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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 email of Columbia. All official Columbia email 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 login page. For a current student registered at Columbia, the default log in combo is username: firstname.lastname.
2. password: eight-digit birthday. So if your birthday is January 2, 1990, enter it in this format: 01021990. You can change your password after you successfully log in the first time.

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 networking and collaboration website for Columbia students. Through Talent Pool, students showcase their work, connect with professionals in their field and collaborate with each other. All current students are eligible to create a Talent Profile. To begin visit talent.colum.edu.

Columbia offers a variety of scholarships for students. Scholarships are based on one or more of the following criteria: academic merit, area of study, financial need, creative work, leadership, and public service.

Information and applications for Columbia scholarships, both college-wide and department-specific, are available at www.colum.edu/scholarships. Each scholarship has a unique application process, and students should make sure their applications are submitted on time and are complete. Take note of each application deadline, which, for many Columbia scholarships, is in February.

Students can apply for any Columbia-based scholarship through OASIS by locating the Scholarship Manager. Students can also locate external scholarship links by visiting www.colum.edu/scholarships.

Scholarship Manager

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 colum.edu/healthinsurance for a complete description of student health coverage.

*International students should visit colum.edu/internationalstudentaffairs for information specific to their insurance needs.

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.

Building codes for the core of Columbia's South Loop campus buildings are listed below. Visit colum.edu/buildingcodes to see a complete list of buildings that house Columbia classes.

ACC Alexandroff Campus Center 600 S. Michigan Ave.

C 33 E. Congress Pkwy.

DC Dance Center 1306 S. Michigan Ave.

EC Herman Conaway Center 1104 S. Wabash Ave.

ET 1112 S. Wabash Ave.

MC Music Center 1014 S. Michigan Ave.

MPC Media Production Center 1600-1632 S. State St.

NS 916 S. Wabash Ave.

OT 1000 S. Wabash Ave.

S South Michigan Campus 624 S. Michigan Ave.

SE 618 S. Michigan Ave.

SHM 1312 S. Michigan Ave.

SN 619 S. Wabash Ave.

STE Photo Studio East 1006 S. Michigan Ave., 3rd floor

TC 11th Street Theater 72 E. 11th St.

TFX Theater/Film Annex 1415 S. Wabash Ave.

UC University Center 525 S. State St.

W 623 S. Wabash Ave.