Study counseling

EVALUATION OF PREVIOUS STUDIES

General 

Applications for evaluation of previous university studies are only accepted from students who have been admitted to study at the Iceland Academy of the Arts.  

An assessment of previous studies is applied for by filling out an electronic form below.  

Applications for evaluation of previous studies are considered twice a school year, once a semester.  

• Applications received before September 1st are usually processed by September 25th at the latest. 

• Applications received before January 10 are usually processed by January 25 at the latest.

The assessment committee's decision is binding. If the student has comments on the assessment, he can request a reassessment or explanation to the evaluation committee, especially if new information or points of view are provided. Comments must be made within 10 days of the evaluation committee's decision.  

Evaluation by departments 

The study advisor manages the evaluation of previous studies Each department is responsible for the evaluation in consultation with the study advisor The evaluation committee consists of the dean, the professional director of the relevant subject area together with the study advisor. You can call in the teaching project manager To promote consistency between departments, the evaluation is based on criteria below. The study advisor receives applications and formally finalizes the results of the evaluation committees. The dean confirms the evaluation committee's decision with a signature on the evaluation sheet and sends it to the study advisor who formally finalizes the evaluation and sends the result to the student.  

Completion of applications 

In order for the evaluation committee to process an application for an evaluation of a previous university program, the application must meet the following conditions:  

• The courses that the student considers equivalent to his previous university studies must be specified. 

• The application must state whether an application has previously been made for an assessment of the same courses at the University of the Arts or other schools. If so, the ruling of the previous assessment must accompany the application.  

• Applicants are responsible for all of the above information appearing in the application so that it can be processed. If the application is not satisfactory, it will be refused on those grounds.  

• Confirmed study history statements and course descriptions from the relevant university from the curriculum of the year in which the courses were taken must be included with the application. 

• Curriculum data must be in Icelandic or English.  

Processing applications 

• Once the application has been processed, the student receives a notification by e-mail at the LHÍ e-mail address about the outcome of the assessment. The dean, the professional director and the faculty representative also receive a mail about the outcome of the assessment, and the faculty representative completes the registration accordingly to the student's academic record Both the application and the result of the assessment are saved to the student's academic record.  

Criteria for assessment 

• Only university-level courses are evaluated from a recognized university. Generally, studies other than formal higher education are not allowed to be evaluated.  

• The previous program is evaluated against an entire course, the number of credits (ECTS) must be the same or higher. 

• If it is requested to have a compulsory course evaluated, the course must be fully comparable to a course that the applicant must take at the University of the Arts.  

• To have the possibility of getting a course evaluated, they must have been completed in the last nine years or later. 

• Final projects and/or final thesis are not evaluated. 

• Students who start a master's program at the University of the Arts can only receive evaluated courses that they have completed at the master's level from an accredited university.  

• A course that has previously been valid for a degree from another recognized university can be used for a degree at most once. 

Registration of assessed studies in the curriculum system  

• The study advisor submits a summary document on the evaluated study to the department representative 

• A faculty representative records the assessed program in the school's curriculum system.  

The University of the Arts can evaluate studies at bachelor's level up to 90 credits and up to 60 credits at master's level. This means that a student who graduates from the Iceland Academy of the Arts did not take less than half of his studies at the school.  

Applicants for the evaluation of previous studies cannot assume that the application will be accepted, and it is therefore advised not to change the course registration until a result is available.  

SPECIFIC SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL NEEDS IN EDUCATION  

It is important to apply for specific support in a timely manner so that teachers have time to process requests and can meet students in the best possible way.   

• The spring application period is open from the beginning of the second to and including March 1
• The fall application period is open from the beginning of the second to and including October 1st

Students can apply for support for additional educational needs due to disabilities, specific learning disabilities, or chronic illness The support aims to equalize status and opportunities for learning and in no way involves reducing learning requirements (students must always meet learning learning criteria and/or courses).  

Study counseling oversees specific support resources and offers personalized counseling and/or follow-up for students.  

