Unify API Documentation

Accessing Unify from your web applications is easy like Sunday morning! We have three interfaces that you'll be interested in learning about.

Report - Displays course listings suitable for inclusion in a school's bulletin.
Filtered - For more specific, searchable listings.
Bulletin Text - For non-course information (such as departmental contact information and requirements).

Report

The report interface is located at the following url:
http://www.college.columbia.edu/unify/getApi/report.php
Variables passed to this url in the form of an http get statement instruct Unify in how to present departmental listings. For example, to retrieve Columbia College formatted course listings for the History Department, one would call upon the following url:
http://www.college.columbia.edu/unify/getApi/report.php?school=CC&departmentVar=HIST&version=online&displayScheduling=Y&displayEmptyBulletinSections=N&header=www.college.columbia.edu/unify/headerCC.html&footer=www.college.columbia.edu/unify/footerCC.html
Note that variables passed to the search/filter interface are specified as name/value pairs of the form:
name=value
and separated by ampersands, &.

In passing variables to the form dynamically, either a put or get may be as the moethod of an html form. Values may be left unspecified.

Report Variables

Variable

Description

school

The school variable specifies the version of the course listings, bulletin section headings, and sectioning information to be returned. Each school's course listings are formatted differently. Each school's course listings are organized beneath different bulletin section headings. Each school's sectioning informations has a unique appearance. Possible values for this variable include the following:


Value		Meaning

CC		Columbia College
CE		School of Continuing Education
EN		School of Engineering & Applied Science
GS		School of General Studies
BC		Barnard College
GSAS		Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
SIPA		School of International and Public Affairs

departmentVar

The departmentVar specifies should only courses belonging to given academic department should be returned. The following values may be used:


