May 2017 Policy Updates

Three CSU policies have been revised and will go into effect on May 15, 2017. Revisions to these policies are noted below.

CSU Tuition Refund Policy/Terms and Conditions:

• Removed state specific refund policies (Arkansas, Iowa, Indiana & Maryland) due to our agreement with NC-SARA
  • These states will now follow the CSU Tuition Refund Policy
• Added a link to the Mississippi State refund policy on the State Authorization page of the CSU website
• Corrected the tuition sample calculations to align with current tuition rates
• Change to the policy are reflected CSU website– http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/tuition-financing/tuition-refund

Vietnam Tuition Refund Policy/Terms and Conditions:

• Adjusted tuition sample calculations to align with the new DBA tuition rate and current graduate tuition rates
• Adjusted DBA Research Project fee to be $1200
• Students located at CSU’s Vietnam campus should contact CITC at CITC@FPT.VN or the CSU Vietnam Program Manager at quang.trantrong@columbiasouthern.edu for more information.

Admissions Requirements Policy

• Adjusted to allow 6 semester hours in a provisional status for graduate students.
• Adjusted homeschool admission requirements for those who are first–time freshmen or transfer students with less than 12 semester hours.
• Changes to the policy are reflected on the CSU website– http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/admissions/requirements 
• Questions may be directed to the Office of the Registrar at Registrar@columbiasouthern.edu.