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- Testing Center
- Traditional Student
- Transcripts
- Transfer Credit
- Transfer Ombudsman
- Transfer Students
- Transient Students
- Tutorial Services
Testing Center
Turner Center 203
706-565-3562
The Testing Center administers many tests with varying frequency:
- COMPASS—administered several times each week
- ISAT I and II—administered once each semester
- MAT—administered about 20 times per year, including the first Monday of every month and several Saturdays PRAXIS I and II—paper based format is administered several times per year on Saturdays
- GRE—administered Tuesday through Saturday in the ETS-CBT Testing site, Turner Center 203
- GMAT II administered Tuesday through Saturday in the ETS-CBT Testing site, Turner Center203
- Foreign Service Officer’s Examination—administered once per year
- Math Proficiency—administered every semester
- Regents Test/Alternate Institutional Regents Test—administered every semester, including summer CLEP—administered twice per month
- PRAXIS I-administered Tuesday through Saturday in the ETS-CBT Testing site, Turner Center 203
- SAT II-administered during the summer semester as requested
- History Proficiency-administered several times each week, group exam administered once every semester
- Advanced Placement (AP)
- LSAT (Law School Admission Test)
- MCAT
- GMAT (Graduate Management Aptitude Test).
Traditional Student
A traditional student is one who has graduated from high school within the past five years or who has attended another institution of higher learning in the past five years. Traditional students must have certain minimum SAT scores and Freshman Index to enter Columbus State University. See the Columbus State University catalog for admission criteria.
Transcripts
Transcript requests may be submitted on-line via ISIS for currently enrolled students or may student that retained their CougarNet log-in. Alumni may submit transcript requests via paper copy. The alumni website provides a paper copy for printing. All other transcript requests received in writing must contain the following information:
- Student name (at the time of enrollment)
- Social Security number/student ID number or date of birth
- Current mailing address
- Last term enrolled at CSU
- Complete name and address of the person to receive the transcript
- Current name of the student (if changed since the time of enrollment)
- Telephone number of the requestor
- Written signature of the student
Transfer Credit
The Office of the Registrar evaluates transfer credit upon receipt of an application for admission, application fee, and official college transcripts from all institutions the student previously attended.
Generally, all courses from regionally accredited institutions transfer to CSU, regardless of grade. Transferred courses can be viewed on the student's Academic Transcript or Academic Advising Record on CougarNet.
Applicability of transfer courses towards the student's degree may be viewed on the Degree Evaluation Report (DER) on CougarNet. A new evaluation should be generated every time prior to viewing the DER.
View the Detailed Requirements portion of the DER to access the specific degree requirements. Areas in red indicate that the requirements are not satisfied. View the Additional Information portion of the DER for non-course requirements and courses that are not currently applying to the degree.
Students should see their Academic Advisor during their first term of enrollment to perform any adjustments to the DER. The student should be prepared to present a course description from the catalog year in which he or she took the course, as well as a syllabus.
Transfer Ombudsman
Each college or university within the Georgia system has a transfer ombudsman in charge of all transfer issues. Columbus State's ombudsman is located in the Office of the Registrar (706-507-8800).
Transfer Students (USG)
Due to the semester conversion, transferring within the University System of Georgia is easier than in the past. To aid in transferring, many developmental and lower division courses (0000-2999) share common numbering, titles, and course descriptions across the University System.
Any area (A-F) of the core curriculum that a student has completed at another System institution will be accepted by the receiving System institution as being complete, provided the student does not change majors or programs of study.
The academic department may require that these transfers complete requirements as specified for native students; however, the total number of hours required of a transfer student for the baccalaureate degree shall not exceed the number of hours required of native students for the same major field. So, if a core area is satisfied in transfer but another course is needed as a prerequisite for upper level courses in the student's major, the prerequisite course may be used as an elective. If the elective area is already satisfied, the prerequisite course must either be waived or substituted for another course in the program.
Please contact the Transfer Ombudsman for questions regarding USG transfer students.
Transient Students
Transient students are those who are temporarily enrolled at Columbus State University, who are not working toward a degree, and who intend to transfer credits earned at Columbus State University to another institution. In order to determine which courses will transfer to the other institution, the student should communicate with the other institution and have a copy of that institution’s catalog.
Tutorial Services
Tucker 109
706-568-2330
The Tutorial Services program is designed to assist students in achieving academic success. Tutors are available free of charge for core curriculum and basic studies courses. If a student needs additional assistance in understanding course material or study strategies, a tutor can provide valuable insight. Math and chemistry tutoring is available on a drop-in basis in a group setting. Students desiring tutoring in other core courses need to fill out a tutor request form available in the Center for Academic Support and Student Retention. The Tutorial Services program also offers free study skills workshops for all CSU students. Scheduled throughout the semester, these workshops are designed to address the academic needs of each student and provide practical techniques and ideas. The Center for Academic Support and Student Retention can provide information regarding any services provided by Tutorial Services. Additional tutorial services are available in various labs on campus:
- Computer Science Lab
Arnold 104
For help in CPSC 1301, 1302, and 2108
- Writing Lab
Arnold 207
706-568-2258
For help with English courses and papers, word-processing programs, Internet research, and e-mail usage.
- Mathematics Computer Lab
Arnold 204
For help with math courses which require the use of the computer as part of the course.
- Language Lab
Arnold 215
706-565-4068
For help with foreign languages.
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