GOOD LUCK WITH FINALS!!!!

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Study Hard!!!

Policy on Incompletes

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Students must complete all course work within the bounds of a semester unless they petition for and are granted an Incomplete by the CSA Committee on Academic Standing. Students may be granted an Incomplete only in rare circumstances such as an incapacitating illness as certified by Health Services at Columbia, serious family emergency, or circumstances of comparable gravity which prevent the completion of work specifically due at the end of the semester.

To be granted an Incomplete, it is expected that students will have completed all work in the class except for the final project or exam, and students must provide official supporting documentation certifying the reasons for the request. Please note that final authorization of all Incompletes requires approval of the Committee on Academic Standing; individual faculty members and instructors are NOT authorized to grant Incompletes.

Students who wish to petition for an Incomplete must do the following:

A) Contact/make an appointment with their class dean to discuss the request. If the circumstances appear to warrant an Incomplete, they will be provided with an application to request an Incomplete. This petition includes a form to be completed by their instructor(s).

B) Request that the instructor(s) complete the instructor form. Instructors will be asked to provide a contingency grade in the event that the student does not finish the assigned work. The completed instructor form must be provided in order for the Incomplete application to be reviewed by the Committee on Academic Standing.

C) Obtain supporting documentation from Health Services or other source(s) appropriate to the reason you are requesting an Incomplete.

D) Submit all completed forms and supporting documentation to CSA for consideration by the Committee on Academic Standing.

Petition Deadlines:

For final papers or other course work due at the end of the term: Thursday, December 13, 2007

For final exams: No later than a day before the final examination for which students are requesting the incomplete.

Upon receipt of all forms and supporting documentation, the Committee on Academic Standing will meet to review the petition.

Students will be informed of the decision via email. Students who are granted an Incomplete are assigned a deadline for completion of the overdue work, or a date on which a deferred exam must be taken. The deferred exam dates for Fall 2007 are Friday, January 25, 2008 and Monday, January 28, 2008.

Please contact your Advising Dean with any questions.

Announcing Two New Advising Blogs:

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Pre-Health Advising Blog
http://columbia-prehealth.blogspot.com/


Pre-Law Advising Blog
http://columbia-prelaw.blogspot.com/

SIPA Five-Year Program

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For Juniors:

The SIPA Five-Year Program offers a select few students enrolled in Columbia’s undergraduate colleges the opportunity to earn a Master of International Affairs (MIA) or Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree in conjunction with their undergraduate degree.

Students accepted into this combined Bachelor’s/Master’s program will take SIPA graduate courses during their senior year of undergraduate studies, in addition to their college requirements, while remaining registered officially at their college. Students accepted into combined program will matriculate at SIPA in their last year.

Application for the combined program is made through the Center for Student Advising, using a special application form. Applications for the Fall 2008 cycle will be available in early December 2007, and must be returned to the respective college Dean’s office no later than January 25, 2008.

For more information, students should contact Dean Leora Brovman at:

lb2258@columbia.edu

http://sipa.columbia.edu/resources_services/admissions/index.html

FREE MOVIE TICKETS - Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

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TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE IN 403 LERNER
FIRST COME FIRST SERVED

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
http://www.walkhard-movie.com/


Advance screening:

Wednesday, December 19, 7:00pm
Regal Battery Park City. 102 North End Ave.

The Writing Center at Columbia University

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For ALL Columbia students:

FIRST THOUGHTS to FINAL DRAFTS, FIRST SEMESTER to GRADUATION

If you are a student enrolled in a Columbia University course, we invite you to come in for an individual consultation to discuss your writing. Our writing consultants are advanced graduate students with significant training and teaching experience at Columbia. We encourage you to speak with a consultant early in the writing process, but will gladly work with you at any stage in the development of an essay, personal statement, cover letter, or any other type of writing except exams. If you schedule an appointment in advance, you may submit your writing to your consultant prior to your discussion.

Drop-ins are also welcome. Call us or stop by our office to sign up for an appointment.

310 Philosophy Hall
212-854-3141

writingcenter@columbia.edu

Click here to make an appointment or come by our office during regular hours.

