MARC Policy

Registration Policy

Registrations for any classes, workshops or retreats are accepted by mail, phone, online or walk-in. Registration is not guaranteed until payment is received. Registration with payment is strongly encouraged as class sizes are limited and do fill quickly. If you pre-register without payment and the class fills, you will be notified and placed on a waitlist. You must present proof of any claimed discount by your second class. Scholarships should be requested prior to the start of class.

Make checks and money orders payable to "UC Regents" (Do not mail cash.)

You must present proof of any claimed discount at the door.

A registration confirmation will be emailed to you. If you do not see it, please check your junk or spam folders. Be sure to add [email protected] to your email address book to ensure you receive future communications.

Discounts

We are pleased to able to offer various discounts to our community. Everyone will need to show proof for any discounts claimed (this includes those who have prepaid with a discount). For MAPs registrants, you must present this proof by the second class or the discount WILL NOT be honored. For daylong and workshop registrants, you must present this proof at the door or the discount WILL NOT be honored.

• Seniors 65 years or older. ID required.
• UCLA Students - full-time or half-time at UCLA. Includes graduate students (does not include UCLA Extension). ID required.
• UCLA Staff - full-time or half-time employee. ID required.

Refund and Cancellation Policy 

• Class refunds requested two weeks or more before the class start date will be assessed a $25 administrative fee. We regret that we cannot give refunds after this date. Refunds should be requested by email to [email protected]. Credit towards a future class will be provided if a registrant notifies us prior to 5pm Friday during the first week of class. Credit must be requested by email ([email protected]) and used by the next class series (i.e. cancellations in the July/Aug series must be used in the the Sept/Oct series).

• Daylong & Workshop refunds requested two weeks or more before the event date will be assessed a 20% administrative fee. We regret that we cannot give refunds after this date. Refunds should be requested by email to [email protected]. Credit towards a future workshop/daylong of the same price only will be provided if a registrant notifies us at least one day before daylong or workshop. Credit must be requested by email ([email protected]) and used within a limited time period.

• Weekend Retreat refunds requested two weeks or more before the retreat start date will be assessed a $25 administrative fee. We regret that we cannot give refunds after this date. Refunds should be requested by email to [email protected]. Credit towards future MARC classes/events will be provided if a registrant notifies us at least one day before daylong or workshop. Credit must be requested by email ([email protected]) and used within a limited time period.

• Program fees are non-refundable, for both the Training in Mindfulness program and the Intensive Practice Program.

• Application fees are non-refundable, for both the Training in Mindfulness program and the Intensive Practice Program.

• Continuing Education fees are non-refundable. (See http://marc.ucla.edu/marc-policy#CEUs for more details.)
  
  
• Gift Certificate: not redeemable for cash and cannot be returned for a cash refund. Any unused balance of the gift certificate will remain until redeemed or the original expiration date indicated on the gift certificate, whichever occurs first.

MARC reserves the right to cancel classes due to low enrollment. Registrants will be notified in advance of the class.

No refunds or credits are given to registrant "no-shows".

• Postponing a Class: Credit towards a future class will be provided if a registrant notifies us by email prior to 5PM on Friday of the first week of the class series. The future class must be taken immediately following the missed class series. NO EXCEPTIONS (for example: if postponing a May/June class series you will have to use your credit and enroll in the July/August class series).
• Make-up Class: If you miss a class, you may make up ONE class in any other class at your level during the current series or the series immediately following. In-person classes only. No refund or prorate will be issued for missed classes.  

Work Exchange/Volunteer Opportunities

We are grateful for the generosity of your time as a volunteer. There are limited spaces available for volunteers in most classes, daylongs, and workshops. Volunteering generally includes in-person assistance at events/classes, as well as marketing assistance in the form of flyer distribution. We also have special projects (e.g. graphic design) that can be done in exchange for attending certain MARC programming.

If you are interested in these opportunities, please follow the instructions given in our Work Exchange policy. For questions not addressed in the policy, please email [email protected] or call 310.206.7503 during our phone hours.

The Mindful Awareness Practices discussed and offered on this website do not constitute professional medical advice and should not be used as a substitute for medical diagnosis, advice, or services.

Continuing Education Policy

MAPS are an excellent introduction to mindfulness for clinicians, who are welcome to take it for credit. The cost for the CEs is $50.

Psychologists: Continuing Education Credit for this program is provided by UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness. The UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This course offers 10 hours of credit.

California licensed MFTs, LPCCs, LEPs, LCSWs: Continuing Education Credit for this program is provided by UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness. The UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. 10 contact hours may be applied to your license renewal through the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. For those licensed outside California, please check with your local licensing board to determine if APA accreditation meets their requirements.

Nurses: UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP16351, for 12 contact hours.