Barnard College Physics & Astronomy
Spring Semester 2023
Program Planning Meeting
Ella Weed Room
2nd floor Milbank Hall
Wednesday, November 2nd 2022
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Monday, October 31, 2022
Thursday, October 27, 2022
German Open House
Wednesday, November 2nd
6:00-7:00PM
Milbank 302
Join us to learn more about the German program, meet the faculty and view our Spring 2023 courses!
Can't make it in person? Just us by Zoom!
Prospective Political Science Majors
Please to watch this video if you would like to learn more about the department! It is a recording from a fantastic major meeting held in April 2022-- virtually all faculty members participated introducing the department, the major, and every faculty members (their courses, research interests, etc) to prospective majors!
See below for some useful links in addition to the video:
FAQ
Colloquium information
Major/minor requirements
External Credit Approvals
Senior Poster Requirements
Forms and Resources
Colloquium information
Major/minor requirements
External Credit Approvals
Senior Poster Requirements
Forms and Resources
The Department Administrator, Taylor Doran, is available in her office for walk-ins, holds office hours every week, both on zoom and in person, and is always happy to answer student's questions in person and/or via email!
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Monday, October 24, 2022
Architecture Program Planning Meeting
Interested in finding out more about the Architecture Major? Come to The McCagg Gallery, 4th floor, The Diana Center on Wednesday, October 26, 12:00-1:00pm to find out more!! You may also email architecture@barnard.edu
Fall 2022 Program Planning Meetings
Note 11/4/22: This list is still being updated, more departments to be added at a later time.
Friday, October 21, 2022
Fall 2022 Open House for Statistics Invite
Columbia's statistics department is hosting its Fall 2022 open-house on Wednesday, October 26th from 3:00pm-5:00pm in the Watson Hall Conference Room 601 (see directions for Watson Hall below). For students interested in learning more about the statistics major and concentration, please feel free to join the session and enjoy some free food & refreshments.
Join the open house session to connect with fellow majors:
- For current statistics majors and concentrators, please stop by so that you can give advice to prospective majors and also meet some new members from your program.
- For prospective majors and concentrators, please stop by to meet some fellow rising majors!
Join the open house session to learn more about our programs:
- Statistics major
- Mathematics-Statistics joint major
- Data Science joint major
- Economics-Statistics joint major
- Political Science-Statistics joint major
- Statistics concentration
- BA/MA option for statistics majors and joint majors
Time and location:
- Wednesday (10/26/2022) 3:00pm-5:00pm
- Watson Building (Room 601)
Columbia University
New York, NY 10025
Please RSVP to gjy2107@columbia.edu so that they have an idea of how much food to order and so they can add you to the Watson access list. If you can't make this timeframe, please reach out to Gabriel J. Young directly so you can set-up a meeting.
Monday, October 17, 2022
How Do I Withdraw from a Class by the November 17 Deadline?
The deadline to withdraw from a fall 2022 class is November 17. Withdrawn classes will not affect your GPA and you will not earn credit for them, but they will remain on your transcript, and a W will be entered place of the final grade.
Note: You may not withdraw from a class if doing so would leave you with fewer than 12 credits.
To withdraw from a class, use this online form, following these steps:
1. Consult with your adviser.
2. Get an email from your adviser confirming they approve you to withdraw from this specific class.
3. Download that email as a PDF or save a screenshot of it.
4. Complete and submit the online W form, uploading your adviser’s confirmation email when prompted to do so.
5. You will receive an email confirmation once your W request is processed, ordinarily within two business days.
Note that the W will not appear on your record until the end of the semester when final grades are entered.
P/D/F available for Fall 2022 courses beginning Sept 26. Deadline = Nov. 17
If you are considering electing the p/d/f option for a fall 2022 course, you may do so beginning September 26, 2022. The last day to elect the p/d/f option is November 17, 2022. (this is also the W deadline)
Also, reminder that previous years' special p/d/f rules are no longer in effect - courses taken p/d/f this year are subject to the usual rules. Read all about p/d/f on the Registrar's website:
Rules:
Current students may elect P/D/F grading in a maximum of 23 points (22 points for students entering as transfers). Courses that are only available with P/F grading are not counted. Courses where p/d/f grading is chosen but the grade is later uncovered will still count towards the credit limit.
The instructor is not informed when a student elects the Pass/D/Fail option. The instructor will assign a letter grade, which will be converted to P/D/F. Because of this, students may see a letter grade in SSOL and should reference their Barnard transcript to see the P/D/F grade.
