Monday, June 27, 2022

Changed your mind? Here's how to drop a Barnard summer class and receive a potential refund

How do I drop a summer Barnard class?

Beginning on Monday, July 27, you may use the Drop or Withdraw from a Summer Class online form. It will be unavailable until then -- do not panic if you get an error message trying to access it earlier!

I tried to drop my Barnard summer class on Student Planning, but it didn't work.

Now that the initial registration period is over, you cannot use Student Planning to drop a summer course. You must use the form linked above.

I tried to drop my Columbia Summer class using this process, but it won't work!

This process is only for Barnard summer courses. For Columbia summer courses, please follow the Columbia process

Will I get a refund? How much? Until when?

Please refer to the Academic Calendar for these and other important deadlines (and consider adding the academic calendar to your gBear calendar!). Most notably:

Monday, July 4Last day to drop Summer 2022 courses for a full refund
Tuesday, July 5First day of Summer 2022 on-campus classes
Monday, July 11Deadline to add or drop Summer 2022 on-campus classes
Monday, July 11

Last day to drop Summer 2022 course for partial refund


Monday, June 6, 2022

I had fulfilled a Foundations requirement with a past class; why is it now showing in my Degree Audit as "pending completion" with a Fall 2022 class?

 

First and foremost, if this is happening to you, don't worry!

Second, FYI the Degree Audit is programmed to pull the most recent course that fulfills a requirement.  In addition, in response to student requests, the Audit is now also configured to show registered-but-not-started courses in the degree audit so students can more efficiently plan and review course selections.


OK great, but what if I drop a class that the Degree Audit thinks I'm going to use to fulfill a Foundations requirement?

If a previous course was approved for this requirement, the past course will go back to where it was and the requirement will be fulfilled once more.  It's a good idea to check after dropping a class to make sure this happens.  If it doesn't, use this form to request an update to your audit: https://slate.barnard.edu/register/degree_audit_changes. Not sure if a past course was approved: check the searchable list of all courses ever approved to fulfill Foundations requirements (this new comprehensive list replaces the old "Snowbird" site).

Friday, June 3, 2022

Changed Your Mind and Want to Drop a Columbia Summer Course? Here's How

How do I drop a summer Columbia class?

If you are dropping a Columbia Summer class but not all of your summer CU classes, you may drop via SSOL.

 

I tried to drop my CU summer class on SSOL but I couldn't and was told that I have to withdraw. What does this mean, and will I have a W on my transcript?

This is most likely because you are attempting to drop all of your CU Summer classes (even if all = 1). Please note that Columbia refers to this as "withdrawing": this means withdrawing from the term; it does not necessarily mean that you will have a W on your transcript; that is governed by the Academic Calendar

In order to drop all of your CU summer courses, thereby withdrawing from the summer term entirely:

  1. Consult with your Barnard Class Dean
  2. Barnard Class Dean signs Approval to Withdraw form (click here).
  3. Student fills out Summer Non-SPS Withdrawal Request Student Form and uploads signed approval.
  4. Student receives confirmation from spsadvising@columbia.edu.spsadvising@columbia.edu.

Note that refunds and drop-or-W notations are based on the dates listed in the Refund Schedule and Change of Program Dates Calendar

 

I heard that this takes three weeks to process! Should I be concerned? 

Refunds, Ws, or other transcript notations should be based on the date of form submission, not the date the form is processed -- please be in touch with the Columbia Summer School (sps@columbia.edu) with any questions.  

Additional reason not to worry: Unlike summer 2021, this year as in all previous years, Columbia Summer courses are considered transfer credit, so only completed CU summer courses that you pass with at least a C- and for which you have also submitted an approved Summer Course Approval Form will appear on your Barnard transcript.