In affiliation with the schools of engineering at Columbia University and Dartmouth College, Bard offers programs of study leading to a BA from Bard and a second degree in engineering (or a related field) from Columbia or Dartmouth. Various configurations are available. At Columbia these are 3-2 BA/BS, 4-2 BA/BS and 4-2 BA/MS; at Dartmouth these are 3-2 BA/BE and 2-1-1-1 BA/BE.
Interested students should contact Simeen Sattar, the liaison for the programs, for further information and planning early in their Bard career.
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The BA/BS program with Columbia can be configured as 3-2 or 4-2. Students in the 3-2 program must complete all the requirements for their chosen major at Bard except Senior Project, 40 non-divisional credits, and all but one of the distribution requirements. Students in the 4-2 program must complete all of Bard's graduation requirements prior to transfer to Columbia. Because students in the 4-2 program will be awarded their Bard BA, they will not be eligible for federal financial aid; they remain eligible for financial assistance from Columbia.
All students must also complete the set of foundational courses required by Columbia plus courses specific to their intended major at Columbia. These are detailed in Columbia’s Pre-Combined Plan Curriculum Guide. Equivalences between Bard and Columbia courses are given in the table below. Admission to Columbia's BA/BS programs is guaranteed provided students fulfill all the requirements and maintain a minimum GPA of 3.3 overall and in the pre-engineering courses with no grade below a B in these courses. See Columbia's Combined Plan Program for further details.
Columbia also offers a separately-administered 4-2 BA/MS program in certain fields. See Columbia's 4-2 Master of Science Program for requirements and details. Admission is competitive.
| Subject | Columbia | Bard |
| Mathematics | Calculus I, II, III, IV (V1101,V1102,V1201,V1202) | Calculus I, II (MATH 141, 142), Vector Calculus (MATH 241) |
| Physics | Mechanics and Thermodynamics (C1401) | Introduction to Physics I (PHYS 141) |
| Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics (C1402) | Introduction to Physics II (PHYS 142) | |
| Chemistry | General Chemistry I (C1403) | Basic Principles of Chemistry (CHEM 141) |
| Lab requirement | One-semester physics lab or | Laboratory component of PHYS 141 or 142 |
| One-semester chemistry lab | Laboratory component of CHEM 141 or 142 | |
| Computer Science | Introduction to computer science and programming in C++, JAVA , Python or MATLAB (W1003, W1004, W1005, W1007 or W1009) | Introduction to Object-Oriented Programing (CMSC 141 or 143) [Python] |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | Twenty-seven-point nontechnical requirement | Filled by Bard's distribution requirements |
| Principles of Economics (ECON W1105) | Principles of Economics (ECON 100) | |
| English Composition (ENGL C1010 University Writing). | First-Year Seminar (one semester) |
(see Curriculum Guide to find out which courses you need to take)
| Subject | Columbia | Bard |
| Mathematics | Introduction to Applied Mathematics – ODE’s and Linear Algebra (APMA E2101) | Linear Algebra with Ordinary Differential Equations (MATH 213) |
| Linear Algebra (MATH V2010 or APAM E3101) | MATH 213 + 2-credit tutorial in linear algebra (available at faculty discretion) | |
| Ordinary Differential Equations (E1210) | Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations (MATH 311) | |
| Physics | Classical and Quantum Waves (C1403) | Modern Physics (PHYS 321) |
| Physics Lab (C1493/4) | Included in PHYS 141/142 | |
| Chemistry | General Chemistry I (C1403) | Basic Principles of Chemistry I (CHEM 141) |
| General Chemistry II (C1404) | Basic Principles of Chemistry II (CHEM 142) | |
| General Chemistry Lab (C1500) | Included in CHEM 141/142 | |
| Organic Chemistry I (C3443) | Organic Chemistry I (CHEM 201) | |
| Organic Chemistry Lab (C3543) | Included in CHEM 201 | |
| Biology | Environmental Biology: Molecules to Cells (EEEB W2001) | Subcellular Biology (BIO 141) or Organismal Biology (BIO 142) |
| Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology (C2005) | Subcellular Biology (BIO 141) or From Genes to Traits (BIO 151) | |
| Computer Science | Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in MATLAB (COMS W1005) Computer Programming in Java (W1007) Computer Programming in C (W1003) | Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming (CMSC 141 or 143) [Python]; Computational Physics (PHYS 225) [MATLAB]; a student may pursue a tutorial in the desired programming language if it is not taught in these courses. |
| Discrete Mathematics (COMS W3203) | Discrete Mathematics (CMSC 145) | |
| Data Structures and Algorithms (COMS W3137), Data Structures in C (W3133), Data Structures in Java (W3134) | Data Structures (CMSC 201) [Java] | |
| Scientific Computation (COMS W3210) | Computational Physics (PHYS 225) or Scientific Programming (CMSC 273); neither is regularly available. | |
| Economics | Introduction to Accounting and Finance (E2261) | Introduction to Accounting (ECON 190) |
| Probability and Statistics | Probability and Statistics (W3600) | Not available |
| Probability (IEOR E3658) | Probability (MATH 328) | |
| Statistical Inference (W3659) | Mathematical Statistics (MATH 329) | |
| Electrical Engineering | Introduction to Electrical Engineering (ELEN E1201) | Not available |
| Engineering Mechanics | Mechanics (ENME E3105) | Mechanics (PHYS 303) |
| Earth and Environmental Sciences | Advanced General Geology (EESC W4001) The Climate System (EESC V2100) The Solid Earth System (EESC V2200) | Not regularly available |
| Earth and Environmental Engineering | Alternative Energy Resources (EAEE E2002) | Tutorial available at faculty discretion |
