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- Fee Payment
- Final Exam Schedule
- Financial Aid Office
- Foreign Language Placement
- Foreign Language Requirement and Credit
- Forgiveness Policy
- Freshman Index
- Freshman Year Experience
- Full-time Load
Fee Payment
Invoices are no longer mailed to students. Invoices should be printed by the student online through CougarNet under the Enrollment Services tab. Students must pay fees on-line via CougarNet, by mail, in person at the Student Fee Payment Center window, or at strategically located drop boxes on campus by the deadlines indicated on the Academic Calendar. Failure to meet the fee payment deadline may result in the student being dropped for nonpayment. NOTE: It is the student's responsibility to cancel their registration if they are unable to attend or cannot pay. Students should not rely on being dropped for non-payment as a means of cancelling their registration.
Final Exam Schedule
Advisors should refer students to the Final Exam Schedule page of the Registrar's web page for the final exam schedule.
Financial Aid Office
University Hall
706-507-8800
Columbus State University participates in various financial aid programs to assist students in paying for their education. Available programs are federal and state grants, internal and external scholarships, loans and workstudy. The amount of the award is usually based on the student's need as determined by federal regulations and institutional financial aid packaging policies.
Students seeking federal and/or state financial assistance must apply annually. They should complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) after January 1st of the year they plan to attend. Students who have Internet access are encouraged to complete the FAFSA electronically at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/. Students seeking only the HOPE scholarship may apply on the internet at www.gsfc.org/ehope.
For more information and processing deadline dates go to http://cougarnet.colstate.edu/ and click on Enrollment Services Tab for the latest information.
In order for undergraduate students to receive financial aid they must be admitted to Columbus State University as a "regular" student in a "degree-seeking program". They must attend the classes in which they are enrolled and which were used to compute their aid eligibility. Financial aid will not pay for credit by exam and audit classes. The student must be making satisfactory academic progress to be eligible to continue receiving assistance. Students who do not successfully complete classes will be subject to termination of their aid eligibility.
Financial aid will not base payment on a course numbered below 1000 unless the course is required. Even if required, financial aid will not base payment on the hours of remediation (courses numbered below 1000) which exceed the allowable amount (30 semester hours).
Special note to advisors: Students receiving financial aid should be cautioned against withdrawing from courses unless they have checked with the Financial Aid Office first. Dropping courses could affect their financial aid benefits in the current semester as well as their future eligibility.
The Financial Aid staff is available to assist students Monday - Thursday, 8:00 am - 6:00 p.m. and on Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 p.m.
Foreign Language Placement
For a student wishing or needing to take a foreign language, the recommended starting point in the course sequence depends on many factors: how long ago the student graduated from high school, how many years of foreign language study the student had in high school, how competent the student's command of the language is, and whether the student wants to continue studying the same language or start a new language.
If the student wants to continue the same language and if the student is a recent high school graduate and has had two years or more of a foreign language in high school, the student should enroll in either 1002 or 2001 of that language, depending on proficiency. Such a student will not earn degree-credit in that language if enrolled in 1001.
If a student has questions about where to begin in the foreign language course sequence, the student should set up a meeting with an instructor of that language by calling the Department of Modern and Classical Languages at 706-507-8450.
Foreign Language Requirement and Credit
\All B.A. programs at Columbus State University require foreign language courses through level 2001. Certain B.A. programs may require foreign language courses through level 2002.
Students entering Columbus State University with a high school deficiency in the college preparatory foreign language requirement must enroll in level 1001 of a foreign language to remediate the deficiency. This is true even when the student has 1 high school CPC unit in a foreign language.
Level 1001 of a foreign language generally carries non-degree credit, but there is one exception: if a student has 2 high school CPC units of a foreign language and wants to begin a different foreign language in college, the student will receive credit for level 1001 of that foreign language. Students with 2 high school CPC units of a foreign language will not receive degree credit for level 1001 in the same language studied in high school.
Credit by examination is available. See CLEP.
Forgiveness Policy
See Academic Forgiveness Policy.
Freshman Index
The Freshman Index is one of the measures considered in admitting students to any state-supported institution. The Freshman Index is computed by adding the SAT verbal score and SAT math score (or analogous ACT scores) to 500 times the high school grade point average. In computing the high school grade point average, only academic subjects completed in grades 9 through12 are considered. Subjects excluded are vocational and technical courses, physical education courses, performance and studio courses, activity courses, and remedial courses.
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Freshman Year Experience
All full-time, first year students with fewer than 30 credit hours are required to have a Freshman Year Experience designed to introduce students to the culture and expectations of university academics. The Freshman Year Experience includes Freshman Learning Communities and a first year seminar (FYRS 1105).
Freshman Learning Communities allow students to enroll courses with peers who share a common academic or career interest. The freshman-level courses in the learning communities are tailored to a common theme or specific academic discipline and usually have lower enrollments.
First-Year Seminar (FYRS 1105) is designed to help freshmen achieve academic and personal goals by developing links between students and faculty, enhancing skills necessary for academic success, exploring global issues and perspectives, and promoting involvement in university life.
To fulfill Freshman Year Experience requirement, all students must take a first year seminar (FYRS 1105) if their academic program contains General Electives. This includes most majors. However, if a student’s program does not contain General Electives, students must enroll in a Freshman Learning Community designed for their major to fulfill the Freshman Year Experience. Freshman have the option to enroll in Freshmen Learning Communities.
Full-time Load
On the semester system a full-time load is defined as 12 semester hours for undergraduate students and 9 semester hours for graduate students.
Be aware that for some financial aid programs there may be different definitions of full-time. See Financial Aid for further information.
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