The condition for specific support is that there is confirmation by an appropriate specialist of disability, specific learning disabilities or illnesses, including but not limited to, the following: 

• Hearing loss and deafness 

• Dyslexia and AD(H)D 

• Tourette's and autism spectrum 

• Movement disorders, whether long-term or temporary, for example due to illness or accident 

• Chronic illness, such as cancer, rheumatism, MS, MND or mental disabilities. 

Analyzes need to be from an accredited professional in the same field as the student's support needs lie They need to be on an individual basis and group analyses are not accepted Then diagnoses must not be older than since the student was in the upper grades of elementary school It should be noted that Davis analysis is not sufficient to receive specific support as it is not a diagnosis of specific learning disabilities.  

Dyslexia 

A student with dyslexia must present a diagnosis from a specialist using one of the following methods: 

• GRP 14 diagnostic test (GRP 14H group analysis is not enough on its own) 

• Aston Index Reading Analysis 

• Logos dyslexia analysis 

• ICD 10 diagnostic criteria (used by psychologists) 

Applications for specific support for additional needs in education 

• The student starts by filling out an application for specific support due to additional needs in studies 

• The student also submits an analysis/certificate with the application 

• Subsequently, the student books an appointment with a study advisor 

• A study counselor evaluates the requests of students who apply for specific support 

• The study advisor confirms to the subject manager that the student has the right to specific support in studies, but it is the student's responsibility to contact the teacher/professional director about the implementation of support, for example increased time for project and exam submissions, reading assistance, assistance with academic writing, adaptation of the learning environment.  

It is important to apply for specific support in a timely manner so that teachers have time to process requests and can meet students in the best possible way.   

• The fall application period is open from the beginning of the second to and including October 1st 

• The spring application period is open from the beginning of the second to and including March 1 

You can apply for an exemption if an illness or accident occurs at other times. A medical certificate must always be submitted.   

Those who struggle with inhibitions that can be seen as temporary and can be worked with, cured or made more manageable, apply for specific support for each semester or for the school year. If the student's restrictions are permanent, the student applies for specific support at the beginning of the program and is registered with support for the duration of the study at LHÍ.  

INFORMATION ABOUT ELECTRONIC TOOLS

Audio Library 

Students with dyslexia and anyone who cannot use printed language, have access to speech synthesis at the Audio Library The speech synthesizer is free of charge to students.  

What needs to be done:  

The person must be registered with the Audio Library of Iceland, hbs.is, which sends confirmation regarding analysis to the Blindrafélag. The student will then be sent a link for downloading a speech synthesizer and a key for voices. Inquiries regarding speech synthesis will be sent to afgreidsla@blind.is. 

• Curriculum in computerized form: The Audio Library of Iceland, hbs.is, collaborates with foreign electronic libraries. When looking for study materials at the Hlóðbókasafn for the first time, the student must apply for access (https://hbs.is/leidbeiningar/hverjir-geta-ordid-lanthegar). Contact is Hafthór Ragnarsson, hafthor@hbs.is and he provides all information and advice. 

Speech synthesis in Canvas  

Í Canvas each course's learning management website is a configured speech synthesizer that students can use to help themselves. A button appears in the top right corner of each course marked Accessible reading environment/Immersive reader. 

• In OneNote, you can upload documents, eg PDF and Word, and have a speech synthesizer read the text from the documents. Instructions can be seen here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/topic/use-immersive-reader-for-onenote-10712138-b4ed-4513-958d-d9a1b3038170 

Atlas Primer is a speech server that is intended to make the learning environment more flexible. More information can be found at Atlas Primer (https://www.atlasprimer.com/). 

Á The smart web can you find information, technical tools and smart device (https://www.snjallvefjan.is/). 

With Natural Reader you can convert text, PDF documents and other templates into spoken language (https://www.naturalreaders.com/). 

Central atom is a website for language technology and artificial intelligence https://mideind.is/is.