Columbia University in the City of New York
Early Registration for New MS Students
Incoming MS students can register for Fall 2019 classes starting Wednesday July 31st through August 2nd, 2019, if you have completed your MMR paperwork. If you are unable to register during this time, or wish to make adjustments, you will have an opportunity to register when you arrive on campus for orientation. The last day to make adjustments is September 13, 2019.
You must read the following instructions very carefully. Failure to read instructions may result in cancelled registrations.
1. Registration Instructions
Students register for classes on Student Services Online.
Step 1: Login to Student Services Online with your UNI and UNI password.
Step 2: Click on the "Registration Appointments" menu. Registration appointments are designated times during which you may enroll in course(s) using SSOL registration.
Step 3: Register for courses during the registration appointment times. Review below for the courses to register; do not register for any additional coursework.
| Programs | Fall 2019 courses |
|---|---|
| MS in Business Analytics |
IEOR E4599 MSBA Quantitative Bootcamp |
| MS in Financial Engineering |
IEOR E4799 MSFE Quantitative and Computational Bootcamp |
| MS in Industrial Engineering | IEOR E4004-003/004 Optimization Models and Methods IEOR E4150 Probability and Statistics ENGI E4000 Professional Development and Leadership Elective (2 or 3 courses) |
| MS in Management Science and Engineering | DROM B8000 Opimization and Simulation Bootcamp IEOR E4004-002 Optimization Models and Methods IEOR E4101-002 Probability, Statistics and Simulation IEOR E4111 Operations Consulting ENGI E4000 Professional Development and Leadership Semi-Core Elective (1 or 2 courses) |
| MS in Operations Research | IEOR E4004-003/004 Optimization Models and Methods IEOR E4150 Probability and Statistics ENGI E4000 Professional Development and Leadership Elective (1 or 2 courses) *If you earned a waiver for IEOR E4150, then you must register for IEOR E4106 Stochastic Models |
Step 4: Review Early Registration Tips.
2. Registration restrictions
During this early registration period, you are only allowed to register for:
- IEOR courses (Industrial Engineering and Operations Research courses) – e.g. IEOR E4004
- IEOR courses in conjunction with another department – e.g. CSOR W4231, IEME E4310
- Professional Development & Leadership courses – e.g. ENGI E4000
- Special MSE Electives DROM B8107-060/061, DROM B8123-060, DROM B8131-060, and DROM B8150-060 (Note: MSIE and MSOR students are limited to (1) of these courses starting late August)
Students who fail to adhere to the course restriction policy by registering for courses other than those listed above will have their registration voided. We may have to drop all of the courses to which you register, including your IEOR courses. You will then be limited to the availability of courses in late August when registration reopens.
3. Degree Requirements and Courses
Review the following documents for more information about your degree requirements and course selection.
- MS in Business Analytics Early Registration Advising
- MS in Financial Engineering Early Registration Advising
- MS in Industrial Engineering Early Registration Advising
- MS in Management Science & Engineering Early Registration Advising
- MS in Operations Research Early Registration Advising
- Fall 2019 Departmental courses
- Complete listing of University course offerings
4. Additional Electives (Business, International Affairs, Economics, etc.)
You will have an opportunity to register for additional electives when you arrive in August. If you are interested in taking courses from other graduate schools such as Graduate School of Business (GSB) or School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), you may request such courses in late August.
Happy registration! Shall you have any questions or concerns, you may post them on the IEOR Advising Groups: MSBA | MSFE | MSIE | MSE | MSOR. You must use your Columbia email address to contact us, so we can properly identify you. Emails sent using non-Columbia emails will not be attended to.