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AN EDUCATION WHERE YOUR PASSIONS RESONATE

Drawing upon elements both traditional and innovative, the Dual BA Program combines the academic rigor of two world-renowned universities. Whether your ambitions lie in politics, business, law, international nonprofi t organizations, or diplomacy, the Dual BA Program Between Columbia University and Sciences Po offers you the opportunity to engage your passions through the breadth of Sciences Po’s interdisciplinary and international social science curriculum and Columbia’s comprehensive Core Curriculum coupled with the intellectual depth realized from immersing yourself in one of many major fi elds of study.

As an undergraduate in the Dual BA Program, you will study alongside a uniquely diverse group of fellow students and be nurtured by two distinct learning environments. You will be presented with a variety of experiencesthat will challenge you to reach beyond familiar habits of mind and empower you to develop a richly textured understanding of an increasingly globalized world.

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

Re-envisioning the College Experience

AN INTERDISCIPLINARY SOCIAL SCIENCES CURRICULUM

As a Dual BA Program student, you’ll begin your college education at one of three Sciences Po campuses outside Paris, each of which numbers 250-650 students and is devoted to a particular region of the world. At your regional campus, you will be able to pursue numerous extracurricular activities and internship opportunities while completing Sciences Po’s interdisciplinary social sciences curriculum, with instruction in economics, history, law, political science, and sociology, as well as in the living languages spoken in your campus’ regions of focus.

A SOLID LIBERAL ARTS FOUNDATION

After two years in France, you will matriculate at Columbia University School of General Studies (GS), the undergraduate college at Columbia for students pursuing a rigorous education through a nontraditional path. At GS, you will pursue one discipline in depth by fulfi lling the requirements for a major and cultivate intellectual breadth by completing core requirements in a variety of subjects. As a Columbia student, you will be part of a vibrant campus community of 30,000 students (9,000 undergraduates), with access to abundant extracurricular options on campus and beyond, as well as internship opportunities at the United Nations, on Wall Street, or in any of the many industries that call New York City home.

Upon completion of the program, you will graduate with two bachelor’s degrees, one each from Sciences Po and Columbia, and, like all Sciences Po alumni, you will be eligible for guaranteed admission to a Sciences Po graduate program in Paris. You will also be a member of the global alumni networks of two of the world’s leading universities, and be well prepared for your next challenging endeavor.

PHOTOS LEFT TO RIGHT:

1 SCIENCES PO, REIMS CAMPUS

2 SCIENCES PO, MENTON CAMPUS

3 ALMA MATER, COLUMBIA CAMPUS

4 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK CITY

ACADEMICS AT SCIENCES PO – COLLÈGE UNIVERSITAIRE

All students at Sciences Po are required to take two years of rigorous coursework in political science, law,history, economics, international relations, and humanities. Classes in each of the regional campuses are conducted in English, and students are required to study both French grammar and a living language associated with the region of focus of their campus.

YEAR 1: SAMPLE COURSES• Law in a World of Multiple Legal Orders

• Microeconomics

• The History of the West, 1776–1877

• U.S. Security & Policy Defense

• Politics and Societies in Northeast Asia

• Dreaming of a Cosmopolitan Sea: The Mediterranean in History

• Mathematics & Quantitative Methods

YEAR 2: SAMPLE COURSES

• Introduction to Common Law System

• Introduction to Latin American Politics

• Foreign Policy of the Arab States

• Political Economy of Globalization

• India and the World

• Transatlantic Relations in the 21st Century: Challenges & Opportunities

• Business Law in the Mediterranean Region

A COLUMBIA EDUCATION

GS’s academic program, leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree, is composed of a major, the GS Core requirements, and electives. The University’s Faculty of Arts & Sciences offers over 70 majors and more than 1,500 courses to undergraduates.

