Online Learning Options for Every Schedule

At Columbia Southern University, we know that balancing work, family and education can be challenging. That’s why we’ve designed convenient online learning options that work for busy adults: LifePace Learning®, Term Enrollment and Veterans Flexible Enrollment.

Choose the enrollment option that fits you best.

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LifePace Learning®

Start anytime with LifePace Learning®. Enrollment is open 365 days a year. Progress through your course at your own pace, and finish in as early as four weeks or as long as 10 weeks.

Federal Student Aid and VA funding are unavailable for students who enroll in LifePace Learning®.

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Term Enrollment

This enrollment option gives you the flexibility to complete assignments on your schedule while working within set weekly due dates. A term lasts approximately nine weeks.

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Veterans Flexible Enrollment

Available to students using VA educational benefits, Veterans Flexible Enrollment combines the freedom of working at your own pace with the structure of set start and end dates. Veterans Flexible Enrollment terms last approximately nine weeks.

Federal Student Aid is unavailable for students who enroll in Veterans Flexible Enrollment.

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Vietnam Term Learning

Through a partnership with the Center for International Training Cooperation (CITC), Columbia Southern University programs are offered in a hybrid and online format in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The Vietnam Term Learning Option is available only to residents in Vietnam. This option consists of four starts per academic year with each term being 12 weeks in length and a one-week break provided for Tet (Vietnamese New Year) each year. All Columbia Southern University degree programs are taught in English. View our Vietnam Educational Affiliates.

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