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Good As Gold

As a community service, Columbus State Community College offers Ohio residents who are 60 years old or older the opportunity to audit courses for self-enrichment, on a space-available basis. Good as Gold student enrollment may not exceed 10% of the class.

While a tuition fee is not charged for these courses, Good as Gold students are charged all other fees associated with the course. Other fees that may be charged include, but are not limited to: lab fees, technology and facilities fees, and online course fees.  

For a full list of fees that may be associated with a class, click HERE.

Good as Gold students are only eligible to AUDIT courses and will not receive college credit for these courses. Auditing a course means that faculty members are not obligated to spend office hours and/or evaluate course work for a grade. Auditing a course will result in an ‘R’ grade designation on the student record which has no GPA value.

Requirements for Participation

  • Ohio residents who are 60 years old or older prior to the first day the desired course begins.
  • Good As Gold students must apply to the college prior to registration for courses. If you were a for-credit student previously, you will not need to reapply. You may contact the Telephone Information Center at 614-287-5353 to inquire if you already have an application on file.
  • Students must make the appropriate contact with the college and declare their intent to participate. (See "Contact and Declare Intent to Participate" section below.) This interaction will include certification of eligibility for the “Good as Gold” Educational Program and the student record will be set up in the system for Good As Gold registrations.
  • “Good as Gold” students may request to be registered for credit courses only on a space-available basis and for audit “R” only.

Responsibilities and Rights

  • Good as Gold students are responsible for payment of lab fees, technology and facilities fees, books, instructional supplies, parking permits and any additional educational expenses required of other students by the fee payment deadline as listed above.
  • Registration will begin on the first day of the semester unless the college is closed for a holiday observance. When there is a closing for a holiday observance on the first day of the semester, the registration requests will be processed the next business day.
  • Good as Gold students cannot enroll for courses granting academic credit and audit Good as Gold courses in the same term.
  • Good as Gold students must withdraw from the Good as Gold program during the terms they desire to take courses for academic credit and should declare their intent to do so by contacting goodasgold@cscc.edu or calling the Telephone Information Center at 614-287-5353 and asking for the Good as Gold specialist.  These students may need to meet with an academic adviser and complete a placement exam.
  • Student rates to concerts and activities are available to “Good as Gold” students. Financial aid is not available for “Good as Gold” registration as courses are taken for audit “R” only.

Contact and Declare Intent to Participate

If you have questions or would like to declare your intent to participate in the Good as Gold program, please e-mail  goodasgold@cscc.edu or call the Telephone Information Center at 614-287-5353 and ask for the Good as Gold specialist.

Registration Options

Good As Gold Blackboard Online Registration Instructor Permission Form (preferred)

E-mail the course instructor requesting permission to be registered for their class as a Good as Gold student. If the instructor will allow the Good As Gold student to be in the class, the instructor can complete the registration request through Blackboard. No in-person registration activity is required on the part of the student via this method.  The student will need to provide the instructor with the full course information, (name, section number, synonym number), along with their CougarID Number.

In-person registration:

Faculty signature on the "Good as Gold” Registration Add/Drop Form is required for class registration. The completed and signed form can be taken to one of the following locations for processing:

  • Columbus Campus: Student Central, Upper Level, Madison Hall
  • Delaware Campus: Student Services Desk, Moeller Hall

Enrollment Period

Good As Gold registration requests for Good As Gold eligible students will be processed the first day of the semester unless the college is closed in observance of a holiday. When a holiday occurs on the first day of a semester causing the college to be closed, the Good As Gold registration requests will be processed the next business day.

Autumn Semester 2023 Good as Gold Enrollment Dates

Classes offered during terms that begin on August 28, 2023

Registration begins: August 28

Registration closes: September 18

Classes offered during later starting terms

Registration begins: August 28

Registration closes: At 20% of course completion

Spring Semester 2024 Good as Gold Enrollment Dates

Classes offered during terms that begin on January 15, 2024

Registration begins: January 16*

Registration closes: February 6

Classes offered during later starting terms

Registration begins: January 16*

Registration closes: At 20% of course completion

 

*Due to the college being closed the first day of the semester for the observance of MLK, Jr. Day, GAG registration will not begin until the next day.

Summer Semester 2024 Good as Gold Enrollment Dates

Classes offered during terms that begin on May 27, 2024

Registration begins: May 28*

Registration closes: June 10

Classes offered during later starting terms

Registration begin: May 28*

Registration closes: At 20% of course completion

 

 *Due to the college being closed the first day of the semester for the observance of Memorial Day, GAG registration will not begin until the next day.