Value		Meaning

ACAT		Academic Technologies (Barnard)
APEA		Advanced Policy and Economic Analysis (SIPA)
APEX		Advanced Policy and Economic Analysis (SIPA-External)
AFRA		Africa (SIPA)
AFRX		Africa (SIPA-External)
AFTS		African Studies
AFAM		African-American Studies
AFSB		Africana Studies (Barnard)
AMST		American Studies
AMSB		American Studies (Barnard)
ANAT		Anatomy and Cell Biology
ANCS		Ancient Studies
ANCB		Ancient Studies (Barnard)
ANTH		Anthropology
ANTB		Anthropology (Barnard)
APAM		Applied Physics and Applied Math
APSC		Applied Science (SIPA)
APSX		Applied Science (SIPA-External)
ARCY		Archaeology
ARCH		Architecture
ARCB		Architecture (Barnard)
ARPL		Architecture and Planning
ARHB		Art History (Barnard)
AHAR		Art History and Archaeology
ASAM		Asian American Studies
ASMB		Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Barnard)
ASTR		Astronomy
ACLB		Athena Center on Leadership Center
ATPS		Atmospheric and Planetary Science
BRND		Barnard
BCHM		Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
BIOS		Biological Sciences
BIOB		Biological Sciences (Barnard)
CBME		Biomedical Engineering
MEDI		Biomedical Informatics
BIPH		Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry
BIST		Biostatistics
BTEC		Biotechnology
BUDA		Buddhist Studies
BUSI		Business (CE)
BUSS		Business (SIPA)
BUSC		Business (Undergraduate)
CC03		CCAdmin - A Letter from the Dean
CC04		CCAdmin - Academic Calendar
CC06		CCAdmin - Admissions
CC13		CCAdmin - College and University Policies
CC14		CCAdmin - Departments of Instruction
CC15		CCAdmin - Directory of Services
CC01		CCAdmin - Directory of Services (Back)
CC08		CCAdmin - Fees and Expenses
CC07		CCAdmin - Financial Aid
CC18		CCAdmin - Front Page
CC17		CCAdmin - Index
CC16		CCAdmin - Prizes and Fellowships
CC11		CCAdmin - Programs of Study
CC09		CCAdmin - Registration
CC10		CCAdmin - Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts
CC12		CCAdmin - Special Programs
CC02		CCAdmin - Table of Contents
CC05		CCAdmin - The Administration and Faculty of Columbia College
CMBS		Cellular, Molecular, and Biophysical Studies
CSPB	Centennial Scholars Program (Barnard)
CEAC	Chemical Engineering
CHPH	Chemical Physics
CHEM	Chemistry
CHMB	Chemistry (Barnard)
CEEM	Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
CLST	Classical Studies
CLAS	Classics
CLSB	Classics (Barnard)
CLMS	Climate and Society (through DEES, Earth Institute, and SIPA)
COLM	Colloquium
COLL	Columbia College
CC	Columbia College Unify Administrators
COMM	Communications
CSER	Comparative Ethnic Studies
COLB	Comparative Literature (Barnard)
CMPL	Comparative Literature And Society
CMEN	Computer Engineering Program
COMS	Computer Science
COSB	Computer Science (Barnard)
CNRS	Conflict Resolution (SIPA)
CNRX	Conflict Resolution (SIPA-External)
CBIO	Conservation Biology
COCI	Contemporary Civilization and Literature Humanities
CORE	Core Curriculum
WPGS	Creative Writing
MODA	Critical Studies in Modern Art
DANB	Dance (Barnard)
DESC	Dental Sciences
THEB	Drama and Theatre Arts (Barnard)
EAEE	Earth and Environmental Engineering (SEAS)
EESC	Earth and Environmental Sciences
EESJ	Earth and Environmental Sciences Journalism
ESTA	East Asian (SIPA)
ESTX	East Asian (SIPA-External)
EALC	East Asian Languages and Cultures
ESCE	East Central Europe (SIPA)
ESCX	East Central Europe (SIPA-External)
EEEB	Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
EPDV	Economic and Political Development (SIPA)
EPDX	Economic and Political Development (SIPA-External)
ECHB	Economic History (Barnard)
ECON	Economics
ECOB	Economics (Barnard)
ECMB	Economics and Mathematics (Barnard)
EDUC	Education
EDNB	Education (Barnard)
ELEN	Electrical Engineering
ENEV	Energy and Enviornment (SIPA)
ENEX	Energy and Enviornment (SIPA-External)
ENCL	English & Comparative Literature
ENGB	English (Barnard)
AMLP	English as a Second Language
ENBB	Environmental Biology (Barnard)
EHSC	Environmental Health Sciences
ENSB	Environmental Science (Barnard)
EPID	Epidemiology
EURO	Europe (SIPA)
EURX	Europe (SIPA-External)
FILM	Film
FILB	Film Studies (Barnard)
FYSB	First-Year Seminar (Barnard)
FASB	Foreign Area Studies (Barnard)
FLR	Foreign Language Requirement
FRNB	French (Barnard)
FFPS	French and Francophone Studies
FRRP	French and Romance Philology
FRCS	French Cultural Studies
SEAS	Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science Bulletin
FUND	Fundraising
GENP	Gender Policy (SIPA)
GENX	Gender Policy (SIPA-External)
GEST	General Studies
GS	General Studies Unify Administrators
GEND	Genetics and Development
GRMB	German (Barnard)
GERL	Germanic Languages
GSAS	Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
HIST	History
HSTB	History (Barnard)
HPSC	History and Philosophy of Science
HUMR	Human Rights
HMRT	Human Rights (SIPA)
HMRX	Human Rights (SIPA-External)
HRSB	Human Rights Studies (Barnard)
HUAF	Humanitarian Affairs (SIPA)
HUAX	Humanitarian Affairs (SIPA-External)
IEOR	Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
ICLS	Institute for Comparative Literature and Society
ARAF	Institute for Research in African-American Studies
INAF	International and Public Affairs
INAX	International and Public Affairs (SIPA-External)
IFEP	International Finance & Economic Policy (SIPA)
IEFX	International Finance & Economic Policy (SIPA-External)
IMAC	International Media and Communication (SIPA)
IMAX	International Media and Communication (SIPA-External)
INTO	International Organizations (SIPA)
INTX	International Organizations (SIPA-External)
INSP	International Security Policy (SIPA)
INSX	International Security Policy (SIPA-External)
ITAL	Italian
ITLB	Italian (Barnard)
JAPN	Japanese Pedagogy
JAZZ	Jazz Studies
JWST	Jewish Studies
JESB	Jewish Studies (Barnard)
JOUS	Journalism (SIPA)
LRC	Language Resource Center
LTAM	Latin America (SIPA)
LTAX	Latin America (SIPA-External)
LCRS	Latin American and Caribbean Studies
LATS	Latino Studies
LAWS	Law (SIPA)
LBRL	Liberal Studies
LING	Linguistics
MGMT	Management (SIPA)
MGMX	Management (SIPA-External)
MSOM	Management Science
MSAE	Materials Science and Engineering
MSE	Materials Science/Solid-State Science an
MSSS	Mathematical Structures for Environmental and Social Sciences
MATH	Mathematics
MAFN	Mathematics with Specialization in Mathematics of Finance
MECE	Mechanical Engineering
MRSB	Medieval and Renaissance Studies
MIAC	MIA Core (SIPA)
MIAX	MIA Core (SIPA-External)
MICR	Microbiology
MDST	Middle East (SIPA)
MDSX	Middle East (SIPA-External)
MELC	Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures
MPAC	MPA Core (SIPA)
MPAX	MPA Core (SIPA-External)
MUSA	Museum Anthropology
MUSI	Music
DMA	Musical Composition
NEUR	Neurobiology and Behavior
NEUB	Neuroscience and Behavior (Barnard)
NUTR	Nutrition
OPRE	Operations Research
PATH	Pathology
PHAR	Pharmacology
PHPH	Philosophical Foundations of Physics
PHIL	Philosophy
PHLB	Philosophy (Barnard)
PEDB	Physical Education (Barnard)
PHED	Physical Education and Intercollegiate Athletics
PHYS	Physics
PHYB	Physics and Astronomy (Barnard)
PHYG	Physiology
POLS	Political Science
PLSB	Political Science (Barnard)
GSPM	Premedical Sciences (GS)
PROB	Provost (Barnard)
PSYC	Psychology
PSYB	Psychology (Barnard)
PUHS	Public Health (SIPA)
PPC	Public Policy
QMSS	Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences
EARS	Regional Studies: East Asia
RHD	Reid Hall Paris Programs
RELI	Religion
RELB	Religion (Barnard)
RELJ	Religion and Journalism
RUSA	Russia (SIPA)
RUSX	Russia (SIPA-External)
RUST	Russian Studies
RERS	Russiona, Eurasian, and East European Regional Studies
DVSP	School of Continuing Education
SCPB	Science and Public Policy (Barnard)
SCTS	Science, Technology, and Society
ENGI	SEAS Administration
SIPX	SIPA Shared
SLCU	Slavic Cultures
SLAL	Slavic Languages
SOCW	Social Work
SCWS	Social Work (SIPA)
SOCI	Sociology
SOCB	Sociology (Barnard)
SOSC	Sociomedical Sciences
SOAS	Southern Asia (SIPA)
SOAX	Southern Asia (SIPA-External)
SPNB	Spanish and Latin American Cultures (Barnard)
SPPO	Spanish and Portuguese
STAT	Statistics
MATS	Statistics
STAB	Statistics (Barnard)
SUDV	Sustainable Development (through SIPA and DIPA)
TCOS	Teachers College (SIPA)
TMGT	Technology Management
THEA	Theatre Arts (SoA)
TRAN	Training
UNAT	United Nations Studies (SIPA)
UNAX	United Nations Studies (SIPA-External)
UNST	United States (SIPA)
UNSX	United States (SIPA-External)
UBSO	Urban and Social Policy (SIPA)
UBSX	Urban and Social Policy (SIPA-External)
URPL	Urban Planning
URBS	Urban Planning (SIPA)
UBST	Urban Studies
VIAR	Visual Arts
VART	Visual Arts
WMST	Women's and Gender Studies
WSTB	Women's Studies (Barnard)
WRIT	Writing
YIDD	Yiddish Studies

version

The version variable specifies whether to present course listings using a school's "online" or "printed" template. Slight differences such as whether to present instructor's within the course description often times exist between the online and printed versions.


