Category Archives: FAQ

ACTION ITEM: Submitting Diploma Applications

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Dear Students,

Degrees are awarded in October, February and May

If you plan to graduate in February or May of 2017, you need to submit a diploma application now!

Every candidate, regardless of graduation date, is invited to participate in the May Commencement ceremony that coincides with, or follows, completion of degree requirements.

This link – http://bit.ly/CU_DipApp will provide you with a pdf document that you may complete online, save to your computer, and then attach in an e-mail to mailto:diplomas@columbia.edu

If you are unable to save the completed form, you may print it and fax it to
212-854-8747.

Alternately you may mail it or hand deliver it to:

Diploma Division
Office of the Registrar
Columbia University
210 Kent Hall, MC 9202
1140 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10027

Please Note The Following:

  • Doctoral and M. Phil candidates should follow instructions from the GSAS Dissertation Office (link is external) instead.  (Note: Doctoral students must deposit their dissertation at least a week before the conferral date in order to graduate.)
  • You may check the status of your degree application in SSOL. Please
    note that during peak times, it may take a week for your status to be
    updated in SSOL after you submit your application.
  • Knight Bagehots must complete this form! Spencer Fellows do not need to complete this form.  The 3rd semester doc students should not complete the form at this time.

AUDITING: Procedure for auditing classes

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AUDITING: The requirements for auditing depend on the professor and the school at which the class is being held.

At the Journalism School, auditors pay nothing, may do no work, and receive no mention on their transcripts of having attended. Students simply contact the professor to make a request to sit in.

A professor in any other department is permitted to offer that same arrangement. You may contact any professor directly to see if he/she is amenable.

Some professors in outside departments may ask that you register for “R ” credit. In this case, you will pay for the course, do any work the professor requires, and it will appear on your transcript ( see the “R” section at http://registrar.columbia.edu/content/grade-options for full details).

Please note that taking a class for “R” credit does not count in your accumulation of credits/requirements for graduation.