Maintenance of Status

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Students who have completed coursework in the Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program and are receiving a committee letter in support of their applications will automatically be registered for Maintenance of Status (fee associated) for both terms of their glide/application year, unless they are enrolled in Columbia courses which will also satisfy this requirement. Maintenance of Status is optional for students not receiving a committee letter and for reapplicants.

Students who are not required to register for Maintenance of Status, but who would like continued access to Columbia and Postbac Premed resources, must register prior to the beginning of term in order to avoid a late registration fee. There is no refund of the Maintenance of Status fee if canceled after the end of the change of program period.

Resources

• Access to a Postbac Premed advisor.
• Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program administrative support for the medical school application process.
• Continued access to the Postbac Premed listserv, which provides: announcements about clinical and research positions; notification of lectures, meetings, information sessions, and workshops related to healthcare, the medical school application and interview process, and financing medical education; and invitations to special events for Postbac Premed students.
• Use of Columbia's student services such as computer, library and health services, as well as use of the Center for Career Education, and an active University email account.
• Invitations to all Premedical Association (PMA) activities.
• Access to Columbia discounts on such commodities as computers.

Health Insurance and Dodge Physical Fitness Center Memberships

Students who register for Maintenance of Status have the opportunity to purchase a Student Access Membership to Dodge Physical Fitness Center and to enroll in the University's health insurance plan at student rates, but are not automatically enrolled in either.