associate degree program - Instituto de Banca y Comercio

In order to be admitted to these programs, the student should sign a letter certifying that s/he has receivedorientation from the Admissions personnel about these requirements and agrees to comply with saidrequirements at the time of his/her application to the center of practice.The Institution is not responsible if a student is unable to achieve a practice clinic or apply for an examfrom the Examinations Board due to non-compliance with any of the requirements previously mentioned.PROGRAMS LEADING TO A DIPLOMAInstituto de Banca y Comercio is governed by an open door Admissions Policy to allow all high schoolgraduates to aspire to reach a technical-professional formation of excellence, and the opportunity toinitiate studies in areas of: Business, Techniques, Health, Beauty and Culinary Arts that usually begin inthe months of August, October, January, March and May.The application of this open door policy enables Instituto de Banca y Comercio to comply with asubstantive requirement of this level of education: accessibility.Admissions Requirements1. Copy of high school diploma or recognized* equivalent, or a transcript of credits certifyingcompletion of graduation requirements.2. Certificate of vaccine PVAC-3 (if under 21 years of age)3. Complete the Enrollment Contract4. Signature of parent or guardian in the Enrollment Contract (if under 21 years of age)5. Prospective students must be 18 years of age for the Bartending program.6. For programs that include an external practice component or that require a professional oroccupational license from an Examination Board, the prospective student must have reached orshould reach the age of 18 during their studies. For more details, refer to the description of eachprogram.*A recognized equivalent is a document showing that the student has graduated from a public school ofthe Department of Education of Puerto Rico or from a private school authorized to operate according tothe Puerto Rico Council of Education or has foreign studies that have been validated as equivalent to ahigh school diploma according to the Department of Education of Puerto Rico or has passed the GEDexaminations.ADDITIONAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTSAdvanced Hairstyling and Design Program1. Copy of diploma or transcript of credits in Cosmetology or Barbering and Hairstyling Programsof IBC or other duly accredited academic institution of a post-secondary technical level.2. Copy of diploma or transcript of credits showing the student has graduated from a Cosmetologyor Barbering program of a vocational level (secondary or post-secondary) from a vocationalschool belonging to the Department of Education of Puerto Rico; or a Professional BeautySpecialist or Barber Stylist License.3. Graduates of Barbering programs who are interested in being admitted to the AdvancedHairstyling and Design program are offered the makeup and chignon modules.4. Graduates of less than 360 hours are not eligible for admission.[41]