Readmitted Student Questions

No. Accepted student’s information is protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

Students can complete a FERPA release form if they wish to share their information with a particular individual.

Student Release of Confidential Information Form

If a student is currently Dual Enrollment, the FERPA release is included on the consent form needed for admission.

Please allow 3-5 business days after submission for the document to be added to your account.

A partial transcript means that some classes are still showing as In Progress, and final grades are not posted (and if it’s a high school transcript, no graduation date is listed).

A final transcript has all class grades posted (and if it’s a high school transcript, a graduation dates is listed).

Official transcripts are often available through that state’s Department of Education. Students may also reach out to the Local Education Agency (LEA) or county school board to request official high school transcripts.

No. We do not require test scores to admit a student. However, placement testing may be recommended after admission to determine learning support requirements.

Transfer students—Once Admissions has received all your official transcripts required for admissions your file will be sent to our records office. Our records office will then complete a transcript evaluation, once that evaluation is completed a decision will be made on your acceptance. If you have already been admitted and have questions regarding your transfer credit please contact records@columbiastate.edu

Non-degree students—Records does not evaluate non-degree student’s transcripts for transfer credits. If you want to take a class that has a prerequisite and you are receiving a prerequisite error when attempting to register for the class, you must:

1. Ensure the transcript with the prerequisite has been received.
2. Contact Records by email, records@columbiastate.edu, and tell them what class you wish to take and on which transcript the prerequisite can be found.

This could be one of two reasons.

• You need to satisfy EVEA requirements.
  
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• You need to complete a Residency Application.

As a state school, Columbia State has different tuition rates based on a student’s state of residence. If you live in Tennessee (or Lauderdale or Limestone county in Alabama), you are eligible for in-state tuition.

Students who have moved to TN recently, or who have incorrectly answered “No” on our application about living in TN continuously the previous 12 months, must complete the Residency Application and provide documents verifying they live in TN to not be charged out-of-state tuition. This is not for financial aid, but for the tuition rate a student is charged.

No, MyChargerNet is a different domain from our web application.

No, your MyChargerNet becomes active after you are admitted. You will not receive your login credentials until you are admitted.

First, double check you are entering the information correctly. If that does not work, contact Helpdesk at (931) 540-2650 or helpdesk@ColumbiaState.edu.

If you become locked out of your account, email a copy of a photo ID to records@ColumbiaState.edu or come to the nearest Columbia campus with a photo ID to reset your login credentials.

Your pvt username is listed on your acceptance letter. You can find your acceptance letter by logging into your application:

1. Log in to check your application status
2. 2. Click View Update

Credentials are at the bottom of your acceptance letter that will appear once you click on “View Update”

If you are unable to view your acceptance letter you can find it by going to the MyCN login page and select the “PVT Username Lookup” button.

1. Go to the Student tab on MyCN.
2. Locate the “Student Services” box at right.
3. Select the "Update Personal Info" button.
4. On the page it takes you to, select What’s my Columbia State ID (aka A#) and PVT Username?

1. Log into MyCN.
2. Go to the "Student" tab.
3. Locate the “Student Services” box at right.
4. Select the My Advisor button.
5. If no advisor appears, you have not been assigned one yet.

For further questions on advising, email chargercenter@columbiastate.edu.

1. Log into MyCN.
2. Go to the "Student" tab.
3. Locate the “Registration Tools” box.
4. Select the Add or Drop Classes option.

1. Log into MyCN.
2. Select the "Student" tab.
3. Locate the “Self Service” box.
4. Under Academic Profile, click Holds.

1. Log into MyCN.
2. Select the "Student" tab.
3. Locate the “Financial Aid Requirements” box. 
4. Click on any red flags that might appear, and follow the instructions given.

Further questions? Email financialaid@ColumbiaState.edu.

1. Log into MyCN.
2. Go to the "Student" tab
3. First, check that you don’t have any other Financial Aid requirements and that all of your Financial Aid Awards are showing; you can find these on the "Student" tab.  (For further questions on Financial Aid, email FinancialAid@ColumbiaState.edu.)
4. Select the View/Pay Account button in the “Student Services” box (the green button with the dollar sign).
5. Select “Yes, I will be attending” and follow the prompts given to confirm you will be taking classes with us. Answer “No” if you no longer plan to attend and want to drop your courses.
6. If you accidentally answer incorrectly, email BusinessOffice@ColumbiaState.edu to reset the question.