A letter grade of A+ through C- will appear on the transcript as a P, and will not count in the gpa
A letter grade of D will appear on the transcript as a D, and will count in the gpa
A letter grade of F will appear on the transcript as an F, and will count in the gpa
Classes taken for p/d/f grades can be applied to general education requirements but not to major or minor requirements.
How to elect or revoke the p/d/f option
After the registration deadline for a term, students can elect p/d/f grading for any registered course. The deadline to make this election (or to undo it - also called “revoking”) is posted in the academic calendar. Students may not request P/D/F retroactively.To elect the pd/f/ option:
-Go to portal.barnard.edu. (Use a browser other than Safari).
- Under the Academics tab, click on "Planning your courses", and then "Request P/D/F for a course".
- Log in
-Click on Pass/D/Fail.
-Click “P/D/F” in the Select column for each course you want to take p/d/f. Be sure to submit a request for each part of a course (e.g. lecture and lab).
-Click submit.
After 3 business days, you can return to the same portal page to check the status of your request.
-If your request is still pending, you will see your request but no action.
-If your request has been approved, you will see “Approved” in the PDF Status column
-You will also see “Grading: Pass/Fail” on the course section in Student Planning.
If you requested P/D/F for a course in your major department
-you will see "Dept Chair approval reqd" in the PDF Status column.
-you will also receive email instructing you to obtain department chair approval by a certain deadline
-If the request is approved by the Chair, you will see a status of “Approved.” If not, it will say “Denied.”
To undo/ revoke your p/d/f election (must be done prior to the p/d/f deadline):
-click on “Revoke” in the Select column.
-Within 3 business days, the “Grading: Pass/Fail” note will have returned to “Graded” in Student Planning.
-If you revoke the p/d/f election, it will not count towards your p/d/f credit limit.
-If you drop or officially withdraw from a class that you had previously p/d/f'd, you should also revoke the p/d/f so that it won't count towards your p/d/f limit.
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Help Rooms Are Here for You
Looking for drop-in peer support in your Computer Science, Math, Econ, Spanish, Physics, Gen Chem, or Orgo classes? Help Rooms are here for you!
Organic Chemistry: Mondays: 8pm - 9pm, Thursdays 9am - 10am 806 Altschul
General Chemistry: Wednesdays, 7pm - 9pm 806 Altschul
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Hello from your new Sophomore Class Dean
My name is Mary Laurita and I am thrilled to be here at Barnard. I actually started out my career at Columbia University and have spent time working at several institutions, both public and private, across the country - in the South, the Midwest, the West Coast, and finally, back here in NYC. I have many years experience both teaching (mostly Russian literature, but with some Dystopian literature and Medical Humanities mixed in) and advising undergraduates.
I think the sophomore year is a particularly important time - you’re gaining independence and thinking more seriously about the path you’re taking (intellectual, academic, and professional). I want you to know that I am here to support you through this year in many ways - to listen, to learn about your individual set of circumstances and to help you to discover for yourself what resources and people you may need to connect with, what skills you may need to develop, what talents you already possess that you might recognize and cultivate more, and to support you through difficult situations that may require more help and guidance.
As I learn about opportunities and interesting events, I will post them here - I’ll try to keep up. There’s a lot going on here!
If you’d like to make an appointment to meet, you can do that here. If you can’t find anything that suits your schedule on my calendar, please email me at mlaurita@barnard.edu and we will find a time that works for you. My office is located in 105 Milbank Hall, in the Deans’ Office for Advising and Support.
I look forward to hearing from many of you soon!
Monday, October 10, 2022
Study Abroad Info Session (Oxford and Cambridge)
Study Abroad at Oxford and Cambridge
INFO SESSION
Tuesday, October 18th, 3-4PM
Diana LL104
Learn about the options to study abroad at Oxford and Cambridge Universities and how to apply. Barnard students who are back from studying at both institutions will be on hand to share their experiences.
You can check the information on the available options through Barnard and the eligibility requirements here. Applications to study at our partner colleges at Oxford are now open. The deadline to apply is Monday, December 5th, 2022.
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Study Abroad Info Session with the School for International Training (SIT)
Study Abroad with the School for International Training (SIT)
INFO SESSION
Tuesday, October 11th, 3-4PM
Mehler Parlor, Elliott Hall
Come learn more about the School for International Training’s unique experiential study abroad programs with Melissa Phineus, SIT’s University Relations Manager!
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