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• Early Admission Program
• Educational Technology Center
• English Lab
• Enrollment Status
• ESL (English as a Second Language) Courses
• Exception Petition Form
• Excessive Absences
• Exclusion, Academic
• Exit Examinations

Early Admission Program

See High School Joint Enrollment/Post Secondary Options Program.

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Educational Technology Training Center

See the Educational Technology Training Center website.

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English Lab

The English Lab is a dedicated computer laboratory for students enrolled in core English classes and their instructors. Computers are intended for academic use only including, but not limited to:

• Completion of classroom and homework assignments in core English classes
• Subject matter tutorial programs
• Academic research
• On-line English tutorials
• E-mail communication between students or faculty and students

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Enrollment Status

For fall and spring terms, enrollment status certification is determined as follows:

Undergraduates

• 12 or more credit hours, full-time;
• 6-11 credit hours, half-time; and
• less than 6 credit hours, less-than-half-time.

Graduates

• 9 or more credit hours, full-time;
• 5-8 credit hours, half-time; and
• less than 5 credit hours, less-than-half-time.

For summer term, enrollment status certification other than for financial aid is determined as follows for all students:

• 6 credit hours or more, full-time;
• 3-5 credit hours, half-time; and
• 1-2 credit hours, less-than-half-time.

Students on financial aid seeking information about how enrollment status may affect financial aid should contact the Financial Aid office.

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ESL (English as a Second Language) Courses

Whether graduate or undergraduate, international students who enter CSU with TOEFL scores between 500 and 550 (or MELAB test scores between 70 and 75) must enroll in ENGL 0001 and ENGL 0002 (and, if necessary, ENGL 0123) before taking ENGL 1101 or other courses requiring a command of English. ENGL 0001 and ENGL 0002 are offered only Fall semester. ENGL 0123, when offered, is offered in Spring.

• ENGL 0001. English Communication 1 (3-0-3) Prerequisite: Institutional Essay Exam. A course designed for beginning non-native speakers of English. Students will study basic vocabulary, reading, writing, listening, and pronunciation to improve communicative competence in English. This course will prepare students of ENGL 0002.
• ENGL 0002. English Communication 2 (3-0-3) Prerequisite: ENGL 0001 or Institutional Essay Exam and TOEFL Score of 525 or Michigan Test Score of 75. A course designed for beginning non-native speakers of English. This course is a continuation of ENGL 0001. Students will read academic writings and will write short essays on a variety of subjects. Students who successfully complete this course will be prepared to write coherent and well-developed essays in ENGL 1101.
• ENGL 0123. Listening and Speaking (3-0-3) This course for non-native speakers of English will provide students with strategies for comprehending academic lectures and classroom discussion. Students will also work on improving speaking skills necessary for success in academic settings. This class will address pronunciation errors that impede comprehension. Students will learn compensatory speaking strategies.

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Exception Petition Form

If a student wants to request an exception to a requirement in the core curriculum or wishes to substitute courses for stated requirements, the student should file an Exception Petition Form, which will then go to the Academic Standards Committee for consideration. Forms are available in the Registrar's Office and in most departmental offices.

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Excessive Absences

Students who fail to meet class attendance requirements can be withdrawn from the class by the professor, who must submit an excessive absence via the on-line Excessive Absence form in ISIS. A grade of "WF" will automatically be assigned to the student. Students may regain admittance to the course only by permission of the instructor and the Department Chair offering the course.

After receipt of the form, the Office of the Registrar will notify the student via CougarNet e-mail. Students who wish to officially withdraw from a course after a grade of "WF" has been assigned, but prior to the "W" grade deadline, will be referred to the instructor. If the professor agrees to change the "WF" to a "W," the instructor must notify the Office of the Registrar, requesting that the excessive absence status be cancelled.

A student auditing a course who fails to meet class participation and assignment requirements or who exceeds the total number of allowed absences may be dropped from the course by the instructor and assigned a grade of "W."

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Exclusion, Academic

A student is academically excluded when, at the end of a probationary semester, his or her semester grade point average is lower than 2.0 and the institutional grade point average falls below the satisfactory progress levels or a required developmental studies subject area is not satisfied after three course attempts.

The length of exclusion resulting from grade point averages will be a minimum of one semester after the first and second exclusion and a minimum of one calendar year after the third exclusion.

The length of exclusion for students who fail to complete a required learning support subject area after three attempts will be three years. A student may appeal for one additional learning support course attempt before being placed on exclusion. If approved, the student may enroll in that learning support course only. Credit earned at another institution during a mandatory exclusion period will not transfer back to Columbus State University.

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Exit Examinations

Prior to a student’s graduation, the university and the student’s college may require competency tests appropriate to a student's program of study. Information relative to these tests is available in the student’s college or in the major department.

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