Institutional Policies

Institutional policies apply to students in both the Per-Course/Open and Term Enrollment Systems.

General

Student Conduct and Due Process Policy
Students will receive written notice in the event that the university feels that the student's conduct warrants disciplinary action and/or expulsion. Students may contest the university's findings and conclusions, with a written challenge directed to the Grievance Committee. The Grievance Committee will review all written challenges within ten days of receipt. Soon thereafter you will be notified of the committee's decision.

Within 15 days after receiving the decision of the Grievance Committee, students have the right to appeal the decision to the president of the CSU. Decisions rendered by the president are final.

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Cleary/Campus Security Policy

Columbia Southern University (CSU) is committed to preventing workplace violence and to maintaining a safe working environment. All employees, including supervisors and temporary employees, should be treated with courtesy and respect at all times. Conduct that threatens, intimidates, or coerces another employee, a customer, or a member of the public at any time, including off-duty periods, will not be tolerated. This prohibition includes all acts of harassment, including harassment that is based on an individual's sex, race, age, or any characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

All threats of (or actual) violence, both direct and indirect, should be reported as soon as possible to your immediate supervisor or any other member of management. This includes threats by employees, as well as threats by customers, vendors, solicitors, or other members of the public. All suspicious individuals or activities should be reported as soon as possible to a supervisor. CSU will promptly and thoroughly investigate all reports of threats of (or actual) violence and of suspicious individuals or activities. Anyone determined to be responsible for threats of (or actual) violence or other conduct that is in violation of these guidelines will be subject to prompt disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment/reporting to local law enforcement authorities.

The university must publish and distribute the annual campus security report each year. The report is distributed to students and staff and made available to prospective students and employees. The statistics contained in the report must include the following:

Criminal homicide, including murder and non-negligent manslaughter and negligent manslaughter
Sex offenses including forcible sex offenses and non-forcible sex offenses
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Motor vehicle theft
Arson
By category of prejudice, crimes listed above and any other crime involving bodily injury reported to local law enforcement or to the campus that demonstrates evidence of prejudice based on race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or disability
Arrests for violations of liquor and drug law violations
Persons not arrested but referred for campus disciplinary action for liquor, drug, and weapons law violations

The Campus Security Authority personnel includes:

Orange Beach office - Director or Assistant Director of Human Resources
Gulf Shores office - Provost or Director of Military Programs, or in the case of harassment or discrimination should be reported directly to the Director of Human Resources
Online Campus - Dean of Students
Educational Fairs/Seminars - the senior staff person should report any crimes to the Director or Assistant Director of Human Resources

The Campus Security Authority previously mentioned will:

File a report with the local police department when there is a theft of company property that has some type of traceable identification, or if there has been a pattern of thefts.
Report homicide, rape, robbery, assault, illegal drugs and weapon possession to the local police department.

The CSU Crime Prevention program includes:

All guests (including contractors/facility maintenance) are requested to sign in at the receptionist desk to receive a visitor's pass. All guests will remain in the receptionist area until a CSU employee comes to escort them through the building. Visitors should remain with the CSU employee or meeting area and escorted when leaving the building.
On occasion we will use video surveillance in the Gulf Shores location.
In addition to the Orange Beach and Gulf Shores locations being routinely patrolled by local police, CSU utilizes the services of Hunter Security monitoring service.

Crime Log
An employee crime log will be maintained by the Office of Human Resources. The crime log will be maintained as follows:

Record by date when the crime was reported, the nature, date, time, and general location of each crime, and the disposition of the complaint, if known.
Allow inspection of the logs, except where prohibited by law or when disclosure would jeopardize the confidentiality of the victim or investigation of the case.
Disclose any information withheld once the adverse effect described is no longer likely to occur.
Have the crime log open to the public for inspection during normal business hours for the most recent 60 days.

Notice of Reporting and Disclosure of Campus Safety Policies and Annual Crime Statistics
All current students, faculty, and staff members will be provided a notice that contains a brief description of CSU Campus Safety Policies. This notice may be distributed through printed or electronic publications.

Once the Campus Security Authority has received a notification of a crime on a CSU campus, the circumstances will be verified and recorded into the crime log. Current data can also be circulated upon request daily, monthly, or annually.

Timely "Crime Alerts" to the Campus Community
The Campus Security Authority will post "crime alerts" advising the campus community when there has been a known systematic pattern of a crime or series of crimes that may pose a threat to the safety or welfare of the campus community. These timely reports will be made available through electronic publications or will be otherwise posted in visible and accessible areas on the campus.