YEAR 3: SAMPLE COURSES

• University Writing

• Climate and Society

• Masterpieces of Western Music

• Mass Media and American Democracy

• Globalization, Incomes and Inequality

• Contemporary Culture in the Modern Arab World

• The Human Species: Its Place in Nature

• Asian Humanities–Art in China, Japan and Korea

YEAR 4: SAMPLE COURSES

• Science for Sustainable Development

• Africa, Empire and the 20th Century World

• Democracy & Dictatorship in Europe

• Economics of Money and Banking

• Islam in South Asia

• Gender & International Relations

• Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and the English novel

• Political Economy of Development

PHOTOS LEFT TO RIGHT:

1 LECTURE HALL SCIENCES PO, REIMS CAMPUS

2 CLASS ON THE LAWN SCIENCES PO, REIMS CAMPUS

3 CAMPUS GATES, BROADWAY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

4 LOW LIBRARY STEPS COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

Two Colleges, Two Degrees, Four Years

As a Dual BA Program student, you’ll have the opportunity to immerse yourself in two distinct academic, social, and cultural environments: a close-knit small college in a French regional setting and a research university in New York City.

COLUMBIA AT A GLANCE:

MORE THAN 1600

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

43% FEMALE

57% MALE

23% OF AMERICAN STUDENTS ARE

ASIAN AMERICAN,

AFRICAN AMERICAN,

HISPANIC/LATINO OR

NATIVE AMERICAN

17% INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

MENTON

LE HAVREREIMS

Your Transatlantic Educational Experience: A Close-Knit Regional Campus and a Metropolitan Research University

SCIENCES PO AT A GLANCE:

46% INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

ALL THREE CAMPUSES OFFER

INTENSIVE FRENCH LANGUAGE CLASSES

ALONGSIDE AN ENGLISH-LANGUAGE

ACADEMIC TRACK

MIDDLE EAST AND MEDITERRANEAN CAMPUS IN MENTON

Menton is a resort town on the French Riviera, famed for its beautiful vistas, lush vegetation, and mild climate.

• 250 Students/50 Nationalities• Focus on the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and the Maghreb• Examine geopolitical issues including energy, migration, and security• Follow an English-language academic track• Engage in Arabic, Turkish, and Hebrew language classes and related cultural

studies and activities

THE COLUMBIA CORE

The GS Core provides a foundation for a

solid liberal arts education, assuring that

you’ll develop critical skills in writing and

quantitative reasoning, while exposing you

to a range of perspectives on signifi cant

ideas and achievements in literature,

philosophy, history, music, art, and science.

EUROPE-ASIA CAMPUS IN LE HAVRE

Located on the Normandy coast, Le Havre, France’s largest commercial port, was home to leading Impressionist painters.

• 250 Students/37 Nationalities• Focus on Europe’s relations with Asia and the dynamics of globalization• Engage in Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Hindi, and Indonesian language

classes and related cultural studies and activitiesLE HAVRE CAMPUS

MENTON CAMPUS

TRANSATLANTIC CAMPUS IN REIMS

In the city where French kings were crowned, the Sciences Po campus is housed in a restored 17th century Jesuit college.

• 500 Students/37 Nationalities• Choose between two different internationally-focused tracks to study

relations between Europe and North America or Europe and Africa• Engage in Arabic, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swahili

language classes and related cultural studies and activities• Examine transatlantic history from a European perspective

REIMS CAMPUS

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK

Modeled after the Athenian agora and the open plazas of the Italian Renaissance, Columbia University’s historic Morningside Campus is located in the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

• Live in close proximity to world-class museums, theaters, parks withrestaurants and historical attractions

• Build a solid foundation of knowledge while completing theColumbia Core Curriculum

• Choose from more than 1,500 courses taught by Nobel Laureates, world-renowned scholars, and leaders in their fi elds

• Elect from over 70 major fi elds of study offered by more than40 departments

• Participate in more than 500 student organizations andvolunteer opportunities

• Take advantage of New York City’s world of opportunities withinternship opportunities offered in multiple professional sectors

COLUMBIA CAMPUSCENTRAL

PARK

METMUSEUM

TIMESSQUARE

UNITEDNATIONS

WALLSTREET

PARIS

COLUMBIA AT A GLANCE:

