Lecture classes will have no more than 120 students. Lab settings will typically have 6, 9, 12 or 24 students to one lab instructor.

At Full Sail, courses are taught by industry professionals. Our instructors are required to have a minimum of at least three years of real world experience, yet most have been a part of the industry for many years. Many instructors are still involved in the industry and bring back real world knowledge to the classroom.

Yes, and to help you with that, Full Sail has teamed up with Apple for Project LaunchBox initiative, which provides every student with a MacBook Pro laptop available at a deep institutional discount.

Full Sail does not operate on a semester or quarter system. Students generally take two courses at a time, and each course runs between one to three months. You will usually know your schedule one week in advance of the new month.

Most campus students attend 32-40 hours of class and labs per week. The lecture portion of the course usually meets during the day or early evening. The lab portion of a course will follow the lecture. Full Sail operates on a 24-hour-a-day basis, and labs may take place at any time during the day or night.

The scheduling system reflects many real-world job schedules. Full Sail students should expect that many jobs in the entertainment industry do not operate on a typical 9-5 schedule. Expanding the hours also allows for smaller class sizes. Read more about Full Sail's innovative approach to scheduling here.

In order to successfully graduate from Full Sail, students are required to maintain at least a 70% grade point average and 90% lecture and lab attendance rate in all courses.

Full Sail students have four weeks of vacation throughout the school year. They will have one week for Spring Break, one week for July 4th and two weeks over Christmas and New Years. Students also receive additional days off for Memorial Day, Labor Day and Thanksgiving.

Full Sail does not offer summer programs. Our programs begin on a monthly basis and some of our individual courses are also available year round.

Yes. Our online degree programs are built around a human approach to online education. You’ll collaborate and communicate with your classmates and you’ll also have access to your instructors, most of whom are located on Full Sail’s campus. For more information about Full Sail Online, visit our online degree home page.