But GS does not have their own academic departments AT ALL. There is no such thing as cross-registering because they are part of Columbia University. Yes there is one University Writing course that all Columbia students have to take during the first semester of matriculation. More than writing, this course helps students to adjust and prepare for life at Columbia by bringing in deans and other speakers. It is only this one course that GS students need to register seperately from CC (who also have to take the exact same course.)
There are NO other courses.. This talk of music, foreign language, or literature courses that are only GS is entirely false which would make this belief of cross-registering only in your mind. Ask any Columbia student and they will tell you the exact same thing. Yes, you can cross-register into some barnard courses because it is affiliated with Columbia. It is not a matter of semantics.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bulletin/uwb/
Just name me all these courses you talk about.. actually, name one.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/04/0...l_studies.html
"Founded in 1947, GS is the only Ivy League institution to admit nontraditional students into the regular curriculum with other undergraduates"
Therefore there is no such thing as cross-registering in your own school!! Sigh..