Regarding the Student ID Card All new students to Columbia University receive their official University ID Card as soon as they have arrived on campus. This ID Card will be your official University ID for the length of your academic career at Columbia. If you change schools during your career at Columbia, bring your original ID card to the ID Center and we will replace it free of charge. If you should loose your ID card, refer to the ID Replacement page to find out how obtain a new card.
Partial registration is acceptable.
The ID Center will verify that you have registered when you arrive to request your ID card. Since most schools now register by telephone, this means you should have already called to select your classes before you come to the ID Center.