Due Thursday, June 15—Dean's Certification(s)

To matriculate at Columbia Law School, you must submit a completed Dean’s Certification Form from each school at which you matriculated toward a degree, including graduate programs and any school from which you may have transferred.

This Dean's Certification should be given to a dean or other administrator who has access to your complete school records. Note: It is not required that the dean or other administrator know you personally; the certification is often a report based on an examination of your school records.

Upon completion, instruct the dean or other administrator to send the certification(s) directly to the Office of Admissions no later than June 15, 2024.

• Via email (much preferred): to deanscerts@law.columbia.edu (email must come from an official university account)
• Via post (in a signed and sealed envelope): to Columbia Law School, Office of Admissions, 435 West 116th Street, MC 4004, New York, NY 10027-7297.

Please note that Dean’s Certifications submitted as part of your initial application are sufficient as long as they were signed after the degree conferral date. Those completing their undergraduate studies in 2023 should wait until their degree is conferred to submit the Dean's Certification to avoid having to resubmit it.

Due June 15—Immunization Requirements

There are two immunization requirements that all students—regardless of credit load—must meet.

MMR: New York State public health law and University policy requires that all students born on or after January 1, 1957 document immunity to measles, mumps, and rubella. This requirement applies before a student is permitted to register for their first term at Columbia.

Meningitis decision: New York State public health law and University policy require that students must also document that they either have received the meningitis vaccine (MenACWY) or have declined to receive it. This requirement applies before a student is permitted to register for their first term at Columbia.

While not required, it is also strongly recommended that students submit their COVID-19 and flu vaccination records.

Submitting Documentation

Submit documentation to the Columbia Health Immunization Compliance Office. PLEASE SUBMIT DOCUMENTATION ONLY ONCE using one method and allow at least 15 business days for processing. Submitting via multiple methods will result in delays. The office will reach out via your Columbia email if your records do not demonstrate the required compliance.

Preferred Methods:

Online: Secure digital upload via the Columbia Health Patient Portal (Immunization Record under the Medical Clearances section)

See step-by-step instructions for:

• MMR
• Meningitis decision

Fax: 212-854-5078
Email: immunizationcompliance@columbia.edu with the subject line Immunization Compliance Records - [Your UNI and Academic School/College]

Please note that communications sent via email over the Internet are not necessarily secure. Columbia University cannot guarantee that the information and records submitted via unencrypted email will not be intercepted and read by other parties besides the University.

Alternate Method:

Mail: Immunization Compliance Office, John Jay Hall 3rd Floor, MC 3601, 519 W. 114th St., New York, NY 10027

Note: we cannot guarantee any timeline on the processing of records mailed to the immunization compliance office.

There is no in-person option to submit documentation. Please use only the methods described above.

Be sure to keep a copy of your fax or delivery confirmation as we cannot verify receipt of individual documents. For questions or concerns regarding your immunization documentation, please email immunizationcompliance@columbia.edu.

Summer Hours of Operation

Student Services will be open during the following hours through July 26:

Monday–Thursday: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. EDT

Remote Fridays: 9 a.m.–1 p.m. EDT

*Please note we will be closed on Thursday, July 4.