What is the purpose of course planning?
Course planning provides the opportunity for you and your counsellor to choose the most appropriate courses for your field of study. Course planning also assigns you a time at Early Registration, thereby providing you with your best opportunity to get the courses you want. For continuing UT and Secondary students, registration priority is given to students with semester GPAs > 3.3, followed by students who have studied at Columbia for multiple semesters, but to take advantage of your multiple semester history, you need to course plan early: only a limited number of spaces are reserved for students who have attended 5, 4, 3, and 2 semesters. After course planning, you do not need to see a counsellor to change your course plan, though it is a good idea to discuss your proposed changes if you are unsure of how they may affect your academic goals.
