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In affiliation with the schools of engineering at Columbia University and Dartmouth College, Bard offers several programs of study leading to a degree in engineering.

Columbia University Programs

Dual Undergraduate or Graduate Program with Columbia University
Associate Professor of Physics Paul Cadden-Zimansky. Photo by Scott Barrow

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.

  • BA/BS Program Website
  • BA/MS Program Website

Curriculum at Columbia

For the 3+2 and 4+2 BA/BS programs, students 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 Guides (see below). Equivalences between Bard and Columbia foundational and field-specific courses can be found below.

Students applying for the 3+2 program must meet Bard’s requirements. Students in the 4+2 program must complete all of Bard’s graduation requirements in their four years at Bard and can apply up to one year after graduating.

  • Curriculum Guides

    Curriculum Guides


    Curriculum Guide for Students Who Started at Bard in Fall 2014   
    Curriculum Guide for Students Who Started at Bard in Fall 2015   
    Curriculum Guide for Students Who Started at Bard in Fall 2016   
    Curriculum Guide for Students Who Started at Bard in Fall 2017   
    Curriculum Guide for Students Who Started at Bard in Fall 2018   
    Curriculum Guide for Students Who Started at Bard in Fall 2019   
    Curriculum Guide for Students Who Started at Bard in Fall 2020   
  • Foundational Courses

    Foundational Courses


    Bard Courses Corresponding with Columbia Pre-Combined Plan Courses
    Subject Columbia Course Corresponding Bard Course
    Mathematics Calculus I, Calculus II (V1101, V1102,) Calculus I-II (MATH 141-42)
    Calculus III (V1201)

    [For students starting at Bard in 2016 or earlier]
    Intermediate Calculus (MATH 245)

    OR

    Mathematical Methods I-II (PHYS 221-22)
    Multivariable Calculus for Engineers and Applied Scientists (APMA E2000)

    [For students starting at Bard in 2017 or later]
    Intermediate Calculus (MATH 245) AND
    Advanced Calculus (MATH 312)

    OR

    Mathematical Methods I-II (PHYS 221-22)
    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 I (CHEM 141)
    Lab Requirement One-semester physics lab OR Included in PHYS 141 and 142
    One-semester chemistry lab Included in CHEM 141
    Computer Science Introduction to computer science and programming in C/C++, JAVA, Python, or MATLAB (W1004, W1005, W1007, E1006) Through spring 2017: Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming with Robots  (CMSC 143) [Python]
    From fall 2017: Object-Oriented Programming  (CMSC 141) [Processing in Java]
    Humanities and 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 I OR II
  • Field-Specific Courses

    Field-Specific Courses


    Bard Courses Required for Specific Fields

    (See the Curriculum Guide to find out which courses you need to take.)

    Subject Columbia Course Corresponding Bard Course
    Mathematics Calculus IV (V1202) Vector Calculus (MATH 241)

    OR

    Advanced Calculus (MATH 312) 

    OR

    Mathematical Methods I-II (PHYS 221-22)
    Introduction to Applied Mathematics – ODE’s and Linear Algebra (APMA E2101) Linear Algebra with Ordinary Differential Equations (MATH 213)

    OR

    Elementary Linear Algebra (MATH 242) AND
    Differential Equations (MATH 321)

    OR

    Mathematical Methods I-II (PHYS 221-22)
    Linear Algebra (MATH V2010 or APAM E3101) Linear Algebra with Ordinary Differential Equations (MATH 213) AND
    Abstract Algebra (MATH 333)

    OR

    Linear Algebra with Ordinary Differential Equations (MATH 213) AND
    Abstract Linear Algebra (MATH 331)

    OR

    Elementary Linear Algebra (MATH 242)
    Ordinary Differential Equations (E1210) Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations (MATH 311)

    OR

    Differential Equations (MATH 321)
    Physics Classical and Quantum Waves (C1403) Modern Physics (PHYS 241)
    Physics Lab (C1493/4) Included in PHYS 141/142
    Chemistry 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 I Lab (C3543) Included in CHEM 201
    Biology Environmental Biology I: Elements to Organisms (EEEB UN2001)
    Introductory Biology I: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (BIOL UN2005)
    Introductory Biology II: Cell Biology, Development and Physiology (BIOL UN2006)
    Please see the preengineering adviser for equivalents (must be BIO 141 or higher)
    Computer Science  Discrete Mathematics (COMS W3203)   Discrete Mathematics (CMSC 145)  

    OR

    Proofs and Fundamentals (MATH 261) AND
    Combinatorics (MATH 316)
    Data Structures and Algorithms (COMS W3137), Data Structures in C (W3133), Data Structures in Java (W3134)   Data Structures (CMSC 201) [Java]    
    Economics Introduction to Accounting and Finance (E2261) Introduction to Accounting (ECON 190) OR
    Foundations of Finance and Investments (ECON 291)
    Probability and Statistics   Probability and Statistics (W3600)   Not available: students must take the two courses below
    Probability (IEOR E3658)   Probability (MATH 328)
    Statistical Inference (W3659) Mathematical Statistics (MATH 329)
    Earth and Environmental Sciences   Earth: Origin, Evolution, Processes, and Future (EESC UN1011) Not available: students must take this course elsewhere

Dartmouth College Program

Dual Undergraduate Degree with Dartmouth College
Photo by Scott Barrow

Dual Undergraduate Degree with Dartmouth College

Dartmouth offers a 2+1+1+1 BA/BE program, in which the student spends two years at Bard; takes engineering courses at Dartmouth in the third year; returns to Bard for their senior year; and completes their engineering courses at Dartmouth in the fifth year. Admission to the Dartmouth program is competitive and contingent upon fulfillment of Bard’s major and distribution requirements and foundational courses in science and mathematics. Dartmouth does not offer financial aid in the first year. 

Dartmouth Program Website

Petitioning to Apply

Approval from David Shein, the dean of studies, is required for participation in the 3+2 and 2+1+1+1 programs. Interested students should consult with Professor Paul Cadden-Zimansky, the pre-engineering adviser, early in their Bard careers. Students must petition the Dean of Studies Office explaining their interest in the program and providing supporting letters from their academic adviser and the preengineering adviser. The form is available below. Students should submit the petition after their first year at Bard but before they apply to Columbia or Dartmouth—ideally, at or soon after Moderation. Approval of the petition requires the following: 

Dual-Degree Petition (PDF)

Petitioning to Apply

  • A plan for completing 96 undergraduate credits, of which 64 must be earned at the undergraduate college in Annandale, within three years at Bard.
  • A plan for completing all but one of the distribution requirements within three years at Bard.
  • A plan for completing 40 credits outside the division of your major within three years at Bard.
  • Successful moderation into a program of study and a plan for completion of all that program’s requirements except the Senior Project within three years at Bard or approval from your academic adviser and the director of the program of your major to substitute requirements with coursework at Columbia or Dartmouth.
  • A minimum GPA of 3.3.
Awarding of the BA and BS or BE degrees is contingent on fulfillment of the plan submitted with the petition.

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Professor Simeen Sattar. Photo by Pete Mauney '93 MFA '00

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Interested students should consult with
Paul Cadden-Zimansky,
the preengineering adviser,
early in their Bard careers.

Office: Rose Science Laboratories, 113
Email: paulcz@bard.edu
Phone: 845-758-7584

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