Changes Due to COVID-19

Central State students: Below are a few updates from the Office of the Registrar regarding processes you traditionally handle in person. Please feel free to email us with questions, and we will respond within 24 hours.

Stay Healthy,
Beth Stiles
University Registrar
bstiles@centralstate.edu

Calendar Change
To better serve our students, the following changes have been made to the academic calendar:
• The withdrawal date has been changed from April 10th to April 17th. 
• The late registration fee for summer and fall, scheduled for March 27th, has been changed to May 15th. 

Handle Your Business (HYB):
If you have registered for fall classes and submitted your 2020-21 FAFSA, you will receive notification regarding your status and next steps within 14 days of your FAFSA being processed regarding your status.

To have your PIN to access the registration portal reset, please email bstiles@centralstate.edu with your name and student ID# and a request for a reset.

You can access the portal at: https://shark.ces.edu:8910/seal/twbkwbis.P_ValLogin
a. USER ID: Your Student/Employee # (all nine digits, no spaces, and no dashes, for example, 000123456)
b. Pin: DOB (MMDDYY)

Do not change your pin even when prompted to do so; simply reenter the six digits of your date of birth.

If you have not registered for classes, please contact your academic advisor via email. Should you have issues, please email our office for assistance. Next, submit your FAFSA. This is a student-driven action that prompts the packaging process. Click here to complete your FAFSA.

For assistance in a specific department, please contact the following offices:

Registrar: registrar@centralstate.edu
Financial Aid: financialaid@centrastate.edu
Cash Management: cashmanagement@centralstate.edu
Residence Life: residencelife@centralstate.edu
Health Services: studenthealthcenter@centralstate.edu

Withdrawal
Students seeking to withdraw from a class or withdraw from the institution should send an email from their CSU email to registrar@centralstate.edu that includes the following:

1. Full name
2. Student ID #
3. CRN#/Subject/Course # they wish to withdraw from or an indication that they wish to totally withdraw from the semester.
4. Reason for withdrawal

This is a student-generated action. Once we receive the email, we will respond to the student and process the request.

Add / Drop Summer and Fall 2020
Please forward requests to add/drop classes to fall /summer schedules to bstiles@centralstate.edu for processing that includes:

1. Full name
2. Student ID #
3. CRN#/Subject/Course # you wish to add
4. Reason for withdrawal

Once we receive the email, we will respond to the student and process the request.

Senior Final Exams/Cap and Gown Information
There will not be early final exams for graduating seniors, and all final exams will be given on May 5-9, 2020. Degrees will be conferred on May 9 per the academic calendar, and diploma and honors memorabilia will be mailed out from our office before May 22. Requests for current addresses will be emailed to all seniors via email by April 10.

Students who ordered a cap and gown can request a refund from Herff Jones by contacting them at 1-800-837-4235 to request a refund. For those of you who wish to receive your caps and gowns, regalia will be mailed from BNS once you are cleared for graduation.

Barnes and Noble (BNS) will be refunded for non-regalia graduation items that were purchased and are unopened. Students should email sm8189@bncollege.com stating their choice for either asking for shipment or a refund on their regalia.