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2012-2013 Graduate Programs Academic Catalog
Veterans
Columbia International University is approved by
the State Approval Agency, South Carolina
Department of Education, State of South Carolina,
for training veterans who are eligible for benefits
under the Veterans Administration Programs. You
will have a faculty member who serves as your
academic advisor. Your advisor will be contacted
by the Office of Student Financial Services, and
asked to verify that all of your coursework is
required for your degree program.
Return after Absence
Students who have not been enrolled in a
Graduate Program for one to three semesters will
need to contact the Admissions office to complete
an internal rejoin process. Those students who
have been out for four or more semesters will
need to reapply.
This time frame does not apply to students
enrolled in the Summer
M.Ed.program. Students
in this program who have missed two consecutive
Summer Sessions must apply for readmission as
outlined above.
CIU Graduates
CIU (undergraduate) graduates wishing to apply
for a Graduate Program or the Seminary & School
of Ministry will be eligible to complete an abbrevi-
ated application process. Please contact the
Admissions Office for details.
ADDENDUM FOR GEORGIA STUDENTS ONLY
In keeping with the Georgia Non Public Education
Commission’s standards on refunds, the following
applies to students who are residents of the state
of Georgia and taking classes online or at a CIU
site in Georgia:
• Refunds are made in full to the student within
30 days of the date of withdrawal.
• Students requesting refunds three days after
the start of class will be refunded at least 95%
of their tuition.
• Students requesting refunds after completing
up to 9% of the instructional time will receive
90% of their tuition.
• Students requesting refunds after completing
up to 24% of the instructional time will receive
75% of their tuition.
• Students requesting refunds after completing
up to 49% of the instructional time will receive
50% of their tuition.
• Students completing 50% or more of the
instructional time will not receive any refund.