Columbus State University Continuing & Professional Education Spring 2022 Catalog

COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY

CONTINUING & PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

SPRING 2022 COLUMBUSSTATE.EDU/CE

Continuing & Professional Education Columbus State University 4225 University Avenue Columbus, GA 31907-5645

Cover Art: Magnolia (Detail), watercolor by CPE instructor Brenda Stevens

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER

Online Course

BUSINESS Grant-Funded Program Development

$89 | Feb 21 - Mar 28 | 89572 | CEUs: 1.2

How to Create Inclusion in the Workplace

$159 | Classes start monthly | CEUs: 2.4

Discuss your workplace environment and discover ways to implement the inclusion of persons with disabilities. Through simulations we will examine challenges faced by those with disabilities, strategize ways to remove barriers, and change assumptions about what people with disabilities can and want to do.

Project Management Applications

$49 | Mar 03 | 89554 | CEUs: 0.2

Accounting Fundamentals

$149 | Classes start monthly | CEUs: 2.4

Project Management Fundamentals

$159 | Classes start monthly | CEUs: 2.4

COMPUTERS & TECHNOLOGY

HEALTH CARE

Introduction to Programming

Data Analysis & Visualization with Tableau

$149 | Classes start monthly | CEUs: 2.4

Introduction to Python 3 Programming

$149 | Classes start monthly | CEUs: 2.4

NEW!

Introduction to Java Programming

$149 | Classes start monthly | CEUs: 2.4

Introduction to C++ Programming

NEW!

$149 | Classes start monthly | CEUs: 2.4

This introductory course to Tableau will provide you with an opportunity to have hands-on experience to explore, experiment, solve, prepare, and present your data with ease as a business professional. The skills gained from learning this software will empower you to take control of your raw data and mold it into useful graphs, charts, and pictures. $189 | Feb 10 - Mar 24 | 89569 | CEUs: 1.4

MEDICAL CODING & BILLING CERTIFICATE - $2,495

Classes can be purchased individually.

Healthcare Information Session (via Zoom) FREE | Jan 12 | 6pm - 7pm

Introduction to CPT/HCPCS Coding

$549 | Jan 18 - Mar 10 | 89577 | CEUs: 4.8

Intermediate Medical Coding

$425 | Mar 15 - Apr 21 | 89578 | CEUs: 3.6

ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTITUTE

Medical Billing and Reimbursement

$549 | Apr 26 - Jun 16 | 89579 | CEUs: 4.8

Phlebotomy Certificate

Free English Class! Meet the teachers.

Jan 11 at 10am and 6pm.

Become a nationally certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT). Learn the necessary venipuncture, transport, and safety skills you need to be successful.

Learning to Use English in the USA NEW!

$249 | Feb 01 - Mar 10 | 89607 | CEUs: 2.4

$2,500 | Feb 07 - Apr 13 | 90016 | CEUs: 7.0

Learning to Use English in the USA NEW!

$249 | Mar 22 - Apr 28 | 89608 | CEUs: 2.4

Enhanced TOEFL Prep

MEDIA & DESIGN

$179 | Mar 25 - Apr 22 | 89609 | CEUs: 1.2

GRAPHIC DESIGN CERTIFICATE - $999

REAL ESTATE Real Estate Salesperson Pre-Licensing Course $549 | Jan 20 - Apr 07 | 89551 | CEUs: 7.5

Classes can be purchased individually.

Real Estate Investing

$129 | Classes start monthly | CEUs: 2.4

Graphic Design Information Session (via Zoom)

Adobe Illustrator for the Graphic Artist

Foundations of Graphic Design

Adobe Photoshop for the Graphic Artist

FREE | Jan 10 | 6pm - 7pm

$99 | Jan 18 - Jan 31 | 89564 | CEUs: 1.0

See Inside for Personal Enrichment Courses

$249 | Feb 02 - Mar 21 | 89565 | CEUs: 2.4 $249 | Mar 23 - May 09 | 89566 | CEUs: 2.4

REGISTER NOW!

706.507.8070 | columbusstate.edu/ce

See website for complete course details.

PERSONAL ENRICHMENT

LEARN, CREATE, AND ACHIEVE

Online Course

ARTS Drawing Fundamentals

Acrylic Painting II

Watercolor Crash Course: Great Blue Heron

Clay Sculpture: The Power House NEW!

$149 | Jan 27 - Jan 29 | 89596 | CEUs: 1.2 $89 | Jan 22 | 89595 | CEUs: 0.4

$149 | Mar 03 - Mar 05 | 89600 | CEUs: 0.9 $149 | Mar 17 - Mar 19 | 89602 | CEUs: 0.9

Watercolor Painting I

$149 | Feb 03 - Feb 05 | 89597 | CEUs: 0.9

Watercolor Painting II

$169 | Feb 15 - Feb 19 | 89598 | CEUs: 1.2

Watercolor Crash Course: Sunflower

“I really enjoyed the personal, small class size.

The instructor gave excellent explanations of all the beginning watercolor skills and I learned a lot.”

$89 | Mar 12 | 89601 | CEUs: 0.4

Beginning Watercolor student

Acrylic Painting I

$149 | Feb 24 - Feb 26 | 89599 | CEUs: 0.9

PHOTOGRAPHY DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY CERTIFICATE Digital Photography Certificate Orientation

Turning Pro: The Business of Photography

Camera Lab

Constructive Critiques

Digital Photography I

Natural Light Portraits NEW!

Digital Photography II

Photoshop I

Creative Compositions

Night Photography

Lightroom I

Macro Photography II: The Close Up

Shoot! Edit! Print!