Given that CSU is an online university, the term "Campus Community" primarily refers to the faculty and staff. There are occasions where a student may be visiting the campus or where there are guests on site. These individuals will be warned verbally and given a print out of the submitted crime alert.

Maintenance on CSU Campuses
The Maintenance Engineer is responsible for overseeing repairs of the office facilities. This includes, but is not limited to, defective doors and locking mechanisms. All members of the campus community are encouraged to report any known problems or hazards to the Maintenance Engineer. Quickly identifying and reporting any know problems or hazards enhances campus safety for everyone.

Reporting Criminal Activities
In emergency situations, first dial 9-1-1. Then, file a report to the Campus Authority.
In non-emergency situations, report criminal offenses to the Campus Security Authority.
All students, faculty, and staff members of CSU are strongly encouraged to report any criminal activity that occurs within the university system to the Campus Security Authority.

Reportable Offenses
The following list of crimes is compiled in accordance with the definitions used in the Uniform Crime Reporting System of the Department of Justice, FBI, as modified by the Hate Crime Statistics Act.

Criminal homicide including murder and non-negligent manslaughter and negligent manslaughter
Forcible and non-forcible sex offenses
Robbery
Theft
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Motor vehicle theft
Arson
Hate crimes
Arrests for drug law violations and illegal weapons possession
Persons not arrested but referred for campus disciplinary action for liquor, drug and weapons law violations

Additional reportable offenses include:

Attempted motor vehicle theft
Vandalism

Monitoring Student Criminal Activity Off-Campus
Given that CSU is an online university, student criminal activity is not monitored.

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Drug and Alcohol Prevention Policy

Columbia Southern University (CSU) is committed to providing a drug-free, healthful, and safe workplace. Alcohol and other drug abuse is a significant public health problem and has a detrimental effect on the community in terms of increased medical and workers compensation claims, medical disability costs, decreased productivity, injuries, theft and absenteeism. Accordingly, CSU has the right and obligation to maintain a safe, healthy and productive working and learning environment and to protect CSU property, operations and reputation.
Students, faculty and staff must comply with the federal, state, and local laws concerning alcohol and illegal drug usage, whether on University property or otherwise. Violations will be reported to the appropriate law enforcement officials. Individual(s) will be subject to university disciplinary action, up to and including expulsion or separation, pursuant to CSU policies and procedures.

Resources
Because our virtual campus does not enable us to provide onsite counseling or treatment, we provide the following information as a resource for those who need assistance with avoiding or recovering from alcohol or drug abuse. We encourage any student, staff or faculty member who needs information related to alcohol or drug abuse to use directory information, online searches, the telephone book, or referrals from friends and/or professionals. At a national level there are also organizations dedicated to providing information and suggestions:

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) - An agency of the US Department of Health & Human Services providing information online regarding alcohol, drugs, and treatment programs.

General Address: www.samhsa.gov
Specific Address for Treatment Programs: findtreatment.samhsa.gov
1-800-729-6686

The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information - Part of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services & SAMSHA's Clearinghouse
http://www.health.org/
1-(800) 729-6686

About.com Substance Abuse - Explore the complicated disease of addiction. Information on basic questions concerning drugs and addiction.
http://search.about.com/fullsearch.htm?terms=substance%20abuse

National Institute on Drug Abuse
General Link/Address: www.nida.nih.gov
Specific Link/Address on Club Drugs: www.clubdrugs.org
1-310-443-1124

Alcoholics Anonymous
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org

Narcotics Anonymous
www.na.org
www.24houraddictionnhelp.com

Local Resources for Staff/Faculty
Baldwin County Mental Health Center 1-800-738-2871
Licensed Counselors listed in the Yellow Pages - Gulf Telephone Book
Posters found on CSU Bulletin Boards

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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) affords a student certain rights with respect to their educational records. Columbia Southern University (CSU) acknowledges this law as university policy.

Under the provisions of this law, students are entitled to the following privileges:

Inspection and review of the student's educational records.
Request of amendments to the student's records to ensure that they are not inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the student's privacy or other rights.
Consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student's educational records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent.
File a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by CSU to comply with FERPA requirements in the instance that a complaint cannot be resolved within the University.

