The online course catalog includes academic year-specific information about requirements for admissions, majors and programs, course descriptions as well as academic policies, procedures, and regulations.

Loopmail is the official student e-mail of Columbia. All official Columbia e-mail communications will be delivered via Loopmail, so it is important that students check their account regularly or forward it to an account they will check regularly. Registration information, billing information, financial aid information, an all-student newsletter, and several targeted newsletters are available for students to receive each month. This information is all found in the Loopmail inbox. Check it.

Logging in to Loopmail

1. Visit the Loopmail log in page. For a current student registered at Columbia, the default log in combo is username: firstname.lastname.
2. Use this password: eight-digit birthday. So, if the student's birthday is January 2, 1990, enter it in this format: 01021990. Students can change their password after they log in the first time successfully.

Forwarding Loopmail to a Preferred Account

1. Log in to Loopmail.
2. Click the Settings link at the top right of the page.
3. In the Settings window, select the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.
4. In the Forwarding section, enter an email address to forward Loopmail. The option to keep, archive, or delete your Loopmail will be given once it is forwarded.

Talent Pool is a website for Columbia students (and eventually alumni) that showcases student work and helps students connect with professionals in their field and with each other. All current students are eligible to create a Talent Profile. To begin visit talent.colum.edu.

All full- and part-time students taking six or more credit hours are eligible to participate in a student accident and sickness insurance plan for a fee. Students enrolled in the accident and sickness plan may also join a dental or vision insurance plan. Pick up insurance brochures in the Dean of Students' Office at 623 S. Wabash Avenue, Suite 301 or visit www.colum.edu/healthinsurance for a complete description of student health coverage.

Recent national legislation contains a lot of information relevant to college students and their health care coverage opportunities. Under the new Affordable Care Act, most insurance companies are required by law to allow young people to remain on a parent’s health care plan until the age of 26. Prior to this legislation, such coverage was linked to full-time student status and ended at age 23. Parents may still have to pay or contribute for this coverage, but participating as a dependent in a group plan is usually better than buying insurance independently. There are loopholes that exempt some insurance plans, so definitely check with the insurance group to ensure the extended coverage applies.