The Professional Institute for Educators at The University of the Arts offers non-matriculated graduate level credit courses for teachers.
 
Transcripts
Course Requirements
Act 48
Accreditation

Grades
Students taking courses for credit will receive a grade report about three weeks after the course completion.

Transcript Requests
Official transcripts must be requested in writing and include a $7 processing fee per transcript. To make your request,  print and mail/fax this form to us:  Transcript Request Form PDF 
 
Transcripts will not be processed until grades have been issued by the instructor, received and recorded by our office and your student financial account is in good standing.   Allow two weeks for processing of transcript. 
Please direct all PIE transcript questions to: 215-717-6094
The University of the Arts
Professional Institute for Educators
320 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
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Course Requirements
Educators taking courses for credit will be required to relate content to their classrooms, which may include lesson plans, research papers, or other required projects for evaluation. Exact requirements are discussed at the first class session and will be outlined in the course syllabus.  Course projects are typically due two weeks following the last class session.

Attendance
Full attendance is required, unless an unforeseen emergency occurs. Students should contact their instructor or our office in the event of an emergency.

Incomplete
The grade of “I” indicates the student’s inability to complete course requirements by the end of a semester.
(The grade of “I” may be given only when the completed portion of the student’s work in the course is of passing quality.)
Acceptable reasons for “I” are:
1. Serious student illness accompanied by a doctor’s certificate, or
2. Extreme emergency, substantiated by written documentation, causing the student to miss completion of work.
An incomplete grade must be made up by the end of the sixth week following the due date of the final course work or an “F” grade for the course will be assigned.
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Act 48
PIE courses for credit are in compliance with the Act 48 standards of the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Non-credit courses do not qualify for Act 48. Students need to request Act 48 submission in writing and request forms will be distributed in class. Reporting of Act 48 credits to the PA Dept of Ed website takes place approximately one month after course completion.  Click here to access the PA Dept of Education Act 48 Reporting System: https://www.perms.ed.state.pa.us/Screens/wfPublicAccess.aspx
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Accreditation
UArts is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (Commission on Higher Education).  UArts is an approved provider for Pennsylvania Department of Education Act 48 Professional Development and an approved provider for New Jersey Department of Edcuation Professional Development.
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