Value		Meaning

online		Online Course Listings Presentation
printed		Printed Bulletin Course Listings Presentation

courseType

The courseType variable allows one to specify whether to return courses offered for credit or offered for auditing.


Value		Meaning

Credit		Display Courses Offered For Credit
Audit		Display Courses Offered For Auditing

If multiple values are to be specified, separate them with a comma.

displayNotOffered

The displayNotOffered variable determines whether courses tagged as not offered in a given acedemic year are to be displayed among course listings. If the variable is given the value of "N" (minus the quotes), courses tagges an not offered are not presented.

displayScheduling

The displayScheduling variable determines whether course section/scheduling information is to be displayed beneath course listings.


Value		Meaning

Y		Display Section/Scheduling Information
N		Don't Display Section/Scheduling Information

displayEmptyBulletinSections

The displayEmptyBulletinSections variable determines to display bulletin sections if they contain no course listings.


Value		Meaning

Y		Display Empty Bulletin Sections
N		Don't Display Empty Bulletin Sections

header

The header variable specifies the url of a file containing all the html that is to precede the course listings returned by the report interface. (e.g. stylesheets, document title, layout, etc.) The header url is not prefixed by an "http://" which is assumed. The url can be to any valid, world readable location.

footer

The footer variable specifies the url of a file containing all the html that is to follow the course listings returned by the report interface. (e.g. stylesheets, document title, layout, etc.) The footer url is not prefixed by an "http://" which is assumed. The url can be to any valid, world readable location.

Filtered

Unify permits branded and filtered versions of the course listings and sectioning information that it stores and manages.

Access to this feature is through an http interface. By calling upon a certain url and passing this url various combinations of variables, one can have Unify return appropriately branded and filtered course information.

The search/filter interface is located at the following url:
http://www.college.columbia.edu/unify/getApi/bulletinSearch.php
Variables passed to this url in the form of an http get statement instruct Unify in how to present and filter the information. For example, to retrieve Columbia College formatted course listings for the History Department, one would call upon the following url:
http://www.college.columbia.edu/unify/getApi/bulletinSearch.php?school=CC&departmentVar=HIST
Note that variables passed to the search/filter interface are specified as name/value pairs of the form:
name=value
and separated by ampersands, &.

In passing variables to the form dynamically, either a put or get may be as the moethod of an html form. Values may be left unspecified.

Filter Variables

Variable

Description

school

The school variable specifies the version of the course listings and sectioning information to be returned. Each school's course listings and associated sectioning information varies. Possible values for this variable include the following:


Value		Meaning

CC		Columbia College
CE		School of Continuing Education
EN		School of Engineering & Applied Science
GS		School of General Studies
BC		Barnard College
GSAS		Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
SIPA		School of International and Public Affairs
XML	An XML Formatted Feed of Course & Class Sectioning Information

courseType

The courseType variable allows one to specify whether to return courses offered for credit or offered for auditing.


Value		Meaning

Credit		Display Courses Offered For Credit
Audit		Display Courses Offered For Auditing

If multiple values are to be specified, separate them with a comma.

departmentVar

The departmentVar specifies should only courses belonging to given academic department should be returned. The following values may be used:


