Academic Affairs To-Do Items for EMBA-NY Saturday

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Complete Book Shipment Address Poll

Deadline: Monday, March 31, 2025 by 5:00 PM

Please click the link below to complete the Book Shipment Address Poll. This will ensure that your required books are delivered to the correct address in a timely manner. Books for your first term will be shipped the second week in April. Please note that you will be asked to resubmit this information each term in order to ensure the most accurate and timely delivery. Note that if you do not complete this poll by March 31st, you will need to pick up your books on campus once they are in stock in our office (Geffen 480).

*For this To-Do list item only, you may enter your personal email address if you have not yet been assigned a Columbia address.

Book Shipment Address Poll (2027 EM Class)

Questions? Need more information?
Contact: 
Gabrielle Andrion
Assistant Director, Operations and Student Services
Office of Student Affairs
[email protected] 

 

Register with Disability Services, if Necessary

Deadline: Thursday, April 11, 2025

Disability Services empowers students with disabilities to realize their academic and personal potential by facilitating equal access and coordinating reasonable accommodations and support services for eligible students. This approach is consistent with the spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act and emphasizes student ability and independence. Students seeking reasonable accommodations or support services from ODS are required to register with the office.
 
Please contact the Office of Disability Services if you require additional services, especially in regard to exam timing and other academic issues.
 
Morningside Campus Location

Wien Hall, Suite 108A
411 West 116th Street
New York, NY 10027

Phone: 212-854-2388
TTY: 212-854-2378
Email: [email protected] 
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 9am to 5pm. Virtual and in person (by appointment only)
https://www.health.columbia.edu/services/register-disability-services 

 

Read Case Study for Individual, Business and Society (IBSC) Session

Deadline: Assignment- Sunday, April 13; Reading- Thursday, April 25

The Individual, Business, and Society Curriculum (IBSC), under the auspices of the Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics, is an integral part of the Columbia Business School experience, helping to equip students with the ability to thoughtfully consider the sometimes competing demands of individuals, business, and society. The IBSC will provide you with the tools and frameworks necessary to develop yourself as an ethical leader, by providing a unique perspective on three topics: values-based leadership, corporate governance, and corporate social responsibility.

As part of Orientation, you will begin exploring and discussing the topic of corporate governance through a Columbia CaseWorks case. Please read through the IBSC Introductory Papers which profile each of the areas covered by the curriculum. They will provide you with the foundation necessary to complete the IBSC Assignment (Due Sunday, April 13 at 11:59pm) which you will work through during Orientation. Additionally, please make sure to read the case and accompanying article prior to orientation (Due Thursday, April 25). 

All materials can be found by clicking the link below:

IBSC

Questions? Need more information?

Contact: 
The Office of Student Affairs
[email protected]

 

Submit Seating Chart Request, if Necessary

Deadline: Monday, April 28, 2025

During your core classes in Terms 1-3, you will have assigned seats. These assigned seats will allow you to get to know classmates outside of your learning team and for the professors to get to know you as well. Each term, you will have a new seating chart. 
 
Please click here to indicate if you have any visual, hearing, or other medical conditions you would like us to accommodate within the seating chart. Requests must be submitted by Monday, April 28, 2025 at 10:00am NY time. 

Questions? Need more information?
Contact: 
The Office of Student Affairs
[email protected] 

 

EMBA Academic Resources

Deadline: Thursday, May 8, 2025

These resources are designed to prepare you for the Columbia EMBA core courses and help make these 24 months as instructive and fulfilling as possible. 

There are seven components of the EMBA Academic Resources: Math Skills, Excel Assessments, and modules for the following core courses: Financial Accounting, Managerial Statistics, Foundations of Valuation, Corporate Finance, and Managerial Economics. There are short, required self-assessments for Math Skills and Excel Skills. We recommend that you complete those within 2 weeks of gaining access to the EMBA Academic Resources page.

The assessments will help you to get a sense of where to focus your review before arriving on campus. There is no mandatory "passing" score, and the results have no impact on future course grades or placement. Aside from the required assessments, the resources are designed to be self-directed; please feel free to review them at a pace and depth of your choosing.

The amount of time it will take you to review the resources will vary based on your background. We estimate that most students will devote approximately 10 hours to the resources prior to attending the first class weekend.

ACTIVATED UNI REQUIRED

To access the course, please click the link below. If you're not automatically logged in to Canvas, you can log in with your UNI and password. 

Click here to login to Canvas and access the EMBA Academic Resources

Questions? Need more information?

