We are an office designed to support the family community, serving as your gateway to Columbia by answering your questions, providing you with information you need to support your student, and connecting you to Columbia via events, newsletters, and social media.
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Throughout the summer, you and your student will receive newsletters to help prepare for the first semester at Columbia. We will share information about orientation, resources, and important dates. To ensure you receive these messages, please let us know when you change your email address.
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Columbia offers a series of terrific pre-orientation programs. To learn what each of these acronyms means and for a full description of our programmatic offerings, check out the pre-orientation website! Applications are due May 31 by 11:59 p.m. EDT.
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Students should consult the first-year orientation webpage to find out their exact moving day. Note: students participating in pre-orientation programs will have a different arrival date.
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All students must provide proof of MMR vaccinations, and decide whether to get a meningitis vaccination, 30 days prior to registering for classes. For insurance, the deadline to either waive or enroll in Columbia Student Health is September 18.
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Student Financial Services (SFS) supports the Columbia community with tuition rates and fees information, billing, and payments. The SFS team provides a Parent Checklist to help your family prepare for the school year.
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Are you looking to book your student's travel to and from NYC for move in and break periods? We strongly recommend waiting until you have confirmation of your student's move-in date and exam schedule. Student exams cannot be rescheduled to accommodate pre-purchased tickets.
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The Columbia Travel Portal is a great tool for planning your family's travels to and from NYC. Check it out today!
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All Columbia College and Columbia Engineering family members are invited to join us for Family Orientation activities and workshops, which are designed to welcome you to the Columbia Family and provide information about the offices, resources, and staff with whom your student will work.
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Celebrate with the faculty and administration of CC and SEAS. Convocation marks the beginning of your student's academic journey and the end of Family Orientation. A short reception will follow the ceremony at 4:00 p.m. before you bid farewell to your student and return home.
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Family Weekend is a campus-wide celebration of families that runs concurrent with Homecoming. We have a series of intellectual, informational, and social events planned for you in the hopes that you will experience, if only for a brief weekend, what it means to be a Columbia University student.
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T-shirts. Bumper stickers. Keychains. Let everyone know how proud you are. Visit the Columbia bookstore in person (Lerner Hall) or online today!
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