Acadeum Information Hub

During a fall or spring term: The online fee is $250 per credit hour 

• A 3-credit class will be $750

During a winter or summer term: Online tuition during an optional term is $420 per credit hour. 

• A 3-credit class will be $1260

If you choose to drop a course within the drop window, you will not be charged for the course. If you stay enrolled past the drop date, you will be charged even if you withdraw before the end of the course.

Acadeum courses are considered "local" courses just like the classes you attend on campus. 

• Acadeum courses will be added to your Hesston College schedule.

• Acadeum final grades will be on your Hesston College transcript. You do not need to request a transcript.

• Acadeum grades are factored into your Hesston GPA. This can be a great way to replace a low grade and improve your GPA. 

• Acadeum courses count as an "attempt": You have only two attempts to pass a Hesston College class. An Acadeum course counts as one of those chances. 

  • The grade of your second attempt will be the grade on your transcript, even if it is lower than your first attempt. 

  • If you do not pass a class after two attempts, you may not retake the class at Hesston or on Acadeum.

Re-read the welcome details you received by email - you will have information about your login, password, and who to contact with issues. 

Check your syllabus carefully. Contact your professor directly. Allow at least 24 hours for the professor to reply. If you wait to ask a question until the  submission time, it is too late to reasonably receive help. 

Contact registrar@hesston.edu. The registrar is the official Acadeum manager for Hesston College and can communicate directly with the professor or other school official if needed.  Your advisor can also assist with questions or concerns about the class. 

You may request a free Hesston tutor for your Acadaeum class if it is equivalent to a course offered on campus. (fall and spring only)

TIPS on Taking an Acadeum Class:

Before First Day of Class:

1. As soon as you receive your email from the college with the information on how to start the class/set up your account – follow the directions and make sure you can get in.

2. Once in, do the following:

   • Review the syllabus and expectations – Take note of drop date (Last day to drop class without owing tuition for it).

   • Look for any required textbooks/supplies and order immediately. If you have any trouble getting them, please contact us AND the professor of the course right away!

   • Check if you have been assigned a school email and make sure you can get in to read it

   • Start on the first assignment

   • If you normally have 504 accommodations (extra test time, special technology, audio textbooks, etc.) please notify your professor IMMEDIATELY. 

3. If you cannot get in try the following:

   • If you do not get email referenced in 1. – contact the help email referenced in your Acadeum (College Consortium) confirmation email

   • If you are unable to get into your account, IMMEDIATELY contact the schools help line. 

   • If you do not get a response from the school help line within 1 day, contact registrar@hesston.edu. 

Once Class Starts:

1. Get online daily - check the course and your other school’s email account.

2. Get started immediately and don’t fall behind – Online courses don’t allow for makeup time.

3. Do some work daily.

4. If you have technical difficulties contact the school’s help desk IMMEDIATELY!

5. If you have course content/assignment/etc. questions please contact the professor IMMEDIATELY!

6. If you have problems getting responses for either 3. Or 4. Please contact registrar@hesston.edu. 

7. Monitor your grades in the course.

After Class Ends:

1. Monitor grade on MyHesston

2. Immediately contact registrar@hesston.edu if you have any concerns that the grade is not what you earned.

If you have any questions or concerns as you prepare to start this course, please let us know.

Acadeum is a consortium of colleges and universities that have agreed to share seats in online classes. 

If you enroll in an Acadeum class, you will be taught by a professor on a different campus. You will access the course on the other college's LMS (Moodle, Blackboard, Canvas, etc.). You might receive an email address from that college. Your classmates are likely to attend many different colleges. 

Acadeum courses are pre-screened by Hesston College professors and the Registrar's Office to make sure that they align with Hesston College course outcomes. 

You can use Acadeum to take general education courses, courses required for your major, and electives. 

Depending on the type of course you want to take, you may have the option to take a 4-week, 8-week, or 16-week course. Shorter classes will be more intense - there will be fewer day to between due dates and longer reading assignments.