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Program Fee
Full payment is required within 30 days of the date of application acceptance in order for candidates to maintain their place in the program. Participants who enroll less than 45 days before the program start date are required to pay the full fee immediately as a condition of acceptance. Failure to comply with our payment policy will result in applicants losing their seats. CIBE.
Cancellations, Transfers, and No Shows
All cancellation, transfer, and substitution notifications must be sent in writing via email to jennifer.malone@gsb.columbia.edu. The limit of cancellation and transfer requests per participant is one time. Due to program preparation and administration costs, any cancellations or requests for transfers received 30 days or less before the program begins are subject to late notice fees as described below.
|
Notice |
Cancellation Fee |
Transfer Fee |
| More than 30 days | 0% | 0% |
| 14 to 30 days | 50% | 20% |
| Less than 14 days | 75% | 30% |
| No show | 100% | 0% |
If you are planning to have your Columbia Business School Department submit payment by departmental internal transfer, please contact Jennifer Malone at jennifer.malone@gsb.columbia.edu
Refunds and Credits
A full refund may only be obtained if notification is received at least 31 days prior to the program start date. Each registrant is limited to one refund within a 365-day period. Full tuition is nonrefundable if the registrant or substitute cancels or defers more than one time. Requests for refunds of payments made more than one year prior are also nonrefundable. Any remaining balance/credit of a payment for a canceled program can be applied to another program within one year of the original payment date. After one year, the balance/credit is nontransferable and nonrefundable.
Travel and Visas
Columbia Business School Executive Education is not responsible for matters or costs related to travel or visas under any circumstances. Participants may want to consider purchasing trip cancellation insurance in the unlikely event that a program is canceled or they cannot attend for personal or professional reasons. Visa denials or delays do not warrant a refund or waiver of late notice fees.
Eligibility
Columbia Business School Executive Education, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to limit enrollments at any time, regardless of acceptance status. Individuals who have paid tuition but are deemed ineligible to participate due to such enrollment limitations will receive a refund.
Attendance Status
Participants are expected to attend and participate in all sessions of a program in order to earn their certificate of attendance.
Location
While we make every effort for our programs to take place on campus, some programs may run off campus in New York City. Columbia Business School Executive Education reserves the right to change the program location at any time. Program location changes do not merit a refund.
Live Online & Online Programs
Our online programs follow the above guidelines where applicable, with the exception of the following:
Payment
Payment for online programs offered through Alumni Edge must be paid by credit card.
Cancellation
Full refunds can be obtained up to one business day before the program start date. No refunds will be granted for online program cancellations received less than one business day from the program start date. The limit of cancellation and transfer requests per participant is one time for online programs. Full tuition is nonrefundable if the registrant cancels or defers more than one time.
Attendance Status
Participants are expected to complete all program work and modules of a program in order to earn their Certificate of Participation.
Programs Policies
English Language Requirement
All Columbia Business School Executive Education programs are taught, moderated, and administered in English. To receive a rewarding experience, including rich interaction with faculty and fellow participants, proficiency in written and spoken English is essential. If English is your second language, or if you have less than one year of experience in an English-speaking work environment, Columbia Business School Executive Education may request documentation of proficiency in conversational and written English for your benefit.
Acceptable documentation could include:
- Degrees earned at English-speaking colleges and universities
- A list of English-language certification programs completed
- Results of tests such as the TOEIC® – Test of English for International CommunicationTM exam
Our Learning Solutions Specialists also may request a telephone interview.
Photo and Video Release
Program applicants and event registrants grant Columbia Business School permission to use their likeness in photograph(s) and videography in any and all of its publications and in any and all other media, whether now known or hereafter existing, controlled by Columbia University, in perpetuity, and for other use by the University. I will make no monetary or other claims against Columbia Business School for the use of the interview and/or the photograph(s) and videography.
In Person and Live Online Programs – Participant Guest Policy
Executive Education Participant Guest Policy
For all Executive Education programs, to ensure that all participants can focus on the program sessions, assignments, and group work, Columbia Business School Executive Education participants are asked not to bring spouses, family members, or any non-enrolled participants to the program. Only enrolled participants will be allowed access to the classroom, facilities, and program-relevant spaces. No childcare or related accommodations for guests are available while participants are pursuing programs.
Code of Conduct
Executive Education Code of Conduct
Columbia University is a world-class university dedicated to teaching, research, and clinical care. In addition to all of the students and faculty that compose the Columbia community, thousands of staff members are also members of that community. Columbia is not only a place where students, faculty, researchers and clinicians come to do their best work, but also a place where thousands of staff members come to do their best work to advance the various missions of the University https://universitypolicies.columbia.edu/.
The University does not tolerate any form of unlawful discrimination or harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual exploitation and all such conduct is prohibited by this Policy. The University strongly encourages those who have experienced, witnessed or become aware of conduct that violates this Policy to come forward so that the University can take appropriate steps to prevent such conduct from occurring in the future and to ameliorate its effects. The University will protect the privacy of those who come forward to the extent possible and permissible by law https://eoaa.columbia.edu/.
Columbia Business School Executive Education respects the right for every participant to have a safe and effective learning environment. Please exercise professionalism and courtesy in your interactions with all faculty, staff, and fellow program participants.
Violation of this policy may result in removal from any Columbia Business School Executive Education program, now and in the future. Columbia Business School Executive Education reserves the right to update and/or change our terms and conditions without notice.