Panchakarma Technician Training Program - Students & Alumni (All Other Residents) 2023
Welcome to Kerala Ayurveda Academy!
We are happy you have decided to enroll in our programs. Please make sure you download and read the course catalog and enrollment agreement before enrolling. Contact our Enrollment Advisor at admissions@keralaayurveda.us with any questions you may have.
Student Information
Program Information
This agreement is a legally binding instrument when signed by the student and accepted by the school. This agreement is for the course initialed below.
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Payment Agreement
I hereby certify that I have read and understand the description of the payment options, and agree to the terms of this Agreement. I certify that I am financially responsible to the Kerala Ayurveda Academy and agree to pay the total amount of each monthly installment on or before the due date agreed upon by myself and the Academy for a period of time not to exceed the duration of my payment plan. I understand that the payment option selected is applicable only to tuition and fees, and that all other charges will be due in full by the due date described to me in writing. I understand that my payments are based on a calendar year and not based the completion of course modules.
I understand that the Academy must receive the payment on it's appointed due date(s), and that if full payment is not received by this date(s), the Academy will assess a monthly late payment fee of 5% of the amount past due. I understand that I am responsible for notifying the Academy Administrator if my billing address changes at any time. I understand that I am responsible for any late payment fees resulting from denied charges or delays in the delivery of my payment. Payments must be in US dollars.
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Check payable to Kerala Ayurveda Academy. Mail to: Kerala Ayurveda Academy, 691 S Milpitas Blvd. Ste. 206, Milpitas, CA 95035.
PayPal: Please send to paypal@ayurvedaacademy.com
*Please select your preferred Panchakarma Technician Certification Payment Plan
Tuition Credit
Please select which tuition credit applies based on former KAA programs you have completed. The credit will be deducted from your first tuition payment(s) upon approval.
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I further certify that should my account not be kept current in accordance with this Agreement, any past due amount will be considered an unpaid educational loan/benefit that needs to be repaid as expeditiously as possible. I further understand that the Academy may curtail my ability to register in further programs and/or obtain transcripts or certifications. I acknowledge the Academy’s right to assess collection and legal fees should my student account remain unpaid. I understand that I am obligated to pay any tuition, fees, collection or legal costs on my account.
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Enrollment Agreement & Application
This agreement is a legally binding instrument when signed by the student and accepted by the school. This agreement is for the course initialed below:
Panchakarma Technician Certification duration
February 1, 2023 - September 24, 2023
Period covered by enrollment agreement April 3, 2023 - April 4, 2024
In Class
A total of 250 hours (includes classroom study, virtual classroom study, online study and assignments) are required to complete the course. The course is offered at:
Kerala Ayurveda Academy and Wellness Center
691 S Milpitas Blvd Ste 206
Milpitas, CA 95035
Live Streaming
Three of the weekend classes will be live streamed from the Milpitas, CA location above.
Policies & Procedures
Student Complaint Procedure
If a student complaint should arise, they may contact the Academy Manager at (888) 275-9103 or support@keralaayurveda.us. If the student’s complaint is not resolved after speaking to the Academy Manager they may contact the Director of Kerala Ayurveda Academy, Dr. Jayarajan Kodikannath at (888) 275-9103 or director@keralaayurveda.us or at 691 S Milpitas Blvd, Ste 206, Milpitas, CA 95035.
State of California
A student or any member of the public may file a complaint about this institution with the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education by calling (888) 370-7589 or by completing a complaint form, which can be obtained on the Bureau's Internet Web site www.bppe.ca.gov.
Transferring of Credits & Credentials
“NOTICE CONCERNING TRANSFERABILITY OF CREDITS AND CREDENTIALS EARNED AT KERALA AYURVEDA ACADEMY. The transferability of credits you earn at Kerala Ayurveda Academy is at the complete discretion of an institution to which you may seek to transfer. Acceptance of the certificate you earn in the Panchakarma Technician program is also at the complete discretion of the institution to which you may seek to transfer. If the certificate that you earn at this institution is not accepted at the institution to which you seek to transfer, you may be required to repeat some or all of your coursework at that institution. For this reason, you should make certain that your attendance at this institution will meet your educational goals. This may include contacting an institution to which you may seek to transfer after attending Kerala Ayurveda Academy to determine if your certificate will transfer."