Contact: 
Claire Netemeyer
[email protected] 

 

Review Syllabi and Pre-Term Assignments

Deadline: Thursday, May 8, 2025

Please see below for syllabi and messages from your Term 1 professors regarding your pre-term assignments due prior to Residence Weekend (May 9-11, 2025). You will receive access to your courses in Canvas after you attend Orientation.  You can access Canvas through your EMBA Student Site. Canvas will be the most up-to-date resource for your course information after orientation. 

Questions? Need more information?
Contact: 
Claire Netemeyer
[email protected] 

Financial Accounting (Professor Amir Ziv)

Contact: [email protected]

Readings and Pre-Work

 

Managerial Statistics (Professor Cyrus Mohebbi)

Contact: [email protected] 

Leadership and Organizational Change (Professor Paul Ingram)

Contact: [email protected] 

  • Syllabus
  • Prepare readings for first two sessions (see syllabus)
  • Review Canvas for any additional assignments

 

American Language Program (Optional)

Students looking to improve their English proficiency can take advantage of Columbia University’s American Language Program (ALP), managed by the School of Professional Studies (SPS). The ALP offers intensive courses designed to enhance academic and professional English skills, helping students build confidence in speaking, writing, and comprehension. This program is ideal for those preparing for graduate studies or looking to strengthen their communication abilities in an immersive learning environment.

To learn more about the ALP program, please visit: https://sps.columbia.edu/academics/american-language-program

 

Pre-Orientation Excel Workshop (Optional)

**Please note that this workshop is purely optional.**

Pre-Orientation Excel Workshop
Date: Monday, April 21, 2025
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Zoom: Link

This Excel workshop will cover the following topics and functions:

  1. Frequency Arrays
  2. Charts (Histograms, Scatterplots)
  3. The Excel Data Analysis toolpak: Regression Intro (correlation matrix, trendline, R squared)
  4. Pivot Tables
  5. V-Lookup and Match Indexing
  6. Save to PDF

Your attendance is strongly recommended if you scored less than 12 on the Excel Self-Assessment.  Registration is recommended. Please register here.

 

Submit Exemption Exams (Optional)

Deadline: Friday, Apr 28, 2025

EMBA students are allowed to exempt out of 9 credits maximum of core courses, not to exceed 6 credits of exemptions in any given core term. Elective exemptions for Capital Markets and Real Estate Finance do not count against the 9-credit limit.

Students may elect to take exemption exams for the following core courses should they have pertinent academic or professional background:

Term 1

  • Managerial Statistics (3 credits)
  • Financial Accounting (3 credits)

Term 2

  • Managerial Economics (1.5 credits)
  • Corporate Finance (3 credits)
  • Marketing Strategy (3 credits)

Term 3

  • Business Analytics (1.5 credits)
  • Global Economic Environment (1.5 credits)
  • Operations Management (1.5 credits)

Students may also elect to take an exemption exam for the following elective courses: Capital Markets, Real Estate Finance, and Introduction to Programming Using Python. Please note that Capital Markets is an elective course which is a pre-requisite for almost all finance electives.

The exemption exams for term one will be open until April 28, 2025.  Please email [email protected] when you have completed taking the exam(s).

In order to be exempt from a course, students must pass an exam similar to a final exam in the course. The exemption exams are online and take-home, administered via Canvas. Students who pass a core exemption exam (this doesn't include Capital Markets, Real Estate Finance, or Introduction to Programming Using Python) are permitted to take select EMBA Global block week electives and/or select full-time MBA weekday and weeknight courses in place of the exempted core course as long as they meet the electives’ prerequisites. Students must complete a total of 60 credits of coursework at Columbia Business School for their degree.

Please keep in mind that in order to qualify for federal student aid, students must be enrolled in at least 6 credits per term. Additionally, in order to qualify for Dean’s list honors for a given semester, EMBA-NY Saturday students must be enrolled in at least 9 credits for the term.

No exemptions will be granted on the basis of prior coursework and/or experience in the subject area.

Information to keep in mind:

  1. Though a passed exemption exam will appear on the transcript, failing results are not recorded; there are no negative consequences to taking and failing an exemption exam.
  2. Exemptions do not reduce the number of courses required for the MBA degree; they enable students to take additional electives.
  3. Exemption exam grades are final.
  4. No exemption exam may be retaken.
  5. Exemption exams must be taken prior to the term in which the student is scheduled to take the core course.

Please note that sharing materials from past Columbia Business School core courses other than those posted on this site, is a violation of the Honor Code.

EMBA Exemption Exam Summer 2025

Questions? Need more information?
Contact: 
MBA Exemptions 
[email protected]