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How to Apply

Below is an outline of preferred steps applicants should follow when applying to Teachers College, Columbia University.

1. Review the Guide to Admission.  The Guide to Admission contains a complete listing of application requirements and deadlines.

2. Submit the Teachers College Online Application.

3. Receive your TC ID number.  Within two to five business days, after you submit your application, you will receive the TC ID Assignment E-mail.  Include this number on all correspondence sent to Teachers College.

4. Mail In application materials required for your application.  Download the Document Cover Sheet from your online application and include it with any materials mailed to the Office of Admission.  Remember to include your TC ID number on the form.

5. Receive status updates via e-mail from the Office of Admission regarding your application.  The Application Checklist and E-mail Communication Guide outline e-mails you should receive from the Office of Admission, once an application is submitted.  This form can be downloaded from your online application.

  • Apply Online
  • Guide to Admission
  • Application Checklist and E-mail Communication Guide:  Use this form along with the Guide to Admission to outline required application materials for your program.  The E-mail Communication Guide outlines the e-mails you should receive after your submit an application to Teachers College, Columbia University.  Keep this form for your reference, do not mail it to the Office of Admission.
  • Document Cover Sheet Use this form to submit application materials that must be mailed to the Office of Admission.  We encourage you to mail in application materials after you have received your TC ID number.  The TC ID number is issued after you submit an application to Teachers College.  This will expedite matching materials to your application. 
  • Recommendation Form: We encourage applicants to have recommendations submitted online.  Use this form for recommendations that are being mailed in.  Using your TC ID number will expedite matching the recommendation to your application.

 

Office of Admission Contact Information:

Office of Admission
Teachers College, Columbia University
Box 302
525 West 120th Street
New York, NY  10027-6696

Telephone: (212) 678-3710