Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Financial Matters: Policies and Resources for Students in All Ph.D. Programs III. Overview of GSAS Multi-year Fellowship Support in the 31 Arts and Sciences Ph.D. Programs IV. Research, Teacher Training, and other Professional Development Resources V. Student Life

A. Message from the Dean

B. About this Handbook

1. Student Responsibilities

2. Director of Graduate Studies (DGS)

3. Departmental Administrator (DA)

C. GSAS History

D. Important Contact Information

1. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

2. Health Services and Student Health (Medical) Insurance

a) Morningside Campus

b) Columbia University Medical Center

3. Registration and Transcripts

4. Fees and Finances

5. Housing Services

6. International Students

7. University Policies and Other University Offices

E. Ph.D. Programs including Programs inside and outside the Arts and Sciences

1. The 31 Arts and Sciences Ph.D. Programs

2. The 30 Ph.D. Programs outside the Arts and Sciences

3. Programs Offered in Collaboration with other Schools

a. Dual Degree Programs

b. Nondegree Areas of Interdisciplinary Studies

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A. Tuition and Fees

B. Debit Balances

C. Credit Balances

D. Health Service Fee and Health (Medical) Insurance Premium

E. Withdrawal and Adjustment of Tuition Charges

F. Supplemental Support

1. Tuition Assistance Program Awards

2. Loans and Work Study

a) Applying for Loans

1) Student Aid Report

2) Submission of Loan Documents

b) Entrance and Exit Interviews

c) Verification

d) Available Federal Loans

1) Federal Subsidized Stafford Loans

2) Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loans

3) Federal Perkins Loans

e) Federal College Work-Study Program

3. Other Employment

G. Taxation

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Introduction

A. Fellowship Regulations

1. Registration Requirement

2. Outside Fellowships

3. Renewals of multi-year fellowships

4. Relationship between the Seven-Year Rule and Financial Aid Regulations

5. Work-Study Application Requirement

6. New York State Tuition Assistance Program Application Requirement

7. Fellowships from Endowment

B. Fellowships

1. GSAS Categories

a) Faculty Fellow

b) Teaching Fellow

1) Teaching Guidelines

2) International Students

c) Preceptor

d) Research Fellow

e) Graduate Research Assistant

f) Dissertation Fellow

g) Summer Fellow

2. Required Paperwork for Teaching or Research Appointments

a) Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

b) Columbia University Application for Loans and/or Work-Study

3. Processing of Fellowships in the Arts and Sciences Program

a) Stipend checks

b) Monthly checks

C. Training Grants

1. Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS)

D. Fellowships from Outside Sources

1. Outside Award Policy

a) The Basic Policy

b) Outside Fellowships and Teaching

c) Deferring Multi-year Fellowships

d) Dissertation Fellowships

e) Additional Support for Students not on Fellowship

2. Major Fellowships

3. Fellowships for Traditionally Underrepresented Student Groups

4. The Fellowship Database

E. External Employment Policy

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A. The GSAS Resource Center

1. Study or Research Outside of Columbia

a) Exchange Scholar Program for Ph.D. Students in the Arts and Sciences Departments

b) Inter-University Doctoral Consortium for Ph.D. Students

2. Blue Seal Letters

3. Travel Grants for Post-M.Phil. Students

B. Libraries

1. Services

a) Digital Collections

b) Ask a Librarian

c) Learn the Basics of Database Searching

d) Start with CLIO

e) Special Collections

f) Consultations

g) Document Delivery to Reach beyond Columbia's Collections

h) Access to Library Materials Online

i) EndNote, RefWorks, NVIVO

2. Individual Libraries

3. Affiliated Institutions

4. New York City Area Library Resources

C. Computing

1. Additional Medical Center Campus Computing Services

D. Teaching Guidelines and GSAS Teaching Center

1. Teaching Guidelines

2. GSAS Teaching Center

E. Mentoring of Ph.D. Students

F. Research Centers, Consortia, Institutes, and Related Schools

1. Research Centers, Consortia, Institutes

2. Related Schools

G. Career Education (Academic and Non-Academic)

1. Career Counseling

2. The Career Resource Center

3. Register with the Center for Career Education

4. Career Development Workshops

5. Special Programs

6. Annual Job Fairs

7. Dossier Service

8. Job Listings

9. InterviewTrak (Campus Recruiting Program)

10. Employer Presentations and Information Sessions

11. Experiential Education

a) Internships

b) Temporary Positions

c) Student Enterprises

H. Responsible Conduct of Research

1. Training Resources

2. Course Taught at the College of Physicians and Surgeons

3. Center for Bioethics

4. Research with Human Subjects – Institutional Review Board (IRB)

5. Research with Animal Subjects – IACUC

6. Working with Hazardous Substances and Equipment

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A. Bank and Credit Union

1. Citibank

2. Bethex Federal Credit Union, Columbia-Barnard Branch

B. Child Care

1. Morningside Campus

2. Columbia University Medical Center

C. Community Service

D. Dining Services and Faculty House

E. Disability Services

1. Obtaining Services

2. Campus Accessibility Information

F. Graduate Student Advisory Council (GSAC)

G. Graduate Student Lounge

H. Gym and Athletic Facilities

I. Health Service and Health (Medical) Insurance

1. Morningside Campus

a) Health Services

b) Student Medical Insurance Plan

c) Health Service Fee

2. Columbia University Medical Center

a) Student Health Service

b) Student Health (Medical) Insurance

c) Health Service Fee

J. Housing

1. Morningside Campus

2. Columbia University Medical Center

3. Off-Campus Housing Assistance Office (OCHA)

K. I.D. Cards for Columbia Students (CUID)

L. International Students

M. Minority Affairs

N. Registrar

O. Religious Life

P. Safety and Security

Q. Student Financial Services

R. Shuttle Bus Information

1. Intercampus Shuttle Bus

2. Morningside Heights Shuttle Bus

3. Lamont-Morningside Heights Shuttle Bus

S. Parking Information

1. Morningside Campus

2. Columbia University Medical Center