Institutional Disclosure
Branner Global Christian University
Effective Date: November 14, 2022
Branner Global Christian University is committed to transparency, accuracy, and responsible communication regarding its institutional status, educational programs, religious mission, authorization, exemption, accreditation, student records, and academic services.
This Institutional Disclosure is provided to inform applicants, students, alumni, faculty, staff, partners, website visitors, and the general public about important institutional information.
1. Institutional Identity
Branner Global Christian University is a private faith-based educational institution dedicated to Christian education, religious formation, theological studies, ministry preparation, leadership development, administration, education, counseling, media communications, social service, and related areas of religious vocation and professional service.
The Institution may offer educational programs, certificates, diplomas, academic services, continuing education, religious education, ministry training, and other institutional programs consistent with its mission, policies, and applicable laws.
2. Faith-Based Mission
Branner Global Christian University operates with a Christian educational mission and seeks to prepare students for service, leadership, ministry, education, and professional engagement from a faith-based perspective.
Programs may include religious, theological, ministerial, educational, administrative, counseling, communication, leadership, and service-related components.
3. Religious Institution Status
Where applicable, Branner Global Christian University may seek or operate under religious exemption provisions pursuant to Florida law and applicable regulatory requirements.
Any religious exemption, if granted, does not by itself constitute institutional accreditation, federal recognition, government accreditation, or approval of all academic programs by the State of Florida.
Religious exemption status should not be interpreted as equivalent to state licensure, regional accreditation, national accreditation, federal approval, or professional licensing approval.
4. Florida Religious Exemption Disclosure
If Branner Global Christian University operates under a religious exemption in the State of Florida, the Institution shall make reasonable efforts to comply with applicable requirements for religious institutions, including the use of religious modifiers, religious educational purpose, and program alignment with religious vocations where required.
Religious programs may be designed to prepare students for religious vocations as ministers, professionals, or laypersons in categories such as ministry, counseling, theology, education, administration, music, fine arts, media communications, or social work.
The Institution will represent its exemption status accurately in official publications, website materials, enrollment documents, catalogs, and student communications.
5. Accreditation Disclosure
Branner Global Christian University will clearly disclose its accreditation status in official institutional materials.
Any private, religious, international, professional, or ecclesiastical accreditation, membership, affiliation, recognition, or certification shall be described according to its actual scope and limitations.
Students and applicants are responsible for reviewing whether any accreditation, recognition, or institutional status meets their personal, academic, professional, employment, licensing, immigration, or governmental requirements.
6. Program Recognition and Degree Disclosure
Programs offered by Branner Global Christian University may be institutional, religious, theological, ministerial, professional, certificate-based, continuing education, or academic in nature.
The completion of a program does not automatically guarantee:
Professional licensure;
Employment;
Salary increase;
Immigration benefit;
Transfer of credits;
Admission to another institution;
Recognition by governmental agencies;
Recognition by professional boards;
Recognition by employers;
Equivalency in another country;
Acceptance for public-sector employment;
Acceptance for regulated professions.
Recognition of degrees, diplomas, certificates, credits, or academic records is determined by the receiving institution, employer, government agency, professional board, ecclesiastical authority, or foreign credential evaluation body.
7. Transfer of Credits
Branner Global Christian University does not guarantee that credits earned at the Institution will be accepted by another school, college, university, employer, professional board, government agency, or credential evaluator.
The acceptance or transferability of credits is always determined by the receiving institution or authority.
Students who intend to transfer credits should contact the receiving institution before enrollment to verify acceptance.
8. Professional Licensure Disclosure
Programs offered by Branner Global Christian University may not meet professional licensure requirements in all states, countries, territories, or jurisdictions.
Students are responsible for determining whether a program meets the licensing, certification, ordination, employment, professional practice, or regulatory requirements applicable to their intended location or profession.
The Institution does not guarantee that any program will qualify a student for professional licensure, certification, ordination, government employment, regulated professional practice, or professional board approval.
9. International Student and Foreign Recognition Disclosure
Branner Global Christian University may serve students located in different countries.
Students outside the United States are responsible for determining whether a Branner Global Christian University program, certificate, diploma, transcript, or academic record will be recognized in their country of residence, country of employment, religious organization, professional board, government agency, or educational system.
