Registration
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/registrar/
Registration and Enrollment
Registration is the systematic process that reserves seats in particular classes for
eligible students. It is accomplished by following the procedures announced in
advance of each term’s registration period. Enrollment is the completion of the
registration process and affords the full rights and privileges of student status.
Enrollment is accomplished by the payment or other satisfaction of tuition and
fees and by the satisfaction of other obligations to the University.
Registration alone does not guarantee enrollment; nor does registration alone
guarantee the right to participate in a class. In some cases, you will need to obtain
the approval of the instructor or of a representative of the department that offers a
course. Please check this bulletin and the registration instructions contained in the
on-line Directory
of Classes for all of the approvals that you will need.
To comply with current and anticipated Internal Revenue Service mandates,
Columbia University requires all students to report their Social Security numbers
at the time of admission. Newly admitted students who do not have Social
Security numbers should obtain one well in advance of their first registration.
International students should consult the International Students and Scholars
Office, located at 524 Riverside Drive (telephone: 212-854-3587), for further
information.
According to University regulations, each person whose registration has been
completed is considered a student of the University during the term for which he
or she is registered unless the student’s connection with the University is officially
severed by withdrawal or otherwise. No student registered in any school or college
of the University shall at the same time be registered in any other school or
college, either of Columbia University or of any other institution, without the specific
authorization of the dean or director of the school or college of the
University in which he or she is first registered.
The privileges of the University are not available to any student until he or she
has completed registration. A student who is not officially registered for a University course may not attend the course. No student may register after the
stated period unless he or she obtains the written consent of the appropriate dean
or director.
The University reserves the right to withhold the privilege of registration or any
other University privilege from any person with an unpaid debt to the University.
Students are held accountable for absences incurred owing to late enrollment.
Registration and Change-of-Program Instructions
Registration and change-of-program instructions are announced in advance of
each registration and change-of-program period. Instructions appear on the Registrar’s home page at Registrar’s
home page. As needed, the
Registrar also sends announcements about registration and change of program to
the e-mail accounts of students. Please consult those instructions for the exact
dates and times of registration and change-of-program activities. Students must
obtain all necessary written course approvals and advisers’ signatures before registering.
The late registration fee is $100.
Registration for Classes
Registration for classes and change of program are by appointment by touch-tone
telephone. The tentative dates for this year are:
Fall 2005:
Change of Program: August 31: for first-year students
September 1, 4–7, and 10–14: for all
students
Spring 2006:
Registration: November 12–16: for students continuing
from the fall semester
Change of Program: January 15–18, 22–25, 28–February 1: for
all students
Fall 2006:
Registration: April 14–18: for students continuing from
the spring semester
Some classes have limits that are controlled directly by instructors or their departments.
To register for these classes, students must first obtain the signature of the
person indicated in the registration instructions. The student should then register
in accordance with instructions provided by the Office of the Registrar.
No courses may be added after the last day of registration/change of program.
Dropping Courses
With the exception of certain Core Curriculum courses, students may drop a
course using the telephone registration system during the registration and changeof-program periods. Any change resulting in a program of fewer than 12 points
must have the approval of the Committee on Academic Standing and must come
to the Center for the Core Curriculum for final approval and processing.
First-year students wishing to drop Literature Humanities must have the permission
of their advising dean. First-year students may not drop University Writing without the approval of the Director of the Undergraduate Writing
Program and their advising dean. University Writing cannot be dropped via the telephone registration system; students must submit an add/drop form signed by
the Director of the Undergraduate Writing Program and their advising dean to the
Office of the Registrar by the final date for dropping courses. Students who wish
to petition to postpone taking Frontiers of Science until their sophomore year
should carefully read the petition requirements and process in the Core
Curriculum section of this bulletin.
The final dates for dropping courses for 2007–2008 are:
October 9 for the fall semester
February 26 for the spring semester
Students cannot drop a course after these dates each semester without the
approval of the Committee on Academic Standing. For individual courses dropped
between the last day of change of program and the final date for dropping courses,
no refund whatsoever will be made.
Failure to attend classes or unofficial notification to the instructor does not
constitute dropping a course. Students who stop attending without dropping officially
will be assigned a grade of UW if they have not completed any substantive
work in the course. However, for students who have completed substantive work,
such as a paper or a midterm examination, the uncompleted work may be averaged
into the final grade as a “zero” or an “F,” and the instructor may compute
and award a final course grade. A UW is a permanent grade and will remain on
the transcript even if the student repeats the course.
To change the section of a course: The student (1) obtains the approval of the
department offering the course; and (2) brings an add/drop form to the Office of
the Registrar (an adviser’s signature is not required).
To elect or remove the Pass/D/Fail option: Courses may be changed from regular
grading to Pass/D/Fail or from Pass/D/Fail to regular grading up to and including November 15 in the fall term and up to and including March 27 in the spring term
during the academic year 2007–2008.
Course and Section Approvals
All students should consult the instructions that accompany the registration
materials for procedures for obtaining any required course and section approvals.
Spring Program Consultation Period for 2007–2008
Major/concentration declaration: Thursday, Februrary 14, through Thursday,
February 28, 2008. By this date each sophomore will declare a major or concentration
by completing the online major declaration form found on the Center for
Student Advising Web site.
Spring program consultation period: Monday, March 24, through Friday, April 18,
2008. All students who expect to enroll in the fall semester should consult advisers
(departmental or advising dean) and then register for their fall courses.
A complete schedule for a major declaration and registration will be available
early in the spring semester.
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