MORE THAN 1600

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

43% FEMALE

57% MALE

23% OF AMERICAN STUDENTS ARE

ASIAN AMERICAN,

AFRICAN AMERICAN,

HISPANIC/LATINO OR

NATIVE AMERICAN

17% INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

MENTON

LE HAVREREIMS

Your Transatlantic Educational Experience: A Close-Knit Regional Campus and a Metropolitan Research University

SCIENCES PO AT A GLANCE:

46% INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

ALL THREE CAMPUSES OFFER

INTENSIVE FRENCH LANGUAGE CLASSES

ALONGSIDE AN ENGLISH-LANGUAGE

ACADEMIC TRACK

MIDDLE EAST AND MEDITERRANEAN CAMPUS IN MENTON

Menton is a resort town on the French Riviera, famed for its beautiful vistas, lush vegetation, and mild climate.

• 250 Students/50 Nationalities• Focus on the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and the Maghreb• Examine geopolitical issues including energy, migration, and security• Follow an English-language academic track• Engage in Arabic, Turkish, and Hebrew language classes and related cultural

studies and activities

THE COLUMBIA CORE

The GS Core provides a foundation for a

solid liberal arts education, assuring that

you’ll develop critical skills in writing and

quantitative reasoning, while exposing you

to a range of perspectives on signifi cant

ideas and achievements in literature,

philosophy, history, music, art, and science.

EUROPE-ASIA CAMPUS IN LE HAVRE

Located on the Normandy coast, Le Havre, France’s largest commercial port, was home to leading Impressionist painters.

• 250 Students/37 Nationalities• Focus on Europe’s relations with Asia and the dynamics of globalization• Engage in Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Hindi, and Indonesian language

classes and related cultural studies and activitiesLE HAVRE CAMPUS

MENTON CAMPUS

TRANSATLANTIC CAMPUS IN REIMS

In the city where French kings were crowned, the Sciences Po campus is housed in a restored 17th century Jesuit college.

• 500 Students/37 Nationalities• Choose between two different internationally-focused tracks to study

relations between Europe and North America or Europe and Africa• Engage in Arabic, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swahili

language classes and related cultural studies and activities• Examine transatlantic history from a European perspective

REIMS CAMPUS

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK

Modeled after the Athenian agora and the open plazas of the Italian Renaissance, Columbia University’s historic Morningside Campus is located in the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

• Live in close proximity to world-class museums, theaters, parks withrestaurants and historical attractions

• Build a solid foundation of knowledge while completing theColumbia Core Curriculum

• Choose from more than 1,500 courses taught by Nobel Laureates, world-renowned scholars, and leaders in their fi elds

• Elect from over 70 major fi elds of study offered by more than40 departments

• Participate in more than 500 student organizations andvolunteer opportunities

• Take advantage of New York City’s world of opportunities withinternship opportunities offered in multiple professional sectors

COLUMBIA CAMPUSCENTRAL

PARK

METMUSEUM

TIMESSQUARE

UNITEDNATIONS

WALLSTREET

PARIS

Students in the Dual BA Program are pioneers—innovators who seek to shape their futures through a dynamic combination of intensive study at world-class universitiesand cultural immersion on two continents. They come from all over the world with diverseeducational backgrounds, academic interests, and goals for the future, sharing a desireto take part in a global educational experience and develop the necessary skills to become leaders in their fi elds.

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Facts About the Dual BA Program

ADMISSIONS AND ENROLLMENT• Approximately 170 students enrolled in the program

• 50% female; 50% male

• 62% international (non-U.S.) students from 18 different countries

TUITION AND FINANCIAL AIDTuition rates and fi nancial aid support vary by phase of the program and by students’ needs. Please visit the Financing section of the Dual BA website to learn more about tuitionand fee costs and the educational fi nancing options availableto students at Sciences Po and Columbia University.

ACADEMIC PROGRAM• Students will earn two bachelor’s degrees in four years.

• The fi rst two years at Sciences Po will focus on social sciences and language instruction specifi c to the regionof focus offered at your campus (Transatlantic, Euro-African, Euro-Asian, or Euro-Middle Eastern).

