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For JTS Students

  • Review the TC schedule for important course information. You will probably need the course reference number (CRN) to register, so please make a note of it. The CRN is a five-digit number. Also be aware that some TC courses require all students to obtain instructor’s approval to register. You should secure written, signed instructor’s approval when necessary. If you are unable to reach an instructor directly, you should try contacting the academic department office.
  • Follow the registration procedures developed by your home school. Present written instructor's approval to the JTS Registrar as required.
  • TC tuition charges are assessed by and payable at JTS. However, special course fees, noted on the TC schedule, are payable directly at Teachers College, Office of Student Accounts, 525 W. 120th St. Box 305, New York, NY 10027.
  • JTS will forward your registration data to TC so that it can be entered in TC's information system.
  • Access to online course content:
    • By registering for a TC course, you will be eligible for full online course access, but you must first retrieve and activate your Columbia University UNI (a University network ID) and e-mail account. Your UNI consists of two or three letters (based on your initials) and a number: E.g., zxq1234. The UNI also forms the first part of your Columbia University e-mail account, as in zxq1234@columbia.edu.
    • Three to five business days after your initial registration at the JTS Registrar, visit this web site to activate your UNI: http://uni.columbia.edu/
      • Search for your own name under "Forgot your UNI?" The search should return your UNI.
      • Once you have your UNI, click "Activate a new UNI account" and follow the prompts. You will need to enter either your date of birth or social security number to activate your account.
      • Activating your UNI will also activate your Columbia University e-mail. You will have use of this e-mail account during any term when you register for a TC course.
    • Once you have activated your UNI and set a password, you should be able to access online course content through the myTC Portal.
    • If you cannot access online course content after five business days, please take the following steps to troubleshoot:
      • Check with JTS to ensure that you are properly registered.
      • If you are registered at JTS and still cannot access online course content, please ask that the JTS Registrar verify your registration with TC'sRegistrar
      • If you have received confirmation that your enrollment is correct in both TC's database and in JTS's, please e-mail TC's Registrar at registrar@tc.edu. In your e-mail, be sure to include your UNI, name, and the CRN and name of the TC course for which you registered. We will initiate an inquiry with our Academic Computing Department.
      • If you have successfully accessed online course content but need help with navigation, please visit the following web site: http://library.tc.columbia.edu/cou rse_students.php.
    • Using your UNI and the password you've set, we recommend that you check your Columbia University e-mail account at least once a day or to have your Columbia mail forwarded to an external account that you do check daily. TC instructors use e-mail to communicate with students, and you can miss out on important course information if you do not retrieve messages from your Columbia account often enough.
  • Course grades: Your instructor will report your grade to the Registrar at TC. We will then forward that grade to the JTS Registrar near the end of each semester as the grades come to us.

Announcements

  • 4/26/2009: Last day to hold the dissertation defense (Ed.D./Ph.D.) for May award of degree.
  • 2/10/2010: Award of February degrees and certificates. No Ceremony.
  • 2/16/2010: Last day to change points in variable-point courses.

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