Important Reminders for Summer Term 2008

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**Students who want to take a class in the second half of the summer term (beginning July 7) can still register by bringing a completed add/drop form to the Office of the Summer Term in 303 Lewisohn.

June 2 – Term bill sent to your Columbia email account

June 19 – Payment due

Session	Last day to drop and individual course without being charged 1	Last day for a full refund of tuition for dropping entire program 2
D (May 27 – July 3) E (May 27 – July 25) X (May 27 – August 15)	Friday, May 30	Monday, June 2
F (June 2 – July 3)	Friday, June 6	Monday, June 9
H (June 9 – July 3)	Thursday, June 12	Friday, June 13
Q (July 7 – August 15) R (July 7 – August 1) S (July 7 – August 8)	Thursday, July 10	Friday, July 11

¹ There is no tuition refund for individual courses dropped after the deadline.

² Students who drop their entire program after the deadline may be eligible for a partial tuition refund. Students dropping their entire program must contact the Office of the Summer Term in 303 Lewisohn. Information about the withdrawal process, associated fees, and the refund schedule can be found by clicking on the link below.

http://www.ce.columbia.edu/summer/tuition.cfm?PID=1&Content=Refund

Please contact summerterm@columbia.edu if you have any problems or questions.

This message was sent to all students who are registered for the summer term.

Registration, program approvals, advising

Summer Term Office
303 Lewisohn Hall
2970 Broadway, Mail Code 4110
New York, NY 10027
212-854-3771
summerterm@columbia.edu

Tutoring Positions

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The Academic Resource Center (ARC) is looking for GREAT tutors to work with GS students for the summer and fall semester. Below, please find the tutor job description.

If you are interested in being a tutor please stop by the Dean of Students Office in 308 C Lewisohn Hall to pick up an application.


Undergraduates:
$15 per hour
Physics I, II,
Chemistry I, II
Calculus I, II, III

If you have any questions please feel free to email Leslie Limardo: lal48@columbia.edu

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER

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Policy on Incompletes

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For CC students: 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.

For SEAS Students: To be granted an Incomplete, students must provide official supporting documentation certifying the reasons for the request. Please note that final authorization of all Incompletes requires the approval of both the Committee on Academic Standing and the instructor for the course. Individual faculty members and instructors are NOT authorized to grant Incompletes.

Both CC and SEAS 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: Monday, May 5th, 2008

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 Spring 2008 are Friday, Sept. 5th, 2008 and Monday, Sept. 8th, 2008.

Attention SENIORS: Graduation Information

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Welcome to GradZone


GradZone is the central on-line source for graduation-related information for students of Columbia College and The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science and their families. On these pages, you will find everything you need to know regarding various graduation ceremonies and events.

Graduating students and parents and families of graduating students should mark their calendars for upcoming graduation activities beginning with a Baccalaureate Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2008 and concluding with University Commencement on May 21, 2008.

Center for Student Advising (CSA) - Summer Hours

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We will be open over the summer during normal business hours (Mon – Fri 9AM – 5PM) but there will be no walk-in hour, so if you need to make an appointment with your Advising Dean please call:

403 Lerner Hall - 212-854-6378
103 Broadway - 212-854-8711
1st floor Schapiro - 212-854-1870
103 Furnald - 212-854-3514
101 Carman - 212-854-9802

Final Exams 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.

Commencement Ticket Distribution

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If you did not already pick up your Commencement tickets, you must pick them up in the Dean of Student Affairs Office, which is located in 405 Lerner Hall. When you come to the office, please ask for Shari Wilson. You may pick up your tickets from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm until Friday, May 9th.

In order to receive your tickets, you must show your CU ID. At that time, you will also be asked to complete a "name card" that will be used at the Class Day ceremony. On this card you will be asked to write the phonetic spelling of your name. This will assist Class Deans as they read your name aloud during the Class Day Ceremony.

If you are unable to pick up your own Commencement tickets, you may designate a proxy by completing a Commencement Ticket Distribution Proxy Form.

Schedule of Graduation Ceremonies

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Baccalaureate Ceremony
Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 10:30am
St. Paul's Chapel
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Columbia College Class Day
Monday, May 19, 2008 at 9:30am
South Lawn
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SEAS Class Day
Monday, May 19, 2008 at 1:30pm
South Lawn
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University Commencement
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 10:30am
Low Plaza