CSU Faculty-Led Payment Process
THE BURSAR IS NOT ACCEPTING IN-PERSON PAYMENTS.
The CGE now offers online payments for study abroad programs! Once you have completed your online application, you will receive an email with the link to make the deposit payment. Please give at least 24 hours for the link to be sent from the time you finish your online application. Should you request it sooner OR it has been longer than 48 hours, you can email studyabroad@columbusstate.edu.
After you've paid the application fee and been accepted into the program, you can begin making your 1st and 2nd program payments directly within your online study abroad application.
Please note that the following information applies only to CSU faculty-led programs. For CSU semester exchange programs, students will pay as they normally would for tuition & fees through the Bursar Office by deadlines set on the CSU Academic Calendar. Participants in non-CSU programs should contact their program provider or coordinator on how to make payments.
Program Costs & Payment Structure
CSU faculty-led programs will have two major costs:- Program Fee
- CSU Tuition and Fees
Program Fee:
This cost is the published price seen on the CGE website and online application. The total program fee is divided into 3 different payments: an initial deposit/application fee, 1st program payment and the 2nd program payment.Deposit: Due at time of application (typically $200) and required to be accepted into the program. The deposit is not an additional fee and is part of the total program fee. Once the deposit is paid, students become eligible to apply for CSU Study Abroad Grants & Scholarships. Apply as early as possible because spaces are limited! The CGE will email you the link to make this payment only AFTER you've completed the online application.
1st Program Payment: Deadline and amount published on the CGE website.
2nd Program Payment: Deadline and amount published on on the CGE website.
CSU Course Tuition & Fees:
The amount varies based on the number of credit hours you are enrolled for during your study abroad program. Tuition & mandatory fee rates are posted on the Bursar's webpage. During summer terms, study abroad courses will only incur charges for regular course tuition, the technology fee, and institutional fee. Other mandatory fees are waived. Tuition & mandatory fee deadlines are managed by the Bursar's office. Failure to pay tuition & fees by deadlines will result in students automatically being dropped from their courses.Making Your Program Payments
Once you have completed your online application, you will receive an email with the link to make the deposit payment. Please give at least 24 hours for the link to be sent from the time you finish your online application. Should you request it sooner OR it has been longer than 48 hours, you can email studyabroad@columbusstate.edu.
After you've paid the application fee and been accepted into the program, you can begin making your 1st and 2nd program payments directly within your online study abroad application.
Payment Extension Request Form (pdf)
If you will be unable to make a payment by the set deadline, then you are required to complete and submit a Payment Extension Request Form (PDF). Submission of this form does not guarantee approval of the extension request, which is contingent upon review and final approval of the request. Students are responsible for acquiring all requested information and signatures.We are unable to offer a payment plan, as we must pay deposits and payments to program providers and vendors well in advance of the program. Students should plan to make payments in full by the set deadlines. Extensions can only be granted if they do not extend beyond required payments to providers or vendors. We are unable to reserve program services on a student's behalf if they have not made payments. Board of Regents policies prevent us from utilizing an individuals monies to make deposits or payments on behalf of another student.
Withdrawal and Refunds
All students wishing to withdraw from a study abroad program must submit a Withdrawal Form 2020-21 to the Center for Global Engagement.Refunds are only possible if a student purchases the strongly encouraged Cancel for Any Reason (CFAR) insurance within 21 days of receiving the official acceptance letter from the CGE for the program which occurs after the first payment deadline.
Columbus State University and the Center for Global Engagement can not guarantee a full refund of program costs paid. Any coverage and cost options will be updated upon confirmation from the provider and distributed to you via your CSU email. Columbus State University is not the underwriter of the CFAR insurance plan. This plan is optional and in addition to the CSU study abroad program fees. Any claims or grievances regarding the CFAR policy must be done directly with the insurance company.