New Student Orientation
All entering day students, including transfer and part-time students, are highly encouraged to participate in new student orientation sessions which are provided each semester. Orientation is intended to help students successfully begin their college careers by acquainting them with campus resources and with college personnel. It provides students an opportunity to socialize with other new students and take care of basic necessities before the start of classes. A group of carefully selected peers, called Community Consultants, assists new students in their transition. Orientation is developed and coordinated by the Director of New Student Programs.
Housing Requirement
All full-time freshmen and sophomore Day Campus students (those with fewer than fifty-two semester hours completed) must live on campus except:
- Married students;
- Single parent students;
- Students residing with parents in Boone County, Missouri, where such address has been established as the sole legal and permanent residence of parents;
- Students age 22 or older;
- Military veterans as defined by federal guidelines.
- Just like a lease, the housing contract persists for the entire academic year (fall and spring), and may not be broken for the spring semester, even if a student meets the requirements listed above.
Residence Halls
Columbia College residence halls are an integral part of the campus learning environment. The Residential Life program enriches the total college experience by providing a variety of opportunities that supplement the students’ classroom experience. The residence hall program is designed to foster personal growth and development and to provide a successful experience in democratic living.
Residence halls range from modern and modular to charming and traditional. All halls contain lounges, recreation or game rooms, kitchenettes with microwave ovens, laundry rooms and computer labs. Rooms are furnished with beds, dressers, desks and chairs.
Computer labs are provided in each of the residence halls. Each lab is equipped with personal computers networked to the campus computer system.
Students may bring computers for their room and access the campus computer network system, provided they have wireless capacity or ethernet cards.
Each residence hall has an Area Coordinator or Head Resident. Every Area Coordinator/Head Resident is assisted by student Resident Assistants (RAs). RAs are responsible for maintaining contact with students, providing assistance with problems and concerns, encouraging participation in activities, communicating policies and regulations and recording rule violations.
Additional information about residence hall living is available in the Student Handbook and the Residential Life Handbook.
Banks Hall
Banks Hall is coeducational and houses 108 students in double rooms. Among its features are special study rooms on each floor, air-conditioning, hall baths and a spacious kitchen area.
Hughes Hall
Hughes Hall houses 64 women in 32 double rooms. It is traditional in architecture with hardwood floors and a spacious parlor. The air-conditioned double-room suites are connected by full baths shared by four residents.
Hughes Haven is a special living environment, housing nine women, in the lower-level of Hughes Hall. Rooms are apartment style.
Miller Hall
Miller Hall, a coeducational hall, is Columbia College’s largest residence hall, housing 154 students in double-room suites connected by full baths. The building is air-conditioned and subdivided into four sections of living quarters.
Cougar Village
Cougar Village is a fourteen-apartment complex housing 52 students. Among its features are full kitchens and three or four bedrooms. All apartments are fully furnished. To live in Cougar Village, students must be at least sophomores and be in excellent standing with Residential Life. Selection occurs in the spring for the following year.
Residence Hall Association (RHA)
RHA is composed of the members from each of the residence halls and an advisor. It deals with concerns of resident students and coordinates planning and budgeting among the halls.
Food Services
The College offers two meal plan options: 1) a 20 meals per week plan; or 2) a 14 meals per week plan. All residential students must purchase a meal plan. Students can change their meal plan option up to the first day of class in the Student Affairs Office. Meals are served in Dulany Dining Hall. If students have a class conflict and cannot eat in the dining hall, they can request a sack lunch through the Student Affairs Office or use the value exchange option associated with their meal plan at Cougar Café in the Student Commons. There are limited hours when the value exchange option can be used.
Food service begins with dinner on the day the residence halls open and ends with dinner on the last day of scheduled final examinations each semester. Meals are also served to all students participating in orientation.
Students who live in a residence hall must have their student identification card scanned at the entrance of the dining hall or at check-out at Cougar Café in the Student Commons if using the value exchange option. Students who live off campus may contract for board only, pay for meals individually or purchase discounted meal tickets. Tickets for students’ guests may be purchased at Dulany Dining Hall.
A student Food Advisory Committee meets throughout the school year with dining hall personnel to promote the best possible food service operation.
Immunization Policy
Columbia College policy requires that all newly admitted, readmitted or non-degree seeking students in the Day Program, and any person living in the residence halls, provide a completed Columbia College Health History Form and show proof of required vaccinations.
