<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I'm planning to apply to Columbia College through Early Decision and one of my reasons for wanting to go there is the ability to take classes at their awesome grad schools, specifically the School of the Arts.</p>
<p>My question is: How open are those classes to CC students? I really want to take a class on TV writing for instance, but would something like that be exclusively for the grad students?</p>
<p>[Programs</a> of Study | Columbia College](<a href=“Columbia College Bulletin < Columbia College | Columbia University”>Columbia College Bulletin < Columbia College | Columbia University)</p>
<p>"Graduate School of Arts and Sciences</p>
<p>Courses may be taken by qualified undergraduates with the permission of the director of undergraduate studies in the department in which the course is taught."</p>
<p>Oh, and this…</p>
<p>"School of the Arts</p>
<p>Graduate courses may be taken on a space-available basis by qualified undergraduates."</p>
<p>In my experience, actually registering for a grad course in a different school can be a pain, because of bureaucratic crap.</p>
<p>Thanks for the answer, Statbest! </p>
<p>broken_symlink, aw that’s disappointing to hear. I guess it was too good to be true. Do the directors not like undergrads taking courses?</p>
<p>No. Its just that no one actually knows how to register for them. I got permission from the chair of my program to take a grad course outside of the department as an elective for my major, but he had no idea how to register. He told me to ask the department secretary. She didn’t know. I asked the professor who is teaching the course, and she didn’t know either. I haven’t been able to register for it online. Someone told me to try registering in person at the registrar’s office, so I’ll try that next.</p>
<p>I think it’s as easy as (1) printing an add-drop form, (2) getting the instructor to sign the form, and (3) marching off to kent hall to get yourself added. Columbia bureaucracy is pretty nonsensical, but the upside is that they’re so poorly managed, nobody really knows the rules. In kent, the person who processes the forms (while you’re watching) basically notes in the computer system that you “have permission” to take the class, and nobody will ever investigate.</p>
<p>evidence: This is how grad students register for undergrad classes that are closed to the graduate schools</p>