2008-2009 Bulletin – PDF - SEAS Bulletin - Columbia University

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agency. Scores that are sent via the
“rush” service are sent to us in paper
form, which we are no longer able to
process.
Applicants may submit results of the
American College Testing (ACT) examinations
in lieu of the SAT I, but may not
substitute any other examinations for the
required SAT Subject Tests.
The Test of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL) 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. The
following codes should be used when
completing test registration forms:
SAT Reasoning, SAT Subject Tests,
TOEFL: use code 2111
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
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.
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
co-curricular opportunities, including
research with faculty, professional internships,
and meetings with world-renowned
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 pre-first-year Summer Science
and Humanities Institute 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:
Opportunity Programs and
Undergraduate Services
Columbia University
New York, NY 10027
Phone: 212-854-3514
www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/asp/
programs
APPLICANTS WITH
ADVANCED STANDING
(TRANSFER APPLICANTS)
Students with strong academic records
in pre-engineering programs at two-year
community colleges are eligible for
sophomore or junior standing in The Fu
Foundation School of Engineering
and Applied Science upon transfer to
Columbia. Community college students
who are considering applying to the
School of Engineering and Applied
Science are encouraged to complete a
course of study similar to the School’s
First Year–Sophomore Program. Credit
and placement in the School will be
determined by the equivalence of the
courses taken by the student to those
described in this bulletin.
The School also accepts applications
for transfer into the sophomore or junior
year from students in four-year programs
at arts and sciences colleges and engineering
schools. Transfers may enter
Columbia only in September and may
count no more than 68 points of credit
toward the Columbia degree. Transfer
students must also satisfy the University’s
residence requirements by taking at
least 60 points at Columbia.
Transfer applicants should provide
the scores of College Board Examinations
as part of their application.
Applicants must submit results of the
SAT or the American College Testing
(ACT) examinations. Results of the SAT-II
SEAS 2008–2009