Terms & Conditions
By proceeding with registration, you confirm you have read and agree to these registration policies.
Eligibility & Accurate Information
This portal is intended for PHAME students and their authorized caregivers or guardians. By using this portal, you agree to provide truthful and complete information during registration. False or misleading information may result in registration cancellation.
How Registration Works
Students (and/or their guardian or support person) use this portal to register for classes and workshops.
Registration has two phases:
Preregistration Period:
Students can submit their registration request prior to the announced “Priority Registration Deadline.”
On the priority registration deadline, PHAME will process all registration forms, and classes and workshops with high demand will be assigned via lottery.
Submitting your registration request prior to the Priority Registration Deadline gives you the best chance at getting the classes you want.
Standard Registration Period:
After the Priority Registration Deadline has passed, students can register for classes or workshops that still have remaining spots available.
Waitlists:
Students will be notified if they are placed on the waitlist.
If a spot opens up, the first student on the waitlist will be notified by email of its availability—the student will have 36 hours to register for the spot, after that the spot will be offered to the next student on the waitlist. (If the class starts in less than two days, students will have less time to accept the class and register)
Students who are no longer interested in the class can remove themselves from the waitlist by signing into the student portal.
Adding Classes & Workshops
After the priority deadline has passed, students can continue to add open classes and workshops to their registration.
Classes: The last day to add a class without paying a late fee is 7 days before the term begins. After that, late registrations will incur a $10 fee per class.
Workshops: The last day to add a workshop is 7 days before the workshop. After that, late registrations will incur a $10 fee.
Dropping Classes & Workshops
Grace Period
After the priority deadline has passed, students who need to drop a class or workshop may do so with no fee during the grace period, defined as the three days immediately following the priority deadline. That means if the priority deadline is Tuesday, the last day to drop without a fee is Friday.
Classes:
After the grace period ends, and until one week before the term begins, there is a $10 fee to drop a class.
Dropping a class later than one week before the term begins incurs higher fees:
Dropping less than a week before the term begins: Students will be responsible for 25% of the cost of classes. If they have already paid, their refund will be less this amount. If they have not yet paid, they will be invoiced for this amount.
Dropping after the second Friday of the term: There are no refunds, and students who have not yet paid will be invoiced for the full amount.
Workshops:
After the grace period ends, and until one week before the workshop, there is a $10 fee to drop a workshop. After that, students will be responsible for the full price of the workshop and there are no refunds.
Invoicing & Paying for Classes
Before the priority deadline, students are not charged for classes. After the priority deadline, students will receive invoices for their classes.
What to do next depends on the student’s situation:
If the student wants to pay in full, they can click the “pay online” link at the bottom of their invoice. This will take them to a payment screen. Alternately, students can find a payment link by logging in to the student portal.
If the student wants a payment plan, they should call Alex to make a plan at (503) 764-9718 ext. 18. PHAME can split the charge into three payments (one third of payment is due by the first day of classes, and full payment must be received by the end of the term). Students paying with a payment plan cannot pay online.
If the student uses tuition assistance:
If their tuition assistance has already been processed, the tuition assistance will show on the invoice. Scroll all the way down and Click “pay online” to pay online, or call Alex to set up a payment plan.
If their tuition assistance has NOT yet been processed, the full price of classes will show on the invoice and students should NOT pay yet. Make sure to fill out the tuition assistance request form at www.phamepdx.org/tuitionassistance and reach out to Alex Geffel if you have questions. PHAME sends invoices every month.