The Combined Plan Program

The 2012 Online Application for Combined Plan Admission is now available here

The Columbia Combined Plan program enables students to receive both a liberal arts and an engineering education, getting the best of what each educational experience has to offer. Students will receive an undergraduate degree in a liberal arts field as well as a B.S. in an engineering discipline from Columbia.

The program is usually completed as a 3-2 program: three years in a liberal arts program and two years in Columbia engineering (with students applying in the junior year). The program may also be completed as a 4-2 program: four years in a liberal arts program and two years in Columbia engineering (with students applying in the senior year). Learn more about the admissions process.

Students may complete their B.A. from a Columbia undergraduate school or from an affiliated liberal arts college; if certain requirements are met, admission is guaranteed. Students from non-affiliated schools are welcome to apply under our application review process.

Please review our website and our Frequently Asked Questions about the program before contacting us. Should you have any additional questions, please contact us at combinedplan@columbia.edu.

"Columbia's Combined Plan Program offers me a unique opportunity to pursue an engineering degree while developing critical learning skills and fostering intellectual curiosity. I'm so glad to be at Columbia, because everyday I learn something new."

- Xun (Chauncy) Yin, Combined Plan '13, Chemical Engineering