Training Schedules

All classes will be from 8:00 a.m. till 6:00 p.m. on Fridays, and from 8:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays (except during Summer sessions, which run Thursdays and Fridays), in the Media Center at USC Upstate, unless otherwise indicated.

The class schedule for the current and next several courses are as follows:

Course No.	1st Weekend	2nd Weekend	3rd Weekend	4th Weekend
closed11-04	July 7-8, 2011	Oct 7-8, 2011	Jan 13-14, 2012	March 15-18, 2012*
closed11-05	Aug 11-12, 2011	Nov 11-12, 2011	Jan 13-14, 2012	March 15-18, 2012*
closed11-06	Oct 21-22, 2011	Jan 6-7, 2012	May 3-4, 2012	July 19-22, 2012*
closed11-07	Dec 9-10, 2011	Feb 17-18, 2012	May 3-4, 2012	July 19-22, 2012*
closed12-01	Feb 3-4, 2012	May 10-11, 2012	Aug 24-25, 2012	Nov 1-4, 2012*
closed12-02	March 30-31, 2012	June 7-8, 2012	Aug 24-25, 2012	Nov 1-4, 2012*
open12-03	May 17-18, 2012	Aug 9-10, 2012	Dec 14-15, 2012	Feb 27-March 3, 2013*
open12-04	July 26-27, 2012	Oct 5-6, 2012	Dec 14-15, 2012	Feb 27-March 3, 2013*
open12-05	Oct 19-20, 2012	Jan 18-19, 2013	Apr 19-20, 2013	June 27-30, 2013*
open12-06	Dec 7-8, 2012	Feb 8-9, 2013	Apr 19-20, 2013	June 27-30, 2013*

* = The last day of a fourth weekend is set aside for those sitting for the exam, students not sitting for the exam are not required to attend that day.

Directions to the Media Center

Directions to the CIE Course classroom at the Media Center on the USC Upstate campus in Spartanburg, SC.:

Locate the Media Center on Google Maps

Download a Map of the Campus

From the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport (GSP):

1. Get on I-85 North (toward Spartanburg, away from Greenville).
2. Travel about 14 miles and exit off of I-85 at exit 72.
3. At the top of the exit ramp, turn right onto US-176 (also the beginning of I-585).
4. Go approximately one mile and exit at the "East Campus Blvd." exit.
5. At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn left onto East Campus Blvd. and go about 0.9 miles until it dead-ends into North Campus Blvd.
6. Turn left onto North Campus Blvd and go about 0.2 miles and turn left onto Hodge Drive.
7. After turning onto Hodge Drive, take the first right into a parking lot. The Media Center will be the 3 story building in front of you, park anywhere.

From the Charlotte, NC area (note, the GSP airport in Greenville, SC is MUCH closer to the classroom than the Charlotte Airport):

1. Get on I-85 South (toward South Carolina).
2. Travel into South Carolina on I-85 and exit off of I-85 at exit 72.
3. At the top of the exit ramp, turn left onto US-176 (also the beginning of I-585).
4. Go approximately 1.2 miles and exit at the “East Campus Blvd.” exit.
5. At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn left onto East Campus Blvd. and go about 0.9 miles until it dead-ends into North Campus Blvd.
6. Turn left onto North Campus Blvd and go about 0.2 miles and turn left onto Hodge Drive.
7. After turning onto Hodge Drive, take the first right into a parking lot. The Media Center will be the 3 story building in front of you, park anywhere.

From the Marriott in downtown Spartanburg:

1. Turn right out of the Marriott entrance onto Church Street.
2. Take an immediate right onto E. Daniel Morgan Ave.
3. Go 0.6 miles on E. Daniel Morgan Avenue and then turn left onto N. Pine Street. (N. Pine is also called US-176 and also becomes I-585).
4. Travel for about 3 miles on N. Pine St./US-176/I-585.
5. Exit I-585 at the East Campus Blvd. exit.
6. At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn right onto East Campus Blvd.
7. Go approximately 0.7 miles until it dead-ends into North Campus Blvd.
8. Turn left onto North Campus Blvd and go about 0.2 miles and turn left onto Hodge Drive.
9. After turning onto Hodge Drive, take the first right into a parking lot. The Media Center will be the 3 story building in front of you, park anywhere.

On the morning of the first day of class, if you need help with directions, please call 828-429-6849.