Requests by students to inspect, review, or amend must be submitted in writing and identify the following:

Record the student wishes to inspect
Purpose of the disclosure
Records that may be disclosed
The party or class of parties to whom the disclosure may be made
Signature and date

Recently, the FERPA regulations have been amended to allow that request to be made electronically. In addition to the aforementioned information, the consent form must:

identify and authenticate a particular person as the source of the electronic consent; and
indicate that person's approval of the information contained in the electronic consent.

For requests to amend, students must clearly identify the portion of the educational record the student is requesting be changed, and specify why the record should be changed. If the requested change is not approved, the student will be notified of the University's decision, and the student's right to a hearing. Students are informed of those instances where FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent in the Catalogue information (electronically and in print).
However, FERPA allows schools to disclose student records, without consent, to the following parties:

School officials with legitimate educational interest
Other schools to which a student is transferring
Specified officials for audit of evaluation purposes
Appropriate parties in connection with financial aid to a student
Organizations conducting certain studies for or on behalf of the school
Accrediting organizations
Appropriate officials in cases of health and safety emergencies
State and local authorities

Release of student "directory" information is also permitted by FERPA. CSU identifies "directory" information as name, address, telephone number, email address, date and place of birth, honors and awards, dates of attendance, major field of study, enrollment status, previous institutions attended, photograph or other comparable information.
Personally identifiable information (or non releasable information) includes all information not defined as directory information and may not be released without expressed written consent of the student. Students may control the release of directory information by notifying the Registrar's Office at CSU in writing. Upon receipt of this request, a Privacy Hold will be placed on the student's record.

To Whose Record does the Act apply?
FERPA applies to the education records of persons who are, or have been, in attendance at CSU, including students in continuing education programs sponsored by the university. FERPA does not apply to records of applicants who are denied admittance or, if accepted, do not attend CSU.

To What Records Does the Act Apply?
The act applies to all education records maintained by CSU, and all parties acting for CSU, which are directly related to a student. Records containing a student's name, identification number, or other personally identifiable information, in whatever medium, are covered by FERPA unless identified in one of the act's excluded categories.

Enforcement and Penalties
The CSU Office of the Registrar is responsible for university compliance with this policy. Responsibility for administering the act by the federal government has been assigned to the Family Policy Compliance Office within the United States Department of Education. This office reviews and investigates complaints and attempts to bring compliance through voluntary means.

Contact Us
Please contact the Office of the Registrar at 800.977.8449 or registrar@columbiasouthern.edu us if you have any additional questions or concerns about our privacy policy.

Consent to Release Student Information Form

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Technical Requirements

Curriculum at CSU is delivered completely online allowing students access to their course material any time from any where. As a result, it is required of all students to have computer and internet access, along with a valid email address. The course syllabus, study guide, and examinations are all provided within the online course.

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Policy Disclaimer

At CSU, we are committed to ensuring that our students are kept informed of the latest principles, theories, and applications pertaining to their studies. However, CSU reserves the right to make changes as deemed appropriate in our course offerings, curricula, academic policies, and other rules and regulations affecting students without prior notification.

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Admissions

Requirements
Undergraduate Programs - High School Diploma or GED
Graduate Programs - Accredited Bachelor's Degree
Doctoral Program - Accredited Master's of Business Administration Degree and two years of professional experience post baccalaureate

Computer Access
CSU students must have access to the Internet and an e-mail account in order to complete a program of study at CSU. If personal Internet service is unavailable, you are encouraged to contact local libraries, schools, or a public business to locate access to the Internet. Microsoft Word and Adobe Reader are also required. Other Microsoft Office products may be required for information technology courses such as ITC 3001. Click here to download Adobe Reader for free.

International Students
International Students who are citizens of a country where English is not the primary language are required to submit one of the following prior to admission:

An official copy of TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
A minimum of 500 in the paper-based version, 173 in the computer-based version, or 61 in the internet-based version of the TOEFL is required for admission.

International English Language Testing System Exam (IELTS)
A minimum of 61 in the internet-based test or a Band 5 or higher is required.

TOEFL and IELTS scores are not required from:

International students who have completed two years of study in which English was the language of instruction, or
International students whose English language transcripts have been accepted by institutions domiciled in the U.S. and Canada.
Written proof of successfully completing (2.0 GPA or higher) at least 30 academic credits of college/university level courses that are transferable and that were taught completely in English.
Written proof of attaining the C Level English certificate issued by the Government of Vietnam.

