<div dir="ltr"><div><br clear="all"></div><div><div>Please do not reply to this email as messages will not be received. For general inquiries, please reach out to <a href="mailto:ee-studentaffairs@ee.columbia.edu" target="_blank">ee-studentaffairs@ee.columbia.edu</a></div><div><br></div><div><span id="m_-8056719157037190464m_-3429096885982766519gmail-docs-internal-guid-79ada7a2-7fff-a3cc-a729-847d0f2c88c6"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">July 21, 2025</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Dear Incoming Master’s Student, </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Welcome to the Master in Quantum Science and Technology (QST) Program at Columbia University! We are looking forward to meeting you on campus soon at the start of the next journey in your education as graduate students. Prior to your arrival on campus at the end of August, it is important you start thinking about the courses that you wish to take, pre-register for them, and learn about the events before the start of the semester. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">mandatory orientation</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> for Fall 2025 graduate students in the Quantum Science and Technology (QST) Program will be held on Thursday, </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">August 28th, 2025.</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> Please carefully read the agenda </span><a href="https://ee.columbia.edu/ee-and-ce-graduate-student-orientation" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://ee.columbia.edu/ee-and-ce-graduate-student-orientation</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">(1) Planning Your Program of Study</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">To plan your program and courses, please consult the following: </span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">QST MS program information and Track Electives: <a href="https://quantum.engineering.columbia.edu/content/curriculum" target="_blank">https://quantum.engineering.columbia.edu/content/curriculum</a> </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Quantum course lists by topic: <a href="https://quantum.columbia.edu/quantum-courses" target="_blank">https://quantum.columbia.edu/quantum-courses</a> </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Videos presenting classes offered in Fall 2025, on the page for the 2025 incoming graduate student orientation - </span><a href="https://www.ee.columbia.edu/ee-and-ce-graduate-student-orientation" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://www.ee.columbia.edu/ee-and-ce-graduate-student-orientation</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Please watch these videos before registering to classes.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">QST MS</span><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> program requirement checklist: </span><a href="https://quantum.engineering.columbia.edu/content/curriculum" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://quantum.engineering.columbia.edu/content/curriculum</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Columbia-wide course bulletin (directory of classes): </span><a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bulletin/uwb/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bulletin/uwb/</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">School of Engineering and Applied Sciences bulletin: </span><a href="http://bulletin.engineering.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">http://bulletin.engineering.columbia.edu/</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">(2) Advising</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">You will be assigned a SEAS or Physics faculty member for an advising session as part of the graduate student orientation to discuss your academic plans and questions about modifying your initial course selections. Note that students do not need to obtain a faculty advisor’s approval for registration, but we highly recommend using this opportunity to talk to a professor. We will contact you about your advising appointment closer to the orientation. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">(3) Course Registration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Registration is done in several cycles. There are opportunities for early registration in August and at the end of August. The final registration can be done/modified as far as mid-September (during the Change of Program Period). To maximize your chances to get into high demand courses, you should attempt doing early registration in August for courses that allow it. General information about registration is provided at this site: </span><a href="https://www.registrar.columbia.edu/content/registration-and-enrollment" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://www.registrar.columbia.edu/content/registration-and-enrollment</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. Special rules may apply for SEAS students.  </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">(3.1) Registration times and semester start</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:6pt 0pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The Columbia university academic calendar is published at: </span><a href="http://registrar.columbia.edu/event/academic-calendar" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">http://registrar.columbia.edu/event/academic-calendar</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. (to see applicable dates, select 2025/2026 Fall). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:6pt 0pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Early registration for incoming Quantum  MS  students starts with July 21 - July 25th 2025 period</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, and continues during August 4th - August 8th, August 11th - August 15th, and August 26th - August 28th. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:6pt 0pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The final registration, also called Change of Program Period, is from September 2nd until September 12th.</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:6pt 0pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> First Day of Classes is Tuesday, September 2nd</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, 2025. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:6pt 0pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Friday, September 12, 2025 is the end of the change of program period</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. This is the last day to add a class, and the last day to receive tuition refund for classes dropped. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:6pt 0pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Registration is done through the </span><a href="https://vergil.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Vergil</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">  (student services online) registration site (</span><a href="https://vergil.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://vergil.columbia.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">)   </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">(3.2) Registration into classes for QST graduate students</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">QST students can register for any SEAS Department and PHYS courses and cross-listed courses through the </span><a href="https://vergil.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Vergil</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (student services online) registration site – </span><a href="https://vergil.