General Institutional Information

Contact: Registrar
Email: registrar@columbiasouthern.edu
Phone: 800.977.8449 Ext. 6526
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is available at http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/consumer-information/ferpa
Contact: Disability Services Coordinator
Email: disabilityservices@columbiasouthern.edu
Phone: 888-785-3005

Accommodation for Disabilities Policy
Information on the Accommodation for Disabilities Policy and the Office of Disability Services is available in the Office of Disability Services Handbook and in the Student Handbook.
Contact: Director of Institutional Research and Assessment
Email: institutionalresearch@columbiasouthern.edu
Phone: 800.977.8449 Ext. 1422

The Office of Institutional Research and Assessment calculates information related to the diversity of our students annually. The information is provided to the National Center for Education Statistics and published on College Navigator.

Full-Time Enrollments
July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020

Students by Gender
Male 53%
Female 47%
Students by Race/Ethnicity
Nonresident Alien 0.07%
Hispanic / Latino 3.23%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.83%
Asian 2.37%
Black or African American 23.00%
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander 0.34%
White 43.44%
Two or more races 2.60%
Race and ethnicity unknown 24.12%
Pell Grant Recipients
Pell 23%
Non-Pell 77%
Contact: Director of Financial Aid
Email: financialaid@columbiasouthern.edu
Phone: 800.977.9449 Ext. 6530
The cost of attendance (COA) is an estimate of a student’s educational expenses to attend CSU.  At CSU, the COA includes direct costs for tuition and fees and indirect costs for room, board, and personal expenses. These estimates are based on the national average and not intended to meet the actual living expenses for all students. Information on the cost of attendance to attend CSU is available at http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/tuition-financing/federal-student-aid/cost-of-attendance and a complete list of all student fees is available at http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/Financial/Fees.
Contact: Director of Financial Aid
Email: financialaid@columbiasouthern.edu
Phone: 800.977.8449 Ext. 6530
CSU provides a calculator web page to assist students with determining costs of attendance and financial aid eligibility. You may access the net price calculator at https://columbiasouthern.studentaidcalculator.com/survey.aspx
Institutional Refund Policy
Available at http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/Consumer-Information/Policies/Tuition-Refund

Student Withdrawal Policies
Contact: Registrar
Email: registrar@columbiasouthern.edu
Phone: 800.977.8449 Ext. 6526
Information on withdrawing officially or unofficially is available at http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/Consumer-Information/Policies/Withdrawal.

Return of Title IV Policy
Contact: Director of Financial Aid
Email: financialaid@columbiasouthern.edu
Phone: 800.977.8449 Ext. 6530
Available at http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/Financial/Office-of-Financial-Aid/Policies-Procedures#return.
Contact: Director of Bookstore
Email: bookstore@columbiasouthern.edu
Phone: 800.977.8449 Ext. 6524
CSU offers textbooks at no cost to students as well as eTextbook courses and textbook-free courses.  Textbook information for each class can be found at http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/online-degree/full-course-listing. Students can review the Textbook and Course Material Policy within the CSU Student Handbook.
Contact: Registrar
Email: registrar@columbiasouthern.edu
Phone: 800.977.8449 Ext. 6526.
More information regarding transfer credit is available at http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/admissions/transfer-credit/transfer-credit-policy. Information regarding current Articulation Agreements can be found at http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/admissions/transfer-credit/transfer-credit-to-csu.
Contact: Assistant Provost for Academic Affairs
Email: AssistantProvost@columbiasouthern.edu
Phone: 800.977.8449
Information on CSU’s various educational programs and instructional facilities may be found in our university catalog. Information on our various degree programs may also be found on our website at http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/online-degree.
Contact: Assistant Provost for Academic Affairs
Email: AssistantProvost@columbiasouthern.edu
Phone: 800.977.8449
View CSU Faculty:
Contact: Registrar
Email: Registrar@columbiasouthern.edu
Phone: 800.977.8449 Ext. 6526
CSU's Academic Program Improvement Policy describes procedures to alert students and prospective students of any plan to modify its academic programs. Information related to this policy can be found at http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/Consumer-Information/Policies/Academic-Program-Improvement.
Contact: Assistant Provost for Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation
Email: accreditation@columbiasouthern.edu
Phone: 800.977.8449 Ext. 1331
CSU is an accredited member of the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC). The DEAC is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency, and is a recognized member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). CHEA is a nonprofit organization serving as a national advocate for self-regulation of academic quality through accreditation. All CSU academic programs have been reviewed and approved by DEAC.

Distance Education Accrediting Commission
1101 17th Street, N.W. Suite 808
Washington, D.C. 20036
202-234-5100

DEAC Accreditation Certificate pdf
DEAC Consumer Information Disclosure Form pdf

State Authorization
For information on state authorization, please visit http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/about-csu/accreditation-licensure/state-authorization.  State specific disclosures are located at this page.

Student Complaint Process
For information on registering a complaint, please visit http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/about-csu/accreditation-licensure/external-complaint-process.
Contact: Dean of Library
Email: jennifer.steinford@columbiasouthern.edu
Phone: 800.977.8449 Ext. 1682
CSU faculty, staff, and students must comply with federal copyright and trademark laws. No one may use university resources and technology tools for unauthorized file sharing, posting of copyrighted materials as one’s own, or other copyright violations. Copyright infringement can result in civil and criminal penalties. Please see the US Copyright Office website at www.copyright.gov, Title 17, United States Code, Chapter 5, Sections 504, 505, for more information and the FAQs at www.copyright.gov/help/faq.
Contact: Director of Network Operations, IT
Email: CSU-IT-Ops@columbiasouthern.edu
Phone: 877.399.1063
A detailed list of CSU technical requirements is available at http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/Future-Students/Requirements. For Help desk availability, please visit the Technical Support webpage in myCSU Student Portal available at https://mycsu.columbiasouthern.edu/student/blackboard/support.

Information related to CSU Technology Policies are located at http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/Consumer-Information/Policies/Technology.
Contact: Director of Community & Alumni Relations
Email: vicki.barnes@columbiasouthern.edu
Phone: 800.977.8449 Ext. 1108
Student organizations are listed at http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/community/student-life/organizations. For information related to social or career networking alumni events please visit http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/community/events.
Contact: Director of Community & Alumni Relations
Email: careerservices@columbiasouthern.edu
Phone: 800.977.8449 Ext. 1108
Information related to career services is provided at http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/support-services/career-services.
Contact: Registrar
Email: registrar@columbiasouthern.edu
Phone: 800.977.8449 Ext. 6526.
Students enrolled in the Term learning option who are unable to enroll in one or more terms may apply for a temporary Leave of Absence (LOA) from the university. The LOA policy is available at http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/tuition-financing/federal-student-aid/policies-and-procedures#loa.

Students enrolled in the DBA program should refer to the DBA LOA Policy located in the CSU Student Handbook.
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