Hours: Monday - Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

The Writing Center will be CLOSED for the following holidays:

Wednesday, Dec. 19th for winter break and will reopen Tuesday, Jan. 22nd
Spring Break: March 17 - March 21

Last Day for Walk-Ins

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Monday, December 10th was the last day of advising walk-in hours for the fall semester. If you need to see your Advising Dean, please call to schedule an appointment.

Walk-ins will resume in the New Year on Tuesday, January 22, 2008.

Good luck with finals!!!

Columbia's Internship in Building Community

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Looking for a life-changing summer internship?

Eager to work with talented peers and high school students?

Want to stay on campus and explore New York while testing and developing your leadership skills?

Columbia's Internship in Building Community offers an intensive two-week seminar in community building and leadership skills followed by a six-week practicum in which you serve as a resident adviser and all-around program assistant for Columbia's Summer Program for High School Students.

You can find complete information at: www.ce.columbia.edu/ibc

Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U)

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Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U)

http://www.cerc.columbia.edu/education_seeu.html

The Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC) at Columbia University is pleased to be offering for the 9th year:

Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U): Introductory ecology and conservation biology lecture, field, and laboratory courses.

Consider SEE-U to fulfill your core science requirements!

All majors welcome to apply!

Live and learn in one of our beautiful locations:

SEE-U Abroad (6 credits / 5 weeks):

- Sao Paulo, Brazil

- Punta Cana, Dominican Republic or

- St. John, Virgin Islands

Session 1: May 24-June 28, 2008

Session 2: July 5-August 9, 2008

SEE-U New York (3 credits / 2.5 weeks):

- Black Rock Forest (June 2008)

Our abroad SEE-U courses earn students 6 credits that can be used to fulfill two of the 3-credit Core Curriculum science requirements for CC, GS, and GS-JTS students as well as one of the 5-credit science laboratory requirements for Barnard students. Additionally, this course fulfills both a "systems" and “skills” requirement for the new Special Concentration in Sustainable Development.

We are also offering a shortened SEE-U program at the Black Rock Forest in upstate New York's Hudson Highlands. This SEE-U short course in the Hudson Highlands will earn students 3 science credits that can be used to complete one of the 3 science requirements that CC, GS, and GS-JTS students need for graduation. Additionally, it fulfills a “systems” requirement for the new Special Concentration in Sustainable Development.

If you would like more information, please visit the our website at http://www.cerc.columbia.edu/education_seeu.html

or feel free to contact:

Desmond Beirne

djb2104@columbia.edu

212-854-0149.

CERC is a consortium of five renowned conservation organizations: Columbia University, the American Museum of Natural History, The New York Botanical Garden, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and Wildlife Trust.

We are located on the 10th Floor of Schermerhorn Extension, Columbia University’s Morningside Campus. Please see: www.cerc.columbia.edu.

Final Exam Overlaps & Conflicts

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Students who have two exams at the same time or have three or more exams on the same calendar day (not just a twenty-four hour period) as certified by the Registrar, may request an arrangement be made with one of their instructors to take that exam at another mutually available time during the final examination period.

The student should inform the instructors about the situation and inquire if any of them are willing to allow their exam to be taken at an alternate time. Students unable to make suitable arrangements on their own may then contact their Advising Dean to request assistance.

If a professor/instructor needs verification that a student has more than two exams on the same calendar day or two exams at the same time, students should print out their schedule via SSOL as proof, or contact your Advising Dean to verify conflicts via e-mail to the instructor.

Please remember that exams will NOT be rescheduled to accommodate travel plans. SEE BELOW. Do NOT book/make arrangements to depart for the winter break until after you have confirmed your finals commitments!

Final exams can be given through Friday, December 21.

Fall 2007 Final Exam Schedule

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Final Exams are Friday, Dec 14 - Friday, Dec 21
Your Final Exam Schedule is available through SSOL under the “My Exam Schedule” link on your “Student Schedule” page.

**NOTE: You must confirm these dates/times with your instructors. You are strongly advised not to make any travel arrangements/purchases until you have confirmed when your last final exam will be held. Faculty will not offer alternate exam dates for students who book flights that conflict with the final exam.

No exceptions.