Countdown To Columbia

In This Newsletter

  • You Are Here
  • Your Online Checklist
  • Meet Your Adviser
  • Begin Using LionMail
  • Summer Send-Offs
  • International Student Webinars (6/24 & 7/1)
  • Begin the Visa Process Now (if Applicable)
  • Important Dates

NSOP Committee Welcome Video

You Are Here

While you enjoy your last summer before college, the student planners on the New Student Orientation Program (NSOP) committee are busily preparing for your arrival. This is their first message to you:

"You are all coming from different places. From across the world to across the street, your individual experiences have led you to our gates. The Barnard and Columbia community is a station where paths converge and diverse backgrounds and histories shape the years to come. You are here, and you belong here. Welcome to NSOP 2015!"

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News & Announcements

Your Online Checklist

Make sure you keep on top of your personal checklist in Student Services Online (aka SSOL). This is where you'll find your most important deadlines listed, and also where you'll register for classes, keep track of your grades, and access your E-Bills.

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Meet Your Adviser

The advising deans in the Berick Center for Student advising have begun to reach out with information on how to prepare for class registration this fall. Check your LionMail account for the email, and make this first connection with someone who will be a very important person in your life!

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Begin Using LionMail

Now that you've activated your UNI, we'll begin sending email exclusively to your LionMail account. If you've chosen to forward mail from LionMail to another account, please add cc-seas@columbia.edu to your contact list for the receiving address.

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Summer Send-Offs

The Columbia College Alumni Association is hosting a series of send-off receptions to welcome the newest Columbians to the community. Attend one near you to learn about life at Columbia and New York City from alumni.

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International Student Webinars (6/24 & 7/1)

Find out from international students what it was like adjusting to life at Columbia and in the U.S., and speak with a representative from the International Students and Scholars Office during the upcoming International at Columbia Webinars.

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Begin the Visa Process Now (if Applicable)

Contact the International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO) today for a Certificate of Eligibility, which is issued for an admitted student as evidence of eligibility for non-immigrant student status in the United States.

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Important Dates

Jun
19
CU in...Seoul
Jun
21
CU in...Beijing
Jun
24
CU in...Shanghai
Jun
30
Housing Assignment Notification
Jul
15
Open Enrollment for the 2015-16 Columbia Student Medical Insurance Plan Begins
Jul
15
Submit Photo for University ID Card
Aug
1
Submit Proof of MMR Immunity
Aug
1
Certify Your Meningitis Vaccination Decision
Aug
7
Deadline to Sign Up an Authorized Payer
Aug
23
CUE Pre-orientation Move-in
Aug
24
ISOP Pre-orientation Move-in
Aug
26
COÖP Pre-orientation Move-in
Aug
30
Move-in Day #1 & Family Orientation Day #1
Aug
31
Convocation, Move-in Day #2 & Family Orientation Day #2, New Student Orientation Program Begins (through Monday, September 7)
Sep
8
First Day of Fall Semester
Sep
30
Confirm, Upgrade, or Request a Waiver from the Columbia Student Medical Insurance Plan

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