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Two Colleges, Two Degrees, Four Years

Beyond Study Abroad

The Dual BA Program offers a global undergraduate educational experience — a program with an international character not only in its academic coursework but also in its practical application.

1754 Founded as King’s College, the first college in New York State and fifth in America.

History of Columbia University

1786 Name changed to Columbia College to celebrate the new nation.

1864 With the addition of graduate programs, the College becomes Columbia University.

1897 Columbia moves to its current home in Morningside Heights.

Today One of the world’s leading research centers, offering a distinctive and distinguished learning environment.

Four Undergraduate Colleges

The Columbia undergraduate population consists of students from four colleges.

• Academically, all four colleges share the same professors, classrooms, and degree.

• Administratively, each college has its own mission, admits its own students, and serves the needs of its students outside the classroom.

Columbia

Four Undergraduate Colleges

Columbia

Columbia College: Liberal arts college dedicated to providing a traditional, four-year undergraduate experience

The Fu Foundation: School of Engineering and Applied Science

School of General Studies: Liberal arts college dedicated to students following a nontraditional academic path

Barnard College: Women’s liberal arts college

School of General Studies Liberal arts college for students following a nontraditional academic path to a traditional,Ivy League education.

At GS, nontraditional students include:

• students with work or life experience

• students completing a second bachelor’s degree

• students enrolled in a dual or joint BA program

Columbia

1872 Founded by education reformer and intellectual Emile Boutmy as L’École Libre des Sciences Politiques to train French politicians after the demise of Napoleon III

History of Sciences Po

1945 Integrated into the French public education system as L’Institut d’ Études Politiques de Paris, or Sciences Po, by Prime Minister Charles de Gaulle

Today One of Europe’s most distinguished universities, with the freedom of a grande école and the resources of a major research university.

Sciences Po Core Curriculum – grounded in the social sciences

• Economics

• History

• Law

• Political Science

• Sociology

• Proficiency in a foreign language

Shared Academic Experience

• Each semester, sections of students at each campus will take three core courses together as a group.

Academics

Freshman and Sophomore Years – Sciences Po

Service and Support Experience in Public and Private Organizations

• Completed after first year

• One month full-time

• First-hand participation

• France, U.S. or other countries

• Exemptions granted

• Examples include:• Bank Teller

• Salesperson

• Caregiver or Camp Counselor

• Server/Restaurant Employee

Field Work

Required Internship

• Academic focus on different regions of the world

• Small-school environment, with no more than 500 students per campus

• Diverse student body

o 1/3 from the region of focus

o 1/3 from France

o 1/3 from other international areas

Campuses

Seven Undergraduate Campuses

• Academically, all seven colleges share the same two-year social science curriculum.

• Classes are conducted in English at the three Dual BA Program campuses

Le Havre

City Overview

• Located in Normandy

• Largest deep-water ocean port

in France

• Population: 180,000

• Reconstructed after WWII

• UNESCO World Heritage site

Le Havre

Euro-Asia Program

• 250 Students• 32 Nationalities represented• Campus inaugurated in 2007

Region-Specific Courses

• Comparative History of Europe and Asia (1789-1910)

• Politics and Societies in Northeast Asia• Comparative Constitutionalism: West vs.

East• Defense & Security in Eurasia• 20th Century European and Asian History

Academics - Le Havre

Required Courses (Year 1, Fall)• Introduction to Law• Microeconomics• Introduction to Sociology• Politics and Societies in South Asia• Quantitative and Mathematical

Methods• Literary Humanities

Electives• Sports• Arts

Languages Offered• Chinese• French*• Hindi• Japanese• Korean

Menton

City Overview

• Located in the Côte d’Azur

• Nicknamed “The Pearl of France”

• Population: 30,000

• Inhabited since the Paleolithic Era

• Hosts an annual Lemon Festival

• Situated between Monaco and

Italian border

Menton

Middle East & Mediterranean Program

• 250 Students• 46 Nationalities represented• Campus inaugurated in 2005

Region-Specific Courses

• Language within the Arab Revolution• Turkey and Europe: Entangled Histories• Sociology of the Arab State• Foreign Policy of the Arab States• Introduction to Middle East Law

Academics - Menton

Required Courses (Year 1, Fall)

• History of the 19th Century• Microeconomics• Comparative Politics and Government• Quantitative Methods• Introduction to the Contemporary

Middle East• Dreaming of a Cosmopolitan Sea:

The Mediterranean in History• Writing Lab

Languages Offered

• Classical Arabic*• French*, Spanish, Italian • Hebrew• Turkish• Colloquial Arabic Dialects

(Egyptian, Moroccan, Syro-Lebanese)

Reims

City Overview

• Located in the Champagne-

Ardenne region

• Population: 188,000

• History dates back to 80 BCE

• Cathedral was the traditional site

of coronations for French

monarchy

Reims

Transatlantic Program• 500 Students• 37 Nationalities represented• Campus inaugurated in 2010

Region-Specific Courses

• Introduction to Common Law System

• Pre & Post Celtic Tiger: The Crisis from an Irish Perspective

• Contemporary Issues in U.S. Constitutional Law & Government

• 20th Century Comparative History, U.S.-Europe

• The Great Britain-U.S. Relationship

Academics - Reims

Required Courses (Year 1, Fall – Transatlantic Program)

