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Good As Gold

As a service to the community, 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. Click here for a full list of fees that may be associated with a class.

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 a grade of "R" on the student record, which which designates an audited course and 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 have an application on file. If you're new to Columbus State or have been away for three or more years, please submit a Standard Application at cscc.edu/apply and indicate a "Non-Degree Credit" major. If you have been a for-credit or Good as Gold student in the past three years, please confirm your CSCC username and password are up to date by using the "Discover/Activate" option at password.cscc.edu and contact the Telephone Information Center at 614-287-5353 to verify that your contact information is up to date.
  • Students must make the appropriate contact with the College and declare their intent to participate; please see the "Contact and Declare Intent to Participate" section below for instructions. 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 aFs 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. These students may need to meet with an academic adviser and complete a placement exam.
  • Student rates to activities or on-campus opportunities are available to “Good as Gold” students. Financial aid is not available for “Good as Gold” courses, since they are audited and not taken for academic credit.

Contact and Declare Intent to Participate

If you have questions, would like to declare your intent to participate in the Good as Gold program, or withdraw from participation in order to take courses for academic credit, please e-mail goodasgold@cscc.edu.

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:

Enrollment Period

Good as Gold registration requests for Good as Gold-eligible students will be processed the first day of the term, unless the College is closed in observance of a holiday (dates marked with "*" below). When a holiday occurs on the first day of a semester, Good as Gold registration requests will be processed the next business day. Registration closes at 20% of course completion, which is the last day to drop without a "W" grade.

For additional information on registration window dates, please review the academic calendar for the semester in which you're planning to enroll.

Autumn Semester 2025 Good as Gold Enrollment Dates

Classes offered during terms that begin on Sept. 1, 2025*

Registration begins: Sept 1*

Registration closes: September 22

Classes offered during later starting terms

Registration begins: Sept 1*

Registration closes: At 20% of course completion

Spring Semester 2026 Good as Gold Enrollment Dates

Classes offered during terms that begin on January 19, 2026*

Registration begins: January 19*

Registration closes: February 10

Classes offered during later starting terms

Registration begins: January 19*

Registration closes: At 20% of course completion

Summer Semester 2026 Good as Gold Enrollment Dates

Classes offered during terms that begin on June 1, 2026

Registration begins: June 1

Registration closes: June 15

Classes offered during later starting terms

Registration begin: June 1

Registration closes: At 20% of course completion