Open University lets you take Chico State classes on a space-available basis, without requiring formal admission to the University.

Open University is a great educational opportunity for:

• Community members who want to take a university course
• Students in high school or from other colleges and universities
• Prospective students who applied late to Chico State or were denied admission
• Recent students who need a limited number of courses to complete their degree
• Current CSU, Chico students who have been academically disqualified
• Qualified CSU, Chico faculty and staff who want to take a course

Four Easy Steps To Enroll Step 1: Select your Class Step 2: Complete an Add/Drop Form Step 3: Get Permission & Signatures Step 4: Pay Fees

Eligibility

Open University provides an opportunity for the general public and disqualified/denied students to have access to regularly scheduled University classes without going through the admissions process.

• If you are an admitted CSU, Chico student, you are not eligible to take classes through Open University.

• If you are an Open University student and decide to apply for admission to the University, you must meet all regular admission requirements. Contact the University Admissions Office for additional information.

• If you have been academically disqualified or denied admission to CSU, Chico, you will need to obtain the signatures of the instructor, department chair, and a staff member from Academic Advising (undergraduates) or the Graduate School (graduates) for each course. Return the completed form with all appropriate signatures to Continuing Education for registration and fee payment.
  
• Some academic departments have certain Open University restrictions.
  
• Qualified CSU, Chico employees who want to participate must seek managerial approval.

Enrollment

All classes -- except for some Special Session or self-support classes -- in the current term class schedule are available for Open University enrollment on a space available basis. Open University enrollments must be completed by the fourth Friday of the semester (the census date).

Follow Four Easy Steps To Enroll

Step 1: Select Your Class

Select classes from the current Class Schedule at www.csuchico.edu/schedule/

Step 2: Complete an Add/Drop Form

Download the Add/Drop form or pick up a copy from the Continuing Education office.

Step 3: Get Permission & Signatures

Request permission of the instructor to enroll. Permission is contingent upon whether there is space available in the class, as well as other criteria established by the instructor, department, or college. Permission is entirely at the instructor's discretion. The College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management requires the department chair's signature.

If permission is granted, have the instructor of department chair sign the Add/Drop form.

Step 4: Pay Fees

Return your completed Add/Drop form to Continuing Education with the payment of fees. Fees are $230 per unit, plus any additional course fees. Qualified CSU, Chico employees pay $60 per unit, plus any course fees.

Forms with signatures more than ten working days old will not be accepted.

You are officially registered after your fees are paid and the forms have been processed by Continuing Education. Any debt to the University or registration hold must be resolved before registration can take place.

 

Late Adds

Classes added after the fourth Friday of the semester (census date) require permission of the instructor, department chair, and dean and a serious and compelling reason.

Drops

To drop a class, an Add/Drop Form form must be completed and returned to Continuing Education.  Failure to do so constitutes an unofficial withdrawal and can result in a failing grade for the course.

Students can drop classes through the second week of class without permission.

After the second week, instructor permission is required to drop courses. A signature of permission is required on the Add/Drop form, and must be no more than 10 days old when the form is presented for processing.

After the fourth Friday (census date), a serious and compelling reason, as well as permission of the instructor, department chair, and college dean is required to drop courses. Signatures of permission are required on the Add/Drop form, and must be no more than 10 days old when the form is presented for processing.

Refunds

A refund can be requested by submitting the required forms or by contacting Continuing Education prior to census date (the fourth Friday of the semester). No refund will be granted after census date.

• Drop before the first day of the term: Full refund less a $15 processing fee.
• Drop on/after the first day of the term and on/before the registration deadline: 65% refund less a $5 processing fee.
• Drop after the census date: no refund.

 

Campus Services

Wildcat ID Card: A student ID card can be obtained at the Wildcat ID Card office (Student Services Center, Room 180) after registration. New students must wait three business days after registering for Open University to get a student ID card.

Student Health Services: Open University students enrolled in a minimum of six units may have access to health services. A fee of $120/semester must be paid at Continuing Education at the time of registration, or at Cashiering in the Student Services Center, Room 230, prior to the census date.

 

Working Toward a Degree?

• The maximum number of Open University units that may be applied toward an undergraduate degree is 24.
• The maximum number of units that may be applied toward a graduate degree is 9.
• All students should refer to the department office of their for the unit limit.
• Master's Study (699) courses cannot be taken through Open University.