Transcripts not in U.S. equivalency must be translated through a National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) approved translating service. Please visit www.naces.org for more information.

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Admissions Status Policy

Students may enroll at CSU under one of the following:

Temporary (Per-Course Enrollment Only) - Application submitted but has not been approved and evaluated for transfer credit.
Conditional - Application approved and transfer credit evaluated based on copies of transcripts.
Accepted - Application approved, transfer credit evaluated, and all required official transcripts on file (required for students to use VA Benefits or Federal Student Aid).

For more information, please view the Admissions Status Information page.

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Transfer Credit

CSU allows maximum transfer credit for your prior academic credits, training, and relevant professional licenses and certifications. Up to 75 percent of undergraduate courses and 50 percent of graduate courses can be transferred into your degree program. Students are allowed to transfer in 15 percent of coursework into the DBA program.

Academic Credit
CSU accepts transfer academic credit from institutions accredited by agencies recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and/or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). For prior undergraduate academic credit to be eligible for transfer grades earned must be a "C" or higher. However, a maximum of three courses in which a "D" was earned may be considered during the admission process. "D's" are not accepted as transfer credit for English Composition I, II or their equivalent. For prior academic credit to be eligible for transfer at the master's degree level, grades earned must be a "B" or higher. However, a maximum of one course in which a "C" was earned may be considered for acceptance.

Professional Licenses, Certificates, and Training Programs
CSU uses guidelines established by the American Council on Education (ACE) to determine if certain training programs, certificates, professional licenses, and/or military training warrant awarding academic credit. The following ACE publications are used.

The National Guide to Education Credit for Training Programs
For 30 years, this guide has been a trusted source of information on thousands of educational courses offered by business, labor unions, schools, training suppliers, professional and voluntary associations, and government agencies. These courses provide academic credit to students for learning acquired at leading organizations. Each entry in the comprehensive National Guide provides: course title; location of all sites where the course is offered; length in hours, days, or weeks; period during which the credit recommendation applies; purpose for which the credit was designed; learning outcomes; teaching methods, materials, and major subject areas covered; and college credit recommendations offered in four categories (by level of degrees) and expressed in semester hours and subject area(s) in which credit is applicable.

Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Forces
This three-volume set of guidebooks is the standard reference tool used by most U.S. colleges and universities to award academic credit for military learning. Contains more than 8,000 courses offered by the U.S. armed services and defense department between January 1990 and the present. The Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Forces is updated every two years. Every six months, ACE publishes a Handbook to the Guide.
The National Guide to Education Credit for Training Programs, the Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Forces, and the Handbook are available at most public libraries. The Guide (Armed Forces) and the Handbook are usually available at military education services offices.
Transfer Credit by Examination

CSU accepts credit by examination from the following:

The College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education (DANTES)

Experiential Learning

CSU no longer offers credit for experiential learning for the following reasons:

After learning of the criteria required to assemble a Prior Learning Portfolio, most students elected to take the required course instead.
After spending a great deal of time and effort, students that did attempt to assemble a Prior Learning Portfolio became discouraged and dissatisfied when their Portfolio was rejected.

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Nondiscrimination Policy

CSU provides equal educational opportunity and does not discriminate with respect to race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, physical handicap, age, marital status, sex or status such as a disabled veteran.

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Accommodation for Disabilities

It is the policy of CSU to provide reasonable accommodation for persons defined as disabled under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and all other local and state requirements dealing with students who have recognized disabilities.
A request for reasonable accommodation will be granted provided that the following criteria are met:

The request for reasonable accommodation is based on individual needs.
The request does not require a financial burden on CSU that is beyond what is viewed as customary and reasonable.
The request does not compromise the basic requirements of the course.

The Students Services Department serves the special needs of students with permanent disabilities. It is the student's responsibility to identify the disability to a faculty and/or staff member and provide the appropriate documentation from a qualified medical or licensed professional in requesting specific accommodations for services. New students should submit this documentation at least ten days prior to taking their first class at CSU.

