Columbia Students Living at Barnard

CC & SEAS students who are eligible for Columbia Room Selection may register for Barnard Room Selection. Students may only select as part of groups where 50% or more of the group are BC students. 

CU students who are Room Selection eligible may also be pull-ins for Barnard RAs and Barnard students receiving disability accommodations (prior to Barnard Room Selection).

In order to “balance the exchange” (i.e. maintain an equal number of CU students living at Barnard to match the number of BC students living at Columbia), CU Housing Services may assign CC or SEAS students from the Sophomore Summer Wait List, new Transfer students, etc. to CU@BC designated spaces.

Columbia students who live in Barnard housing as part of the BC/CU Housing Exchange will continue to be eligible for Columbia Room Selection in the future (pending they meet all requirements for eligibility).

Eligible CU students may live in the following buildings:

• 600 W 116th Street
• 616 W 116th Street
• 620 W 116th Street
• 537 W 121st Street
• 601 W 110th Street
• Cathedral Gardens
• Plimpton

Male CU students may live in Barnard Housing, but only in suites where the entire suite is being selected / filled during Room Selection (cannot be pulled into “partial” suites).

CU@BC students who wish to cancel housing must follow Columbia's deadlines and policies.

CU@BC students may occupy housing for the same time period as Barnard students living in Barnard residence halls (which may not match the occupancy dates for Columbia housing).

See Important Dates for move-in and move-out dates.

Students with programmatic responsibility for the New Student Orientation Program (NSOP), ex. Orientation Leaders, may be given permission to move in early; however, early move-ins based on reasons of convenience are typically not available. In rare cases, CU@BC students may receive permission from Barnard to move in early and must pay a $100 per day fee to Barnard (requests must be submitted to & approved by Barnard, not by Columbia).

At the end of the academic year, non-graduating students will be required to move out within 24 hours of their last scheduled exam or the published check-out deadline (whichever is earlier). Extensions for reasons of convenience are not available. Students with approved extensions for extenuating circumstances must pay a $100 per day fee to Barnard (requests must be submitted to & approved by Barnard, not Columbia).

CU@BC students who are not continuing in their Barnard room assignment for the Spring (ex. graduating mid-year, studying abroad for the Spring, moving back to Columbia or off-campus, withdrawing from the University, etc) must move out of Barnard housing before the start of Winter Break. Extensions are not available.

The residence halls remain open during Fall, Thanksgiving, and Spring Breaks, but are officially closed for Winter Break.

CU@BC students are provided with ID swipe access to their assigned residence hall. This allows them access to and the ability to sign in guests to their assigned residence hall only.

CU@BC students who wish to visit other Barnard residence halls must be signed in as a guest of that residence hall. 

CU@BC students are responsible for returning their room to the same condition it was in when they moved in (including cleaning their room and/or moving furniture back to original positions). Students will be responsible for any damage or cleaning fines assessed. Additionally, students will be responsible for any improper or late check-out fees and/or replacement charges for lost or non-returned keys. Fines & fees will be assessed for Barnard by the CU Housing Office on your SSOL account.

CU@BC students who wish to bridge housing prior to the start of Summer Housing (either at Columbia or Barnard) must apply for May Interim housing at Barnard and would pay the BC May Interim fee to Barnard. 

Similarly, Columbia students with a Fall room assignment at Barnard who wish to bridge housing after the end of Summer Housing (either at Columbia or Barnard) must apply for August Interim housing at Barnard and would pay the BC August Interim fee to Barnard.

The Barnard residence halls are officially closed for Winter Break. See Winter Break for closing and reopening dates.

Students may apply for Early Winter Return, to return to housing early. Permission for Early Winter Return is not guaranteed and approval should not be assumed. Students should plan accordingly in case their request cannot be approved.

A limited number of students may be approved for Winter Break Housing (for the entire break).

CU@BC students are not automatically approved for housing during Winter Break or for the Early Winter Return period.

Selecting into a specific space in Barnard housing as part of the Housing Exchange is intended to be an academic-year-long commitment. Thus, room changes for CU@BC students within Barnard housing are typically not available. Requests may be considered in special circumstances, but Barnard students will be prioritized for vacancies first and any changes must be approved by Columbia Housing Services. Students who wish to move back to the Columbia campus must receive permission from Columbia Housing Services. Requests for a CU student to move from a Columbia residence hall to the Barnard campus will considered only in rare circumstances and are dependent upon on the balance of the BC/CU Housing Exchange count.

CU@BC students will be required to sign a Barnard Housing Contract (in addition to a Columbia Housing Contract, for billing purposes) and must follow all Barnard College & residence hall policies. CU@BC students who violate Barnard (or Columbia) policies will be referred to the Columbia Office of Judicial Affairs and Community Standards (OJA) for adjudication; however, they may also be asked to meet with the Barnard Hall Director or Associate Director responsible for their Barnard residence hall to discuss the impact of their behavior on the community.

Columbia students living at Barnard must receive their mail through their mailbox at the Columbia Mail Center. Mail and/or packages cannot be accepted if addressed to your Barnard residence hall.

CU students living at Barnard should connect to the "Barnard Guest" WiFi network (because they do not have BC network accounts & passwords).  Per the BCIT Student Computing office, connections to the "Barnard Guest" network as just as secure and safe as "Barnard Secure."

Note: Students living at 601 W 110th St and 121st Street connect to the Verizon FIOS cable modem in their suite via WiFi. The SSID & Password for your suite's cable modem is available on the Barnard Housing Portal (click my.HOUSING > Room Assignment).

Note: Students living in Cathedral Gardens connect to the Spectrum Cable WiFi in their suite. For instructions, log into the Barnard Housing Portal and click my.Housing > Room Assignment.

Something wrong in your room, suite, or hallway? Please email Facilities@barnard.edu with a detailed message, including your Name, Building & Room number, what the issue is, and please identify yourself as a CU student living in a BC residence hall.

For emergencies (Mon-Fri 8am-5pm), please contact Facilities Services directly at 212-854-2041. After 5pm and on weekends, please contact Barnard Community Safety at 212-854-6666.