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Academic Success Center
The Academic Success Center assists students with their academic pursuits. Tutors are available to guide students through
academic planning, time management, test preparation, editing, and assigned coursework. Help with study skills is available
through workshops provided by the Center. The Center also administers the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP).
The Academic Success Center provides the necessary accommodations for students with physical, emotional, and learning
disabilities. Columbia International University is committed to providing equal educational opportunities for all students and
assisting in making their college experience successful. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504
of the Rehabilitation Act, CIU provides reasonable accommodations for students with currently documented disabilities.
Requests for accommodations should be made to the Academic Success Center at 803.807.5611 or
academicsuccess@ciu.edu
at least 30 days prior to the first day of class to ensure the quality and availability of services needed. Questions regarding
requirements for qualifying documentation and disability accommodations should be directed to the Academic Success Center.
Atlanta, Georgia Site
Columbia International University’s Seminary & School of Ministry offers intensive courses in January and June at the
Continuing Education School on the campus of the Evangeline Booth College of the Salvation Army Southeastern Territorial
Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Located 20 minutes from the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the
Continuing Education Center provides excellent classrooms, WiFi access, guest rooms, and access to both a full-service dining
facility and a wellness center. Courses offered in Atlanta are scheduled to permit students to pursue a seminary degree though
our hybrid degrees and may be applied to any degree offered by the SSM. Enrollment is open to anyone meeting SSM
admission requirements. Detailed information about the Atlanta site may be found at
www.ciu.edu/atlanta
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CIU TraveLearn
TraveLearn provides international experience through diverse study tour opportunities which assist the university in
preparing students to share God’s desire for the world. John 4:35 serves as a key verse: “Lift up your eyes — look at the fields.”
Through TraveLearn tours students gain a broader worldview and learn to appreciate cultural diversity. As a result, they are
able to serve God with an enriched global vision both nationally and internationally.
Study tours are credit-bearing courses designed to expose participants to the sights, sounds, and practices of foreign cultures.
These tours enable travelers to experience God at work in new contexts while providing interaction with believers around the
world. The Humanities program requires a two-week European study tour with historical and cultural instruction. (This
course can also serve as an elective for students in other programs.) The Israel study tour allows for participants to study the
Bible in its historical and geographical setting. “Mobilizing Youth for Missions” prepares students to effectively design and
implement short term youth mission trips. Study tour opportunities are also open to other departments that desire to acquaint
their majors with world travel. (Tours arranged through TraveLearn include three credit hours of tuition in the cost of the
trip.)
Registration for all TraveLearn courses requires an application and selection process, valid passport, and payment in full by
the add/drop date of the appropriate semester. All study tour applications include a nonrefundable application fee at the time
of submission, which is applied to the cost of the trip. Whenever space allows, CIU invites alumni, friends, and guests to
participate, but priority is given to students whose program requires participation. TraveLearn strives to provide affordable,
cost effective trips for students. Due to expenses incurred, the university does not grant refunds after the add/drop date. The
TraveLearn staff delights in providing memorable travel experiences and encourages students to benefit from these valuable
learning opportunities.
The European School of Culture and Theology: Korntal, Germany
The European School of Culture and Theology (ESCT) began as a partnership between Columbia International University and
the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Evangelikaler Missionen (AEM). In 1978 AEM launched a program of continuing education for
missionaries which matured in 1985 into the Freie Hochschule für Mission (FHM). Shortly thereafter, a desire to offer
university credit led to discussions exploring a partnership with CIU. In 1990, a credit-offering program of FHM was
recognized as an extension site of CIU and in 1994 CIU-Korntal was established as a complete degree site of CIU. When the
Akademie für Weitmission Korntal (AWM) was founded as the successor to FHM in 2000, an integral aspect of AWM was the
continuation of the partnership agreement with CIU.
CIU now operates a complete degree site in Korntal, Germany, a village with longstanding evangelical and missionary heritage,
located just northwest of Stuttgart, the capital of Baden-Württemberg. German language programs and English language
courses that are contextually attuned to the culture and context of German-speaking Europe are offered. The campus is a place
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