The University of Lynchburg is a member of the CIC Online Course Sharing Consortium which gives students access to courses via the Acadeum platform. The CIC Consortium allows us to extend our curriculum and provide course options for students primarily during the summer and winter terms when we are not offering a certain course. These courses are vetted by school/college deans and department chairs, and must be approved by the registrar. The grades that students earn will appear on their University of Lynchburg transcript.
The primary function of the consortium is to allow students to have more options to access courses if we are not offering the course in question to:
- Fulfill a prerequisite
- Replace a grade
- Move toward academic recovery
- Fulfill a graduation requirement
Acadeum Instructions
If you are inquiring about taking a course through the Consortium, please complete the CIC Consortium Form. Once submitted, this form will be directed to the Office of the Registrar for review/approval. The course will be offered through the Acadeum platform, in conjunction with the teaching institution’s learning management system (Moodle, Blackboard, etc.). If there are comparable courses offered at that time, you will receive additional information and directions from Acadeum. They will send you an email requesting that you create an account and enroll in that specific course.
CIC Consortium Course Policy
Upon approval, University of Lynchburg students may enroll in CIC Consortium courses through Acadeum. Consortium courses that have been approved will count as their University of Lynchburg equivalent. The grades that students earn in these classes will be a part of their University of Lynchburg transcript and will be reflected in their GPA. The registrar will maintain a list of pre-approved courses, which are available to browse in the Consortium portal once you have created an account. During the summer and winter terms, students will be allowed to take up to eight credits through the consortium. Students seeking to take courses during the fall and spring semesters must have the approval of the associate provost and will be limited to four credits per semester. No more than two consortium courses may be applied to a single major, minor, or general education requirement without the approval of the associate provost. Out-of-residence requests will only be considered if we are unable to identify an appropriate course through the Consortium. Courses taken via the Consortium will be charged the standard University of Lynchburg per-credit rate.
