2009-2010 Bulletin – PDF - SEAS Bulletin - Columbia University

engineering students
and campus life, 206–211
courses for, offered by other
University divisions, 197–204
interdisciplinary courses for, 196
See also students
Engineering Student Council, 207
English and comparative literature,
minor in, 192
English proficiency requirement, 37
enrollment, 228
certification of, 230
environmental health engineering,
concentration in, 124, 125–126
Environmental Tracer Group, 122
Equal Opportunity and Affirmative
Action, Office of, 238–239, 240
examinations, midterm and final, 230
F
faculty
and staff academic misconduct,
complaints about, 242–244
lists of, 46–52
members-at-large, list of, 51
romantic relationships with
students, 239
Faculty in Residence, 209
family contributions to educational
costs, 26
Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act (FERPA), 230, 238
Federal Family Education Loan
Program, 43
federal financial aid, 27–28, 43–44
Federal Graduate PLUS Loan, 43
federal income tax returns, 30
Federal Pell Grants, 28
Federal Perkins Loan, 43
Federal Stafford Loan
Subsidized, 43
Unsubsidized, 43
Federal Supplemental Educational
Opportunity Grants (SEOG), 28
Federal Work-Study Program (FWS),
28
fees
graduate, 39–40
refunds of, 25, 40
undergraduate, 24–25
See also payments
fellowships, 42
lists of, 216–218, 233–234
financial aid
award packages, 27–28
eligibility for, 26–27
employment and, 28, 44
federal, 29–30, 43
to graduate students, 41–44, 249
how to apply for, 28–30
private programs, 44
state, 43
tax withholding from, for nonresident
aliens, 30
to undergraduate students, 26–30,
249
Financial Aid and Educational
Financing, Office of, 26, 41, 44, 249
financial engineering
graduate program in, 154
joint programs in, 155
undergraduate program in, 152
First Year–Sophomore Program course
requirements
nontechnical, 10–12
professional-level, 12–13
technical, 12
4-2 Combined Plan B.S. program,
16, 23
4-2 Combined Plan M.S. program,
16, 23, 33
fraternities and sororities, 209
Free Application for Federal Student
Aid (FAFSA), 29, 41–42, 43
French
and francophone studies, minor in,
192
minor in, 192
Fu Foundation School of Engineering
and Applied Science, The (SEAS)
courses. See individual departments
Dean of, 234, 248
department and course codes, 54–55
departments and programs, 56–186
development and alumni relations
at, 248
faculty and administration, 48–52
history of, 2–4
resources and facilities, 5–8
Vice Dean of, 243–244
See also Columbia University
Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)
exam, 180
G
Gateway Residential Initiative, 209
genomic engineering, program in, 86–87
German, minor in, 192
grade-point average (GPA), 230
grades, report of, 230
grading system, explained, 230–231
graduate courses, taking as an
undergraduate, 17
Graduate Record Examination (GRE),
37
Graduate Student Services, Office of,
234, 236, 249
graduate programs, 32–35
admission to, 37–38
applying to, 37–38
planning and approval, 32
prerequisites for admission to, 32
See also individual programs
graduate students
degree requirements for, 229, 231
discipline process for, 236
financial aid for, 41–44, 249
housing, 212–213
special students as, 35, 38
tuition and fees, 39–40
graduation, 231
grants and scholarships, 28
endowed, list of, 218–223
graphics, courses in, 102
Greek or Latin, minor in, 192
grievance procedures, 240, 243–244
grievances, academic concerns, and
complaints, student, 242–244
H
harassing or threatening behavior, 239
harrassment
discriminatory, 239
sexual, 239
Harriman Institute, Special Studies
with, 33–34
health insurance, 24, 39. See also
Student Medical Insurance Plan
Health Service Program, 214
Health Services at Columbia,
213–214, 249–250
Henry Krumb School of Mines (HKSM),
120. See also Earth and Environmental
Engineering, Department of
Higher Education Opportunity Program
(HEOP), 22
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