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At Columbia State, each student is assigned either a College Success Advisor or a Faculty Advisor based on factors such as earned college credits, academic path, and home campus. Your assigned advisor will work closely with you to support your success and help you stay on track for a timely graduation through a personalized advising process. Students will remain with their College Success Advisor until they have successfully completed their first academic year or its equivalent. After that, they will transition to a Faculty Advisor within their specific program of study.Advising Checklist
- Complete FAFSA for current year
- Complete the Major Explorer
- Identify schedule limitations and preferences
- Check email and academic calendar for advising, registration, and semester start dates
- Make Early Advising appointment
- Discuss academic and career goals with advisor
- Review program requirements and create/modify advisor-guided academic plan
- Check email on a regular basis
- Respond to advising campaigns
- Check with Financial Aid and make arrangements to pay balance in full by the first day of the semester
- Apply for Foundation Scholarships
- Clear all registration holds
- Register and pay for classes
- Purchase textbooks and supplies
- Review Student Handbook and academic policies
- Seek assistance from advisors, instructors, tutors, and other college resources as needed
- GO TO CLASS!
- See faculty advisor for degree audit
- Register for final semester
- Apply for graduation – you must apply for graduation even if you do not plan to participate in the commencement ceremony
Planning Tools
The following links are helpful planning tools.
Advising FAQ
FERPA
It is the policy of Columbia State Community College to comply with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) which is designed to protect the confidentiality of personally identifiable educational records of students.
Learn more about FERPA