The required immunizations are: two vaccinations for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR). The meningococcal meningitis vaccine is not required, but is highly recommended for students living in the residence halls. A signed waiver is required of students that are not immunized against meningococcal meningitis.
Tuberculosis screening is required for all students. Those who have lived for two or more months in Asia, Africa, Central or South America or Eastern Europe may require tuberculosis testing.
A student will not be able to register and enroll for classes in subsequent semesters beyond the initial semester of enrollment if the health history form and documentation of required immunizations are not submitted. Please complete the appropriate statement of exemption if personal, religious beliefs or specific medical conditions preclude immunization. In the event of an outbreak, exempted persons will be asked to leave school.
It is recommended that students be immunized against other vaccine-preventable diseases such as tetanus, diphtheria, polio, chicken pox, hepatitis A and B and influenza.
Student Health Services
Student Health Services is located on the second floor of the Atkins-Holman Student Commons (AHSC, Room 206). Health services are available to day and evening students. Student Health Services strives to provide students of Columbia College with excellent high-quality health care that promotes student health and academic success in a non-discriminatory and supportive atmosphere. It is staffed by a board certified advanced practice registered nurse. The Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides a wide range of healthcare services with a focus on the health and well-being of the whole person. Student Health Services emphasizes disease prevention, health management education and promotion of positive healthy choices. The nurse practitioner obtains medical histories, conducts physical examinations, prescribes medications, diagnoses and treats acute and chronic illnesses, orders, performs and interprets diagnostic tests, and provides consultations and referrals as needed. Most services are free to students, some fees may apply for in-office testing and injections. Health information is available at no charge to students.
Athletics
Columbia College sponsors ten intercollegiate sports: volleyball, softball, cross-country, track and field, golf, soccer and basketball for women; basketball, cross-country, track and field, golf and soccer for men.
The College is a member of the American Midwest Conference (eight Missouri colleges, one Illinois college, one Tennessee college and three Arkansas colleges) and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).
Opportunities to participate are available to day campus students who meet the eligibility requirements as established by the NAIA, AMC, and Columbia College. Full-time currently enrolled graduate students who completed or are completing their bachelor’s degree in the Day Program may be eligible to participate.
The College also has an active intramural program that attracts spirited participation in activities such as flag football, basketball and softball.
In addition, the College sponsors various classes in physical recreation that vary with student interest and have included aerobics, tennis, volleyball, weight training and outdoor recreation.
Further information is available from the Student Affairs Office or Athletic Office.
New Student Programs
New Student Programs is responsible for providing vision and leadership for a comprehensive First Year Experience approach to new day student orientation and transition programs. The office recognizes the importance of connecting new first-time freshman and transfer students to the academic, cultural and social expectations of being a Columbia College community member. Participation in Orientation and First Year Experience Programs will provide first year students the foundational knowledge necessary to be socially and academically successful as they work toward their attainment of a degree.
Counseling Services
Confidential counseling is provided free of charge by licensed professionals to assist students with personal, developmental, or psychological concerns related to their academic progress and/or personal growth. Students use our services to seek assistance with, or assessment of matters such as anxiety/panic, test anxiety, depression, stress and time management, developing healthy relationships, sleep issues, conflict resolution, grief, eating disorders, drug and alcohol abuse, attention difficulties, and more. Counseling is short-term and solution-focused. Our office also provides referrals to community resources when appropriate. For additional information and online resources, go to www.ccis.edu/counselingservices. Appointments are available Monday - Friday, to make an appointment please call 573-875-7423.
Mail Services
Every full-time Day student living in a residence hall is assigned a campus mailbox. Students living off campus may request a mailbox by bringing your Columbia College student ID to Mail and Print Services (Robnett-Spence Hall) and completing a mailbox request form. Students keep the same mailbox throughout their enrollment at Columbia College. Mailboxes are located in the AHS Commons and all official campus mail is routed through the student’s box. Students are responsible for all mail, publications, and notices placed in their box, including official correspondence from the College. No fee is charged for the mailbox.
Students may mail letters and packages from Mail and Print Services in Robnett-Spence Hall. The College’s official address is Columbia College, 1001 Rogers Street, Columbia, Missouri 65216. Mail Center Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Bookstore
The Campus bookstore, located on the main floor of the Student Commons, carries a wide range of textbooks, trade books, art supplies, study materials, college memorabilia, personal grooming products and snacks. Textbooks are available new, used and for select titles they are available for rent and digitally.
