The Board of Certified Safety Professionals’ examCORE courses are interactive, online pre-exam training programs that support safety, health and environmental (SH&E) practitioners’ professional development.

View Course BCSP Examcore Pre-Exam Training

Columbia Southern University is proud to offer an educational certificate for professionals in the health care industry who deal primarily with patients suffering from behavioral and mental health issues.

View Course Behavioral Health Technician Certificate

This course is a survey of behavioral pathology and treatment modalities for the Mental Health Technician and Field Mental Health Practitioner as an introductory or entry level professional.

View Course BHT 1001 : Introduction to Abnormal Psychology

This course provides a forensic analysis of addiction in American society by exploring societal norms, controls, and distortions over the course of American history. Social research will be examined to explain why people use illegal substances and the policies around the enforcement of illicit substances.

View Course BHT 1002 : Forensic Sociology of Addictions

This course provides information regarding crisis prevention, intervention, suicide prevention, and methods for managing challenging behaviors in outpatient treatment settings.

View Course BHT 1003 : Behavioral Crisis Management

This course provides information regarding the operation of inpatient residential treatment facilities. The topics covered range from services provided in facilities, roles of the staff members, types of admission, therapy, and methods of patient management.

View Course BHT 1004 : Introduction to Operations

The need for Incident Safety Officers is vital in all Firehouses to ensure the safety of the men and women who risks their lives every day to protect others. This course prepares individuals who are interested in gaining this certification.

View Course CE 1001: Incident Safety Officer

Having an employee designated to ensuring the workplace is compliant with government regulations significantly decreases the chances of these occurrences. A Health and Safety Officer has the important role of protecting employees from potentially fatal situations. 

View Course CE 1002: Health and Safety Officer

Becoming an officer is a huge step in a Fire Fighter's career, but it comes with many new responsibilities. One must be ready to accept certain challenges that go with the title. This course provides the necessary training to advance into a management position in the Fire Industry.

View Course CE 1003: Fire Officer I

Already a certified Fire Officer I? Interested in continuing your training for the potential to serve an even larger managerial role in your Fire House? CSU now offers Fire Officer II completely online which will help you move up the ladder and become the professional you hope to be.

View Course CE 1004: Fire Officer II

This course will present information that allows students to analyze professional development and succession planning within their organization and formulate opportunities to develop future officers and leaders in the fire service.

View Course CE 1006: Developing Fire Service Professionals

Based on feedback from our students and the safety community, the Continuing Education Department at CSU has developed this training course to help prepare students for the CHST® Exam; all completely online.

View Course CE 1101: CHST® Exam Prep Course

This education course covers the fundamental topics of the role an Industrial Hygienist would have in the field of safety.

View Course CE 1102: Industrial Hygiene for Safety Professionals

The Associate Safety Professional (ASP) certification is a sought after credential in the safety industry. This course is designed to present students with a representation of the Board of Certified Safety Professional’s ASP certification exam concepts and questions.

View Course CE 1103: ASP Prep Course

The course prepares students for the Certified Safety Professional exam offered by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals. This online course provides students with a comprehensive review of the CSP subject matter.

View Course CE 1104: CSP Prep Course

This course will assist you in becoming familiar with the requirements of the 2009 Hong Kong Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships.

View Course CE 1105: Maritime Hazardous Material Inventory

This course covers a cross-section of Dynamic Internal Crisis and Event (DICE) situations that include terrorism, active shooters & mass violence, explosives, hostage and barricade situations, kidnapping, CBRNE events, and other potential internal crises that could occur in a school setting.

View Course CE 1201: School Safety and Security

Columbia Southern University and the Songer Institute are happy to announce our partnership for the development of this course. This course familiarizes students with conducting proper investigations and determining the intrinsic value of forensic evidence and its use in preparation for trial.

View Course CE 1205: Introduction to Forensic Investigation

This online course describes the fundamental importance of digital forensics, effective management practices, and legal challenges associated with conducting investigations. 

View Course CE 1206: Digital Forensics and the Courtroom

This online course examines the orchestration and management of crime scene service organizations.

