h for tune
tel ling and may e ven b e i l lega l! You must che ck w it h
lo c a l aut hor it ies and comply w it h a l l lega l re quirements.
In many count ies w here an old l aw has d e cl are d t he
prac t ice of ast rolog y to b e i l lega l, a me et ing w it h
cit y of f ici a ls has b e en able to re vers e or annu l t his
old l aw. Howe ver, such re vers a ls or annu lments of
l aws c annot b e gu arante e d and prac t it ioners of
ast rolog y shou ld b e ver y c aref u l to deter mine w hat
r u les, regu l at ions, or p ossibly tot a l rest r ic t ions on
ast rolog ic a l prac t ice are in ef fe c t in t he communit y
in w hich you intend to us e ast rolog y.
A ls o note t hat ast rolog y is not accepte d and/or
endors e d by most ac ademic inst itut ions and professiona l ass o ci at ions. Therefore, e ven if t he g radu ate
f rom The Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y has upp er le vel
ac ademic deg re es, t here w i l l b e ver y fe w opp or tunit ies to te ach ast rolog y in an accre dite d ac ademic
inst itut ion.
A ls o, ext remely litt le, if any, ast rolog ic a l t he or y is
supp or te d by s cient if ic a l ly conduc te d res e arch
studies. There are many applic at ions w hich re quire
va lid at ion such as, for example, t he deter minat ion of
p otent i a l applic ants for employ ment. There are
fe dera l regu l at ions t hat re quire a l l s cre ening tests of
j ob applic ants to b e va lid ate d w it h res e arch studies.
Ast rolog ic a l ana lysis at t he c ur rent t ime do es not
me et t his st and ard s o cons e quent ly it is i l lega l (and
a ls o unet hic a l) to us e ast rolog y to s cre en j ob applic ants.
For t he ab ove re as ons, ast rolog y is of ten prac t ice d as

a for m of e duc at ion and/or enter t ainment. To ma ke

de cl arat ive st atements ab out w hat w i l l happ en b as e d
on ast rolog y is unet hic a l.
Student R e cords: R e cord of e ach student are p er manent ly ret aine d by t he s cho ol. Thes e re cords include
infor mat ion regarding t he enrol lment and attend ance, ac ademic prog ress, conduc t, and pl acement,
as wel l as of f ici a l t rans cr ipts of g rades of t he student.
Student re cords are maint aine d in a f ire resist ant
cont ainer, and a ls o s ave d in a computer f i le w it h a
b ackup copy. D uplic ate re cord are kept at a s ep arate
lo c at ion and are avai l able to Students up on indiv idua l re quest. Student re cords w i l l b e prov ide d to
p otent i a l employers on ly af ter w r itten re quest has
b e en made by t he Student.
Grades and prog ress rep or ts are prov ide d to students
w it hin 1 we ek of t a k ing exams. E xams are administere d in t he 5t h, 10t h, and 15t h (f ina l) we ek of e ach
ter m. The re cords of prog ress and enrol lment of a
student w i l l a ls o b e made avai l able to any student
up on re quest, at no ext ra charge, w it hin 7 d ays of t he
re ceipt of t he re quest.
Student re cords are kept on f i le dur ing and af ter
g radu at ion. Up on g radu at ion students re ceive a
diploma and a t rans cr ipt of g rades and ac ademic p erfor mance. Af ter g radu at ing , t he student c an obt ain
addit iona l t rans cr ipts or copies of t he diploma for a
ver y re as onable fe e at any t ime. Student re cords are
conf ident i a l and are not rele as e d to anyone except to
t he student or g radu ate un less w r itten p er mission by
t he student or g radu ate is prov ide d.
Student Ac t iv it ies: The Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y is
a sma l l s cho ol and we do not c ur rent ly have at h let ic
te ams or ot her clubs. We do, howe ver, encourage
o cc asiona l Fr id ay or Saturd ay nig ht get-toget hers to
enj oy a mov ie and pizza, and a ls o to have infor ma l
me et ing t imes to study in g roups, dis c uss interest ing
topics, inv ite in sp e a kers on we ekends, etc.
Students attend The Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y
b e c aus e t he y are excite d ab out ast rolog y and intereste d in gaining g re ater exp er t is e, and ver y of ten
a ls o to gain suf f icient sk i l ls to b e employable.
D eb ates, dis c ussions, proj e c ts, and hav ing guest
le c turers c an b e an enter t aining bre a k f rom t he ver y
hard work of master ing ast rolog ic a l t he or y, w hi le at
t he s ame t ime helping exp and ones underst anding
and appre ci at ion of ast rolog y.
Gr ie vance Pro ce dures: A g r ie vance pro ce dure is
avai l able to any student w ho b elie ves a s cho ol de cision or ac t ion has advers ely af fe c te d his/her st atus,
r ig hts or pr iv i leges as a student. The pur p os e is to

