A student who does not file a program in April will
be assumed to be planning to withdraw from the College.
A student who files a program after April 28 will be
subject to a progressive fine (the amount increases each
week, peaking at $250).
A program filed without the adviser's approval will
be considered invalid. See your adviser! Talk to your
adviser!
A student who fails to file a program in April may be
closed out of courses at Barnard and Columbia.
Which adviser should approve a program?
SECOND-SEMESTER SOPHOMORES: Schedule a conference
with your original adviser to go over your audit and discuss
a major. Declare your major by April 2. Your major adviser/s
should approve your program.
DOUBLE MAJORS: Both advisers must approve your
program online.
MAJORS WITH COLUMBIA ADVISERS: Every Computer Science
and Statistics major should obtain online approval from her
adviser and from her Barnard class dean.
When does a student need her Class Dean’s approval?
--Students are expected to file full-time programs. To
file a part-time program (under 12 points), you must
have a compelling reason and your Class Dean’s approval.
--Any student wishing to take over 18 points must
have her Class Dean’s approval. If a student files for over
18 points without that approval, the last course/s on the
program may be deleted.
What courses cannot be put on advance programs at all?
--Physical Education. Sign up for Physical Education
courses in September, and then add such a course to your
final program before filing it by September 12.
--Music BC1501 (voice). Students must audition in
September.
--Columbia’s Literature Humanities, Art Humanities, Music
Humanities, Contemporary Civilization, and Physical
Education. Instrumental lessons at Columbia. Music lessons
at Manhattan School of Music or Juilliard. All require
special procedures in September.
--Visual Arts courses at Columbia. No signup until the
fall.
--SIPA courses. Students may add SIPA courses in
September, but only with Dean Runsdorf’s approval.
--Courses with any time overlap. The online
program will not allow you to enter courses that overlap.
What courses cannot be taken by Barnard students?
--Film courses not listed in the Columbia College
Bulletin: www.college.columbia.edu/bulletin/
--Professional-school courses and graduate courses at the
6000 level and higher. (Students may take advanced graduate
courses with the approval of instructor and adviser. See
other side for information about some professional-school
courses.)
--Business 3001 (Introductory Finance) is the only
undergraduate business course approved for credit and
requires special procedures in September. Barnard students
may not take W3003 (Corporate Finance), W3008
(Options/Futures), W3010 (Managing Human Behavior), or
W3020/3021 (Introduction to Marketing).
What should students do about ‘L’ courses?
Barnard students may sign up for limited-enrollment
Barnard and Columbia courses (courses with "maximum
enrollment" listed in the online Directory of Classes)
April 14-18. This semester, we are testing a
process whereby all "L" signup will be online, through
eBear. Students will receive instructions for the new
procedure the week before "L" signup. "L" signup will be
in order of class standing: current seniors and juniors on
Monday, current sophomores on Tuesday, current first-years
on Wednesday, everyone on Thursday and Friday. All
students will have appointment times for "L" signup; the
appointment times will be displayed on the eBear program
page. (Barnard—and Columbia—students will be able to do L
signup in late August and early September as well.)
What other courses require special procedures?
Barnard courses on the list sent to student mailboxes.
SIPA courses: Barnard students need Dean
Runsdorf’s approval. Students may not sign up for SIPA
courses until September.
Graduate Business School courses, 6000 and above,
prefixed B, open only to qualified seniors with a B
average; a cross-registration form must be obtained and
filed with Dean Schneider in September.
Journalism School courses, prefixed J, are open
only to seniors. Consult Dean Schneider in September.
Teachers College courses: Permission is needed to
take a course at Teachers College. Secure an application
from the Registrar's Office, obtain the proper signatures,
and return the completed form to Dean Blank. TC courses are
subject to the approval of the Committee on Programs and
Academic Standing and to the payment of additional
tuition at the Teachers College rate, over and above
Barnard tuition.
Jewish Theological Seminary courses: See Dean
Link for the approved list of courses. These courses are not
entered on your Barnard program and require tuition paid to
JTS.
Two-point courses do not fulfill minor or
general education requirements but may be used as
electives. In special instances, e.g. Art History
(Visual Arts), a two-point course may fulfill a
major requirement.
Variable-point courses. If you should receive
more than the lowest number of points, come to the
Registrar’s Office and fill out a form.
Studio credit. Be sure not to exceed the
limit of four visual arts courses, six dance
technique courses, and six courses in vocal or
instrumental instruction. Majors in these areas are
allowed additional courses for credit. See the
online Catalogue for the full policy.
Dance technique courses. Students may receive
1 point toward the PE requirement for PE or dance,
in different semesters, and may later receive
additional credit for dance technique. Students who
entered before fall 2003 do not receive credit for
PE. (See the online Catalogue for the full policy.)
If you think you are entitled to a point of credit
for dance, come to the Registrar’s Office in
September when you are ready to file your final
program, and fill out a form.
Physical Education. To avoid an F in Physical
Education, first-year students must complete one
semester in their first year. The two-semester
requirement must be successfully completed by the
end of the junior year. Transfer students must
complete the requirement by the end of the junior
year.
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