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Academic

Academic Integrity
Cheating or other forms of deception is cause for dismissal. Examples of cheating include the following:

Utilizing another student's answers during an exam
Using unauthorized materials during an exam
Having someone take your exam for you
Using unauthorized test materials
Disseminating exams to others
Plagiarism
Falsifying information

Other causes for dismissal from Columbia Southern University include:

Failure to pay tuition or fees due
Failure to abide by University Rules and Regulations

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Plagiarism Policy
Plagiarism is using someone else's words or ideas and representing them as your own without giving due credit to your source of information. This includes copying word-for-word from a book, magazine, newspaper, website, or any other sources without giving credit to that source. If you incorporate another author's writings into your paper, you must include this text in quotation marks, if directly quoted, and cite your source(s). Provide citations when using the ideas of other authors, even if those ideas are paraphrased or summarized in your own words.

Intentional plagiarism is deliberate cheating and includes, but is not limited to:

Downloading a free research paper or purchasing a paper online.
Buying a paper from a commercial paper mill.
Faking a citation.
Submitting a paper written by someone else.
Copying an entire article or a paper from any source.
Resubmitting a paper that you have submitted for another course.

Unintentional plagiarism can occur when a writer commits the following acts:

Copying and pasting to recreate a paper from several courses without citing them.
Copying or paraphrasing sentences or paragraphs from sources without using proper citations.

Plagiarism, whether intentional or unintentional, remains a very serious academic offense

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Final Examination Proctor Policy

Final examinations are to be administered to students by an approved proctor on a date that is mutually convenient. The student is responsible for selecting a qualified proctor that must be approved by the university. A list of acceptable proctors is provided in the Examination Proctor Policy. Proctors must submit a signed Proctor Agreement to CSU for approval before being allowed to proctor an exam. Students may have up to three approved proctors on file. Proctors are to verify the student's identity, remain in proximity while the student takes the exam, assures that the four hour exam time limit is strictly adhered to, and assures that only the course text and a calculator are allowed during the exam. Proctor forms can be found at http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/student_center/downloads/proctorpolicies.doc

Examination Procedures

Students must provide the desired proctor with the Final Examination Proctor Policy and CSU Proctor Agreement. The proctor will complete and submit the agreement to CSU. Students and proctors may assume the proctor is approved unless otherwise notified by CSU.
Students should allow time for the proctor to return the agreement to CSU and for processing before submitting the first/next Request to Take Proctored Final Examination.
Once an approved proctor(s) is listed on the student's record, the student only needs to submit the Request to Take Proctored Final Examination Form in which the pre-approved proctor is listed. CSU will process the request and send online final exam instructions to the identified pre-approved proctor.

Course Retake

Graduate Courses
The graduate course in which a grade below “C” is received must be repeated at CSU. In cases where a student repeats a course, the hours attempted are counted once, and the most recent grade is recorded as credit cannot be given twice for the same course. If a student needs to repeat a course, please contact the Student Services Department for instructions.

Undergraduate courses
Undergraduate students must earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Students earning a “D” or below in a course also have the option of repeating the course. In cases where a student repeats a course, the hours attempted are counted once, and the most recent grade is recorded as credit cannot be given twice for the same course.

Grade Appeal Policy
Students who believe that a grading discrepancy has occurred should follow the procedures listed below.

Direct your grade challenge to your course professor via email.
Include in this written correspondence the course name and number, the exam (unit or final), and the full text of the question or questions at issue, the page number and text that you feel supports your answer.
Forward a copy of this email to Student Services. students@columbiasouthern.edu
To allow the CSU faculty to effectively process an exam challenge, CSU requires that the exam challenge (grade challenge) be submitted within 14 days of the grade report date.
Allow 5-7 business days for a reply.

All grades must be challenged within fourteen days from the date CSU posts the grade.

Non-Academic Appeals and Grievances
From time to time students may have questions concerning administrative policies or operations. Generally there are logical explanations for situations and usually most questions can be resolved in an informal manner through discussion with the individual or office involved. In instances where a student raises a question about a policy or decision, the affected staff member will respond. If it is not possible to resolve a matter through discussion, a student may appeal for further consideration by voicing the concern to the Dean of Students. The student must present his/her appeal in writing to the Grievance Committee. Should a student not be satisfied with the action taken by the Grievance Committee, the student may appeal the decision to the CSU President. This policy is designed in accordance with the SPRE (State Postsecondary Review Entity) Guidelines and is intended to ensure that the student is given fair and equitable consideration in any matter that may arise.

Academic Progress, Probation, and Suspension
Students are required to have minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 in undergraduate programs and a 3.00 in graduate programs. Academic standards of performance have been established to ensure satisfactory progress toward a degree. These performance standards form a basis for the following academic classifications.