prov ide a prompt and e quit able pro cess for res olv ing
student g r ie vances.
Students w it h g r ie vances shou ld f irst me et w it h t he
Dire c tor of E duc at ion and complete a w r itten st atement. If t he g r ie vance is not res olve d, t hen t he
exe c ut ive Dire c tor w i l l re v ie w it w it h a l l p ar t ies
concer ne d. The E xe c ut ive Dire c tors de cision is f ina l.
Students w ho fe el a g r ie vance is unres olve d may
refer t heir g r ie vance to:
E xe c ut ive Dire c tor
C ommission for Indep endent E duc at ion
325 West Gaines St re et
Suite 1414
Ta l l a hass e e, FL 32399-0400
Tol l f re e 888-224-6684

FACULT Y A ND STAFF
The s cho ol is sup er v is e d by t he President, Fei C ochrane. The President overs e es t he d ai ly op erat ions
of t he s cho ol and is resp onsible for ensur ing t hat t he
mission of t he s cho ol and t hat t he p olicies and regul at ions of t he s cho ol are prop erly c ar r ie d out.
The Dire c tor of E duc at ion consu lts w it h t he B o ard
on t he c ur r ic u lum and e duc at iona l prog ram.
The Pl acement Dire c tor is in charge of res e arching c ur rent employ ment condit ions. The Pl acement
Dire c tor adv is es t he Dire c tor of E duc at ion on f indings in t his regards, and t he Pl acement Dire c tor a ls o
overs e es consu lt at ions and diss eminat ion of infor mat ion to students regarding employ ment opp or tunit ies
and st rateg ies for accelerat ing t he c are ers of g radu ating students.
The Admissions Dire c tor is in charge of t he pro cessing of student applic at ions, and t he Financi a l Aid
Dire c tor is resp onsible for overs e eing e va lu at ion of
students for f inanci a l aid and not if ic at ion of students of t he amount of f inanci a l aid t hat t he y have
re ceive d.
Given t he ver y sma l l size of t he s cho ol at t his p oint,
t here are on ly 2 st af f memb ers, and t he y p er for m
s e vera l f unc t ions.
Administ rat ive St af f: Cur rent ly t he administ rat ive
st af f consists of t he t wo founders of t he s cho ol, as
fol lows:
D av id C o chrane: Dire c tor of E duc at ion, Pl acement
Dire c tor (Par t-t ime). Taug ht ast rolog y cl ass es in t he
A l achu a C ount y (FL) communit y e duc at ion prog ram
f rom 1974-1980, S er ve d as President of Inter nat iona l
S o ciet y for Ast rolog ic a l R es e arch (ISAR) for 2 ye ars,
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s er ve d as b o ard memb er for 2 addit iona l ye ars, c urrent ly and adv is or to t he Nat iona l C ounci l for G e ocosmic R es e arch (NC GR) for t he p ast 7 ye ars. Has
b e en a sp e a ker at over 15 inter nat iona l ast rolog y
conferences.
Fei C o chrane: S cho ol President, Admissions Dire ctor, Financi a l Aid Dire c tor (Par t-t ime)

FAC U LT Y

O ur fac u lt y memb ers are c aref u l ly s ele c te d f rom

among t he b est e duc ators in t he f ield of ast rolog y.
The y br ing to t he cl assro om t he b enef it of many
ye ars of prac t ice in t he f ield of ast rolog y.
E ach inst r uc tor has his or her ow n are as of sp e ci a lizat ion, s o t hat students have t he opp or tunit y to
le ar n f rom exp er ts in psycholog ic a l, business, and
te chnic a l are as of ast rolog y and in a var iet y of different met ho ds and appro aches.
Fac u lt y memb er :
D av id C o chrane, B.A., C.A.P.
(Psycholog y, S.U.N.Y Bing hamton)
INSTRUCTOR OFFICE HOURS
Fu l l-t ime inst r uc tors are re quire d to have 1 hour of
t ime at t heir of f ice e ach d ay at a s che du le d t ime of
t he d ay. Par t-t ime inst r uc tors have prop or t ionately
sma l ler of f ice hours. Students may v isit inst r uc tors
dur ing t hes e of f ice hours for couns eling , adv ice,
quest ions, or assist ance and ext ra help in le ar ning
t he subj e c t mater i a l.
Fac u lt y and S cho ol Eva lu at ion by Students:
At t he end of e ach ter m, students submit anony mously an e va lu at ion of t he inst r uc tors and t he s cho ol in
genera l, a long w it h any sug gest ions or adv ice.
The Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y st af f and t he B o ard
of Dire c tors are const ant ly monitor ing t he s cho ol
ac t iv it ies to ensure t hat t he e duc at ion and t he at mosphere is t he ver y b est t hat it p ossibly c an b e.

