Dual Undergraduate or Graduate Program with Columbia University
Under Columbia’s 3+2 program, students apply in January of their junior year and if accepted, transfer to Columbia the following fall. Upon completing a two-year program at Columbia, students earn 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.
Columbia's admissions process is competitive. Successful applicants from Bard have fulfilled the pre-engineering courses and maintained grade requirements described in the Curriculum Guide. Also considered are contribution to the community and engagement with STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) through research, internships, independent projects and clubs while at college or in high school.
Columbia awards only need-based financial aid. Applications from students who are US citizens or permanent residents, as well as those granted refugee visas, DACA recipients and undocumented students, are read in a need-blind manner, which means that financial need has no bearing on the admissions decision. All other applicants are evaluated in a need-aware manner, which means that the admissions committee takes into consideration how much financial aid a student requires when rendering an admissions decision. International applicants are eligible for need-based financial aid, but whether or not they are applying for aid is considered in the admission review process. Columbia will meet 100% of demonstrated financial need for all admitted Combined Plan students.