Good Standing (active)
Academic probation
Academic suspension

Guidelines and procedures for placing students in the above classifications include:

Good Standing (Active)
To be a student in good standing, a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 for undergraduates and 3.00 for graduates must be maintained.

Academic Probation
Upon the completion of a minimum of 12 credit hours, a student will automatically be placed on academic probation at anytime that his/her cumulative GPA drops below the required minimum. A student will remain on academic probation for 12 credit hours (four courses) unless the student brings the GPA up to the minimum requirement while taking any of these four courses. While on academic probation, a student will have to demonstrate satisfactory progress, and take a maximum of two courses at one time. A student will not be permitted to enroll in a fifth course after being placed on academic probation until completion of the fourth course and once the academic status is determined.

Satisfactory progress requires that a student either raise the cumulative GPA to an acceptable level, or that the student makes progress towards earning the acceptable GPA during the probationary period, as detailed below:

If after completing any of the four courses required for the probationary period, the student raises the cumulative GPA to 2.00 or higher for undergraduates and/or 3.00 or higher for graduates, the student will come off probation and be placed in Good Standing.
If the GPA for the probationary period is 2.5 or higher for undergraduates and/or 3.5 or higher for graduates, but the student does not raise the cumulative GPA to the minimum 2.00 or higher for undergraduates and/or 3.00 or higher for graduates, a new probation period will begin.

Academic Suspension
Should the probationary student fail to demonstrate satisfactory progress, he/she will be academically suspended for a period no less than 10 weeks. A student may request a reinstatement after the ten weeks suspension period has expired. If a second suspension occurs, the student must leave the university for at least six months before being re-instated. The request for reinstatement in this case cannot be made until the six-month suspension period has expired. If a third suspension occurs, the student must wait a minimum of one calendar year before requesting readmission.

Requests for readmission must be made to the Dean of Students no later than one month prior to the term in which the student desires to enroll. Readmission following academic suspension will be determined by the Readmission Committee (composed of the Provost, Program Department Chair, Dean of Students) and is not automatic.

Students who enroll in other colleges or universities while on academic suspension from CSU will not be readmitted to CSU until the cumulative grade point average from these other colleges and universities is 2.00 or higher for undergraduate or 3.00 or higher for graduate.

Inactive Status
Students who do not submit any coursework within a twelve month period will be considered inactive and any tuition being held by the university will be forfeited. Students desiring to return to their studies must be reevaluated and will be subject to any changed academic requirements, tuition increases, and policy changes in force at the time of reenrollment. The student will also be assessed a $25 reevaluation fee.

Graduation Requirements
A 2.00 GPA is required for undergraduate students, and a 3.00 GPA is required for graduate students to be eligible for graduation. A minimum of 15 credit hours or five courses must be completed through CSU to be eligible to graduate from an associate program. A minimum of 30 credit hours, or 10 courses, must be completed with CSU to be eligible to graduate from a bachelor program. Master degree program students must complete at least 50 percent of the courses that comprise the program, 18 credit hours or six courses. No grade below a "C" is acceptable for credit toward a graduate degree. The graduate course in which a grade below a "C" is received must be repeated at CSU.

Note: Students who entered CSU prior to November, 2007 must have completed the one credit hour CSU Student Orientation course.

Graduation with Honors
In order for a student enrolled in a bachelor degree program to graduate Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, or Cum Laude honors, they must earn the following grade point average.

Summa Cum Laude	4.00
Magna Cum Laude	3.8-3.99
Cum Laude	3.5-3.79

Honors are based upon coursework completed at CSU. Honor graduates must have no grades lower than a "C", and must not have repeated any course taken at CSU.
Honors are not awarded for graduate degree programs.

Transcripts
A transcript bearing the university seal and signature of the registrar is the official copy of your permanent academic record. A transcript will be provided to you at time of graduation. Additional transcripts may be obtained by written request to the university.

Requesting a Transcript
Once a student has completed the first three credit hour course and course tuition is paid, the student may request an official CSU transcript. A $10 transcript fee applies. A CSU transcript may be requested by using the Transcript Request Form. This form may be downloaded from the Student Center website here. Please allow 7 to 10 business days for processing.

The transcript will be sent as a sealed Official Transcript to the institution or person indicted on the Transcript Request Form. An Unofficial Transcript may be faxed if indicted on the request form. Please note, the $10.00 transcript processing fee still applies whether the transcript is issued as Official or Unofficial.

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