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<s>[INST]For Columbia: May I apply to more than one program[/INST]You may not submit more than one application per term to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). However, you may elect to have your application reviewed by a second program or department within GSAS if you are not offered admission by your first-choice program. Please see the application instructions for a more detailed explanation of this policy and the various restrictions that apply to a second choice. You may apply concurrently to a program housed at GSAS and to programs housed at other divisions of the university. However, GSAS does not share application materials with other divisions; you must complete the application requirements for each school. For example, to be considered for the PhD program in Biological Sciences, you must apply through the GSAS online application. You may also apply to a Biomedical PhD program, offered at Columbia University Medical Center, but you must submit the Biomedical PhD programs application.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: How do I apply to a dual- or joint-degree program[/INST]The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences refers to these programs as dual-degree programs. Applicants must complete the application requirements for both schools. Application materials are not shared between schools. Students can only apply to an established dual-degree program and may not create their own. With the sole exception of approved dual-degree programs, students may not pursue a degree in more than one Columbia program concurrently, and may not be registered in more than one degree program at any institution in the same semester. Enrollment in another degree program at Columbia or elsewhere while enrolled in a GSAS master's or doctoral program is strictly prohibited by the Graduate School. Violation of this policy will lead to the rescission of an offer of admission, or termination for a current student.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: My undergraduate degree is a three-year bachelor's degree. Am I eligible to apply to your programs[/INST]GSAS is now accepting applications from students earning three-year bachelor's degrees in Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Canada, India, Israel, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, and any country which is a participant in the Bologna Process.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: How do I become eligible for fellowship awards in a PhD/DMA program[/INST]All students admitted to a GSAS program leading to the doctoral degree receive full University fellowships that include tuition, health insurance, and a living stipend. This also applies to international students. No additional application is necessary for this award. See Fellowship Information for Doctoral Students.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: What kinds of fellowships are available if I am applying to an MA program[/INST]Students admitted to some master’s programs may be considered for a very limited number of existing merit-based awards. In most cases, a separate application is not required. However, applicants should be aware that not all MA programs offer these awards, and that awards may cover only a small portion of tuition costs.Some programs that offer merit-based awards require students to apply by an early deadline in order to be considered eligible for those awards and may ask applicants to provide additional information for scholarship consideration. Please review the program’s webpage on the GSAS website for that information.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: How can I obtain a Teaching or a Research apprenticeship[/INST]Teaching and Research apprenticeships are solely part of the multi-year PhD fellowship awards.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: Is there a profile of the GSAS entering class[/INST]Given the variety of academic programs housed at GSAS, the GSAS Office of Admissions does not compile a general entering class profile or maintain aggregate admissions statistics. For more information about admission to a specific program, including such details as acceptance rates and GPA or GRE ranges, prospective students should contact the program directly.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: I want to transfer into Columbia GSAS. Is there a special application I need to submit[/INST]GSAS does not admit applicants as transfer students; therefore, there is no special application. Instead, you must apply for admission using the normal procedures, by completing the GSAS application and submitting all required supporting materials. Students who are admitted to and enroll in GSAS may request that coursework completed at Columbia or elsewhere be used in partial fulfillment of their GSAS degree requirements, subject to the Transfer Credit policies. Decisions to grant Transfer Credit are made solely by the department and GSAS.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: Can I pay the application fee with a check instead of using a credit card[/INST]We do not accept payment by check. Payment must be made by credit card. The following credit cards are accepted: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: Whom should I contact if the application fee has been charged to my credit card more than once[/INST]If multiple charges have been posted to your account, please write to [email protected]. In the email, please provide your first and last name, date of birth, department to which you applied, date and time you submitted the application, and the last four digits of your credit card number. Note: An authorization for a charge is different from a charge that has been posted to your account and settled. In order to verify that your credit card has in fact been charged more than once, please wait until the charge has been posted to your account and settled before contacting the GSAS Office of Admissions.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: How do I apply for an application fee waiver[/INST]All requests for fee waivers must be submitted through the online application. See the Application Fee Waivers page for specific instructions. Please note: Submission of a fee waiver request form does not guarantee that your application fee will be waived. You will be notified via email when your request has been reviewed. If you have previously requested and received two fee waivers for prior applications to GSAS, you may be ineligible to request an additional fee waiver for a new application. Each applicant may have only two approved application fee waiver requests.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: What is the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences ETS code for GRE and TOEFL[/INST]Our institution code is 2162. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences does not use department codes, as all test scores are reported to the GSAS Office of Admissions. Scores are then forwarded to the appropriate department. Because ETS requires designation of a department code, you may either select any department of your choosing or enter the default code 99 for the TOEFL and 0000 for the GRE.