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Students can earn a maximum of 16 points of credit earned through college-level coursework taken as part of a high school curriculum prior to matriculation at Columbia. Each year, individual departments review the College Board AP curriculum and determine appropriate placements, credit, and/or exemptions.

Environmental Studies

Environmental Science

Architecture

City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning

Architectural History and Criticism, General

Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology

Real Estate Development

Architecture and Related Services, Other

African Studies

American/United States Studies/Civilization

East Asian Studies

Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies

Latin American Studies

Near and Middle Eastern Studies

Russian Studies

South Asian Studies

Western European Studies

Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)

Ethnic Studies

African-American/Black Studies

Speech Communication and Rhetoric

Communication and Media Studies, Other

Journalism

Journalism, Other

Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia

Health Communication

Computer and Information Sciences, General

Information Technology

Information Science/Studies

Computer Science

Computer Software and Media Applications, Other

Information Technology Project Management

Education, General

Educational Leadership and Administration, General

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education

Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances

Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities

Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments

Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching

Mathematics Teacher Education

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

Education, Other

Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Civil Engineering, General

Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Computer Engineering, General

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

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Engineering Physics/Applied Physics

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Operations Research

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German Language and Literature

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Spanish Language and Literature

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other

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Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General

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Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General

International Law and Legal Studies

International Business, Trade, and Tax Law

English Language and Literature, General

Creative Writing

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

General Studies

Humanities/Humanistic Studies

Library and Information Science

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Biomedical Sciences, General

Biochemistry

Biophysics

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Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other

Microbiology, General

Genetics, General

Physiology, General

Pathology/Experimental Pathology

Pharmacology

Biostatistics

Bioinformatics

Biotechnology

Ecology

Evolutionary Biology

Columbia College and The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science (Columbia Engineering) offer undergraduate students unique advantages; they are at the same time small, selective colleges and integral components of a major research university. Students benefit from 270 years of rich history and distinction, easy access to the immense resources of New York City and a dynamic residential community where "Columbia Blue" is worn with pride at events ranging from Lions' basketball games to the World Leaders Forum to late-night study sessions in the residence halls. The Columbia College student body is composed of approximately 4,850 students; the Columbia Engineering student body is roughly 1,850. Students come from all fifty states and 110 countries. They represent a dazzling array of ethnic, social, economic, cultural, religious and geographic backgrounds. The diversity of Columbia's student body reflects the diversity of New York City, the world's most international city. At the heart of the undergraduate experience is a uniquely designed Core Curriculum of philosophy, history, politics, literature, art, music, science and writing, providing every student with a comprehensive and truly transformational understanding of modern civilization. Columbia students also have the exclusive opportunity to enhance their chosen studies through the unparalleled energy, vitality and multicultural variety of New York City. No other college in America offers students the integration of the highest level of educational excellence in a community with an incomparable offering of professional, career and life experiences.

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