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Online Course Sharing Consortium

Learn how to sign up for a course through Acadeum

The Council of Independent Colleges Online Course Sharing Consortium

The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) is a membership organization for small and mid-sized private liberal arts colleges in the U.S. and beyond. One of its services is Acadeum, a platform that allows students to take courses at other participating institutions. Courses taken via the CIC Consortium are reviewed by Hartwick faculty and the Registrar’s Office to determine their equivalency to Hartwick courses. Academic department chairs review courses for major requirement approval, while the Registrar’s Office reviews them for general education credit and has final approval over all credit decisions. Grades for Acadeum courses are recorded on the student’s Hartwick transcript using the equivalent Hartwick course code and title. The grade is factored into the student’s GPA according to Hartwick College policy.

If you’re a Hartwick student interested in enrolling in an Acadeum course, please follow the directions on this site.

 

IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • Students must be enrolled full-time (at least 12 Hartwick credits) during the Fall or Spring term in which they wish to take an Acadeum course.
  • A $100 per credit Acadeum Access Fee applies for CIC courses in Fall and Spring
  • Overload fees may also apply as outlined in the Catalog
  • This fee is not covered by Tuition Remission or Exchange.
  • Students may take one Acadeum course per Fall or Spring term, with a maximum of 12 total Acadeum credits during those terms over their undergraduate career.
  • Acadeum courses may not be taken during January Term, unless the course overlaps with the Spring term and the student is enrolled in Spring courses. Students may not double up or overload with an Acadeum course during January alone.
  • Acadeum courses taken in Summer do not count toward the 12-credit limit and are billed at the standard Hartwick summer tuition rate.
  • Courses outside the consortium may carry additional fees (this will be clearly noted when searching for a course in Acadeum).

How to Enroll in a CIC Course

Students: visit the CIC site and search for a course. Note that courses outside of the consortium will likely require you to send an official transcript upon completion of the course, may carry an additional fee, and are subject to approval by the institution offering the course.

If you intend to satisfy major or minor requirements with the course you select, you must request approval from the department chair and the Registrar’s Office. If the course is for elective or general education credit, you only need to seek Registrar’s Office approval. Use this form to process the approval.

Once your request has been approved by the department chair and/or the Registrar’s Office, we will submit a request to enroll you in the course through the Acadeum Platform. If Acadeum is able to approve your registration, we will notify you that your form has been approved and that you’ve been registered in the course through the CIC.

As the start date for your course approaches, you are responsible for monitoring your Hartwick College email closely, as the offering institution will be contacting you with any steps that are required of you to prepare for the course. If you do not receive information from the CIC institution, or the course begins and you haven’t been able to access online course materials, it is your responsibility to contact the Registrar’s Office as soon as possible so that we can assist you.

When your course is complete, you will either have a grade entered automatically for consortial courses, or you will need to send your transcript to us for non-consortial courses. If you do not know which type of course you’ve enrolled in, you must contact us so we can clarify how your grade will be entered.

Questions?

Contact the Registrar's Office with questions.