Student Services

Airport Transfers

POLY provides airport pick-up service from the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to the POLY Center you will be attending or to the location you will be staying as long as the location is within 10 miles of the POLY Center. You are required to inform us of your flight information at least ten (10) days prior to your arrival date. You should receive the confirmation letter about five (5) days prior to your scheduled arrival date. Upon your arrival at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), expect about an hour or two before you are released from the Port of Entry (going through required procedures). After you are cleared through the Port of Entry, look for the POLY representative holding a sign with the POLY logo and your name. For international flights, the driver is instructed to arrive one hour after the flight arrival time to offset the release time. In all cases when you cannot find the driver, call the number instructed in the acceptance package you received.

Accommodations

POLY offers student residence and homestay accommodation options. You may request the Accommodation Arrangement Service on the Application Form; payment is due at least 20 days prior to your planned move-in date so that appropriate accommodations can be arranged. You should receive the confirmation letter about 10 days prior to your scheduled move-in date.

• Student Residence - Student residence, exclusively for POLY students, is available at all centers. The Irvine student residence is situated 4.5 miles from the Irvine Center and is easily accessible by bus. The Pasadena and Los Angeles student residences are located less than a mile (walking distance) and accessible by bus from their corresponding centers. Student residence rooms are furnished with a bed and a desk. A bed set (linen, blanket, and pillow) for convenience of new comers is available for purchase; the charge is debited against the student’s security deposit. Facilities also include T.V., computer with internet access, telephone, refrigerator, and coin operated laundry machines (washer and dryer). Meals are not included, but students have full access to the kitchen.
  
  

• Homestay - Homestay accommodations with English-speaking host family are available at all POLY Centers. Homestay arrangements generally include two meals per day (breakfast and dinner), a private room with a bed, a desk, and more depending on the host family. Homestays are selected so that they are located within 30 to 40 minutes by bus from the POLY Center.

College or University Placements

POLY Languages has several agreements with colleges, universities and career schools. Upon completion of the POLY ESL program (completion of the most advanced courses of speaking/listening and reading/writing series), students are accepted to colleges and career schools in place of the TOEFL or other standardized English proficiency tests. The following are some of the schools POLY Languages Institutes has an agreement with:

• The Art Institute of Los Angeles
• Seattle Central Community College
• West Los Angeles College
• Pasadena City College
• Highline Community College (Seattle)
• Canada College
• Foothill College
• DeVry University
• Glendale Community College
• El Camino Community College
• American Intercontinental University
• Los Angeles Trade - Tech Community College
• Orange Coast College
• Saddleback College

My POLY

MyPOLY is a web-based information system personalized for the convenience of POLY students. By logging onto MyPOLY students may access their current and previous schedules, grades, payment history, as well as services that they have requested and even can take their final exams, all with the click of a mouse! Student no longer need to be at the school and wait in line to find such information, they only need to log onto MyPOLY.

In order to use the system, a student must have been accepted to the school and have a valid email address filled out on the application form. Upon acceptance, a password is sent to the student’s e-mail account as stated in the application form. Please be aware that depending on the student’s email server, the e-mail with the MyPOLY password might be treated as a spam/junk mail; students are advised to check their spam/junk mail box.

Transcript and Certificates

Official Transcript - The transcript with our seal is the POLY Official Transcript. Upon request from a student, we provide the transcript detailing the student’s progress report which includes the student’s attendance percentage, midterm grade, the final grade, and the final grade for the course taken.

Certificates for the ESL Program - POLY provides two types of certificates to those who are in Semi-Intensive or Intensive ESL program.

Certificate of Achievement - This certificate is awarded to those who have successfully completed (C or better) of all advanced levels of the POLY ESL Program - R/W 601, R/W 602, S/L 601, and S/L 602. This certificate serves as our testament that the student has demonstrated proficiency in all four areas of the English language: Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing. Certificate of Completion - This certificate is given to those who have successfully completed (C or better) at least one course from a speaking/listening series and a reading/writing series. The certificate will indicate the highest levels successfully completed from a speaking/listening series and a reading/writing series.