<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Please do not reply 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><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>Dear Master’s Student, </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Welcome back to the MS in Quantum Science and Technology Program at Columbia University! This note reminds of resources and dates relevant for <span class="gmail-il">registration</span> into courses for the Fall of 2025.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(1) Planning Your Program of Study</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">To plan your program and courses, please consult the following: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt 47.25pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">· </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">QST MS Quantum program information: <a href="https://quantum.engineering.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" style="color:blue">https://quantum.engineering.columbia.edu</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt 11.25pt;text-indent:0.5in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">· Quantum Course lists: <a href="https://quantum.engineering.columbia.edu/content/curriculum" target="_blank" style="color:blue">https://quantum.engineering.columbia.edu/content/curriculum</a>  </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt 47.25pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">· MS Quantum</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> program requirement checklist: <a href="https://www.ee.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Quantun%20MS%20Program%20Checklist%202024%20Fall.pdf" target="_blank" style="color:blue">https://www.ee.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Quantun%20MS%20Program%20Checklist%202024%20Fall.pdf</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt 47.25pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">· Columbia-wide course bulletin: <a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bulletin/uwb/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bulletin/uwb/</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt 47.25pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">· School of Engineering and Applied Sciences bulletin: <a href="http://bulletin.engineering.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://bulletin.engineering.columbia.edu/</span></a> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(2) Advising</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Students do not need to have approval for choosing courses for the MS in Quantum Science and Technology. They must follow the rules of the MS Quantum program when selecting courses. Faculty are available for consultation as needed. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(3) Course <span class="gmail-il">Registration</span></span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-il">Registration</span> is done in several cycles. There are opportunities for early <span class="gmail-il">registration</span> at the end of July and at the end of August, whereas the final <span class="gmail-il">registration</span> can be done or 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 <span class="gmail-il">registration</span> in July/August for courses that allow it. General information about <span class="gmail-il">registration</span> is provided at this site: <a href="https://www.registrar.columbia.edu/content/registration-and-enrollment" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://www.registrar.columbia.edu/content/<span class="gmail-il">registration</span>-and-enrollment</span></a>. Special rules may apply for SEAS students.  </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(3.1) <span class="gmail-il">Registration</span> times and semester start</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Columbia university academic calendar is published at: <a href="https://registrar.columbia.edu/event/academic-calendar" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Academic Calendar | Office of the University Registrar</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">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="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="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). Early registration for fall 2025 will be done during the following periods: April 15-21, Aug. 4-28, and  Sept. 2-12. As of April 10 the dates for a likely late July registration are not listed on the calendar - so please pay attention to emails from SEAS and EE department.</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The First Day of Classes is Tuesday, September 02, 2025. The last day for add/drop (Change of Program Deadline) is Friday 09/12/2025.</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(3.2) <span class="gmail-il">Registration</span> into classes for CE graduate students</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Quantum students can <span class="gmail-il">register</span> for any CS COMS - EE (ELEN) courses and cross-listed EE/CS, Physics - PHYS, Applied Physics and Applied Math – APMA, APPH, courses through the <a href="https://ssol.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">SSOL</span></a> (student services online) <span class="gmail-il">registration</span> site – <a href="http://ssol.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://ssol.columbia.edu</span></a>. Cross-listed EE courses have course codes starting with EECS, CSEE, EEOR, EEME, etc. For Spring 2025 <span class="gmail-il">registration</span>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(3.3) <span class="gmail-il">Registration</span> requirements and important rules</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-he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st-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">SEAS master’s students in their third or fourth semester will only be able to be simultaneously <span class="gmail-il">registered</span> and waitlisted for up to 9 credits.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Example: if you are a third semester student and you are <span class="gmail-il">registered</span> for 7 credits and want to waitlist a class for 3 credits, you will not be able to. Your total waitlisted/<span class="gmail-il">registered</span> credits would be 10 which is above the 9-credit max. You will either need to <span class="gmail-il">register</span> or waitlist a class that is 2 credits or drop a class you are <span class="gmail-il">registered</span> for to waitlist the 3-credit class.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Example: If you are a first or second semester student, currently <span class="gmail-il">registered</span> for 9 credits and waitlisted for 3 credits and want to <span class="gmail-il">register</span> for an open 4 credit course, you will not be able to. Your total waitlisted/<span class="gmail-il">registered</span> 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><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If you have any questions, please contact the EE Director of Student Affairs, Elsa Sanchez (<u><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="mailto:ee-studentaffairs@ee.columbia.edu" target="_blank" style="color:blue">ee-studentaffairs@ee.columbia.edu</a></span></u> ).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Best Regards,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Elsa Sanchez, EE Director of Student Affairs</span></div></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.proo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