- Prepare (right now): Before registration starts, use the existing Degree Audit in uAchieve and/or talk with your advisor to identify what courses you need, check to make sure you don’t have any active holds (via my.colum.edu, MyAcademics tab), and visit the FAQ page to start familiarizing yourself with the New MyColumbia. Additionally, look out for an email from the Registrar between April 7-11 about your specific registration slot, and add that date to your calendar once you have it.
- Plan (starting April 21): Use my.colum.edu to access the new Self-Service Portal for the New MyColumbia. You’ll be able to search for classes more easily, build your schedule using a weekly grid, and save your proposed schedule for registration day.
- Register (week of April 28): During your specified registration time slot, go back to my.colum.edu to access the new Self-Service Portal for the New MyColumbia, and when your time arrives, click “register now.”
The New MyColumbia – Launching for Fall registration this Spring!
The college is excited to introduce the new and improved MyColumbia student portal. The new portal brings together multiple student actions like class registration, reviewing and accepting financial aid awards, and other self-service tools and quick links to campus resources.
As we work to integrate the portal, you will be using both the old and new system for various tasks this spring, with full implementation expected next fall semester. In just a few weeks, you will get to experience enhancements like a user-friendly dashboard and mobile device capabilities. You will still access the site at my.colum.edu and through a new mobile app.
See below for FAQs and click on the menu above ⬆️ for timeline and videos showing you the streamlined look and features of the new portal (videos coming in early April!) If you have additional questions or comments, please submit them at this link .
- How should I prepare for Fall 2025 registration?
- When does the Fall 2025 Schedule come out?
- The Fall 2025 Schedule will go Live on April 21st.
- To access it, go to my.colum.edu and follow the links to Fall 2025 Schedule and Registration.
- Once there, you’ll be sent to the new Self-Service Portal which will allow you to search for classes, plan a schedule, and return to it on your assigned registration day.
- Where do I go to get help with registration?
- In the weeks leading up to registration (April 14-25), we will be hosting Get Ready to Register Help Desks in the lobbies of most academic buildings. You can ask general questions at those desks as well as complete a Get Ready to Register worksheet and be entered into a raffle for one of five $500 Scholarships!
- During the week of registration (April 28-May 2), we will have a RegLab on the first floor of the Student Center with staff and student workers helping you with the process of registration and the logistics of the New MyColumbia system.
- For questions about which courses to take, you’ll want to speak with someone in Advising. The Advising Center’s information can be found at https://students.colum.edu/academic-services/advising/
- What is the timeline for the New MyColumbia?
- The first part of the new system will go live by early April, including the distribution of financial aid offer letters. You will receive communications from the Financial Aid Office to guide you through navigating the system. When you go to my.colum.edu to look at your Financial Aid offer letter, it will route you to view it in the new system.
- Beginning April 14, registration for the Summer session will occur as usual in the old system using the old interface, accessed via my.colum.edu.
- Beginning April 21, you will use my.colum.edu to access the new Self-Service Portal for the New MyColumbia. You will be able to search for classes more easily, build your schedule using a weekly grid, and save your proposed schedule for registration day.
- Beginning the week of April 28, during your specified registration time slot, go back to my.colum.edu to access the new Self-Service Portal for the New MyColumbia, and when your time arrives, click “register now.”
- Over the summer of 2025, we will fully transition all aspects of my,colum.edu to the New MyColumbia interface. The URL will remain the same (my.colum.edu), but the old portal will be fully replaced by the New MyColumbia interface.
- Finally, starting this Fall 2025, we will release a standalone mobile app for students as another option for accessing the New MyColumbia.
- How will I access the New MyColumbia?
- The new portal will exist at the same address as always, my.colum.edu, which is best experienced on a computer but also has an improved mobile interface.
- Starting this Fall, you will also have access to a standalone mobile app as another option for accessing the New MyColumbia.
- What will Registration be like on the New MyColumbia?
- Planning: For the registration period that begins in April 2025 through this summer, you will still need to use the current degree audit system (uAchieve) to plan your schedule and confirm degree requirements.
