Special Programs

OCICU

As a member of the Online Consortium of Independent Colleges and Universities (OCICU), STEU students have the opportunity to register for online courses that are given by various regionally accredited colleges/universities who are members of the OCICU. These courses will be counted into the student's academic course load for that semester as STEU equivalent courses.

An undergraduate student taking 9 SEU credits and 3 credits through the OCICU will be considered full-time. When the course is complete a letter grade will be awarded and the grade will be entered on the STEU transcript and calculated into the student's GPA (grade point average).

Please note that spaces in classes are not guaranteed and it is best to register as early as allowed. The add/drop/withdraw deadlines for courses associated with OCICU vary and need to be adhered to as students will not (underlined) get into a course that has passed the add date. Similarly, students will not be given the ability to drop or withdraw from a course that has concluded those deadlines.

• After reviewing the course offerings via the OCICU website, a STEU student who wants to complete an OCICU course needs approval from their academic advisor(s) and will need to fill out a registration form and have all signatures required prior to having the academic dean send it to the Registrar's Office.
• Students need to have their registration form to the STEU Registrar's Office two weeks prior to the OCICU courses concluded add date to insure the request is received by the teaching institution and a decision is made prior to class start.
• It is expected that students have met the prerequisites for the course as described in the course syllabus on the OCICU website.
• Once the form has been approved by the Registrar's Office, the request for registration will be made to the teaching institution. A student will never engage with the OCICU website on their own except in a search capacity. (Students will never register for or drop a course via the website).
• The Academic Calendar of the provider college/university will be strictly followed.
• Once registered for the OCICU course, the student will be billed from the STEU Bursar's Office with your other STEU courses. 

Undergraduate students cannot take more than 6 credits through the OCICU each semester. Undergraduate students cannot take more than 12 credits toward their degree through the OCICU.

Graduate students cannot take more than 3 credits through the OCICU each semester. Each graduate program will determine how may total credits can be taken through the OCICU toward their program.

Click the OCICU links below for more information about the provider universities and for what online courses are available through the OCICU.

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ACADEUM

STEU students have the opportunity to register for online courses that are given by various regionally accredited colleges/universities who offer their institutional courses via Acadeum. These courses will be counted into the student's academic course load for that semester as STEU equivalent courses.

An undergraduate student taking 9 SEU credits and 3 credits through Acadeum will be considered full-time. When the course is complete a letter grade will be awarded and the grade will be entered on the STEU transcript and calculated into the student's GPA (grade point average).

Please note that spaces in classes are not guaranteed and it is best to register as early as allowed. The add/drop/withdraw deadlines for courses associated with Acadeum vary and need to be adhered to as students will not (underlined) get into a course that has passed the add date. Similarly, students will not be given the ability to drop or withdraw from a course that has concluded those deadlines.

• After reviewing the course offerings via the Acadeum website, a STEU student who wants to complete an Acadeum course needs approval from their academic advisor(s) and will need to fill out a registration form and have all signatures required prior to having the academic dean send it to the Registrar's Office.
• Students need to have their registration form to the STEU Registrar's Office two weeks prior to the OCICU courses concluded add date to insure the request is received by the teaching institution and a decision is made prior to the class start date.
• It is expected that students have met the prerequisites for the course as described in the course syllabus on the Acadeum website.
• Once the form has been approved by the Registrar's Office, the request for registration will be made to the teaching institution. A student will never engage with the Acadeum website on their own except in a search capacity. (Students will never register for or drop a course via the website).
• The Academic Calendar of the provider college/university will be strictly followed.
• Once registered for the Acadeum course, the student will be billed from the STEU Bursar's Office with your other STEU courses.

Undergraduate students cannot take more than 6 credits through the Acadeum each semester. Undergraduate students cannot take more than 12 credits toward their degree through the Acadeum unless explicit permission is given by the academic dean.

Graduate students cannot take more than 3 credits through the Acadeum each semester. Each graduate program will determine how may total credits can be taken through Acadeum toward their program.

Click the Acadeum links below for more information about the provider universities and for what online courses are available through the Acadeum.

NOTE: Saint Elizabeth University is not responsible for courses that are cancelled or for courses that have been dropped from a students schedule via the teaching institution. STEU is also not responsible for the registration for or drop from an OCICU or Acadeum course that was initiated by the student via the OCICU or Acadeum Website. All inquiries regarding this matter should be sent to the academic dean of your program.