2011-2012 Bulletin – PDF - SEAS Bulletin - Columbia University

Applicants may submit results of
the American College Testing (ACT)
examinations in lieu of the SAT, but may
not substitute any other examinations for
the required SAT Subject Tests.
The Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL) or International
English Language Testing System
(IELTS) is required of all applicants
whose principal language of instruction
has not been English and who have not
lived in an English-speaking environment
for at least five years.
Applicants must be certain when
taking standardized tests to have their
results reported directly to Columbia
University by the testing agency.
Students are required to report all
standardized testing. The following
codes should be used when completing
test registration forms:
SAT Reasoning, SAT Subject Tests,
TOEFL: use code 2116
ACT: use code 2719
Educational Testing Service
Rosedale Road
Princeton, NJ 08541
Phone: 609-921-9000
www.ets.org
American College Testing Program
Box 313
Iowa City, IW 52243
Phone: 319-337-1270
www.act.org
Test of English as a Foreign Language
Box 899
Princeton, NJ 08451
609-771-7100
www.toefl.org
International English Language Testing
System
www.ielts.org
Advanced Placement
The School gives recognition to
the Advanced Placement program.
Appropriate placement and credit will be
given to students who score according
to the School’s criteria (see page 14) in
the Advanced Placement examinations
given in May by the College Entrance
Examination Board. In addition, required
courses may be waived on the basis
of faculty placement conferences,
permitting students with special
preparation to advance in prescribed
sequences. No credit is given for college
courses taken prior to high school
graduation, but appropriate placements
may be made.
Egleston Scholars
The Egleston Scholars Program
is named after Professor Thomas
Egleston, who founded the Columbia
School of Mines in 1864. Known in his
time as one of the foremost experts on
mining and metallurgy, Egleston served
as president of the American Institute
of Mining Engineers and twice received
France’s highest decoration, the Légion
d’honneur. The Thomas Egleston
Medal for Distinguished Engineering
Achievement was established in 1939
in his honor and is the School’s most
prestigious alumni award, recognizing
graduates of Columbia Engineering who
have made exceptional contributions to
the world of engineering and applied science.
In this spirit, the Egleston Scholars
Program recognizes undergraduate
students of Columbia Engineering who
embody the mission of the School at
large: “to educate socially-responsible
engineering and applied science leaders
whose work results in the betterment of
the human condition, locally, nationally,
and globally.”
C. Prescott Davis Scholars Program
Each year, outstanding high school
seniors are nominated for selection
as C. Prescott Davis Scholars by the
Admissions Committee. After a rigorous
selection process, the Scholars are
chosen to participate throughout their
four undergraduate years in academic
and cocurricular opportunities, including
research with faculty, professional
internships, and meetings with worldrenowned
scholars, innovators, and
leaders.
Higher Education Opportunity
Program (HEOP) and National
Opportunity Program (NOP)
The Higher Education Opportunity
Program (HEOP) is sponsored by
the New York State Department of
Education and Columbia University.
The program is designed for New York
State residents who have particular
educational and economic needs with
regard to admission requirements.
HEOP students must be U.S. citizens
or permanent residents who have lived
in New York State for one year prior to
enrolling in college.
HEOP’s individualized counseling
and tutoring services help students
meet the challenges of a major
university and professional school.
New students attend an intensive prefirst-year
Summer Bridge Program
on the Columbia campus. Students
in the School’s undergraduate Higher
Education Opportunity Program can
follow a five-year curriculum which
spreads the first and second-year
requirements over three years and
allows for the inclusion of several extra
courses designed to provide academic
support.
Because of the different pace of this
program, students are considered to be
making minimum satisfactory progress
when they complete 24 points of credit
in one academic year. HEOP students’
academic performance is otherwise
evaluated by the same standards
applied to all undergraduates. HEOP
support is available to students wishing
to pursue only the Bachelor of Science
degree or Columbia’s Combined Plan
Program for both the Bachelor of Arts
and Bachelor of Science in five years.
The National Opportunity Program
(NOP) is a replication of the Higher
Education Opportunity Program
and provides access to a Columbia
education for students outside of New
York State. Requirements for NOP are
the same as those for HEOP, except
for the New York State residency
requirement.
For further information concerning
the Engineering School’s Opportunity
Programs, contact:
Academic Success Programs
Columbia University
New York, NY 10027
Phone: 212-854-3514
www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/asp/
programs
applicants with
advanced standing
(Transfer Applicants)
Columbia Engineering accepts
applications for transfer into the
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