Value		Meaning

ACAT		Academic Technologies (Barnard)
APEA		Advanced Policy and Economic Analysis (SIPA)
APEX		Advanced Policy and Economic Analysis (SIPA-External)
AFRA		Africa (SIPA)
AFRX		Africa (SIPA-External)
AFTS		African Studies
AFAM		African-American Studies
AFSB		Africana Studies (Barnard)
AMST		American Studies
AMSB		American Studies (Barnard)
ANAT		Anatomy and Cell Biology
ANCS		Ancient Studies
ANCB		Ancient Studies (Barnard)
ANTH		Anthropology
ANTB		Anthropology (Barnard)
APAM		Applied Physics and Applied Math
APSC		Applied Science (SIPA)
APSX		Applied Science (SIPA-External)
ARCY		Archaeology
ARCH		Architecture
ARCB		Architecture (Barnard)
ARPL		Architecture and Planning
ARHB		Art History (Barnard)
AHAR		Art History and Archaeology
ASAM		Asian American Studies
ASMB		Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Barnard)
ASTR		Astronomy
ACLB		Athena Center on Leadership Center
ATPS		Atmospheric and Planetary Science
BRND		Barnard
BCHM		Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
BIOS		Biological Sciences
BIOB		Biological Sciences (Barnard)
CBME		Biomedical Engineering
MEDI		Biomedical Informatics
BIPH		Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry
BIST		Biostatistics
BTEC		Biotechnology
BUDA		Buddhist Studies
BUSI		Business (CE)
BUSS		Business (SIPA)
BUSC		Business (Undergraduate)
CC03		CCAdmin - A Letter from the Dean
CC04		CCAdmin - Academic Calendar
CC06		CCAdmin - Admissions
CC13		CCAdmin - College and University Policies
CC14		CCAdmin - Departments of Instruction
CC15		CCAdmin - Directory of Services
CC01		CCAdmin - Directory of Services (Back)
CC08		CCAdmin - Fees and Expenses
CC07		CCAdmin - Financial Aid
CC18		CCAdmin - Front Page
CC17		CCAdmin - Index
CC16		CCAdmin - Prizes and Fellowships
CC11		CCAdmin - Programs of Study
CC09		CCAdmin - Registration
CC10		CCAdmin - Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts
CC12		CCAdmin - Special Programs
CC02		CCAdmin - Table of Contents
CC05		CCAdmin - The Administration and Faculty of Columbia College
CMBS		Cellular, Molecular, and Biophysical Studies
CSPB	Centennial Scholars Program (Barnard)
CEAC	Chemical Engineering
CHPH	Chemical Physics
CHEM	Chemistry
CHMB	Chemistry (Barnard)
CEEM	Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
CLST	Classical Studies
CLAS	Classics
CLSB	Classics (Barnard)
CLMS	Climate and Society (through DEES, Earth Institute, and SIPA)
COLM	Colloquium
COLL	Columbia College
CC	Columbia College Unify Administrators
COMM	Communications
CSER	Comparative Ethnic Studies
COLB	Comparative Literature (Barnard)
CMPL	Comparative Literature And Society
CMEN	Computer Engineering Program
COMS	Computer Science
COSB	Computer Science (Barnard)
CNRS	Conflict Resolution (SIPA)
CNRX	Conflict Resolution (SIPA-External)
CBIO	Conservation Biology
COCI	Contemporary Civilization and Literature Humanities
CORE	Core Curriculum
WPGS	Creative Writing
MODA	Critical Studies in Modern Art
DANB	Dance (Barnard)
DESC	Dental Sciences
THEB	Drama and Theatre Arts (Barnard)
EAEE	Earth and Environmental Engineering (SEAS)
EESC	Earth and Environmental Sciences
EESJ	Earth and Environmental Sciences Journalism
ESTA	East Asian (SIPA)
ESTX	East Asian (SIPA-External)
EALC	East Asian Languages and Cultures
ESCE	East Central Europe (SIPA)
ESCX	East Central Europe (SIPA-External)
EEEB	Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
EPDV	Economic and Political Development (SIPA)
EPDX	Economic and Political Development (SIPA-External)
ECHB	Economic History (Barnard)
ECON	Economics
ECOB	Economics (Barnard)
ECMB	Economics and Mathematics (Barnard)
EDUC	Education
EDNB	Education (Barnard)
ELEN	Electrical Engineering
ENEV	Energy and Enviornment (SIPA)
ENEX	Energy and Enviornment (SIPA-External)
ENCL	English & Comparative Literature
ENGB	English (Barnard)
AMLP	English as a Second Language
ENBB	Environmental Biology (Barnard)
EHSC	Environmental Health Sciences
ENSB	Environmental Science (Barnard)
EPID	Epidemiology
EURO	Europe (SIPA)
EURX	Europe (SIPA-External)
FILM	Film
FILB	Film Studies (Barnard)
FYSB	First-Year Seminar (Barnard)
FASB	Foreign Area Studies (Barnard)
FLR	Foreign Language Requirement
FRNB	French (Barnard)
FFPS	French and Francophone Studies
FRRP	French and Romance Philology
FRCS	French Cultural Studies
SEAS	Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science Bulletin
FUND	Fundraising
GENP	Gender Policy (SIPA)
GENX	Gender Policy (SIPA-External)
GEST	General Studies
GS	General Studies Unify Administrators
GEND	Genetics and Development
GRMB	German (Barnard)
GERL	Germanic Languages
GSAS	Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
HIST	History
HSTB	History (Barnard)
HPSC	History and Philosophy of Science
HUMR	Human Rights
HMRT	Human Rights (SIPA)
HMRX	Human Rights (SIPA-External)
HRSB	Human Rights Studies (Barnard)
HUAF	Humanitarian Affairs (SIPA)
HUAX	Humanitarian Affairs (SIPA-External)
IEOR	Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
ICLS	Institute for Comparative Literature and Society
ARAF	Institute for Research in African-American Studies
INAF	International and Public Affairs
INAX	International and Public Affairs (SIPA-External)
IFEP	International Finance & Economic Policy (SIPA)
IEFX	International Finance & Economic Policy (SIPA-External)
IMAC	International Media and Communication (SIPA)
IMAX	International Media and Communication (SIPA-External)
INTO	International Organizations (SIPA)
INTX	International Organizations (SIPA-External)
INSP	International Security Policy (SIPA)
INSX	International Security Policy (SIPA-External)
ITAL	Italian
ITLB	Italian (Barnard)
JAPN	Japanese Pedagogy
JAZZ	Jazz Studies
JWST	Jewish Studies
JESB	Jewish Studies (Barnard)
JOUS	Journalism (SIPA)
LRC	Language Resource Center
LTAM	Latin America (SIPA)
LTAX	Latin America (SIPA-External)
LCRS	Latin American and Caribbean Studies
LATS	Latino Studies
LAWS	Law (SIPA)
LBRL	Liberal Studies
LING	Linguistics
MGMT	Management (SIPA)
MGMX	Management (SIPA-External)
MSOM	Management Science
MSAE	Materials Science and Engineering
MSE	Materials Science/Solid-State Science an
MSSS	Mathematical Structures for Environmental and Social Sciences
MATH	Mathematics
MAFN	Mathematics with Specialization in Mathematics of Finance
MECE	Mechanical Engineering
MRSB	Medieval and Renaissance Studies
MIAC	MIA Core (SIPA)
MIAX	MIA Core (SIPA-External)
MICR	Microbiology
MDST	Middle East (SIPA)
MDSX	Middle East (SIPA-External)
MELC	Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures
MPAC	MPA Core (SIPA)
MPAX	MPA Core (SIPA-External)
MUSA	Museum Anthropology
MUSI	Music
DMA	Musical Composition
NEUR	Neurobiology and Behavior
NEUB	Neuroscience and Behavior (Barnard)
NUTR	Nutrition
OPRE	Operations Research
PATH	Pathology
PHAR	Pharmacology
PHPH	Philosophical Foundations of Physics
PHIL	Philosophy
PHLB	Philosophy (Barnard)
PEDB	Physical Education (Barnard)
PHED	Physical Education and Intercollegiate Athletics
PHYS	Physics
PHYB	Physics and Astronomy (Barnard)
PHYG	Physiology
POLS	Political Science
PLSB	Political Science (Barnard)
GSPM	Premedical Sciences (GS)
PROB	Provost (Barnard)
PSYC	Psychology
PSYB	Psychology (Barnard)
PUHS	Public Health (SIPA)
PPC	Public Policy
QMSS	Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences
EARS	Regional Studies: East Asia
RHD	Reid Hall Paris Programs
RELI	Religion
RELB	Religion (Barnard)
RELJ	Religion and Journalism
RUSA	Russia (SIPA)
RUSX	Russia (SIPA-External)
RUST	Russian Studies
RERS	Russiona, Eurasian, and East European Regional Studies
DVSP	School of Continuing Education
SCPB	Science and Public Policy (Barnard)
SCTS	Science, Technology, and Society
ENGI	SEAS Administration
SIPX	SIPA Shared
SLCU	Slavic Cultures
SLAL	Slavic Languages
SOCW	Social Work
SCWS	Social Work (SIPA)
SOCI	Sociology
SOCB	Sociology (Barnard)
SOSC	Sociomedical Sciences
SOAS	Southern Asia (SIPA)
SOAX	Southern Asia (SIPA-External)
SPNB	Spanish and Latin American Cultures (Barnard)
SPPO	Spanish and Portuguese
STAT	Statistics
MATS	Statistics
STAB	Statistics (Barnard)
SUDV	Sustainable Development (through SIPA and DIPA)
TCOS	Teachers College (SIPA)
TMGT	Technology Management
THEA	Theatre Arts (SoA)
TRAN	Training
UNAT	United Nations Studies (SIPA)
UNAX	United Nations Studies (SIPA-External)
UNST	United States (SIPA)
UNSX	United States (SIPA-External)
UBSO	Urban and Social Policy (SIPA)
UBSX	Urban and Social Policy (SIPA-External)
URPL	Urban Planning
URBS	Urban Planning (SIPA)
UBST	Urban Studies
VIAR	Visual Arts
VART	Visual Arts
WMST	Women's and Gender Studies
WSTB	Women's Studies (Barnard)
WRIT	Writing
YIDD	Yiddish Studies