View Course CE 1207: Crime Scene Management

This online course explores the role that science plays in the Medicolegal investigation of death. It will discuss both historical and current investigative and administrative legal issues related to death investigation. 

View Course CE 1208: Medicolegal Death Investigation

This course examines the effective administration and management practices of crime scene practitioners and crime laboratory scientists.

View Course CE 1209: Forensic Administration

Columbia Southern University and the IAFCCP are happy to announce our partnership for the development of the Certified Community Paramedic Review Course!

View Course CE 1300: Certified Community Paramedic Review Course

Columbia Southern University and the IAFCCP are happy to announce our partnership for the development of the Certified Community Paramedic Review Course!

View Course CE 1300: Certified Community Paramedic Review Course

This course assists students with preparing for mastery of the project management terminology and processes required in order to obtain the Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification. 

View Course CE 1401: Project Management Professional (PMP®) Exam Prep Course

This course introduces basic mathematical operations needed to understand and solve problems encountered in business.

View Course CE 1402: Foundational Math for Business

This medical assisting program prepares students to work in hospitals, physician practices and other healthcare settings; assisting with labs, EKG’s, clinical services and other aspects of patient care.

View Course Clinical Medical Assistant Certificate Program with Clinical Externship

Foundations for Success is a course designed to accompany Chantell Cooley’s book, Winning the Game of Life, and the accompanying workbook, Equipped for the Game of Life. Chantell Cooley is Co-founder and Vice President of Columbia Southern University.

View Course CMC 1001: Foundations for Success

Servant Leadership, a course offered through Columbia Southern University, equips students with the skills they need to become leaders and mentors at work, no matter their position.

View Course CMC 1002: Servant Leadership

A 10-week, self-paced course offered through Columbia Southern University, “Building Your Team” addresses major concerns surrounding leadership in the modern work environment.

View Course CMC 1003: Building Your Team

A 10-week, self-paced course offered through Columbia Southern University, “Leading Through Failure” gives students necessary tools for responding to failures at work in a healthy and productive manner. Examines opportunities for learning, growth, humility, improvement, and moving forward.

View Course CMC 1004: Leading Through Failure

Gain the essential skills and technical expertise necessary to install, upgrade, configure, troubleshoot, optimize, repair and perform preventative maintenance on basic personal computer hardware and operating systems.

View Course Computer Technician Professional with CompTIA A+ Certificate Program with Externship

Columbia Southern University is proud to offer an educational certificate for professionals in the ethical hacker concentration.

View Course Ethical Hacker Certificate

Today’s HR professionals are increasingly involved in company initiatives and strategic planning.

View Course Human Resource Professional Certificate with Externship

The Continuing Education Department at CSU is excited to partner with Human Trafficking Investigations and Training Institute (HTITI) to offer this new CEU Certificate Program.

View Course Human Trafficking Investigation Certificate

This program prepare students to support IT infrastructure to secure applications, networks, and devices as well as perform threat analysis and respond with appropriate mitigation techniques.

View Course IT Cyber Security Professional with CompTIA Security+ Certificate Program with Externship

This program prepares students to function effectively in many of the administrative and support positions at hospitals, physician practices and with other healthcare providers.

View Course Medical Administrative Assistant Certificate Program with Clinical Externship

This billing and coding program delivers the skills students need to solve insurance billing and coding problems. View Course Medical Billing & Coding Certificate program with Clinical Externship

The National Sheriffs’ Association Center for Public Safety is dedicated to enhancing jail operations in the United States by providing training, current events and resources. Through a partnership with Columbia Southern University, the online training is offered to meet requirements for various certifications offered through the NSA Institute for Jail Operations.

View Course NSA Center for Public Safety CE Courses

This program prepares learners to function both as Pharmacy Technicians and also provides a comprehensive understanding of medical administration tasks.

View Course Pharmacy Technician + Medical Administrative Assistant Certificate Program with Clinical Externship

This advanced-level program guides learners through elemental Six Sigma material before diving into each of the five DMAIC stages in detail.

View Course Six Sigma Black Belt Certificate Exam Prep Program