• Law in a World of Multiple Legal Orders• Microeconomics• The History of the West, 1776-1877• Humanities• Mathematical & Quantitative Methods

Electives

• U.S. Security & Policy Defense• War & Peace in the Global Village• Literature

Languages Offered

• French*• Arabic• German • Italian • Spanish

Reims

Euro-Africa Program• 170 Students• 21 Nationalities represented• Program inaugurated in 2011

Region-Specific Courses

• Geopolitics of Violence inSub-Saharan Africa

• African Short Fiction:An Introduction to Postcolonial Studies

• Development Economics:An African Perspective

• Government South of the Sahara:Social Politics of Contemporary Africa

Academics - Reims

Required Courses (Year 1, Fall – Euro-Africa Program)

• Introduction to Contemporary History• Microeconomics• Political Institutions• History of the African Continent• Mathematical & Quantitative Methods• Scientific Humanities

Electives

• Sport• Arts

Languages Offered

• French**• Arabic• Portuguese• Swahili

Columbia Core Curriculum – designed to develop skills in writing and critical reasoning and introduce students to a broad array of disciplines

Core requirements will be fulfilled in part through coursework completed at Sciences Po.

Additional requirements:

• Writing

• Literature – two courses

• Music Humanities

• Art Humanities

• Math & Natural Sciences – three courses

• Additional courses may be required depending on the courses taken at Sciences Po

Academics

Junior and Senior Years – Columbia

• More than 70 majors are offered by Columbia’s academic departments – a list is available on the Dual BA Program website.

• Dual BA Program students may choose

to complete any major offered at Columbia.

• Courses taken at Sciences Po may be applied toward major requirements, subject to Columbia department approval.

Academics

Majors

• Each campus at Sciences Po offers personalized student services, advising, and health services available through the campus administration.

• Dual BA Program students will be assigned a Columbia academic advisor, who will be available for curricular planning throughout your time in the program.

Student Life

Student Services

• Close-knit student body, with each campus numbering no more than 500 students.

• Clubs, associations, and athletic activities, as well as organized travel groups.

• Campuses in regional centers

• Housing – student apartments

Student Life

Campus Life – Sciences Po

• 29,000 students (8,000 undergraduates)

• Over 500 clubs and student organizations

• NCAA Division I athletics, as well as club and intramural sports

• Cultural offerings on campus and in New York

• Housing – All Dual BA Program students are guaranteed placement in student apartments

Student Life

Campus Life – Columbia

• Dual BA Program students, like all Sciences Po graduates, will have guaranteed admission to a master’s program at the flagship campus in Paris.

• Career services centers at both Sciences Po and Columbia offer career planning assistance.

• Numerous internship opportunities in both France and New York, including on Wall Street or at the United Nations.

• Job fairs and on-campus recruitment by government agencies and many prominent firms at both Sciences Po and Columbia.

• Dual BA Program students will be members of two global alumni networks.

Student Life

Career Services

Application Deadline

January 2 – all applicants

Transcripts

• Secondary school transcripts

• International graduation exams

Standardized Testing

• Applicants from Anglophone high schools:

• SAT or ACT scores are required.

• Applicants from non-Anglophone high schools:

• TOEFL or IELTS scores are required.

Admissions

Letters of Recommendation

Two academic letters of recommendation are required.

Essays

• Why the Dual BA Program is the right college experience for you

• Reflect on a personal experience

Interviews

• Applicants will be selected for interviews by the Admissions Committee.

• Interviews will be conducted by members of the Admissions Committee representing both Sciences Po and Columbia.

Admissions

• Potential for academic success

• Fit with the Dual BA Program

o Choice of Sciences Po campus

o Motivation to study the social sciences

o Interest and motivation for an academic major at Columbia

• Decisions will be made by April 1.

Admissions

Committee Considerations

Tuition and Fees

Years 1 and 2 – Sciences Po

• Dual BA Program students will pay the Sciences Po rate for tuition and fees.

Years 3 and 4 – Columbia University

• Dual BA Program students will pay the School of General Studies rate for tuition and fees.

Financing Your Education

Financial Aid

Sciences Po

• Institutional scholarships

• French government aid

Columbia

• Institutional scholarships

• U.S. federal aid

o Grants

o Loans

o Work-study

Financing Your Education

Financial Aid

• Sciences Po will determine a student’s eligibility for scholarships and other financial aid during the first two years of the program.

• The School of General Studies will determine a student’s eligibility for scholarships and other financial aid during the final two years of the program.

• Upon admission, Dual BA Program students will receive a preliminary educational financing package detailing both expected costs and expected financial aid awards.

Financing Your Education

Federal Aid

• Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at fafsa.ed.gov

• FAFSA code: 002707

• The FAFSA allows schools to determine eligibility for federal grants, loans, and work-study.

Financing Your Education

• Phone: (212) 854-2772, (800) 895-1169

• Email: spo-dualba@columbia.edu

• Website: gs.columbia.edu/sciences-po

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