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Fees and Access
All students must have a Columbia University ID with a valid SIPA lab sticker to use SIPA lab facilities. A $155 per semester lab fee is charged on the tuition bill to all SIPA students; all non-SIPA students enrolled in SIPA courses and Department of Political Science courses must pay $150 per semester in the lab. Dual degree students who are not registered at SIPA for the term can continue to get access to the SIPA computing services by paying a lab fee of $150 per semester. Visiting scholars and faculty are also subject to a $150 lab ID charge. All ID-related transactions are conducted in Room 510 during office hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Every effort is made to process all IDs within 24 hours. Faculty must request an ID for use in the SIPA computer lab through the department assistant, Room 1318 IAB.
When users pick up their ID in the SIPA lab, they will receive instructions for logging into the SIPA network. This information should not be shared with anyone. Also, users must log out of the system and observe all the lab rules. Failure to observe these rules can mean unauthorized access to user files and printing credit. Furthermore, we cannot fix any damage done to user files or reimburse you.
All users will have a print credit for 1000 pages of free laser printing per semester during the academic year. Each account is credited after the student has registered at SIPA for the term. Subsequent laser printing can be purchased in increments of 25 pages for $1. The laser fee is $0.04 a page. Color printing is $0.40 a page. Laser IDs and diskettes can also be purchased in the lab during the office hours. Any unused printing balance at the end of each term is nonrefundable. It does not carry forward.