Post-Course Registration Event Checklist
You attended a Course Registration Event and registered for classes- now what? Check out the to-do list below:
Columbus State Technology Requirements
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Find your Columbus State username and password.
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Set up your Student Email.
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Log on to Blackboard. Blackboard is Columbus State's online classroom. You will have access four days before the start of the term.
- Complete your onboarding tasks in Workday.
Fee Payment Deadline:
Summer 2026: Wednesday, may 27, 2026 by 11:00pm
Autumn 2026: Wednesday, August 26, 2026 by 11:00PM
- File your FAFSA. Visit studentaid.gov
- Apply for scholarships
- Review Fee Payment Methods for instructions on paying by card, check, or cash.
- Need more time to pay? Set up payment plans.
- Military and Veterans: Apply for Veterans Education Benefits.
- International Students: Transfer money via Flywire.
- Does your employer sponsor your tuition? See Third-Party Payment.
Purchase your class books, supplies and uniforms in-store or online!
- Visit the Bookstore website.
- Watch this video: How to Purchase Books Online.
- Find your books with the Bookstore textbook look up.
Come check out campus before the first day of class
- Get a parking pass.
- Visit the Parking Website
- COTA Info (Tip: You can get real-time COTA schedules through Google Maps AND purchse COTA bus passes at the Columbus State Bookstore)
- Find your classes: See Columbus State Locations and the Columbus Campus Building Guide.
Classes Begin
Summer 2026: Monday, June 1, 2026
Autumn 2026: Monday, August 31, 2026
YOU MADE IT! You are ready to begin your journey as a Columbus State student.