LOS ANGELES CENTER
The Los Angeles Center administrative offices, classrooms, and computer lab are located a short 20-30 minute walk from the Oakwood Apartment Complex at 4001 W. Alameda Ave., Suite 200, Burbank, CA 91505-4338 [see "A" on map below].
LOS ANGELES ADDRESS / OAKWOOD TOLUCA HILLS
The Oakwood Apartment Complex in the Toluca Hills section of Los Angeles serves as the Los Angeles Center housing facility ["B" on map below]. Oakwood is a corporate apartment complex that provides short-term residential housing. For more information about Oakwood Toluca Hills check out their web sites at:
http://www.oakwood.com/furnished-apartments/furnished/US/CA/Los-Angeles/prop22.html
http://emerson.oakwood.com
The apartments are very comfortable and come with many amenities. Unfortunately, due to the frequent turnover of apartments at the complex, Oakwood is not able to supply Emerson with the addresses of its student apartments until a few days prior to the check-in date. If addresses are available any earlier we will e-mail this information to you.
The Oakwood Complex is located 1.3 miles from the LA Center and it takes about 20 minutes to walk and 5 to 7 minutes to drive. However, the Oakwood Apartments are in Los Angeles and the LA Center is just over the border in Burbank. This general area is known as the Media City Center district. You are within walking distance of Warner Bros. and near NBC, ABC, Universal, Disney, Nickelodeon, and a variety of production companies.
This area is located in the San Fernando Valley, it is not near the beaches. Santa Monica beaches are about a 30-40 minute drive west, depending on traffic. Coffee shops, restaurants, movie theaters, grocery stores and malls are close-by.
REGISTRATION
Registration for the Spring term in Los Angeles will take place in November. Log into the Registration website as you normally would with your ECnet username and password. Your Academic Advisor will provide you with your registration time and access code. Follow the registration procedures you receive from the Registrar’s Office. If a course lists “permission” as a prerequisite, please come to the International Study and External Programs Office in person at the time of registration. Undergraduates must register for at least 12-16 credits; graduate students for at least 8-12 credits. Also, every Los Angeles student must register for one 4 or one 8 credit internship. Make sure that you register for the appropriate internship in your major.
Complete all registration changes before arriving in Los Angeles. Drop/Adds will be allowed on a limited basis only and by petition only once you arrive in L.A.
Complete all registration changes before arriving in Los Angeles. Drop/Adds will be allowed on a limited basis only and by petition only once you arrive in L.A.
From the Undergraduate Catalog.
Credit Evaluation for Graduation. Every student must file a Graduation Application at the Student Service Center. Students are required to schedule a senior credit evaluation before his or her last semester of attendance to ensure that the student will be academically cleared for graduation. Senior credit evaluations will be done at the Student Service Center. It is the sole responsibility of the student to insure that all degree requirements as specified in this catalogue are met. Failure to be aware of a provision does not excuse a student from adhering to it. All students will be billed a Commencement Fee at the time of billing for the start of their last year of attendance, and must pay this fee regardless of whether or not they participate in the Commencement exercises.
SECURITY DEPOSIT
All Los Angeles students’ $50.00 security deposit checks (made payable to Emerson College) must be turned in before registration. Security deposits cover minor apartment damages, lost keys, etc. (Please note that you will be billed, and a hold placed on your account, for any major damage to your apartment.) The $50.00 will be returned to you after the end of the fall term pending an apartment review by the Los Angeles Center and Oakwood Apartments staffs. You will not be able to register without first submitting a security deposit.Payment may be made by check or money order, or in person with a credit card [Visa, MasterCard or American Express] or debit card. We cannot accept cash!!
BILLING / PAYMENT
You will be billed in December for your Tuition, Room and Fees. Payment is due in full no later than January 5, 2009. You must be financially cleared on all your accounts with the Student Administrative Services Office to attend the program. {If you are currently paying under a deferred payment plan such as the TuitionPay Service (AMS), please keep in mind that the costs may be different than what you had originally planned. You must make arrangements to deal with this discrepancy before you arrive in Los Angeles. Contact the payment plan directly or the Student Financial Services Office for further information.} The Student Financial Services Office phone number is 617.824.8655. Please make sure that all financial issues are dealt with well in advance of your arrival in Los Angeles.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Make sure that all Financial Assistance paperwork is completed correctly and on time. If you have any questions about your financial aid status, please call 617.824.8655.
WORK STUDY
There are a limited number of work study positions available in Los Angeles. If you would like to work for the college while in Los Angeles, make certain you bring with you all necessary documentation for completing your I-9 and W-4 forms, i.e. picture I.D., Social Security Card, passport, etc.
WITHDRAWAL FROM THE PROGRAM
If you decide, for any reason, that you must withdraw from the program you must submit formal notice in writing to the External Programs Office. You may send it by regular mail, by e-mail to la@emerson.edu, or drop it by the International Study and External Programs Office in the Little Building, 80 Boylston Street, Room 121.
