Customized education just for you!

Combine our nationally recognized online program, ranked #11 in the United States, with our award-winning undergraduate and graduate degrees to design a program that is right for you. We will help you build your own customized academic plan using a unique blend of online and on-campus semesters that meets your needs. We have pre-program English language support through our intensive English program on campus.

Example Plans

100% online or on-campus options are available too!

The Global Flex Program includes full online access to everything we have on campus!

  • The Hub (online too!) for extra help with your papers and assignments.
  • Faculty Advisors who are ready to help you navigate your degree program.
  • The Counseling Center, Library, faculty office hours, and more!

Global Flex includes an optional free weekly Global Zoom Hangout for all students enrolled in the program. This forum provides a relaxed space to interact with your fellow students, raise questions and concerns, and encourage each other to stay focused and motivated. The Center for Global Education staff will host the Global Zoom Hangout. They are ready to answer questions or provide tips for accessing CSU resources you need to be successful.


Living in Charleston

Welcome to Charleston, South Carolina, where history, great food, culture, and beautiful land meet. The greater Charleston region, also known as the Tri-County area, is evolving into a globally fluent metro. Take a look at this quick Global Connectivity snapshot (click here) as well as the video below for a taste of Charleston.


FAQs

We continue to grow our nationally-ranked online program! Please click here to view our full list of 100%-online offerings.

The CSU Graduate School is an academically excellent program with many degree options! Click here to view the full list.

At CSU, we want you to feel at home! We start with our three-day international orientation, where you will:

  • Meet other international students,
  • Learn about the American classroom culture and American culture in society
  • Tour the CSU campus, the neighboring businesses, resources like the Writing Center and Math labs, and tour the beautiful historic city of Charleston
  • Have lots of fun! Kayaking, bowling, and games help students get to know each other.

 

In your first semester, there are two special classes just for international freshmen:

  • American Cultural Intelligence GNED 110. Open to all new international students as CSU, American Cultural Intelligence class is a 3-hour course that helps orient students to US academic culture, cross-cultural communication, and the Christian worldview of CSU. Students explore these topics through activities, readings, and discussion. For international students, this class substitutes for 3 hours of World Languages.

  • ENGL 121 and 122 – Freshman English for Speakers of Other Languages. This freshman English course is required for all students, but international students are in a section together so that everyone feels free to ask questions and seek help.

Our International Club is available for all students and meets regularly planning events throughout the year. We carve pumpkins in the Fall, decorate cookies for Christmas and plan special outings. We also have opportunities for you to have an American exchange family and a Peer Buddy – an American student mentor.

Check it out here!

We will do everything we can to help you complete your program online.

Students who complete one academic year in the United States and have successfully completed their degree are eligible to apply for OPT.