- Summer Registration: Registration for Summer 2025 classes will take place on the old system beginning April 14
- Fall Registration: Registration for Fall 2025 classes will take place using the New MyColumbia interface beginning April 28.
- Planning: While you’ll be using the old Degree Audit (uAchieve) to plan your classes, you will use the New MyColumbia Registration portal with Advanced Search to build your schedule and register for classes.
- Registering: The New MyColumbia Registration portal has a user-friendly, calendar-like interface that allows you to build a weekly schedule in a virtual “shopping cart” in advance of your registration time slot. When it comes time to register, log back into the Portal and simply hit “Register Now.” If a class is full, you’re automatically added to the waitlist. Just like before, we encourage you to seek out alternative courses that are available without a waitlist and aligned with your plan.
- What will the Degree Audit look like on the New MyColumbia?
- This spring: This spring, you’ll still be using the old degree audit system, uAchieve, to plan your classes. uAchieve will still be available on my.colum.edu.
- Fall 2025: The new Degree Audit will become available when Fall semester begins and will allow you to build a four-year plan of both specific courses they want to take and general Core categories (to fulfill the 30 credit Core requirement). You will then use the Degree Audit to plan all of your semesters, while still being able to edit the plan during the registration window based on your preferences, specific section choices, and/or availabilities.
- The new Degree Audit will give Schools and programs better insight into student demand for courses, giving us an opportunity to plan ahead and better align our course offerings with forecasted student needs.
- Where can I find program guides and four year degree plans for my major?
- This spring: During the spring registration period for Fall 2025 classes, you will visit https://catalog.colum.edu to access current four-year degree plans (from the 2024-25 Academic Year and earlier). Use your degree audit, consult with your academic advisor, or work with your academic school to register for Fall 2025 classes.
- The new program requirements (2025-26 Academic Year forward) will officially be available in May, but you may preview them here.
- No continuing student will be required to change to a new program requirements in the new program array. However if you feel the new programs would be advantageous for you, please speak with an advisor or someone in your School about the options available in the preview of new program and they will help you select classes for Fall 2025 that align with the new programs.
- Fall 2025: Starting this fall, the new four-year degree plans will be available in a new degree-planning feature called Academic Planner in the New MyColumbia. This feature is currently still in development.
- Can I see a preview of the 2025-26 Program Requirements?
- Yes! you can preview the upcoming 2025-26 Program Requirements here.
- If you think a new program might work better for you, use the previews to help plan your Fall 2025 courses.
- Talk to an advisor or your School if you have questions or need help deciding.
- Remember, you don’t have to switch—your current program requirements (2024–25 or earlier) are still valid. You can view your current program requirements at: https://catalog.colum.edu
- What additional features and improvements are coming during Fall 2025?
- Increased self-service functionality for students (new features will be added throughout Summer and Fall 2025).
- Enhanced user interface (UI) that is mobile-friendly through an App (available during Fall 2025).
- Streamlined student registration and degree planning. The Degree Audit tool will be available within the New MyColumbia and replace uAchieve during the Fall 2025 semester.
- Enhanced data security.
- I received a new Columbia ID Number in the April 11th email from the Office of the Registrar. What does that mean?
That Columbia ID Number will be used in the New MyColumbia going forward.
At this time you do not need a new ID card. Your old ID card and old ID number will be tagged to the new Columba ID for now.
- Help! After reading the FAQs, I still need assistance with the New MyColumbia! Please submit a ticket at this link and provide as much detail as possible to escalate your question.
- Who are the members of the SIS Implementation Steering Committee?
- Nate Bakkum, Senior Associate Provost
- Derek Brinkley, Associate VP of Enrollment Management
- Ginny Johnson, Assistant VP of Student Financial Services
- Kathie Koch, Associate VP and Chief Information Officer
- Brian Marth, Associate Provost of Academic Services
- Dirk Matthews, Interim VP of Development and Alumni Relations
- Ruben Picazo, Registrar
- Luke Schalewski, Executive Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
- Kevin Wyderka, Director of Reporting and Analytics
If you have additional questions or comments, please submit them at this link .