Spring 2021 Course Registration Update

Earlier today, Barry S. Kane, associate vice president and university registrar, sent the following message to students regarding the spring 2021 semester.

November 09, 2020

Dear Students:

I write today to let you know that course registration and enrollment for the upcoming spring 2021 semester will be adjusted to begin on Tuesday, December 1st, for students in Columbia College, the School of Engineering and Applied Science (both undergraduate and graduate), the School of General Studies, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the School of the Arts. Students in these Schools will have their registration appointments start according to the schedule below, with some beginning on Tuesday, December 1st, and continuing over the succeeding week. The schedule is as follows:

•	Senior Standing Undergraduate Students and Postbac Premed Students: Tues., Dec. 1 - Fri., Dec. 4
•	Juniors: Wed., Dec. 2 - Fri., Dec. 4
•	Sophomores: Thurs., Dec. 3 - Fri., Dec. 4
•	First-Years: Fri., Dec. 4

Following the week of December 7th, all registration appointments remain the same as originally scheduled. More registration details can be found on the Registrar’s website.

These changes are made to allow for the details of the conduct of the spring 2021 semester to be finalized before registration and course enrollment begins. Once the plans for the spring semester are announced, members of the Faculty will then have additional time to determine the Methods of Instruction for the courses they are teaching. All of this information will enhance registration and course enrollment starting on December 1st by providing students with current, accurate, and reliable course data.

SSOL will be displaying revised registration appointments beginning on Wednesday, November 11th. Revised appointments for students in the School of the Arts will appear by Friday, November 13th.

Please discuss any questions you may have regarding the revised registration schedule with your academic advisers.


Yours truly,

Barry S. Kane
Associate Vice President and University Registrar
Columbia University in the City of New York