KAA has not entered into an articulation or transfer agreement with any other college or university.
Experiential Credit
There is no credit granted for experiential learning.
Refund and Cancellation Policy
The Student’s Right to Cancel
The student has a right to cancel the enrollment agreement and obtain a refund. A written notice from the student, about the cancellation is required and should be sent to the address below. For specifics related to your refund, refer to the refund table shown below.
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Academy Manager
Kerala Ayurveda Academy
691 S Milpitas Blvd, Ste 206, Milpitas, CA 95035
Refund Policy – State of California
The registration and manual fee is nonrefundable. The student has the right to cancel the enrollment agreement and obtain a refund of charges paid through attendance at the first class session, or the seventh day after enrollment, whichever is later. There will be no refund if the student decides to withdraw after 60% of the classes (attendance of the 3rd class).
Date by which students must exercise their right to cancel: March 5, 2023
A written notice from the students, about the cancellation will be required. A telephone call about cancellation or absenteeism for the classes will not be considered as true cancellation. In such cases, student will not receive the refund for that period. The refund will be processed within 30 days from the day KAA receives the official written notice of cancellation from the student. The refund check will be mailed to the official address of the student. If original payment is by credit card the refund will be processed on the credit card.
Eligible refunds will not include the applicable interest during the enrollment period.
In case the student decides to withdraw during the program, before the 60% of the classes are over, the following will be the refund calculation:
Refund Calculation
Step 1 Deduct $125 (books & materials) from total tuition paid
Step 2 Divide total tuition paid by 5 (number of modules) = ‘tuition per module
Step 3 Multiply number of classes attended or modules accessed in elearning by ‘tuition per module
Step 4 Subtract the amount in step 3 from the amount in step 1. This is the refund amount.
Example - if the student decides to withdraw after completing 4 modules and if he/she has paid the full tuition, the refund will be as follows:
Step 1 |
$3100 – $125 |
$2975.00 |
Step 2 |
$2975 / 5 |
$595.00 |
Step 3 |
3 modules x $595 |
$1785.00 |
Step 4 |
$3100 – $1785 |
$1315.00 |
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Total refund will be: |
$1315.00 |
Attendance Policy
Attendance is monitored via attendance taken in-class and during live streamed sessions. The student must meet the requirement of 77 contact hours to graduate. Contact hour means the class attended in real time, either in person or through live streaming. There are 155 contact hours available in this program, including 77 required in-class weekend intensive hours (PK004 & PK005) and 51 in-class or live streamed weekend intensive hours (PK001, PK002, PK003). Students are required to attend live, in person the 77 required in-class hours to support the student’s competency and material comprehension.
Make-up and Retake Policy
If a student is absent from weekend intensives PK001, PK002 or PK003, the class recordings of these sessions are available for later viewing prior to program completion. Weekend intensives PK004 and PK005 require full in-class attendance attended to satisfy the completion requirements for certification; if a student is absent from any of these weekend intensives classes, they will be required to make it up at a subsequent occurrence.
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If student is absent from an in-class or live streamed session, the class can be made up at any KAA training location or during any online live streamed session, free of charge. If a student wishes to retake an in-class session which was previously attended, the retake fee is $100 per weekend intensive session. To make arrangements for all make-up or retake sessions, please contact Student Services at support@keralaayurveda.us.
Conduct
At KAA, programs are directed toward professional training. The students shall show respect to others and observe correct standards of conduct. The Honor System embodies values of personal integrity, honesty, and trust.
Fundamental to the Honor System is the Honor Code of Responsibility, and it is upon its principles that the Academy has based the Standards of Conduct.
Honor Code of Responsibility
- Each member is responsible for maintaining a high level of civility, integrity, honesty, and trust within the community.
- Each student is responsible for presenting work of her/his own creation, and refraining from representing as her/his own work that which is not hers/his.
- Conduct in keeping with the attendance policies.
Nothing in the policy prevents the student from contacting the Washington Workforce Board at 360-709-4600 at any time with a concern or complaint.
Termination Policy
- If the course is terminated after the student begins classes, the Academy may retain a percentage of the total tuition as described in the table below.