• The second two years at GS will be spent fulfi lling Columbia University’s Core Curriculum and major requirements as well as Sciences Po’s year abroad requirements.

ADVISINGA dedicated advisor, who is assigned to you at the start of the program, will guide you through your academic and student life. Your advisor will counsel and support you as you pursue your goals in two distinct academic settings.

Your academic advisor meets with you regularly during your time in the program, and, in the spring of your second year, prior to your transition to Columbia University, will meet with you in person on your regional campus to review degree requirements and plan for years three and four of the Dual BA Program.

AFTER GRADUATIONUpon graduation, students will have two bachelor’s degrees from leading educational institutions and will have access to a network of alumni that includes heads of government and state, Nobel Prize winners, and leading academics in their fi elds.

APPLYING Applicants to the Dual BA Program apply in January for fall enrollment. The admissions process includes a review of the applicant’s academic history, letters of recommendation,SAT/ACT scores, a personal essay, and an interview conducted in English. Applications will be reviewed by a joint committee featuring admissions representatives from both Columbia University and Sciences Po.

Students may not apply simultaneously to the Dual BA Program and other undergraduate schools or programs at Columbia University (Columbia College [CC] or the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science [SEAS]). Nor are candidates eligible to apply to the School of General Studies, including the Dual BA Program, if in the last three years they applied to any of these divisions and were not accepted. Students interested in being considered for admission to the Sciences Po Collège Universitaire must apply for admission using the application procedure appropriate to their situation. Please refer to the Sciences Po website for more information.

INTERVIEWS Interviews are scheduled only on a case-by-case basis by the admissions committee; it is not possible for applicants to arrange an interview without the request of the committee.

FINANCIAL AID & INSTITUTIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS A variety of fi nancial aid options are available at both Sciences Po and Columbia. Students are charged the tuition and awarded fi nancial aid by the institution in which they are enrolled. If eligible, students will receive fi nancial aid directly from Sciences Po for the fi rst two years of the program. And, if eligible, students will receive fi nancial aid directly from Columbia University for the second two years in the program. For more information, please consult our website.

INFORMATION SESSIONS Information sessions led by admissions representatives from Columbia University School of General Studies and Sciences Po are held around the world and at Columbia’s Morningside Campus in New York City.

Visit http://gs.columbia.edu/sciences-po/admissionsfor details and dates.

CONTACT US

Dual BA Program BetweenColumbia University and Sciences Po

School of General Studies, Offi ce of Admissions

408 Lewisohn Hall, MC 4101

2970 Broadway

New York, NY 10027

Tel: +1 (212) 854-2772

Toll-free/International: 1 (800) 895-1169

Fax: +1 (212) 854-6316

Email: spo-dualba@columbia.edu

Website: gs.columbia.edu/sciences-po

Weronika Jurkiewicz, Warsaw, Poland Sciences Po Campus: Le HavreMajor: Creative WritingMost Memorable Moment: I was the main organizer of TEDxSciencesPo. It was really rewarding to see all of the team’s ideas and hard work turn into reality.

After the Dual BA Program:

“I would like to start a career in journalism.”“WERONIKA JURKIEWICZ

Nicolás Ávila-Venegas, Bogotá, ColombiaSciences Po Campus: ReimsMajors: History and Human RightsMost Memorable Moment: The wild applause that interrupted a formal ceremony where former Brazilian president Lula da Silva received an honorary doctorate.

After the Dual BA Program:

“I would like to return to Bogotá to work in politics or with the government as it ends a long confl ict andundergoes dramatic transformation. I think it is our duty as children of developing countries to return home with a bag full of experiences and tools learned at two leading universities of the world.”

NICOLÁS ÁVILA-VENEGAS

Egerton King van den Berg, Orlando, Florida, USASciences Po Campus: MentonMajor: Financial Economics Most Memorable Moment: I performed the Menton music club’s song at the Mini-Crit in Reims to a Sciences Po audience that had packed the Reims Opera House.

After the Dual BA Program:

“I would like to work in the fi nancial services industry and go to business school. Having spent two years in France traveling often, I will also continue to travel.”

EGERTON KING VAN DEN BERG

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