Columbia Southern University : BSBA Reviews
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(Graduate) on March 21, 2011
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Very Satisfied, Just wish They were RA!!
Im a soldier in the US Army who has over 22 years of Active Duty Service. A few years back my ultimate goal was to complete my undergrad prior to retirement. I came across CSU and after a good review I thought they had the best program to offer that accommodated my busy, full-time work schedule. Halfway through the program I was accepted to Officer Candidate School, where I graduated as the Distinguished Honor Graduate. I finished my BSBA with a 3.92 GPA, and felt like I had truly been enlightened. I've attended both types of colleges, traditional bricks and mortar, and CSU. My AA was from the first type where my GPA was a 3.78. I believe a student can get a lot out of CSU, if they truly wanted to put the work in. The only downside to CSU is the accreditation piece, CSU is only nationally accredited. The US Army recognized the accreditation at the time of my commission, so there's no issue there. The issue is my goal has now shifted to earning an MBA. The Army offers an MBA Degree Completion Program for officers who want to take 18 months to attend a traditional bricks and mortar university. A large majority of these institutions require an undergrad from a regionally accredited (RA) institution. I contacted CSU and they informed me they don't have any plans of trying to gain this type of accreditation. They do however have a partnership with the University of North Alabama and Waldorf University who are both RA. Overall CSU is great for obtaining a great degree that employers recognize, but if your plans include entering a good MBA program from a big name school, I would maybe consider other options.
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Karl46
(Graduate) on August 20, 2008
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Excellent decision on my part
Normally I keep my opinions to myself, but after reading the critique from “anonymous dated July 08 2008”, I have to put my two cents in.
I started school with CSU 2 ½ years ago. This was after heavily researching online institutions. They honored my military training, CLEPS and previous college courses. Working 12 hour days as a route salesman, flexibility was one of the primary factors in my decision process. Once enrolled, I found the curriculum challenging, the staff is very accommodating, and the professors are competent and helpful. I can honestly say that I’ve not had one negative experience resulting from CSU. Since my degree completion, I have been promoted and received an increase in salary commensurate to my new responsibilities.
Now I must address the critique made by anonymous. My experiences with CSU are diametrically opposed to what anonymous stated. I cannot rationalize why someone would stay with a program they feel possess no value. The level of effort expended in obtaining a degree is tremendous. Hopefully those who read the venomous words will realize he/she has an axe to grind. This quite possibly could be a student who was removed from the rolls due to an impropriety. And one more thing, anonymous may want to take a refresher class in English Composition, because you would not have made it through Dr. Borne’s class with that diction.
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