Visiting Student Questions

Visiting students are currently enrolled at another institution and want to take course at Columbia State to transfer back to their current college or university.

No, visiting student are not eligible for financial aid through Columbia State’s financial aid office.

Visiting students who wish to use aid have to ask the financial aid office of their main college/university about a consortium agreement.

No, visiting students can only register for the classes listed on their Visiting (Transient) Student Approval form that was submitted for admission.

This is because we can only create permits for the classes we know the student has been approved to take by his/her main college or university.

Visiting student admission is only good for one term. If you wish to continue or return as a visiting student, you’d have to reapply.

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

Students can complete a FERPA release form in person at all 5 campuses if they wish to share their information with a particular individual.

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.

No. Only degree-seeking students and technical certificate seeking students are eligible for financial aid through Columbia State.

Visiting (transient) students must talk to the financial aid office of their primary college or university about a “consortium agreement.”

Non-degree seeking students are not eligible for financial aid.

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 [link to Tuition & Fees page] 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.

You can find your PVT Username in your acceptance letter. If you no longer have that, 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 “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. 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.