Departmental Open Houses

Departmental Open Houses offer an opportunity to meet with faculty, advisors, and current students to discuss major/concentration requirements, as well as research, internship and job opportunities.

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Spring 2026 Departmental Open Houses
 

Ongoing

Drama and Theatre Arts Major and Minor Advising
Email Kate Purdum for 1:1 major/minor advising

Tue., January 27

Reid Hall Open House
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Maison Francaise, East Gallery
 

Wed., Feb. 4

Cognitive Science Symposium 
6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
LeFrak Theatre, Barnard Hall

Wed., Feb 11

Studying Human Rights at Columbia: Student Perspective
12 p.m. - 2 p.m.
320 Interchurch
Register Here 

Human Rights Open House: Student Stories
4:30 p.m. -6:30 p.m.
320C Interchurch
Register Here

Cognitive Science Open House
6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
304 Barnard Hall

Thu., Feb. 12

Earth and Environmental Sciences Open House
7 p.m.
603 Schermerhorn

Mon, Feb. 16

Astronomy Undergraduate Open House
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
1332 Pupin

Wed., Feb 18

Neuroscience & Behavior and Psychology Open House
4:10 p.m.
614 Schermerhorn
 

Fri., Feb 20

English Undergraduate Open House
12:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
324 Uris Hall

Statistics Undergraduate Open House
12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
309 Uris Hall

Mon., Feb. 23

Education Studies and Urban Teaching Open House
6 p.m.
Education Program Open House (Zoom)

Wed., Feb. 25

Creative Writing Major Open House
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
403 Dodge Hall

Film and Media Studies Open House
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
605 Dodge Hall

East Asian Languages and Cultures Departmental Open House
4:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
403 Dodge Hall
Register here

Department of Germanic Languages Open House
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Deutsches Haus (420 W.116 Street)

Archaeology Open House
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
954 Schermerhorn Extension

Latin American and Iberian Cultures Open House
Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan Language Programs
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Casa Hispánica, 612 W. 116th Street (between Broadway and Riverside)

Religion Department Celebration & Majors/Minors Open House
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
First Floor, 80 Claremont

Thu., Feb. 26

Human Rights Undergraduate Prospective Major Open House
10 a.m.
Zoom

Philosophy Undergraduate Open House
3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
716 Philosophy Hall

Sociology Open House
5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
501A Knox Hall

Fri., Feb. 27

Computer Science Open House
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
310D Schermerhorn Hall 

Classics, Ancient Studies, and Hellenic Studies Open House
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
618 Hamilton Hall

Slavic Departmental Open House
12 p.m. - 2 p.m.
709 Hamilton Hall

Biology and Chemistry Open House
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
7th Floor Lounge, Havemeyer Hall

Mon., Mar. 2

The Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race Open House
12 p.m. - 2 p.m.
420 Hamilton

Mathematics Open House
6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Cantor Lounge, 508 Mathematics

Tue., Mar. 3

Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies Open House
12 p.m. - 2 p.m.
403 Knox Hall

Anthropology (Sociocultural) Open House
4:10 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.
465 Schermerhorn Extension

French Open House
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
East Gallery, Maison Francaise
RSVP

Wed, Mar. 4

Jewish Studies Minor Open House 
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
617 Kent Hall

Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Major Open House
4 p.m.
754 Schermerhorn Extension

Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology Open House
7:15 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
10th Floor, Schermerhorn Extension

Thu., Mar. 5

American Studies Major Open House
5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
319 Hamilton
Register Here

History Major Open House 
6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
413 Fayerweather Hall
Register here

Physics Major Open House
6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
800 Pupin (Pupin Theory Center)

Fri., Mar. 6

Latin American and Caribbean Studies Open House
12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
802 International Affairs Building
Register here