subjectVar

The subjectVar variable specifies that only those courses associated with a given subject area may be returned by the filter. Note that subject areas span across academic departments. The following values are permissible:


Value		Meaning

ACT		Acting
ORLD		Adult Learning & Leadership
AFAS		African American Studies
AUAF		African American Studies
AFCV		African Civilization
AUA		African Civilization
AFTS		African Studies
AFEN		African Studies/English
AFRS		Africana Studies
AFTH		Africana Studies/Theatre
AKAD		Akkadian
AMST		American Studies
AUAS		American Studies
AMHS		American Studies - History
ANAT		Anatomy
EGYP		Ancient Egyptian
ANCS		Ancient Studies
AUAN		Anthropology
ANTH		Anthropology
ANEB		Anthropology - Environmental Biology
AUEB		Anthropology - Environmental Biology
ANHS		Anthropology - History
APCH		Applied Chemistry
CHAP		Applied Chemistry - Applied Physics - Chemical Engineering
APMA		Applied Mathematics
AMCS		Applied Mathematics/Computer Science
APPH		Applied Physics
APAM		Applied Physics & Applied Math
APBM		Applied Physics - Biomedical Engineering
ARAM		Aramaic
ARCH		Architecture
A&HA		Art & Art Education
AHIS		Art History
AUAH		Art History
AHCL		Art History - Comparative Literature
AHHS		Art History - History
AHLW		Art History - Law
AHWS		Art History-Women's Studies
A&HH		Arts & Humanities
AUAA		Asian American
ASAM		Asian American
ASCV		Asian Civilizations
ASCE		Asian Civilizations - East Asian
AUAE		Asian Civilizations - East Asian
ASCM		Asian Civilizations - Middle East
AUAM		Asian Civilizations - Middle East
AHUM		Asian Humanities
AUHA		Asian Humanities
AHMM		Asian Humanities - Music
AUHM		Asian Humanities - Music
ASST		Asian Studies
ASRL		Asian Studies-Religion
ASTR		Astronomy
AUAT		Astronomy
ASPH		Astronomy - Physics
ASPG		Astronomy, Physics And Geology
ACLS		Athena Center
AZER		Azeri
BLIC		Barnard Leadership Initiative
BENG		Bengali
BCHM		Biochemistry
CHBC	Biochemistry
BIOL	Biology
AUBI	Biology
BIOC	Biology - Chemistry
BMEN	Biomedical Engineering
BMEE	Biomedical Engineering - Electrical Engineering
BMEB	Biomedical Engineering - Electrical Engineering - Biology
BMME	Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
BMCH	Biomedical Engineering/Chemical Engineering
BINF	Biomedical Informatics
BSPH	Biosphere2
BIST	Biostatistics
BIES	Biostatistics-Epidemiolgy-Statistics
BIOT	Biotechnology
BULG	Bulgarian
BUSI	Business
BUEC	Business Economics
CANT	Cantonese
AUCT	Catalan
CATL	Catalan
CMBS	Cellular, Molecular, & Biophysical
CTSC	Centennial Scholars
CHEN	Chemical Engineering
CHEE	Chemical Engineering - Earth & Environmental Engineering
CHME	Chemical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
CHEM	Chemistry
CHNS	Chinese
CIEN	Civil Engineering
CIEE	Civil Engineering and Earth and Environmental Engineering
CIMS	Civil-material Sci Engineering
CLCV	Classical Civilization
AUCC	Classical Civilization
CLHS	Classical History
AUCL	Classical Literature
CLLT	Classical Literature
CLPH	Classical Philology
CLAH	Classics-Art History
CLMS	Climate and Society
CCPX	Clinical Psychology
COLL	Colloquium
MSTU	Communication, Computing, Technology in Education
COMM	Communications
CSER	Comparative Ethnic Studies
CLGM	Comparative Lit-Greek Modern
CPLT	Comparative Literature
CLCZ	Comparative Literature - Czechoslovakian
CLEA	Comparative Literature - East Asian
AUCE	Comparative Literature - English
CLEN	Comparative Literature - English
AUC	Comparative Literature - English
CLFR	Comparative Literature - French
CLGR	Comparative Literature - German
CLHI	Comparative Literature - History
CLIA	Comparative Literature - Italian
AULC	Comparative Literature - Linguistics
CLLN	Comparative Literature - Linguistics
AUCM	Comparative Literature - Middle Eastern
CLME	Comparative Literature - Middle Eastern
CLPL	Comparative Literature - Polish
CLPS	Comparative Literature - Political Science
CRLS	Comparative Literature - Russian
CLRS	Comparative Literature - Russian
CLSP	Comparative Literature - Spanish
AUCS	Comparative Literature - Swedish
CLSW	Comparative Literature - Swedish
CLYD	Comparative Literature - Yiddish
AUSL	Comparative Literature and Society
CPLS	Comparative Literature and Society
CLSL	Comparative Literature Slavic
CLSS	Comparative Literature South Slavic
CPSL	Comparative Literature-Slavic
COMS	Computer Science
CSEE	Computer Science - Electrical Engineering
CSOR	Computer Science and Operations Research
CBMF	Computer Science-Biomedical Engineering-Medical Informatics
CSPH	Computing Science - Philosophy
COCI	Contemporary Civilization
CCPJ	Counseling Psychology
CREA	Creative Writing
C&T	Curriculum & Teaching
CZCH	Czech
DNCE	Dance
AUDN	Dance
DRAN	Decision and Risk Analysis
DNSC	Dental Sciences
DIR	Directing
DISS	Dissertation Defense
CRIT	Dramaturgy
DTCH	Dutch
EAEE	Earth & Enviornmental Engineering
ECIA	Earth & Environmental Engineering - Civil Engineeering - SIP
ACLG	Earth & Environmental Engineering -- Chemical Engineering
EACE	Earth & Environmental Engineering -- Chemical Engineering
EESC	Earth & Environmental Sciences
EAIA	Earth and Environmental Engineering/SIPA