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: Can I substitute any other test for the TOEFL[/INST]Yes, you may substitute the IELTS or Columbia’s English Certification Test (ECT). Click here for details.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: How should I submit my official IELTS score report[/INST]You must contact the IELTS test center where the test was taken to request that your official electronic test results be sent to GSAS. E-Delivery account name: Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, New York, NY 10027, US</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: Is there a minimum TOEFL or IELTS score requirement[/INST]The Graduate School requires the following minimum scores: 600 on the TOEFL paper-and-pencil test, 100 on the TOEFL internet-based test, 7.5 on IELTS</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: If I took the TOEFL more than once, can I submit the results of more than one test to achieve the minimum score[/INST]You may use the results of tests taken on various dates to achieve the minimum score requirement. TOEFL(iBT) now offers a “MyBest” scores reporting option.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: What is the minimum GRE score needed to apply[/INST]There is no minimum GRE score requirement. Academic excellence is expected of all applicants to GSAS.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: Can I substitute any other test for the GRE[/INST]The GRE is mandatory for all those programs which require it.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: Under what circumstances will the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences waive the GRE requirement[/INST]The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences does not waive the GRE requirement. Some programs, however, do not require that applicants submit GRE scores. To find out whether a program requires the submission of GRE scores, please visit the program’s web page and view the Special Admissions Requirements at the bottom of the page.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: Under what circumstances will the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences waive the English proficiency requirement[/INST]The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences does not waive the English proficiency requirement. For information on how applicants may fulfill the requirement, please click here.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: I earned my undergraduate degree in a country where the official language is not English, but from an institution there where the official language of instruction is English. Am I required to submit results of an English Proficiency test[/INST]If English is the official language of instruction at the institution(s) where all of your undergraduate academic work was or is being undertaken, submission of TOEFL/IELTS results may not be required. If you believe this to be the case, please complete the English Proficiency Waiver Request form. The completed form and required supporting documentation must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the application deadline for the program to which you are applying. Your request will be reviewed, and you will receive notification when a decision has been made. Each request is reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and submission of the waiver form does not guarantee approval.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: If I earned a master’s degree in the US or from another English-speaking country, but received my undergraduate degree in an international school, am I still required to submit English proficiency exam scores[/INST]If you took the TOEFL or IELTS exam when applying to a graduate program at another institution and scored above the Columbia GSAS minimum requirement of 100 (IBT), 600 (PBT), or 7.5 (IELTS), you may be eligible to fulfill the English proficiency requirement by submitting the official TOEFL/IELTS Waiver Request Form and uploading a scanned copy of the score report to the online application. The form may be accessed on the Test Scores page of the application, and may only be submitted after you have entered the relevant graduate institution information on the Educational History section of the application. If you did not score above the Columbia GSAS required minimum or do not have a copy of your old results, you must retake the exam.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: When should I take any required standardized test[/INST]All tests should be taken at least six weeks before the application deadline to ensure timely receipt by the admissions office.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: For how long are standardized test scores valid[/INST]TOEFL and IELTS scores are valid for two years after the test date. GRE scores are valid for five years after the test date. Applicants who took the GRE more than five years ago and have subsequently enrolled in a graduate-level program at a US institution may petition the GSAS department or program to which they are applying to accept their old scores. If the department agrees to accept the scores, 1) the applicant must upload a personal copy of the official score report to the online application system, or 2) if GSAS already has the official score report on file, GSAS will append the scores to the application after it has been submitted.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: If I took the GRE more than once, how are the test scores considered in the evaluation process[/INST]When the GRE has been taken multiple times, the highest score achieved on each section is used in evaluating your application.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: Does GSAS accept the GMAT[/INST]Yes, but only for applicants to the Mathematics of Finance and Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences MA programs.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: What is the GSAS GMAT code[/INST]There is no GSAS GMAT numerical code. To send GMAT scores to your program, search for "Columbia University" from the list of schools on the GMAT website, and then select the name of the program to which your scores should be sent.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: What is the minimum score requirement for the GMAT[/INST]There is no minimum GMAT score requirement.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: Does GSAS accept the LSAT or the MCAT[/INST]GSAS programs do not require the submission of MCAT or LSAT scores, and MCAT and LSAT scores are not accepted in place of GRE scores. However, students who wish to submit MCAT or LSAT scores as a supplement to their GRE scores may upload a copy of the score report.