- The official date of termination of a student shall be the last date of recorded attendance when withdrawal occurs in any of the following manners:
- When the student is terminated for a violation of a published Academy policy which provides for termination; or,
- When a student, without notice, either fails to attend classes or check out course videos for thirty (30) calendar days.
- A student will be determined to be withdrawn from the institution if the student has not attended any class for three consecutive class weekends. He/she will be notified by telephone after two missed weekends and he/she will be drafted after the third weekend.
- For a student who is on authorized Leave of Absence, the withdrawal date is the date the student was scheduled to return from Leave and failed to do so.
Suspension and Dismissal Policy
There are disciplinary guidelines to provide an environment to learn and grow independently, which give students rights and responsibilities.
- Any behavior disruptive to other students or the smooth running of the class will not be allowed.
- Students will have to pay the tuition on time.
- Students have to maintain a passing grade of 70%.
At first incidence, warning will be given. At the second incidence, the student will be suspended for the entire weekend. Student will be readmitted after suspended weekend. If the behavior persists, the student will be dismissed from the program. When the conduct of the student threatens the other student’s safety, KA reserves the right to dismiss a student immediately.
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Financial Aid
Kerala Ayurveda Academy does not offer state or federal financial aid to students. If a student obtains a loan to pay for an educational program, the student will have the responsibility to repay the full amount of the loan plus interest, less the amount of any refund. If the student has received federal student financial aid funds, the student is entitled to a refund of the moneys not paid from federal student financial aid program funds.
If a student is eligible for a loan guaranteed by the federal or state government and the student defaults on the loan, both of the following may occur:
- The federal or state government or a loan guarantee agency may take action against the student, including applying any income tax refund to which the person is entitled to reduce the balance owed on the loan.
- The student may not be eligible for any other federal student financial aid at another institution or other government assistance until the loan is repaid.
“Notice - Any holder of this consumer credit contract is subject to all claims and defenses that the debtor could assert against the seller of the goods or services obtained pursuant hereto or with the proceeds hereof, recovery hereunder by the debtor shall not exceed amounts paid by the debtor hereunder.”
“Kerala Ayurveda Academy does not have a pending petition in bankruptcy, is not operating as a debtor in possession, has not filed a petition within the preceding five years, and has not had a petition in bankruptcy filed against it within the preceding five years that resulted in reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (11U.S.C. Sec. 1101 et seq.).”
Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) fee (non-refundable) – State of California
It is important that you keep copies of your enrollment agreement, financial aid documents, receipts, or any other information that documents the amount paid to the school. Questions regarding the STRF may be directed to the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, 1747 N. Market Blvd. Ste 225, Sacramento, CA 95834, (916) 431-6959 or (888) 370-7589.
To be eligible for STRF, you must be a California resident or are enrolled in a residency program, prepaid tuition, paid or deemed to have paid the STRF assessment, and suffered an economic loss as a result of any of the following:
The institution, a location of the institution, or an educational program offered by the institution was closed or discontinued, and you did not choose to participate in a teach-out plan approved by the Bureau or did not complete a chosen teach-out plan approved by the Bureau.
You were enrolled at an institution or a location of the institution within the 120-day period before the closure of the institution or location of the institution or were enrolled in an educational program within the 120-day period before the program was discontinued.
You were enrolled at an institution or a location of the institution more than 120 days before the closure of the institution or location of the institution, in an educational program offered by the institution as to which the Bureau determined there was a significant decline in the quality or value of the program more than 120 days before closure.
The institution has been ordered to pay a refund by the Bureau but has failed to do so.
The institution has failed to pay or reimburse loan proceeds under a federal student loan program as required by law or has failed to pay or reimburse proceeds received by the institution in excess of tuition and other costs.
You have been awarded restitution, a refund, or other monetary award by an arbitrator or court, based on a violation of this chapter by an institution or representative of an institution, but have been unable to collect the award from the institution.
You sought legal counsel that resulted in the cancellation of one or more of your student loans and have an invoice for services rendered and evidence of the cancellation of the student loan or loans.