AUEA	East Asian
EAAS	East Asian
EAHI	East Asian - History
EASO	East Asian - Sociology
EEEB	Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
AUEC	Economics
ECON	Economics
ECHS	Economics - History
ECPH	Economics - Philosophy
EDUC	Education
ORLA	Education Leadership
ELEN	Electrical Engineering
EEBM	Electrical Engineering - Biomedical Engineering
EECS	Electrical Engineering - Computer Science
ECBM	Electrical Engineering - Computer Science - Biomedical Engin
EEHS	Electrical Engineering - History
EEJR	Electrical Engineering - Journalism
EEME	Electrical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
EMPA	EMPA
ENGI	Engineering
ENME	Engineering Mechanics
AUEN	English
AMLP	English
ENGL	English
ENHS	English - History
ENRE	English - Religion
ENTH	English - Theatre
AUET	English - Theatre
ENTA	English - Theatre Arts
ENWS	English - Women's Studies
ENVB	Environmental Biology
EHSC	Environmental Health Sciences
EVSC	Environmental Sciences - Barnard
ENVP	ENVP
EPID	Epidemiology
EXSC	Exchange Scholar
EXRS	Extended Residence
FICT	Fiction
FLLW	File - Law
AUFL	Film
FILM	Film
FINC	Finance
AUFN	Finnish
FINN	Finnish
FYSB	First Year Seminar - Barnard
FREN	French
FRSO	French - Sociology
FUND	Fundraising
GNPH	General Public Health
GEND	Genetics And Development
GEOR	Georgian
AUGR	German
GERM	German
PHGH	Global Health Track
GRAP	Graphics
GREK	Greek
HAUS	Hausa
HBSS	Health Education
HPMN	Health Policy & Management
HEPR	Health Professions
ORLH	Higher Postsecondary Education
HIST	History
AUHS	History
HPSC	History & Philosophy of Science
AUHE	History - East Asian
HSEA	History - East Asian
HIJP	History - Japan
AUMH	History - Middle East
HSME	History - Middle East
HSPB	History - Public Health
HSSL	History - Slavic
HSSO	History - Sociology
HSUS	History - Urban Studies
HSLW	History-Law
HSRS	History-Religion
HSPS	History: Political Science
HOWD	Howard
HUDK	Human Cognition and Learning
HRMG	Human Resource Management
HRTS	Human Rights
HUMA	Humanities
HNGR	Hungarian
AUHN	Hungarian
IMMU	Immunology
INDO	Indonesian
IEME	Industrial Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
IEOR	Industrial Engineering - Operations Research
INSM	Interdepartmental Seminars
ITSF	International & Transcultural Studies
INAF	International Affairs
IALW	International Affairs - Law
INBU	International Business
IRSH	Irish
ITAL	Italian
JPNS	Japanese
JAZZ	Jass Studies
JOUR	Journalism
KANN	Kannada
KORN	Korean
KYRG	Kyrgyz
LATN	Latin
LCRS	Latin American and Caribbean Regional Studies
AULS	Latino Studies
LATS	Latino Studies
LAW	Law
LWPH	Law - Philosophy
LWPS	Law - Political Science
LING	Linguistics
LITH	Lithuanian
MGMT	Management
MSIE	Mangement Science - IEOR
MRKT	Marketing
MSAE	Materials Science & Engineering
MTPH	Math-physics
MATH	Mathematics
MTFC	Matriculation And Facilities
HUDM	Measurement & Evaluation
MEBM	Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering
MECE	Mechanical Engineering
MINF	Medical Informatics
MEDR	Medieval and Renaissance Studies
MICR	Microbiology
MDES	Middle East
AUME	Middle East
MEMU	Middle East-Music
GRKM	Modern Greek
AUMS	Music
MUSI	Music
A&HM	Music & Music Education
MUPH	Music - Philosophy
MSPS	Music - Psychology
MURU	Music-Russian
NBHV	Neurobiology And Behavior
NSBV	Neuroscience and Behavior
NFIC	Nonfiction
NUTR	Nutrition
OPMN	Operation Management
ORL	Organization & Leadership
ORLJ	Organizational Psychology
OSTR	Oriental Studies - Religion
PAFS	Pan African Studies
PATH	Pathology
PEDG	Pedagogy
PEPM	PEPM
PHAR	Pharmacology
PHIL	Philosophy
AUPH	Philosophy
A&HF	Philosophy & Education
PHPS	Philosophy - Psychology
PHED	Physical Education
PHYS	Physics
PLAN	Planning
PLAY	Playwrighting
POET	Poetry
POLI	Polish
POLS	Political Science
AUPS	Political Science
PSSO	Political Science - Sociology
ORLF	Politics & Education
POPF	Population and Family Health
PORT	Portuguese
PSYC	Psychology
PUAF	PUAF
PUBH	Public Health
PULA	Pulaar
PUNJ	Punjabi
QMSS	Quantitative Methods - Social Sciences
QUCH	Quechua
REGN	REGN
RELI	Religion
AURL	Religion
AUSR	Religion - Sociology
RLSO	Religion - Sociology
RSRH	Research
RESI	Residence Unit
RMAN	Romanian
AURS	Russian
RUSS	Russian
AUSC	Science
SCNC	Science
SCPP	Science & Public Policy
SRCR	Serbocroatian
SCRB	Serbocroatian-Bosnian
SIPA	SIPA
SLVC	Slavic
SLCU	Slavic Cultures
SLLN	Slavic Linguistics
SLLT	Slavic Literatures
SOEN	Social Entrepreneurship
SOCW	Social Work
AUSO	Sociology
SOCI	Sociology
HUDF	Sociology & Education
SOSC	Sociomedial Sciences
SOSL	South Slavic
SPAN	Spanish
SPWS	Spanish - Women's Studies
SPME	Spanish and Middle Eastern
SPPO	Spanish and Portuguese
SPCH	Speech
SGMT	Stage Management
STAT	Statistics
SIEO	Statistics - Industrial Engineering - Operations Research
STAC	Statistics-Actuarial
SDEV	Sustainable Development
SUDV	Sustainable Development
SWHL	Swahili
SWED	Swedish
TAGA	Tagalog
TAML	Tamil
TELU	Telugu
THTR	Theatre
THEA	Theatre Arts
TIBT	Tibetan
UGAR	Ugaritic
UKRN	Ukrainian
URBS	Urban Studies
UZBK	Uzbek
VIET	Vietnamese
VART	Visual Arts
VIAR	Visual Arts
WLOF	Wolof
WMST	Women's Studies
AUWS	Women's Studies
WRIT	Writing
YIDD	Yiddish
YIVO	YIVO
ZULU	Zulu