The Institution does not guarantee foreign equivalency, degree recognition, credential evaluation approval, professional licensing, apostille acceptance, immigration benefit, or public-sector acceptance in any country.
10. Apostille and Document Authentication
Where available, institutional documents may be prepared for authentication, notarization, apostille, or related administrative procedures.
An apostille or authentication confirms the validity of a signature, seal, or official capacity for international document use. It does not by itself confirm academic equivalency, accreditation, professional licensure, government recognition, or degree validation in another jurisdiction.
Students are responsible for verifying the requirements of the receiving country, institution, government agency, employer, or credential evaluation body.
11. Student Records
Branner Global Christian University maintains student records for legitimate academic, administrative, legal, financial, verification, archival, religious education, and institutional purposes.
Student records may include admission documents, enrollment agreements, academic history, grades, transcripts, attendance records, program completion data, graduation records, financial records, communications, and other institutional records.
Academic records may be retained for extended periods or permanently when necessary for transcript verification, alumni services, institutional accountability, legal compliance, or academic recordkeeping.
12. Tuition, Fees, and Refund Policies
Students are responsible for reviewing all tuition, fees, payment schedules, refund policies, enrollment agreements, invoices, and financial obligations before enrolling or making payment.
Tuition and fees may vary by program, modality, payment plan, promotion, location, partnership, or administrative arrangement.
No student should rely solely on verbal statements or promotional materials. Official written documents, enrollment agreements, invoices, and institutional policies shall control financial obligations.
13. Accuracy of Published Information
Branner Global Christian University makes reasonable efforts to provide accurate and updated information in its website, catalogs, forms, policies, promotional materials, and institutional communications.
However, information may be updated, corrected, modified, suspended, or removed at any time.
Official institutional documents, enrollment agreements, academic catalogs, policy manuals, and written communications from authorized departments may control over general website content or promotional materials.
14. Student Responsibility
Students and applicants are responsible for reviewing all institutional disclosures, policies, catalogs, enrollment agreements, program descriptions, tuition information, refund policies, recognition statements, accreditation disclosures, and religious exemption statements before enrollment.
By applying or enrolling, students acknowledge that they are responsible for determining whether a program meets their educational, religious, professional, employment, licensing, immigration, or recognition goals.
15. Student Complaints and Concerns
Students are encouraged to first contact Branner Global Christian University directly to resolve academic, administrative, financial, technical, or service-related concerns.
Students may contact:
Registrar’s Office: registrar.office@brannerglobal.education
Academic Records: academic.records@brannerglobal.education
General Contact: contact@brannerglobal.education
Where applicable, students may also contact the Florida Commission for Independent Education regarding concerns involving a nonpublic postsecondary institution in Florida.
Florida Commission for Independent Education
325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 1414
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Phone: 1-888-224-6684 / 850-245-3200
Email: CIEInfo@fldoe.org
Fax: 850-245-3238
16. No Misrepresentation
Branner Global Christian University prohibits false, misleading, deceptive, or unauthorized representations regarding its institutional status, authorization, exemption, accreditation, recognition, programs, documents, faculty, partnerships, or student outcomes.
No employee, representative, agent, partner, recruiter, or third party is authorized to make promises or representations that contradict official institutional documents.
Only written statements issued by authorized institutional departments should be relied upon as official.
17. Updates to This Disclosure
Branner Global Christian University may update this Institutional Disclosure at any time to reflect changes in institutional status, authorization, exemption, accreditation, policies, programs, legal requirements, regulatory expectations, or operational needs.
The updated version will be posted on the official website with a revised effective date.
Continued use of the website, services, or institutional platforms after updates means that the user acknowledges the revised disclosure.
18. Contact Information
Questions about this Institutional Disclosure may be directed to:
Branner Global Christian University
General Contact: contact@brannerglobal.education
Registrar’s Office: registrar.office@brannerglobal.education
Academic Records: academic.records@brannerglobal.education
Website: https://brannerglobal.education
Florida Branch Office:
2125 Biscayne Blvd, Ste 204 #26392
Miami, Florida 33137, USA