Cross-Registration for Non-MBA Students

Students may enroll in an MBA elective course (B8000-level) through Student Services Online (SSOL). For students who do not utilize SSOL for registration, see “Special Instructions for Students Without SSOL Registration Access” section below.

Instructors do not manage the enrollment of academic courses. Only courses with appropriate open capacity will be made available for cross-registration application. The list of open courses will be published in the Registration Periods & Available Courses section below once available. If a course is not listed on this website as available to cross-registrants, there is no other form of appeal to gain access to the course.

The MBA Course Directory provides access to full course descriptions and whether a course has a pre- and/or co-requisite.

Special Instructions for Students Without SSOL Registration Access: If your School does not provide registration access via SSOL, please complete a registration request form. We will process requests throughout the registration period noted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Electives that have core course pre- and/or co-requisites beginning with B6xxx will not be enforced. These courses are listed below:

By enrolling in an MBA elective that has a core course pre- or co-requisite, you assume responsibility for having the necessary background and preparation. If it is determined that you do not have the necessary background, instructors do have the right to request that you be deregistered.

Electives that have course pre- and/or co-requisites beginning with B8xxx will be enforced.

The Finance course Capital Markets & Investments (FINC B8306) is a prerequisite for most finance courses. The following Columbia courses offered outside of the Business School have been approved as equivalent to B8306:

• IEOR E4711 Global Capital Markets (SEAS)
• MATH G5280 Capital Markets and Investments (GSAS)
• INAF U6045 International Capital Markets (SIPA) and INAF U6022 Economics of Finance (SIPA) taken together fulfill the Business School's prerequisite of FINC B8306 Capital Markets & Investments.
• Note for SIPA Students: For Business School electives that list B8306 Capital Markets as a co-requisite, one class (U6045 or U6022) should have already been taken and the other class should be taken concurrently with the B-School elective requiring the B8306 Capital markets co-requisite.

All other stated prerequisites have to have been taken at the Business School. Instructors may not waive these prerequisites. Students who believe they have the appropriate background may take the applicable exemption exam.

We offer online exemption exams for the following electives:

• Capital Markets & Investments (B8306)*
• Real Estate Finance (B8331)*
• Many of the pre-requisites for Python classes can be waived by taking Python qualification exams - see the Python at CBS page for details. These exams are available at any time on an on-demand basis, and cannot be waived - students with pre-requisite knowledge should easily be able to pass them.

Dropping or withdrawing from business school courses occurs via SSOL. For students without SSOL access, MBA course drop or withdrawal requests must be submitted via email to [email protected]. Relevant registration deadlines will be included in Registration Periods & Available Courses section below.

All cross registrants are graded on the A-F letter scale regardless of the grading system used by the department offering the class or the student's home school. Acceptable grades in cases of cross registration (with MBA grade equivalents) are A+ (H+), A (H), A- (H-), B+ (HP+), B (HP), B- (HP-), C+ (P1+), C (P1), C- (P1-), D (LP), F, IN, and W.

Auditing is only available for matriculated Business School students. Cross-registrants are not able to audit courses at the Business School.

MBA course drops must be processed via SSOL. For students without SSOL registration access, MBA course drop requests must be submitted via email to [email protected].

In two days' time most students will be able to access their course materials by visiting http://canvas.gsb.columbia.edu.

While all students, regardless of academic program, will receive a letter (A-F) grade, cross registrants do have the option of electing pass/fail for all courses registered. Electing pass/fail "covers" the original passing grade earned, while failing grades will post as "F." P/F grading must be processed at the home school level using a Registration Adjustment Form. Please follow the procedures of your home school for processing the form.

No. Only courses that are on the list are available for cross-registration.

The only way to enroll in a Business School course is through the cross-registration application. Professors do not manage enrollment of academic courses.

Columbia University & Union Theological Seminary Students: Columbia University & Union Theological Seminary students do not pay extra tuition if enrolled in a Business School course. They will pay their home school's tuition rates. Some courses do have special fees, however, and those will be denoted separately on your tuition bill.

Teachers College Students: Teachers College students are charged a per-point rate for courses taken at Columbia University; these rates vary depending on the host school. See Non-TC Tuition Rates for further information. Additionally, some courses do have special fees and those will be denoted separately on your TC tuition bill.

No. Only select electives, courses starting with B8xxx, will be available for cross-registration. Core classes, courses starting with B6xxx, are not available for cross-registration. The following MBA core courses are only open to MBA students: