Visiting and Exchange students who are joining our community can utilize this website for the most current information about the New Student Orientation Program.
Move-in day and orientation for Visiting and Exchange Students who enter in the fall semester will take place the morning of Tuesday, September 1, 2020. More specific details will be sent over the summer about move-in times and locations.
Orientation begins on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 for Visiting and Exchange Students.
Visiting and Exchange students can arrive on campus the morning of Tuesday, September 1, 2020. More specific details will be sent over the summer about move-in times and locations. The orientation schedule will be available in mid-August.
There are no shuttle services from campus, but cabs are readily available. Let your driver know you need to go to "Columbia University at 116th and Amsterdam." If you are traveling from Newark, JFK or LaGuardia airports, you can use a variety of buses and trains to get to the University. Be mindful that this route will take some time and may involve multiple modes of transportation. Please visit mta.info and use the "trip planner" tool to get a route to campus. Enter "Columbia University Main Campus" as your destination address.
Orientation will take place Tuesday, September 1–Monday, September 7 for Visiting and Exchange Students.
The orientation schedule will be available in mid-August.
This website and page will have the most up-to-date information on the 2020 Spring New Student Orientation Program as it becomes available.
Once you establish your Columbia email login, also known as your UNI, you will log on to Student Services Online (SSOL) to change your address. For any issues in creating your account, please email studentservices@columbia.edu.
515 Alfred Lerner Hall
2920 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
Call: 212-854-3612
Fax: 212-854-6972
Office Hours
Monday–Friday
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
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