Textbooks for day, graduate, and evening on-campus courses are available for purchase a few weeks before classes begin. When obtainable, used texts are sold for 25% less than the cost of a new text. Rental textbooks for select titles are available for 55% less than the cost of a new text. Students can reserve textbooks online at: http://ccis.bncollege.com or whywaitforbooks.com.
Students may receive textbook refunds based on the policies listed below. No refunds will be issued without a valid receipt for all textbooks. Textbooks must be in the original condition.
Refund Policy:
For all courses a full refund will be given with a receipt if the textbook is returned within the first week of classes.
- Textbooks must be in original condition, including all components in packages.
- Merchandise other than textbooks may be refunded with a valid receipt within thirty days.
- Merchandise must be in original condition, unopened with tags.
- Refunds will be issued in the original form of payment.
- The textbook buyback period is during finals week. This is the best time to sell back textbooks.
- TI-83 calculators will not be considered for buyback.
The Bookstore hours are posted on the Bookstore door; on their website and available via phone greeting.
Contact Information:
Columbia College Bookstore
Atkins-Holman Student Commons
1009 Rogers Street
Columbia, MO 65216
Phone Number: (573) 875-7341
FAX Number: (573) 442-0747
E-mail: ccis@bkstore.com
Website: http://ccis.bncollege.com
Facebook: facebook.com/ColumbiaCollegeBookstore
Note: If you want to take a course that is offered at a Nationwide Campus or Online Campus, you will need to order textbooks through MBS. For more details, please refer to the textbook information in Online and Nationwide Student Affairs .
Parking Permits
To assist in providing a safe and secure environment, all vehicles parking on Columbia College campus property must be registered with the Campus Safety Office. Parking permits must be purchased online by using the “Campus Safety” link found at the bottom of the Columbia College website (www.ccis.edu) or by going directly to the following online address: http://web.ccis.edu/Offices/CampusSafety/Permit.aspx. Once the application has been completed, a receipt must be printed and taken to Missouri Hall room 205 (Enrollment Service Center). The office staff will require the receipt and proof of identification to issue a parking permit “hangtag.”
Testing Services
The Testing Center administers a variety of exams for Columbia College students, including: ADA Accommodated exams, Online Campus Proctored Exams, Math and English Placement, CLEP, DSST (DANTES), CBASE, ESL and ACT Residual. The Testing Center is located in the Tenth Street Center, at 310 North 10th Street. For more information about services offered, visit www.ccis.edu/testing. Contact the center by phone at (573) 875-7485 or by e-mail at testingservices@ccis.edu.
Student Organizations
Honor Societies
Alpha Chi
Missouri Epsilon chapter of the national honor society for four-year colleges and universities selects its members from junior and senior Day students of good character who rank in the top ten percent of their class based on cumulative GPA, have earned at least 24 semester hours at Columbia College, and are enrolled for coursework at the time of eligibility. Cord colors: green and blue.
Alpha Kappa Delta
Alpha Kappa Delta is an international sociology honor society. Membership is limited to sociology majors who have maintained high academic achievement in both their sociology coursework as well as their coursework overall (must maintain 3.0 cumulative GPA). Cord color: turquoise.
Alpha Lambda Delta
A national scholastic honorary that recognizes superior scholastic achievements by freshmen students during their first year at Columbia College. They select their members from students who rank in the top twenty percent of their class during their first term, have a 3.5 GPA, and are enrolled full-time pursuing a baccalaureate degree at an institution with an active Alpha Lambda Delta chapter at the time of eligibility. Cord colors: red, white and gold.
Alpha Phi Sigma
A national honor society for students in criminal justice administration and forensic science. Members must rank in the top 35% of their class, have completed a minimum of four courses within the criminal justice curriculum, maintain a 3.2 GPA in their criminal justice courses as well as maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA. Cord colors: blue and gold.
Alpha Sigma Lambda
A national honor society for adult students who, while handling their life responsibilities, achieve and maintain high scholastic standards. Membership is open to online students who have a minimum GPA of 3.75 and at least twenty-four semester hours with Columbia College. Cord colors: gold and maroon.
Kappa Delta Pi
An international education honor society for students who intend to continue academically and professionally in the field of education. Students must demonstrate leadership attributes; have completed at least thirty semester hours of collegiate course work; have at least twelve semester hours in education course work, in progress or completed; have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; and rank within the upper 10% of education students. Cord colors: green and purple.
Kappa Mu Epsilon
A national honor society in mathematics. Membership is open to students who rank in the upper 35% of their class and who have completed at least three semesters of college work and completed at least three courses in mathematics, including at least one semester of calculus, and attained an average of B or better in all mathematics courses. Cord colors: silver and pink.
