Sustainable Development Course Petition Form

Your application for a course substitution should consist of this completed form and the course syllabus submitted in PDF format. Reviews are completed on a monthly basis and your decision will be sent via e-mail.

Important Information:

Requests for course substitutions will not be accepted beyond the first semester of your senior year. You may need to return for an additional semester to complete the program requirements.

This form is required for any course taken outside of the listed program requirements including: electives not on the pre-approved list, transfer credits, study abroad, and Columbia courses not explicitly listed on the requirements list.

Substitutions for the foundational courses (SDEV UN1900 Introduction to Sustainable Development, EESC UN2330 Science for Sustainable Development and SDEV UN2300 Challenges of Sustainable Development) are not allowed.

Please direct questions to Sylvia Montijo at sm4084@columbia.edu.

Name *

Email *

UNI *

Current Standing *

Expected Graduation Date *

**As a reminder, requests for course substitutions will not be accepted beyond the first semester of your senior year

School *

Columbia College

School of General Studies

SDEV Program *

Major

Special Concentration

Course Information

Course Title *

Instructor(s) *

Course Points (for Sciences Po, ECTS credits) *

Semester/year when enrolled in course *

Which requirement does the course fulfill or partially fulfill? *

Where was this course taken? *

Grade in course *

Course Number (eg. ASPO 17A00) *

A) Describe the sections of the course that address sustainable development issues, what those issues are, and how those issues fit into the overall content of the course. This may include readings, lectures, or assignments.

B) For any individual paper(s) or assignment(s), were you able to focus on a specific sustainable development issue? If so, please describe the sustainable development issue you plan to research for the assignment. *

Please upload the syllabus for the course here. *