To qualify for STRF reimbursement, the application must be received within four (4) years from the date of the action or event that made the student eligible for recovery from STRF. A student whose loan is revived by a loan holder or debt collector after a period of non-collection may, at any time, file a written application for recovery from STRF for the debt that would have otherwise been eligible for recovery. If it has been more than four (4) years since the action or event that made the student eligible, the student must have filed a written application for recovery within the original four (4) year period, unless the period has been extended by another act of law. However, no claim can be paid to any student without a social security number or a taxpayer identification number.
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English as a Second Language & Foreign Students
Foreign students are accepted, however, KAA courses are instructed in English and KAA does not offer English as a second language. Foreign students are required to have proof of English proficiency with a passing score of minimum 80% on the TOEFL exam for enrollment. Visa services are not provided and Kerala Ayurveda Academy will not vouch for student status and any associated charges.
Record Retention
All records concerning the Kerala Ayurveda Academy are kept for fifty years after student’s graduation, withdrawal or termination, with the exception of transcripts which are kept permanently. Student records are kept at 691 S. Milpitas Blvd Suite 206 Milpitas, CA 95035. Students requesting copies of these documents must submit a signed letter to the above address to the attention of the Student Services.
Kerala Ayurveda Academy encourages diversity and accepts applications from all minorities. Kerala Ayurveda Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability. Kerala Ayurveda Academy acknowledges that information pertaining an applicant’s disability is voluntary and confidential, and will be made on an individual basis. If this information is presented, Kerala Ayurveda Academy will reasonably attempt to provide an accommodation to overcome the effects of the limitation of the qualified applicant. All inquiries about accommodations should be made to the admissions administrator upon registration of the program.
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NOTICE TO THE BUYER:
Do not sign this agreement before you read it or if it contains any blank spaces. This is a legal instrument. All pages of the contract are binding. You are entitled to an exact copy of the agreement, school catalog and any other papers you sign. You are required to sign a statement acknowledging receipt of those.
If you have not started training, you may cancel this contract by providing written notice of such cancellation to the school at its address shown on the contract. The notice must be postmarked no later than midnight of the fifth business day (excluding Sundays and holidays) following your signing this contract or the written notice may be hand delivered to the school within that time. In the event of dispute over timely notice, the burden to prove service rests on the applicant.
It is unfair business practice for the school to sell, discount, or otherwise transfer this contract or promissory note without the signed written consent of the student or student’s parent or guardian if he/she is a minor and a written statement notifying all parties that the cancellation and refund policy continues to apply.
“Effective January 1, 2015, the Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) assessment rate will be zero ($0) per $1,000. Therefore, all institutions required to collect STRF assessments must stop collecting STRF assessments from students.”
Panchakarma Technician Certification –
TOTAL CHARGES FOR THE CURRENT PERIOD OF ATTENDANCE IS $3100;
ESTIMATED TOTAL CHARGES FOR THE ENTIRE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM is $3100;
THE TOTAL CHARGES THE STUDENT IS OBLIGATED TO PAY UPON ENROLLMENT: $3100 (depending on payment plan).
*There are no equipment, lab supplies or kit fees, uniform or special protective clothing fees, textbook, or other learning media fees, tutoring fees, in-resident housing fees, assessment fees, transfer of credit fees.
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Date of 1st class (tour): February 1, 2023
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Kerala Ayurveda Academy, in the State of California, is a privately owned institution that is approved to operate by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education under School Code# 72482254. BPPE address: 2535 Capital Oaks Drive, Suite 400, Sacramento, CA 95833, Phone:(888) 370-7589.
Kerala Ayurveda Academy Photo and Video Release Form
By signing this release form, I authorize Kerala Ayurveda Academy (KAA), to use the following information:
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I understand that my participation in live streamed classes means that my audio, video, and written words could be recorded for future educational purposes by Kerala Ayurveda Academy.
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I hereby give permission for this understanding, and if I do not wish to be recorded, I will refrain from turning on my audio and video. I also will refrain from writing in the chat during class if I do not want it recorded.
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I am also fully aware that I will not receive monetary compensation for my participation.
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I further release and relieve Kerala Ayurveda Academy, employees, and other representatives from any liabilities, known or unknown, arising out of the use of this material.
I acknowledge that I have read the foregoing and I fully understand the contents IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this release on:
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