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://vergil.columbia.edu/</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> . For 2025 fall registration, many class registrations will be managed via waitlists, where students will get onto the Vergil waitlist, and subsequently be moved into full registration by faculty members and EE administrators. QST students have priority for EE cross-listed courses, over other SEAS or Columbia students. Cross-listed EE courses have course codes starting with EECS, CSEE, EEOR, BMEB, BMEE, ECBM, EEME, etc. The process of moving students from the waitlists to the full registration will take several weeks, so students need to be patient.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">(3.3) Registration into COMS classes for Quantum graduate students</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">(i) The Computer Science Department manages registration for QST students for CS classes (course codes COMS, CSOR,...) through direct  </span><a href="https://vergil.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Vergil </span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">registration or through Vergil waitlists. Vergil waitlists allow students to put their name into the course, where CS administrators and instructors select which students will be moved to full registration. Entry into these courses cannot be guaranteed and typically second-year students get higher priority when seats become available. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">(ii) QST students will have access to the waitlists for the majority of COMS 4000 and 6000-level COMS courses starting in late August or September. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">(3.4) Registration into courses in other SEAS departments for QST graduate students</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Some departments may block course registration to students outside their department during the early registration periods in July/August. This changes later in the registration process in September. If a course is full in Vergil, you can sometimes join the Vergil waitlist. If you have questions, consider contacting that class’ department.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Quantum students have an early waitlist entry date for Course CSOR/W4246 Algorithms for Data Science (earlier than September).</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">(3.5) Registration requirements and important rules</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">When registering, make sure to follow the rules/requirements which </span><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">are summarized in the Program Checklist </span><a href="https://quantum.engineering.columbia.edu/content/curriculum" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://quantum.engineering.columbia.edu/content/curriculum</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Any questions can be addressed at the orientation or in the meeting with QST faculty. </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">You can register for up to 15 credits per semester. Note that a normal load for full-time students is 12 credits. Students on a student visa must carry the full load in every semester (full load is 12 credits except in the last semester when it can be less).</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">(3.6) Pre-Registration limits for all master’s students in SEAS</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">For students in 30-credit MS programs including QST</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">During pre-registration, master’s students are only able to register for a maximum of 15 credits, including courses for which the student is registering on the waitlist. As has been past policy and practice, graduate students may not take more than 15 credits per semester, and students are reminded that they are billed per credit. In addition, graduate students are reminded that if they drop classes after the last day of the Change of Program (add/drop) period, they will be charged tuition for the dropped classes.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">SEAS master’s students in their first or second semester will only be able to be simultaneously registered and waitlisted for up to 15 credits.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">SEAS master’s students in their third or fourth semester will only be able to be simultaneously registered and waitlisted for up to 9 credits.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Example: if you are a third semester student and you are registered for 7 credits and want to waitlist a class for 3 credits, you will not be able to. Your total waitlisted/registered credits would be 10 which is above the 9-credit max. You will either need to register or waitlist a class that is 2 credits or drop a class you are registered for to waitlist the 3-credit class.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Example: If you are a first or second semester student, currently registered for 9 credits and waitlisted for 3 credits and want to register for an open 4 credit course, you will not be able to. Your total waitlisted/registered credits would be 16 which is above the 15 max. You will need to either drop a class or remove yourself from a waitlist.</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">(4) Summary and Advice</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Please carefully review this email. We realize that there is a lot of information in this email and it might be overwhelming at first. However, there is time to finalize your course selections until the end of the “Change of Program Period” in September. Note also that at this point several of the classes might have long waitlists, but in most cases, these waitlists clear up and students typically get into the majority of the classes they want in September.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We wish you an enjoyable summer and look forward to meeting you on campus for the start of the Professional Development and Leadership program (PDL) and for the graduate student orientation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">For academic issues, please contact the EE Director of Student Affairs, Elsa Sanchez (</span><a href="mailto:ee-ms-advising@ee.columbia.edu" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">ee-ms-advising@ee.columbia.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">For career related questions, please contact the Director of EE Career Placement, Jennifer Lee (</span><a href="mailto:ee-career@ee.columbia.edu" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">ee-career@ee.columbia.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">)</span></p><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Best Regards,</span></p><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Elsa Sanchez, EE Director of Student Affairs</span></span></div></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><b>Elsa Sanchez</b><br></div><div><i style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">(pronouns:she/her/hers)</i><b><br></b></div><i>Director of Student Affairs</i><br></div>Columbia University<br>Department of Electrical Engineering<br></div><div>500 W. 120th Street, Rm. 1300, New York, NY 10027<br></div><u>212-854-3104</u> (T), 212-932-9421 (F)<br></div><u><a href="mailto:es240@columbia.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">es240@columbia.edu</a></u></div><div dir="ltr"><u>OFFICE HOURS: Monday-Friday from</u></div><div dir="ltr"><u>10:30am - 12:00pm and 2:30pm - 4:00pm</u></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__calendly.com_es240_officehours-3Fmonth-3D2021-2D02&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=M7AVrKU091iPBkqlr1CdWwudx31YaDJHAmucFcj4g-EVvzorAa8KG5U2if1mY1Q9&m=FnzGubPwqP0DJbFk2QzQPbzuKlhvsuli4AljZ3mfm2GMOlX300sz-HKF_Lnzx9T0&s=MoFd4UhoEyhb2t7wfvLOCPRCA1Sm2rIOLb5nkGvsk_M&e=" target="_blank">Schedule an appointment! </a><br></div></div></div></div></div>