Columbia University Continuing Education

October 16 2025

Special Students:
Postgraduate Nondegree
Undergraduate Visiting
Undergraduate Nondegree
High School Visiting
Foreign Language Nondegree
Creative Writing Nondegree
Cross-Enrollment

Courses

Admission & Application

Policies, Rights & Regulations

Safety & Security

For general information:
Information Center
303 Lewisohn
(116th & Broadway)
(212) 854-9699
(attended 9 a.m.–6 p.m.)
[email protected]

If you have already submitted an application:
Admissions and Student Affairs Office
(formerly the Student Services Center)
Columbia University
203 Lewisohn
M.C. 4119, 2970 Broadway
New York, NY 10027-6902

(212) 854-9666
Fax: (212) 854-7400
[email protected]

Office hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

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The Special Students Program

High School Visiting Students

If you are currently enrolled in secondary school and have exhausted your school’s curriculum in a particular field, you may apply for admission to the Special Students Program as a High School Visiting Student to take courses in that field.

Other High School Program Options

All students be advised that Columbia's School of General Studies will not accept the transfer of more than 15 points of credit towards the B.A. or B.S. for work completed as a nondegree student at Columbia.

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