Dual Undergraduate or Graduate Program with Columbia University
Under Columbia’s 3+2 program, a Bard student may transfer to Columbia at the end of their junior year at Bard, and upon completing a two-year program at Columbia, qualify for both a BA from Bard and a BS from Columbia. Columbia also offers two 4+2 programs in which Bard students can complete a BA at Bard and, after two years of study at Columbia, qualify for a BS or MS degree from Columbia.
For students who started at Bard before 2019, admission to Columbia’s BA/BS program is guaranteed provided students fulfill all course requirements; maintain a minimum GPA of 3.3 overall; and in their pre-engineering courses have no grade below a B. For students entering Bard in 2019 or later, Columbia will no longer offer guaranteed admission. Instead, Columbia will move to a competitive admissions process where taking the pre-engineering courses and maintaining grade requirements will be recommended, but not required. Columbia offers financial aid to U.S. citizens and residents admitted to the BA/BS programs; students who complete their BA prior to entering Columbia are ineligible for federal financial aid, but they may receive aid directly from Columbia.