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Undergraduate Catalog 2015-2016 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Main Campus Evening Student Affairs



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 .

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.

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.

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.

Honor Societies

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 - Evening Only

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.

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.

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 - Main Campus

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.

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.