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also seek additional information on the
Columbia Students Page: www.columbia.
edu/cu/students. Graduate housing
through UAH is processed for the fall and
spring terms only. Summer sublets are
also available through individual referrals.
The UAH Office maintains an active listing
for those interested.
Due to the growing demand for
housing, graduate housing is no longer
guaranteed, but every effort is made
to accommodate you. It is critical that
you submit your housing application as
soon as possible and that you follow the
instructions in your acceptance packet.
Housing applications received after the
set date are not guaranteed housing.
The order of priority for selection is:
graduate fellowship recipients, Zone 1
students (those who live further than
250 miles from campus), and then Zone
2 students (those who live between
50 and 250 miles from campus). All
continuing students and applications
from Zone 3 areas (within 50 miles) are
automatically placed on a waiting list.
UAH-approved students can begin
viewing apartments and moving in during
the last week of August for the fall term,
and early January for the spring term.
Students will be properly notified of
engineering 2011–2012
Graduate Orientation and Registration,
which are generally held the week before
the first day of class. If a student needs
to move in earlier, proper documentation
from the department in support of the
request is necessary.
Dining Services
First-Year Students
All first-year students in residence are
required to enroll in one of two dining
plans, each of which is comprised of a
varying number of meals served in John
Jay Dining Hall, Ferris Booth Commons,
or JJ’s Place, and Dining Dollars, which
can be used at the 12 dining locations
on campus.
First-Year Dining Plans
1. 19 meals per week and 75 Dining
Dollars per term, plus 15 floating
meals and 6 faculty meals
2. 15 meals per week and 125 Dining
Dollars per term, plus 10 floating
meals and 6 faculty meals
The dining plans are transacted through
Columbia’s ID Card, called the Columbia
Card, which serves as a convenient way
to enjoy dining all over campus without
carrying cash.
Meals
The meals portion of the dining plan
enables students to help themselves
to unlimited servings of food served
in John Jay Dining Hall, Ferris Booth
Commons, or JJ’s Place. The hours
of operations for these locations offers
dining options for breakfast, lunch,
dinner, and late-night, with continuous
dining from 7:30 a.m. to midnight.
Dining Dollars
In addition to meals, Dining Dollars
comprise the other portion of the firstyear
dining plan. Each Dining Dollar is
equal to one dollar and operates as a
declining balance account, much like a
debit card.
Columbia Dining Services maintains
twelve dining facilities conveniently
located on campus. Each of the
locations accepts Dining Dollars,
an alternative to cash payment that
is accessed by the Columbia Card
(student ID card).
With Dining Dollars, students will
enjoy the ease and flexibility of cashless
transactions as well as the savings of
sales tax on all food purchases. Dining
Dollars will roll over from year to year
until graduation.