Catalog Rights for Graduation
The College of Southern Idaho issues a new catalog for every academic year (fall, spring, and summer consecutive semesters). Students seeking to earn a degree or certificate from CSI must satisfy program graduation requirements, which may change from one catalog to the next. Students are responsible for remaining informed about these changes.
CSI evaluates students’ degree and/or certificate completion based on the graduation requirements stipulated in the catalog at the time the student matriculates or enters the major.
Students who have enrolled in credit classes at CSI for at least one term per academic year will be considered “continuously enrolled” and may remain in the catalog they matriculated in. Continuously enrolled students also have the option of meeting the graduation requirements stated in the catalog in effect under a more current year. Students may request to declare the current catalog year by submitting a formal request to the Office of the Registrar.
Students who lose continuous enrollment status are considered “returning students” and are subject to graduation requirements outlined in the catalog in effect at the time of re-enrollment in a declared major as a degree-seeking student.
If while enrolled at CSI, a student changes or declares a new major, he/she will be held to the requirements outlined in the catalog in effect at the time of the change. Students will need to complete a Change of Major form in MyCSI if they desire to change majors. CSI recognizes only one declared major; however, students may earn two or more degrees and/or certificates simultaneously, provided students satisfy catalog requirements.
All requirements for graduation outlined in the applicable catalog must be met before the degree or certificate is awarded. Students need to follow the catalog in its entirety - they may not elect to follow different catalogs for their general education requirements and for their major program requirements.
Catalog rights do not exempt students from changes in course prerequisites. Students must follow prerequisites stated in the course descriptions in the current catalog. If the addition of course prerequisites increased the total number of credits required for the degree, students are encouraged to meet current course prerequisites, but are not required to do so.
Students planning to transfer to a four-year institution are advised to review that institution’s catalog for catalog rights established for students transferring in from other colleges.
CSI reserves the right to, at any time and without advance notice to, withdraw or cancel courses and programs, change course program offerings and prerequisite coursework, change admission and registration requirements, and alter other regulations which could affect matriculated (degree-seeking) students at the time of graduation.
CSI reserves the right to update requirements for students after five years if changes in the program of study make such an update necessary.