Lambda Pi Eta
A national honor society for students in speech communication. Eligibility for membership requires completion of sixty semester hours, a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, completed twelve semester hours in Communication Studies and have at least a 3.25 GPA for all Communication Studies courses. Cord colors: red and white.
Phi Alpha Theta
Phi Alpha Theta is a professional society which promotes the study of history through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication and the exchange of learning among historians. Eligibility for membership is based upon a minimum GPA of at least 3.1 in 12 or more hours of history credits and a minimum of a 3.0 GPA overall. Cord colors: Madonna red and blue.
Pi Sigma Alpha
A national honor society for students in political science. Its purpose is to stimulate scholarship and interest in political science by recognizing students who have excelled in the field. Eligibility for membership requires a minimum completion of ten semester hours of political science courses with a minimum GPA of 3.0, and rank in the upper third of their class. Cord colors: red, white and black.
Psi Chi
Psi Chi is the International Honor Society in Psychology for the purposes of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining excellence in scholarship, and advancing the science of psychology. Membership is open to full-time day students with a major or minor in psychology at Columbia College. Additional requirements are that membership is open to those who have completed at least 45 semester hours of college from a regionally accredited nonprofit institution, have successfully completed at least 24 semester hours in the day program, have at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale in psychology courses, have no D’s or F’s in any psychology course taken at Columbia College, are in the top 35% of their class’s GPA, have no more than a total of three R’s (i.e. repeated course), I’s (i.e. incomplete course) or W’s (withdrew from course), in any Columbia College courses (excludes WE’s), have no more than one R (i.e. repeated course), I (i.e. incomplete course) or W (withdrew from course) in any Columbia College psychology course (excludes WE’s). Cord colors: Silver and teal.
SALUTE Veterans Honor Society
SALUTE recognizes the academic success of student veterans at Columbia College. Collegiate members shall be students enrolled in an undergraduate program at the time of initiation, have been honorably discharged from the armed services or provide proof of current duty station, completed 12 semester hours or its equivalent of one semester, have junior standing, and have a minimum 3.0 grade point average. For the purpose of Columbia College Chapter membership, differentiation of tier levels will not be made, but students wishing to be recognized by tiers may petition the chapter council. Cord colors: red, white and blue.
Sigma Beta Delta
An international honor society in business, management and administration. Membership is open to all undergraduate and graduate students in the top 15 percent of their class with a minimum grade point average of 3.5 and at least thirty semester hours at Columbia College. Cord colors: green and gold.
Sigma Tau Delta
Sigma Tau Delta is an international English honor society. Active membership is limited to English majors and minors with a B+ (3.5 GPA) or higher average in English classes beyond Composition for classes taken in the Day Program at Columbia College; who rank in the highest 35 percent of their class in general scholarship (with a minimum GPA of 3.0); and who have completed at least three semesters of college work, and specifically 24 semester hours at Columbia College in the Day Program. Please see the current faculty sponsor for additional requirements that might apply. Cord colors: Cardinal red and black.
Sigma Zeta
A national honor society primarily for science students. Membership is open to students who have earned at least fifteen hours of science and mathematics courses with at least a 3.0 GPA and whose other grades are satisfactory.
Tau Upsilon Alpha
The purpose of Tau Upsilon Alpha National Organization for Human Services Honor Society is to honor academic excellence; to foster lifelong learning, leadership and development; and to promote excellence in service to humanity. Membership is based upon a minimum of 3.25 GPA. Members must be in the upper 35% of their class, have completed 12 hours of Human Services courses at Columbia College, and have a minimum of 52 total semester hours. Cord color: royal blue.
Upsilon Pi Epsilon
A national honor society in computer and information sciences. Membership is limited to students who have completed at least 64 semester hours including CISS 350 or equivalent, have a GPA of at least 3.5 in Computer Science or Computer Information Systems, and rank in the upper third of all students in the major. Cord colors: white and maroon.
Music
The Jane Froman Singers (JFS)
JFS is a choral ensemble that performs a variety of musical styles from various eras and cultures. The Singers perform frequently on and off campus and participate in an annual concert tour. Membership is by audition. JFS can be taken each semester for 1 hour of academic credit.
Registered Student Organizations
Columbia College is proud to offer the opportunity to get involved in over 50 Registered Student Organizations (including Academic Honor Societies). For a comprehensive list of descriptions and regular updates, please click here.
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