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: How are letters of recommendation submitted[/INST]Letters of recommendation must be submitted through the GSAS online application system. Letters of recommendation may not be sent via email, nor may paper letters be sent via postal mail. All letters must be uploaded by the recommender directly to the application system. Under no circumstances should you upload a letter on behalf of a recommender. All letters must be submitted by the letter-writers themselves. If you upload a recommendation yourself, disciplinary action may be taken; consequences may include the immediate rejection of your application or the revocation of an offer of admission. Columbia GSAS accepts up to four letters of recommendation. Three letters of recommendation are required by most programs, but some MA programs may only require two letters. For application requirements for the program to which you are applying, please visit that program’s webpage on the GSAS website. Regardless of the number of letters required, at least TWO must be submitted by recommenders with direct knowledge of the applicant’s academic background and abilities, i.e. an instructor or academic tutor or advisor. No more than one letter should be from a professional supervisor or colleague (including internship supervisors). You may submit your online application even if your letters of recommendation have not yet been submitted. Once the letters are received, we will append them to your application.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: When are letters of recommendation due[/INST]Applicants should inform their recommenders of the deadline date for their program of study. Ideally, reference letters should be submitted before this date. If early submission is not possible, they should be submitted within two weeks of the deadline. If a recommender submits a letter after this deadline, it will be added to the application. However, if a letter arrives more than two weeks after the application deadline, there is no guarantee that it will be seen by the admissions committee when they begin their review.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: May my supporting documents, such as letters of recommendation and official exam scores, arrive after the application deadline date[/INST]If the application deadline for the program to which you are applying is before May 1: Supporting documents may be received up to two weeks after the deadline date for the specific department. If the application deadline for the program to which you are applying is after May 1: Supporting documents will not be accepted after the deadline date.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: Where should I send materials that cannot be submitted through the online application[/INST]Materials may be sent to the GSAS Office of Admissions: GSAS Office of Admissions, Columbia University, 107 Low Library, MC 4303, 535 West 116th Street, New York, NY 10027. Only materials that an applicant is having difficulty uploading to the "Supplementary Materials" section of the online application, such as musical scores or portfolios, may be sent via mail to the GSAS Office of Admissions. Applicants should not send any materials to the department. Any materials not required for the admissions decision will be discarded. All required materials should be uploaded to the online application system.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: Does the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences accept letters from career or letter services[/INST]We accept letters from dossier services, such as Interfolio, or university career services offices. Letters must be submitted electronically. If you are using Interfolio, please see the Interfolio Help Center for instructions on how to use the Interfolio service to deliver the letters to your Columbia application. If a career services office will be submitting the letters on your behalf, you will have to contact that office to ascertain whether they have a system in place which permits electronic submission of individual letters to our online application. Note: In order to make use of electronic submission, the letters must be submitted as individual documents directly to our application system, using the unique link created by the application system for each recommender you list. We do not accept letters emailed from letter services to a Columbia GSAS email address.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: May I submit more than the required number of recommendation letters[/INST]Yes, we accept up to four letters. Please note, however, that to be eligible for admission at GSAS, at least TWO letters must be submitted by academic recommenders.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: How can I change my decision to waive or not waive my letter of recommendation[/INST]If you have selected the wrong decision regarding waiving your rights and the recommender has not yet submitted his or her letter, you should “exclude” the recommender and reenter his or her information, being sure to select the correct decision. Please advise your recommender to disregard the first email request and to submit the recommendation according to the instructions in the most recent email. If the letter has been submitted, you cannot change your decision to waive your right to view the letter within the application system. If you wish to alter your waiver selection, you must send an email message to the recommender stating that you are waiving your right to view the letter. The message should include your full name and date of birth or Slate Application ID number. Please add a copy of this message to your application account to make the faculty admissions committee aware of this change. If you are changing your selection for more than one letter, you must email each recommender and upload a copy of each message to your application account. Your document will serve as an official request to change your waiver selection. To add a copy of each message to your file after you have emailed the recommender, please log back into your application. If you have not yet submitted your application, please upload your document via the Supplementary Media section. If you have already submitted your file, then you may upload your document by clicking on the words UPLOAD MATERIALS and selecting APPLICATION CORRECTIONS/ADDITIONS from the drop-down list. Note: Once the recommendation has been submitted, you will only be able to waive your right to read the letter; you will not be able to rescind a previous waiver of that right.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: I did not waive my right to view the letters of recommendation submitted on my behalf. How can I access the letters[/INST]Under the guidelines of the Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), all letters of recommendation are confidential during the admissions process, even if you have not waived your right to view them. This policy applies to both domestic and international applicants. If you did not waive your right to see one or more of the letters, you may view them only after you are enrolled in Columbia GSAS. Students who do not receive an offer of admission, or those admitted who do not enroll, are not permitted access to the letters at any time. A complete explanation of the FERPA policy can be found here.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: How long should my statement of academic purpose be[/INST]For most programs, the statement of academic purpose should be no more than 1,000 words. Applicants to the Japanese Pedagogy Program should refer to the application instructions.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: How can I get supporting materials (e.g., books, writing samples, portfolios, or tapes) returned to me[/INST]Materials sent to GSAS cannot be returned.