Creative Flash Photography

Free! | Jan 19 | 89580 | CEUs: 0.1 $89 | Jan 22 | 89581 | CEUs: 0.6

CRAFTS & HOBBIES

$219 | Jan 25 - Feb 08 | 89582 | CEUs: 1.6

Know Your Sewing Machine

Calligraphy: Create Your Custom Valentine’s Card!

Ready, Set, Sew

Calligraphy

$49 | Feb 05 | 89555 | CEUs: 0.3 $125 | Feb 07 - Feb 28 | 89556 | CEUs: 1.2

$49 | Feb 12 | 89552 | CEUs: 0.3

$49 | Mar 19 | 89553 | CEUs: 0.3

Sew Much More

$125 | Apr 04 - Apr 25 | 89558 | CEUs: 1.2

Sewing Workshop

$149 | Mar 10 - Mar 17 | 89583 | CEUs: 1.0 $219 | Mar 15 - Mar 24 | 89588 | CEUs: 1.2

$125 | Mar 07 - Mar 28 | 89557 | CEUs: 1.2

Sewing With A Pro

$219 | Feb 15 - Feb 26 | 90012 | CEUs: 1.4

Bundle & Save!

Take Ready, Set, Sew; Sew Much More ; and Sewing with a Pro for only $299.

$119 | Mar 19 | 89586 | CEUs: 0.6

Lightroom II

$219 | Apr 05 - Apr 14 | 89589 | CEUs: 1.2

$55 | Apr 30 | 89559 | CEUs: 0.4

DANCE Adult Beginner’s Ballet: Level I

$79 | Feb 15 - Mar 22 | 89570 | CEUs: 0.6

Adult Beginner’s Ballet: Level II

$79 | Mar 29 - May 03 | 89571 | CEUs: 0.6

PERSONAL FINANCE Get Financially Fit!

$89 | Feb 02 - Feb 23 | 89562 | CEUs: 0.6

Get Financially Fit!

$89 | Apr 06 - Apr 27 | 89563 | CEUs: 0.6

TEENS HUMANITIES Introduction to Spanish Language & Culture

$79 | Feb 07 - Mar 16 | 89567 | CEUs: 1.2

Pre-College Essentials: Household Basics NEW! $79 | Mar 12 | 89573 | CEUs: 0.3

Discover Sign Language I

$129 | Classes start monthly | CEUs: 2.4

Spanish Language and Culture: Level II NEW!

Discover Sign Language II

Poetry I: Free Your Verse

Conversational Japanese

Flash Fiction I: Your First Draft

Instant Italian

$99 | Mar 28 - May 04 | 89568 | CEUs: 1.2

$149 | Mar 01 - Mar 05 | 89604 | CEUs: 1.1 $149 | Mar 22 - Mar 26 | 89605 | CEUs: 1.1

$159 | Classes start monthly | CEUs: 2.4

NEW!

$129 | Classes start monthly | CEUs: 2.4

Pre-College Essentials: Basic Taxes and Finances NEW! $79 | Apr 30 | 89574 | CEUs: 0.3

TEST PREPARATION SAT/ACT Prep Course - Part 1

NEW!

$129 | Classes start monthly | CEUs: 2.4

$129 | Classes start monthly | CEUs: 2.4

SAT/ACT Prep Course - Part 2

Screenwriting I: Your First Scene

$129 | Classes start monthly | CEUs: 2.4

$149 | Apr 12 - Apr 16 | 89606 | CEUs: 1.1

GRE Preparation - Part 1 (Verbal and Analytical) $129 | Classes start monthly | CEUs: 2.4

LIFESTYLE Soup’s On!

GRE Preparation - Part 2 (Quantitative) $129 | Classes start monthly | CEUs: 2.4

GACE Paraprofessional Test Prep: Reading NEW!

$49 | Jan 22 | 89560 | CEUs: 0.2

Sailing in the South

Soup’s On!

Enjoy this unique opportunity to sail at Lake Harding under the tutelage of the Chattahoochee Sail Club. You’ll learn the rules and tools of safe sailing and then enjoy a fun, shoreline picnic. You’ll spend the rest of the day sailing away. Only 10 seats available.

$49 | Feb 12 | 89561 | CEUs: 0.2

Seven Self Empowerment Techniques to Live an Empowered Life $125 | Feb 01 - Mar 15 | 90010 | CEUs: 1.4

$99 | Feb 16 - Mar 09 | 90007 | CEUs: 0.8

$99 | Apr 23 | 89550 | CEUs: 0.6

Seven Self Empowerment Techniques to Live an Empowered Life $125 | Feb 03 - Mar 17 | 90011 | CEUs: 1.4

GACE Paraprofessional Test Prep: Writing NEW! $99 | Mar 16 - Apr 06 | 90008 | CEUs: 0.8

GACE Paraprofessional Test Prep: Mathematics NEW! $99 | Apr 13 - May 04 | 90009 | CEUs: 0.8

Bundle & Save!

Take GACE Paraprofessional Test Prep: Reading, Writing, & Mathematics for only $249.

REGISTER NOW!

706.507.8070 | columbusstate.edu/ce

See website for complete course details.

$99 | Apr 05 - Apr 07 | 90013 | CEUs: 0.6 $99 | Apr 09 | 89591 | CEUs: 0.6 $89 | Apr 16 | 89584 | CEUs: 0.6 $219 | Apr 19 - Apr 28 | 89590 | CEUs: 1.2 $129 | Apr 19 - Apr 26 | 89587 | CEUs: 0.75 $89 | Apr 23 | 89592 | CEUs: 0.6

$149 | Apr 27 - Apr 30 | 89585 | CEUs: 0.9