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Instructions for Non-SIPA Students

Cross-Registration Instructions for Non-SIPA Students

SIPA has made arrangements with the following departments/Schools regarding cross-registration.  Students from these departments do not follow the cross-registration instructions outlined below, they must see their department administrator for permission to cross-register for SIPA courses.

Ecology, Evolution & Environmental Biology (E3B)
Andres Gomez
10 th Floor Schermerhorn Ext
ag2112@columbia.edu
854 7807

Human Rights Studies M.A.
Kristina Eberbach
Riverside Church Tower, 7th Floor
91 Claremont Avenue
kre2104@columbia.edu
854 7372

Law School
500 WJW Hall
registrar@law.columbia.edu
854-2668

MS Sustainable Management
Allison Ladue
Hogan Hall
ael2133@columbia.edu
851-9361

GSAS students are able to register on-line for “open” SIPA courses starting Tuesday, January 10, 2012.  Approval required is noted in the course listing in the Directory of Classes.(http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bulletin/uwb/)

Students from all other programs must come to the SIPA Registration Site (Office of Student Affairs, Suite 610, 6th floor IAB building) for permission to register for SIPA courses starting Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 10 AM.  Students may add/drop courses until Friday, January 27, 2012. 

Process for Cross-registering:
NB: Cross-Registrants can register for a maximum of 9 credits of SIPA courses per semester.

  1. Select courses from the SIPA On-Line Curriculum Guide (http://sipa.columbia.edu/academics/courses/index.html) or the Columbia University Directory of Classes (http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bulletin/uwb/).
  2. Fill out the Registration & Add/Drop form
  3. Come to the SIPA Registration site on the 6th floor of the IAB to request approval. If the class is not full, approval will be granted and SIPA will register you for the class.

Students from other divisions of Columbia are not eligible to register for SIPA Core Courses, listed below:

  • INAF U6800/U6804 Conceptual Foundations
  • PUAF U6110/U6113 Politics of Policymaking
  • SIPA U4200/U4201 Economics for International and Public Affairs
  • SIPA U6002 Governance and Public Management in Developing Countries
  • SIPA U6003 Analysis of Public Sector Organizations
  • SIPA U6004 Effective Strategic Management of Public and Not for Profit Organizations
  • SIPA U6005 Effective Management in the Public Service     
  • SIPA U6006 Strategic Thinking and Planning for General Managers
  • SIPA U6010 Enterprise Strategy for Leaders
  • SIPA U6200 Accounting for International and Public Affairs
  • SIPA U6310 Budgeting for Non-Profits
  • SIPA U6320 Budgeting for Government
  • SIPA U6400/6401 Economic Analysis for International and Public Affairs
  • SIPA U6500 Quantitative Techniques
  • SIPA U9000-U9009 Capstone Workshop
  • SIPA U9013 Internship
  • SIPA U4040 Professional Development 

 

SIPA Instructor Permission Courses

Certain SIPA courses require approval by the instructor before a student is permitted to register. These SIPA Instructor Permission Courses are listed on the SIPA Registration Web site and on the Directory of Classes, as “Instructor Approval Required.” Reasons for Instructor Permission Courses include checking pre-requisites, giving priority to second-year students, and/or to maintain a class size appropriate for the course.

Students cannot register on-line for SIPA Instructor Permission Courses. Students must register in person at the SIPA Registration Help Site

For a list of Spring 2012 Instructor Permission Course, click here.

Process for Registering for a SIPA Instructor Permission Course:

  1. Submit On-line Request Form by noon on Thursday, January 12, 2012.
  2. Instructor Permission Course Results available at 1pm on Tuesday, January 17, 2012.  Results will be available at the SIPA Registration Help Site (6th floor IAB) and on theSIPA Registration Web site.
  3. Register in person at the SIPA Registration Help Site (6th floor IAB) by 4 pm on Friday, January 20, 2012.
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    • For those admitted to a course, failure to register within this time frame may result in the forfeiture of your space in the course.
    • Students on the waitlist will be notified via e-mail during the second week of class if they can register for the class

Note: Non-SIPA students must secure guest IDs in order to gain access to the SIPA computer lab during class sessions. Guest IDs will not be available during the first week of classes, but shortly thereafter they will be provided to each registered non-SIPA student. Guest ID’s will allow non-SIPA students to access the SIPA computer lab during class time only. Non-SIPA students will obtain their guest IDs from the SIPA Consultant Desk in 510 IAB. 

Non-SIPA students who wish to use the SIPA computer lab outside of regular class/recitation time must pay $160 per semester (payable by check or cash in 510 IAB). Non-SIPA students who choose not to pay this fee should consult their course instructor or TA and the IT office at their own school about any special software required for the course. SIPA IT is not equipped to provide technical support to non-SIPA students who have not paid the $160 per semester fee.