SIPA Registration Request Form

PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION BELOW BEFORE YOU SUBMIT.  REQUESTS WHICH DO NOT FALL INTO THE CATEGORIES BELOW WILL NOT BE PROCESSED NOR WILL A NOTIFICATION BE SENT.

Note: 
This form is to request registration in SIPA courses only. Non SIPA course requests are NOT processed via this form. Please submit non-SIPA registration reuqests to the University Registrar at ssc@columbia.edu.

 
GENERAL INFORMATION:
  • Transactions submitted by 3pm will be processed within two (2) to three (3) business days. If we are unable to process your transaction you will be notified via e-mail, unless it falls into one of the categories noted above.

  • Before submitting this form, please ensure that there are no schedule conflicts and that you will not be in excess of the maximum points allowed. In the case of a confilict or excess credits your request will not be processed. 
  • Students will be notified via email only if OSA is unable to process your request. As noted aove there will be no notification or processing of requests which should not be submitted via this form.   Otherwise please monitor your schedule for the requested change.
  • Please refer to the SIPA academic calendar for important dates and deadlines.

  • Students can drop short courses any time prior to the day of the second class session. For short courses that are dropped after this time a "W" will be posted.

  • Permission to take a course for “Registration Credit” (Audit) is granted by the instructor. Students do not need to submit an add/drop form to change the grading option to "R" credit.

 

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Description Text

THIS FORM IS TO BE USED FOR SIPA COURSE REQUEST ONLY

READ BEFORE YOU SUBMIT

NON-SIPA STUDENTS:

THIS FORM SHOULD NOT BE USED TO SUBMIT REQUESTS FOR SIPA COURSES WHICH ARE CLOSED TO CROSS-REGISTRANTS.

SIPA courses will be availalbe for cross-registration via SSOL beginning the second week of classes. Some select courses will remaing closed and are NOT available for registration.  A list of closed courses,  along with additional inofrmation is available on the SIPA cross-registration site. Any course NOT listed on the site willl be opened for cross-registration. Please note exceptions below:

EXCEPTION:

Undergraduate students require instructor permission to register courses at the 6000 level or above.  You will need to submit this form along with the rquisite instructor permission. 

Students in schools which do not use SSOL will also need to submit this form for cross-registration requests

 

SIPA STUDENTS:

READ BEFORE YOU SUBMIT

This form is to be used only for SIPA COURSE REGISTRTION. In the following instances:

  1. To register SIPA courses which cannot be registered/waitlisted directly via SSOL, for which you have received faculty permission to register. Note that documented permission must accompany the request.

  2. First semester students who have met a core requirement via a proficiency exam. If the core requirement is a prerequisite for a course you wish to register you will need to submit the request form along with documentation of the passed proficiency exam. This is only applicable in the first semester.
Semester *

Registration Request

Course:

Non SIPA students STOP
Courses open to non-SIPA students will be available for registration in SSOL beginning the second week of classes. A list of courses CLOSED to cross-registrants is located here. All remaining courses will be opened.  
Instructor Approval Required

Signature

By signing this document you are verifying your identity and confirming the changes to registration requested above.
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