CSU will be closed Friday December 23 – Tuesday, December 27, 2016 and will reopen Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 8:00 a.m. CT. In addition, CSU will be closed on Monday, January 2, 2017 and will reopen Tuesday, January 3, 2017. Student requests, including email and voicemail, will be promptly attended to upon our return.

Suggested Submission Deadlines for the Holiday Schedule:

The following submission deadlines are provided as a guideline to ensure your request is processed prior to holiday closure. Requests submitted after the published deadlines may not be processed until offices reopen.

Please note students wishing to receive email responses from faculty prior to Friday, December 23, 2016, should send their email no later than Tuesday, December 20, 2016, 11:59 p.m. CT.

• Course Enrollments
  • Life Pace Learning /Open Enrollment: Friday, December 16, 2016
  • Term Enrollment: Refer to the Academic Calendar for scheduled deadlines.
• Assignment Submission
  • Life Pace Learning /Open Enrollment
    • Students wishing to have a subjective assignment graded prior to the scheduled break should submit the assignment on or before December 16, 2016. Students may continue to submit assignments throughout the scheduled break; however, assignments submitted after the above deadline will be graded by Wednesday, January 4, 2017 11:59 p.m. CT.

• Term Enrollment
  • Important information for Term 3A17 students:
    • The term scheduled break is from 12/21/16 – 1/3/17. Should students wish to work on course assignments during the break, access to Week VII will be available on 12/14/16. Week VII will resume on 1/4/17.  Assignments submitted during the break will be graded by Wednesday, January 4, 2017 11:59 p.m. CT.
    • Please see the below calendar of assignment due dates for term 3A17:

• Important information for Term 3B17 students:
  • The term scheduled break is from 12/21/16 to 1/3/17. Should students wish to work on course assignments during the break, access to Week III will be available on 12/14/16. Week III will resume on 1/4/17. Assignments submitted during the break will be graded by Wednesday, January 4, 2017 11:59 p.m. CT.
  • Please see the below calendar of assignment due dates for term 3B17:

• Success Center:
  • Writing and Math requests:
    • Students who would like to submit a writing or math assignment to the Success Center must do so by close of business Wednesday, December 21, 2016. The Success Center will resume all duties on Wednesday, December 28, 2016.  
  • Career Services:
    • Career Counseling appointments
      • Students who would like to schedule a career counseling appointment for Tuesday, December 20, 2016, Wednesday, December 21, 2016, or Thursday, December 22, 2016 must do so by close of business Monday, December 19, 2016. This also includes submitting resumes for review. Career Services will resume all duties on Wednesday, December 28, 2016.

• Incomplete Course and Final Exam Requests: Wednesday, December 14, 2016
• Course Drop/Withdrawals:
  • Drop/Withdrawal requests received during the scheduled break will be processed the first business day following the scheduled break, which is December 28, 2016.The date of withdrawal will be considered the last date of scheduled attendance prior to the scheduled break, which is December 20, 2016.

Scheduled Website/Blackboard Maintenance:

• During the scheduled break, maintenance may occur on one or more Columbia Southern University systems. Please refer to the following website to review the status of any ongoing maintenance that may occur during the scheduled break.
  • cseg.info

Questions concerning the above schedule should be directed to Student Services at 800-977-8449, Ext. 6525 or students@columbiasouthern.edu.