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B OARD OF DIRECTORS
The Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y is gover ne d by a
B o ard of Dire c tors.
The B o ard of Dire c tors issues p olic y st atements, app oints t he President of t he s cho ol, ma kes t he budget,
and ma kes changes, as ne e de d, to t he p olicies and
pro ce dures of t he s cho ol.
Memb ers of t he B o ard of Dire c tors:
D av id C o chrane, B.A., chair p ers on
Michel le G ou ld, MFA
Pam Ga l l ag her, C.A.P., R e v., B.A
Wi l li am C. Stephens on, M.A.
Glor i a St ar, C.A.P.
LICENSURE
The Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y is licens e d by t he
st ate of Flor id a to op erate as a vo c at iona l p osts e cond ar y s cho ol. The s cho ol faci lit ies have met a l l
zoning and insp e c t ion re quirements.
C ommission for Indep endent E duc at ion,
Flor id a D ep ar t ment of E duc at ion
325 West Gaines St re et, Suite 1414
Ta l l a hass e e, Flor id a 32399-0400
Phone: (850) 245-3200
Tol l Fre e: (888) 224-6684
Fax: (850) 245-3233 or (850) 245-3234
LEGAL OWNERSHIP
The Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y is a Flor id a C or p orat ion, a non-prof it e duc at iona l inst itut ion under
IRS 501(c)(3) and is ow ne d by D av id and Fei C och rane.
GOVERNING B ODY
The name and address of t he gover ning b o dy of t he
The Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y, Inc. is:
The Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y, Inc.
6212 NW 43rd St re et, Suite A
Gainesv i l le, FL 32653

T he Av a l on S cho ol of Ast rol o g y

C o de of Et hics
T h is c o d e of e t hic s has b e e n ad apte d f rom t he C o de Of Et hics of t he Ass o ci at ion of Pro fess iona l Ast rologe rs , an inte r nat iona l organizat ion centere d in E ng l and, w it h t hei r k i nd
p e r m iss i on .
Gr adu ate s of T he Ava lon S cho ol of Ast rolog y ag re e to obs er ve t he fol low ing cr iter i a i n t he
u nd e r t a k i ng of a l l t he ir ast rolog ic a l work.
( a ) To re sp e c t t he dig n it y and wor t h of e ver y human b eing and t heir r ig ht to s elf-deter m i nat i on . To a c c e pt a re sp onsibi lit y to encourage and fa ci lit ate t he s elf-de velopment of t he
cli ent , w h i lst hav ing due re gard to t he interests and r ig hts of ot hers.
( b ) To pre s e r ve t he c on f ide nt i a lit y and anony m it y of a client and a l l mater i a l rel at i ng to a
cli ent . To t a ke g re at c are in t he publi c at ion or pres ent at ion of c as e mater i a l and to mai n t ai n t hat anony mit y u n le ss t he clie nt ot her w is e ag re es.
( c) To e nsu re t hat a clie nt is made f u l ly aw are of t he met ho d of work ing , t he durat i on and
natu re of t he c onsu lt at ion ( s) and t he fe es involve d b efore any work is under t a ken .
( d ) To e nsu re t hat p ote nt i a l clie nt s, w hos e ne e ds are b e yond t he comp etence of an i ndi v idu a l ast rol o ge r, are re fe r re d to appropr i ate indiv idu a ls or agencies.
( e) To re f r ai n f rom of fe r ing any me dic a l, lega l or f inanci a l a dv ice to a client on ast rol o g i c a l g rou nds u n l e ss t he appropr i ate sk i l ls or qu a lif ic at ions have b e en obt aine d.
( f ) To re f r ai n f rom ma k ing public c om ments or pre dic t ions on t he p ers ona l or emot i on a l li fe of publ i c f igu re s or on t he st ate of t heir he a lt h. Any com ments on public f i g u res
shou l d b e c onc e r ne d s olely w it h t he role for w hich t he y are k now n, and shou ld not b e
mad e i n a man ne r li kely to br ing ast rolog y or t he S cho ol into disrepute.
( g ) To mai nt ai n t he h ig he st st and ards in a l l de a lings w it h clients, and to ref rain f rom b ehav i ou r l i kely to br ing ast rolog y or t he S cho ol into disrepute.