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: Am I required to provide any financial documents as part of the application process[/INST]No. If you are admitted, you may be asked to provide certain financial documents. Please note, however, that if you choose to submit a request for an application fee waiver, you may be asked to submit some financial documents in support of your request.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: Can I submit my musical scores electronically[/INST]Yes, they can be uploaded in the Supplementary Media section of the online application.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: Do I need to submit official transcripts when I submit my application[/INST]No. Unofficial transcripts may be uploaded as part of your application. However, they should be copies of official transcripts. Unofficial course lists or registration records printed from your student account are not acceptable. If you have a copy of a World Education Services (WES) evaluation, we encourage you to upload it with your unofficial transcript. Official transcripts are required only after an offer of admission has been made and accepted. GSAS retains official documents for admitted applicants only. If an official document is sent to us by an applicant who does not enroll, the document will not remain accessible, even if an offer of admission is made at a later time.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: If I have received an offer of admission, how should I submit my official transcripts[/INST]Instructions for submitting final official transcripts are available here.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: Do I need to submit transcripts if I only took a few courses at another school[/INST]Yes. A transcript showing all courses and grades of any academic work must be submitted. However, if the courses and grades are listed on your main transcript, a separate transcript need not be submitted.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: Does GSAS accept scanned or web-based academic records[/INST]Yes, we accept them for review and decision purposes. However, we consider them unofficial. If an offer of admission is made, certified and secure online official transcripts must be submitted directly to Columbia by the Registrar’s Office of the applicant’s prior institution(s). Offers will not be considered official until we have received the official transcripts. Please see above for more information.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: What suggestions do you have in uploading my transcripts[/INST]Scan at the lowest DPI that results in a legible document. (we recommend to use under 300 DPI whenever possible.) Ensure that the institution name and other identifying marks are not missed during the scanning process and that your scanned copy is clearly legible and can print on letter size paper (8 ½" x 11"). Include the transcript legend (back page in most cases). Save your document as a PDF file. Make certain that its size is less than 2,000 KB (2.0 MB). Scanning in grayscale or black and white may produce the best results. If the scanned file is too large, then make a photocopy first (experimenting with different settings until you find one that results in the smallest file size), and then scan the photocopy. You may upload an institutional web-based transcript/academic record only if there is no other option available. Copies of official transcripts are preferred.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: Where do I upload my scanned transcript[/INST]On the Educational History page of the online application.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: Can I upload all my transcripts as one PDF[/INST]No. Each transcript must be uploaded separately.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: If I upload my transcripts, do I still need to submit the originals[/INST]Once an applicant has been admitted and has indicated acceptance of our offer of admission, certified and secure online official transcripts must be submitted directly to Columbia by the Registrar’s Office of the applicant’s prior institution(s). Please see above for more information.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: Do I need to upload both the foreign language and English translations of my transcripts[/INST]Yes. Transcripts that are in a language other than English should be translated into English. The translation must be certified to be an accurate translation of the original and be notarized or otherwise authenticated.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: When should I use the Fall Term Grade Report[/INST]If you are applying to the MA program in Statistics and will be earning your undergraduate degree after December 1, you must submit the Fall Term Grade Report and upload an updated transcript. Applicants to all other programs may submit the Fall Term Grade Report and a revised transcript if they wish to update their applications.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: Whom do I contact if I cannot find my school name on the “Educational History” page of the online application[/INST]If you do not immediately find the name of your institution, please attempt to search using alternative spellings or variations of your school's name (e.g., “Oxford University” vs. “University of Oxford”). If you attended a particular college within a larger institution, or a satellite campus of a larger school, please enter the name of the larger institution (e.g., if you attended Balliol College, please enter “University of Oxford”). The details of your study will be visible to the faculty when they review your transcript. If, after carefully searching, you are certain that your school does not appear on our list, please type in the name of your institution and enter its country, city, and state or region (if applicable). Once you have entered your school information, you must also complete the Missing School Code form so that we may add your institution to our records.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: I am an international applicant. Am I required to submit a WES evaluation of each of my transcripts[/INST]The submission of WES evaluations is not required for applications to GSAS. However, WES evaluations may be submitted in place of the required certified English translations of international transcripts. Additionally, please see the text above concerning the submission of WES Evaluations when accepting an offer of admission, which may be applicable to some international students.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: Can I track my application online[/INST]Yes, you may check the status of your application on the Application Status screen. You will be able to access this screen only after your application has been submitted.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: What information will I need in order to view my application status[/INST]You will need your email address and password.</S>

<s>[INST]For Columbia: What should I do if my supporting documents do not appear in online tracking[/INST]You may check the status of your supporting materials on the Application Status screen. You will be able to access this screen only after your application has been submitted. Please note that in some cases, it may take up to an hour after an item has been uploaded before its status appears as “received” on your materials checklist.</S>