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Instructions for Non-SIPA Students

Cross-Registration Instructions for Non-SIPA Students

SIPA course and cross-registration information found on the Web at: www.sipa.columbia.edu/academics/sipa_registration.

Students must come to the SIPA Registration Site (Stetton Lounge, 6th floor IAB building) for permission to register for SIPA courses starting Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 10 am. Students may add/drop courses until Friday, September 18, 2009. 

GSAS students are able to register on-line for “open” SIPA courses starting Tuesday, September 1, 2009.  These “open” courses are listed on the SIPA Registration Web site and on the Directory of Classes as “open” or “approvals required-none.”

Process for Cross-registering:

  1. Select courses from the Directory of Classes
  2. Fill out the Registration & Add/Drop form (PDF)
  3. Come to the SIPA Registration site on the 6th floor of the IAB. 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.  These courses are U6800 Conceptual Foundations, U6500 Quantitative Analysis, U4200/U4201 International Economics, U6400/6401 International Economic Analysis, U6110 Politics of Policymaking, U6000 Management, U9013 Internship and U4040 Professional Development. 

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

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.

Process for Registering for a SIPA Instructor Permission Course:

  1. Submit On-line Request Form by noon on Thursday, September 3, 2009
  2. Instructor Permission Course Results available at 1pm on Tuesday, September 8, 2009.  Results will be available at the SIPA Registration Help Site (6th floor IAB) and on the SIPA Registration Web site.
  3. Register in person at the SIPA Registration Help Site (6th floor IAB) by 5 pm on Friday, September 11, 2009.
    • 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: Once a course capacity limit has been reached, the instructor’s approval cannot override the maximum enrollment for the class.