termVar

The termVar variable instructs the filter to return only course listings and sectioning information associated with the specified term. Permissible values include the following:


Value		Meaning

x		Autumn
y		Spring
z		Summer

courseIdentifierVar

The courseIdentifierVar allows you retrieve information regarding a specific course. The value specified as a criterion to the courseIdentifierVar must be one of the following forms:

[SubjectCode][CoursePrefixCode][CourseNumber]
or
[SubjectCode][CoursePrefixCode][CourseNumber]-[SectionNumber]

For example,

HISTW1010
or
HISTW1010-001

keywordsVar

The keywordsVar performs a keyword search across all information contained within course listings and returns course listings and associated sectioning information when keywords are found. Values are not restricted. If multiple values are specified (separated by spaces), a logical "OR" is performed.

instructorVar

The instructorVar acts much as a keyword search, but restricts the filter to performing a search only amongst the names of instructors. Values are not restricted. If multiple values are specified (separated by spaces), a logical "OR" is performed.

limitVar

The limitVar specifies the maximum number of course listings to be returned by the filter. Acceptable values include any positive integer greater than 0. If left unspecified, the limitVar defaults to 200 listings.

courseNumberStartVar

The courseNumberStartVar specifies that the filter should only return courses whose course number is greater than or equal to courseNumberStartVar. Use this variable with the variable courseNumberEndVar to specify a range of course numbers to be returned. Acceptable values include positive integers greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 9999.

courseNumberEndVar

The courseNumberEndVar specifies that the filter should only return courses whose course number is less than or equal to courseNumberEndVar. Use this variable with the variable courseNumberStartVar to specify a range of course numbers to be returned. Acceptable values include positive integers greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 9999.

coursePointsMinVar

The coursePointsMinVar specifies that the filter should only return courses which confer a number of points greater than or equal to coursePointsMinVar. Use this variable with the variable coursePointsMaxVar to specify a range of course numbers to be returned. Acceptable values include positive decimal numbers greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 10.

coursePointsMaxVar

The coursePointsMaxVar specifies that the filter should only return courses which confer a number of points less than or equal to coursePointsMaxVar. Use this variable with the variable coursePointsMinVar to specify a range of course numbers to be returned. Acceptable values include positive decimar numbers greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 10.

beginHourVar

The beginHourVar variable specifies that the filter should only return courses who begin at or after the hour specified by beginHourVar. Use this variable with the variable endHourVar to specify a range of hours in which a course may begin. Acceptable values are positive integers greater than or equal to 0 and less than or eqaul to 23.

endHourVar

The endHourVar variable specifies that the filter should only return courses who begin at or after the hour specified by endHourVar. Use this variable with the variable beginHourVar to specify a range of hours in which a course may begin. Acceptable values are positive integers greater than or equal to 0 and less than or eqaul to 23.

populationVar

The populationVar specifies that the filter should return only those courses tagged as being offered to a given population. Acceptable values include the following:


Value		Meaning

ALP		American Language Program
AUD		Auditing Program
BIOT		Biotechnology
BCI		Business Careers Initiative
CCW		Creative Writing Center--Credit
NCW		Creative Writing Center--Noncredit
FLC		Foreign Language--Credit
FLN		Foreign Language--Noncredit
LLL		Lifelong Learners Program
MSTM		Master of Science in Technology Management
PBC		Postbaccalaureate Classics Program
EEEB		Postbaccalaureate Program in Ecology, Evolution, a
QSI		Postbaccalaureate Program in Quantitative Studies
PSY		Postbaccalaureate Psychology Program
SMP		Second-Majors Program
SSP		Special Students Program

displayNotOffered

sectionHeadingVar

The sectionHeadingVar variable allows you to filter by the section headings within a department. These are the headings as seen in the Course Editor within unify. The section must be passed as an exact match, url encoded string.

descriptorVar

The descriptorVar specifies that only courses belonging to given descriptor should be returned. The following values may be used:


Value		Meaning

1000		Discussion Section Required
100		E-Commerce & Internet Technologies Track
54		General Education Requirement: Cultures in Comparison (CUL)
53		General Education Requirement: Historical Studies (HIS)
55		General Education Requirement: Laboratory Science (SCI)
57		General Education Requirement: Language (LAN)
58		General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT)
56		General Education Requirement: Quantitative and Deductive Reasoning (QUA)
51		General Education Requirement: Reason and Value (REA)
52		General Education Requirement: Social Analysis (SOC)
59		General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART)
60		Global Core
1001		Lab Required
1		Major Cultures Requirement: African Civilization List A
2		Major Cultures Requirement: African Civilization List B
3		Major Cultures Requirement: African Civilization List C
4		Major Cultures Requirement: East Asian Civilization List A
5		Major Cultures Requirement: East Asian Civilization List B
6		Major Cultures Requirement: East Asian Civilization List C
7		Major Cultures Requirement: Latin American Civilization List A
8		Major Cultures Requirement: Latin American Civilization List B
9		Major Cultures Requirement: Latin American Civilization List C
13		Major Cultures Requirement: Middle Eastern Civilization List A
14		Major Cultures Requirement: Middle Eastern Civilization List B
15		Major Cultures Requirement: Middle Eastern Civilization List C
10		Major Cultures Requirement: Native American Civilization List A
11		Major Cultures Requirement: Native American Civilization List B
12		Major Cultures Requirement: Native American Civilization List C
23		Major Cultures Requirement: South Asian Civilization List A
24		Major Cultures Requirement: South Asian Civilization List B
25		Major Cultures Requirement: South Asian Civilization List C
101		Managing Emerging Technologies Track
102		Project Management Track
1002		Recitation Section Required
20		Science Requirement
21		Science Requirement: Partial Fulfillment
22		SEAS Interdisciplinary Course
2019		SIPA: Africa
2018		SIPA: APEA
2020		SIPA: Applied Science
2026		SIPA: E&E- Energy Policy
2027		SIPA: E&E- Environment Policy
2021		SIPA: East Asian
2022		SIPA: East Central Europe
2045		SIPA: Electives
2023		SIPA: EPD
2028		SIPA: Europe
2042		SIPA: Gender Policy
2029		SIPA: Human Rights
2043		SIPA: Humanitarian Affairs
2041		SIPA: ICR
2025		SIPA: IFEP- Economic Policy
2024		SIPA: IFEP- Finance
2030		SIPA: IMAC
2031		SIPA: Intl Org
2032		SIPA: ISP
2033		SIPA: Latin America
2034		SIPA: Management
2006		SIPA: MIA- Capstone Workshops
2008		SIPA: MIA- Conceptual Foundations
2000		SIPA: MIA- Economics
2004	SIPA: MIA- Financial Management
2009	SIPA: MIA- Foreign Languages
2005	SIPA: MIA- Internship
2002	SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations
2003	SIPA: MIA- Management
2007	SIPA: MIA- Professional Development
2001	SIPA: MIA- Quantitative Analysis
2035	SIPA: Middle East
2016	SIPA: MPA- Capstone Workshops
2010	SIPA: MPA- Economics
2014	SIPA: MPA- Financial Management
2015	SIPA: MPA- Internship
2013	SIPA: MPA- Management
2012	SIPA: MPA- Politics of Policymaking
2017	SIPA: MPA- Professional Development
2011	SIPA: MPA- Quantitative Analysis
2036	SIPA: Russia
2046	SIPA: Short Courses
2037	SIPA: Southern Asia
2044	SIPA: UN Studies
2038	SIPA: United States
2040	SIPA: USP- Social Policy Track
2039	SIPA: USP- Urban Policy Track

header

The header variable specifies the url of a file containing all the html that is to precede the course listings returned by the filter interface. (e.g. stylesheets, document title, layout, etc.) The header url is not prefixed by an "http://" which is assumed. The url can be to any valid, world readable location.

footer

The footer variable specifies the url of a file containing all the html that is to follow the course listings returned by the filter interface. (e.g. stylesheets, document title, layout, etc.) The footer url is not prefixed by an "http://" which is assumed. The url can be to any valid, world readable location.

Bulletin Text

The bulletin text API is almost distressingly simple. For nearly all cases, this URL format will suffice:

http://www.college.columbia.edu/unify/bulletinText/DEPT/administrative/SCHOOL http://www.college.columbia.edu/unify/bulletinText/DEPT/undergrad/SCHOOL

Replacing DEPT with a department code and SCHOOL with a school name provides the appropriate text for each bulletin. For example, see the URLs of the Computer Science department's administrative information and requirements for a Bachelors' degree.

This text should be inserted mid-HTML page, between your school's specific header and footer. The school name is optional and defaults to 'CC'. This can be appended to any of the URLs in this documentation.

Some departments include text specific to Columbia College and to General Studies. This text can be excluded from your pages by applying the following CSS rules:

.cconly { display: none; } .gsonly { display: none; }

Some departments include text specific to the Print and Web display versions. This text can be excluded from your pages by applying the following CSS rules:

.webonly { display: none; } .printonly { display: none; }

Advanced Usage

XML output can be generated thusly:

http://www.college.columbia.edu/unify/bulletinText/DEPT/xml

For an example, see the XML for the Computer Science department.

Columbia College departments may find a PDF of this information, with the print bulletin's stylesheet, helpful:

http://www.college.columbia.edu/unify/bulletinText/DEPT/pdf

Here's our beleaguered CS department again.

If you're in the mood to pull all sections at once:

http://www.college.columbia.edu/unify/bulletinText/DEPT/all

By now, I don't have to tell you what department this is.

The "all" section can be a helpful guide for departments with non-standard section layouts (such as the administration of Columbia College). These sections must be pulled using a more complex URL.

http://www.college.columbia.edu/unify/bulletinText.php?department=DEPT&&school=CC&section=Section+Name
As a sample, here's Lit Hum.
PDF or XML output can be generated by appending &pdf=1 or &xml=1 to the end of this URL.