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

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School of Engineering (SEAS). See Fu
Foundation School of Engineering
and Applied Science
science and engineering of polymers
and soft materials, program in, 85
SEAS. See Fu Foundation School of
Engineering and Applied Science
secondary school preparation, recommended
for first-year students, 21
security resources, computer, 6
Senior Advisement Center. See Junior
Senior Academic Advising Center
Sexual Assault, Manager of the
Disciplinary Procedure for, 241
sexual assault policy and procedures,
241
Sexual Violence Prevention and
Response Program, 214
Social Security number, registration
and, 228
sociology, minor in, 194
solid-state physics, graduate program
in, 62–63
solid-state science and engineering
areas of research, 170
graduate specialty in, 169–171
sororities, fraternities and, 209
Special Interest Communities, 212
special student status, 35, 38
sports, 13, 210–211. See also
physical education
staff, romantic relationships with
students, 239
Stafford Loans, 43
Statistics, Department of, 250
courses for engineering students,
202–204
statistics, minor in, 194
Student Advising, Center for,
206–207, 246
Student Affairs, Division of, 206, 235,
248
Student and Alumni Mentoring
Programs, 206
Student Development and Activities
(SDA), 207–208, 248
Student Financial Services. See
Student Service Center
Student Governing Board (SGB), 207
student grievances, academic
concerns, and complaints, 242–244
Student Group Advising, Office of,
208, 248
student loans, 43–44
Student Medical Insurance Plan, 214
student organizations, 207
student records, rights pertaining to,
230
Student Service Center, 230, 251
student services, 212–214
students
and campus life, 206–211
contributions of, to educational
costs, 26
employment and earnings of, 28, 44
international, 8, 42–43
name changes of, 231
new, orientation for, 208
personal expenses of, 24, 39
romantic relationships with faculty
or staff, 239
special, status, 38
transfer, 22–23
See also engineering students;
graduate students; undergraduates
study abroad, 14–15
summer courses at other institutions,
229–230
summer earnings, 26
sustainable energy
and materials, concentration in, 124
concentration in, 125
systems biology, concentration in, 139
T
Tau Beta Pi, 17
tax withholding, on tuition aid to
nonresident alien students, 30
teacher certification, obtaining, 19
technological entrepreneurship,
minor in, 194
telecommunications engineering,
concentration in, 138
telephone and cable TV services, 7
telephone Helpdesk, 6
telephone numbers of Columbia
University departments and
resources, 246–251
Test of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL), 22, 37
tests, preadmission, 21–22
3-2 Combined Plan B.A./B.S.
program, 16–17, 23
transcripts, 230–231
transfer credits, 229–230
transfer students, 22–23
tuition
graduate, 39–40
refunds of, 25, 40
undergraduate, 24–25
Tuition Assistance Program (TAP),
New York State, 28, 43
tutoring, 8
U
Undergraduate Research Involvement
Program (URIP), 10
undergraduates
applications and admissions of, 21–23
degree requirements for, 228–229
financial aid for, 26–30
housing for, 212
minor programs for, 186–192
programs in SEAS for, 10–20
tuition and fees of, 24–25
See also students
United Campus Ministries, 209
University Apartment Housing (UAH),
212–213
University Chaplain, Office of the, 209
University Panel on Discrimination and
Sexual Harassment, 240
University regulations, official,
228, 238–241
V
Veteran Affairs, Department of, 43
veterans, educational benefits for, 43
Vice Dean, 243–244
visual arts courses, 13
W
Waste to Energy Research and
Technology Council (WERT), 123
water resources and climate risks,
concentration in, 124, 125
wireless and mobile communications,
concentration in, 138–139
wireless network, 6–7
women’s athletics, 210
Work-Study Payroll Office, 28
SEAS 2009–2010