Important: Christmas Closure and Adjusted Schedule

CSU will close at 3:00 p.m. CST on Friday, December 21 and will be closed Monday, December 24 through Wednesday, December 26. We will reopen Thursday, December 27 at 8:00 a.m. In addition, CSU will be closing at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, December 31, 2018 and will be closed on Tuesday, January 1, 2019. We will reopen Wednesday, January 2 at 8:00 a.m. 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 December 21, 3:00 p.m. should send an email no later than Wednesday December 19 at 3:00 p.m.

• Course Enrollments
  • LifePace Learning /Open Enrollment: Friday, December 14, 2018
  • Term Enrollment: Refer to the Academic Calendar for scheduled deadlines.
• Assignment Submission
  • LifePace Learning /Open Enrollment
    • Students wishing to have a subjective assignment graded prior to the scheduled break should submit the assignment on or before December 13. Students may continue to submit assignments throughout the scheduled break; however, assignments submitted after the above deadline will be graded by Monday, January 7 at 11:59 p.m.
    • Students enrolled in courses that are active during between December 19 and January 1 will receive 14 days added to the current course end date in order to accommodate for the designated student break. The adjusted course end date should appear in the myCSU Student Portal no later than January 2.
  • Term Enrollment
    • Important information for Term 2A19 and Term 2B19 students on an Incomplete
      • Students wishing to have a subjective assignment graded prior to the scheduled break should submit the assignment on or before December 13. Students may continue to submit assignments throughout the scheduled break; however, assignments submitted after the above deadline will be graded by Monday, January 7 at 11:59 p.m.
      • Students enrolled in courses that are active between December 19 and January 1 will receive 14 days added to the current course end date in order to accommodate for the designated student break. The adjusted course end date should appear in the myCSU Student Portal no later than January 2.
      • Term 2A19 and 2B19 students on an Incomplete may have assignment due dates that fall during the designated student break. These deadlines will be waived and the assignments will be due by 11:59 p.m. on the adjusted end date. Students will be held to any assignment due dates prior to December 19, unless otherwise approved by the professor.
    • Important information for Term 3A19 students
      • The term scheduled break is from December 19 to January 1. Should students wish to work on course assignments during the break, access to Week VII will be available on December 12. Week VII will resume on January 2.  Assignments submitted during the break will be graded by January 7 at 11:59 p.m.
      • Please see the below calendar of assignment due dates for term 3A19:

*Unit VI – Late submissions are due by Friday, December 12, unless otherwise approved by the professor.

• Important information for Term 3B19 students
  • The term scheduled break is from December 19 to January 1. Should students wish to work on course assignments during the break, access to Week III will be available on December 12. Week III will resume on January 2. Assignments submitted during the break will be graded by January 7 at 11:59 p.m. CT.
  • Please see the below calendar of assignment due dates for term 3B19:

*Unit II – Late submissions are due by Friday, December 21, unless otherwise approved by the professor

• 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 on Wednesday, December 19. The Success Center will resume all duties on Thursday, December 27.  
  • Career Services
    • Career counseling appointments
      • Students who would like to schedule a career counseling appointment for December 18 through 21 must do so by close of business on Monday, December 17. This also includes submitting resumes for review. Career Services will resume all duties on January 2.
• Incomplete Course and Final Exam Requests/Proctor Approval Requests
  • Tuesday, December 18. Specifically, LifePace Learning/Term Incomplete for Special Circumstances requests need to be in by Monday, December 10 and Term Course Incompletes need to be in by Wednesday, December 12.
• Course Drop/Withdrawals
  • Drop/Withdrawal requests received during the scheduled break will be processed on December 27.The date of withdrawal will be considered the last date of scheduled attendance prior to the scheduled break, which is December 18.

• Scheduled Website/Blackboard Maintenance
  • During the scheduled break, maintenance may occur on one or more Columbia Southern University systems. Please refer to this website to review the status of any ongoing maintenance that may occur during the scheduled break.

Questions concerning the above schedule should be directed to the Academic Advising and Student Support Center at 877-323-4471 or students@columbiasouthern.edu.

Merry Christmas!

Student Affairs