School of General Studies

School of General Studies
Coat of arms
MottoLux in Tenebris Lucet[1]
Motto in English
The light that shines in the darkness
TypePrivate
Established1947
DeanLisa Rosen-Metsch
Students2,603 (Fall 2019)
Address
408 Lewisohn Hall
,
New York City
,
U.S.
CampusMorningside Heights Campus,
urban, 36 acres (0.15 km2; 0.056 sq mi)
AffiliationsAlbert A. List College (Jewish Theological Seminary of America), Sciences Po, Trinity College Dublin, Tel Aviv University, and City University of Hong Kong
Websitegs.columbia.edu Edit this at Wikidata

The School of General Studies (GS) is a liberal arts college and one of the undergraduate colleges of Columbia University, situated on the university's main campus in Morningside Heights, New York City.[2] GS is known primarily for its traditional B.A. program for non-traditional students (those who have had an academic break of at least one year or are pursuing dual degrees). GS students make up almost 30% of the Columbia undergraduate population.

GS offers dual-degree programs with several leading universities around the world.[3] It offers dual degrees with List College of the Jewish Theological Seminary, Sciences Po in France, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland, Tel Aviv University in Israel, and City University of Hong Kong.[3] It also offers the BA/MA Option with the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences,[4] the Combined Plan and the MS Express program with the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,[5][6] and five-year joint degrees with the School of International and Public Affairs.[7] GS offers the Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program, the oldest and largest program of its kind in the United States.[3]

Notable alumni include Nobel Prize winners Simon Kuznets, Baruj Benacerraf, and Louise Glück, as well as Isaac Asimov, J.D. Salinger, Amelia Earhart,[8][9] Leonard Cohen and Princess Firyal of Jordan.[10]

  1. ^ "GS at a Glance | General Studies". Archived from the original on June 22, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  2. ^ Rankings usnews.com Archived March 23, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c "School of General Studies". gs.columbia.edu.
  4. ^ "BA/MA Option | GSAS". gsas.columbia.edu.
  5. ^ "SEAS MS Express Program < School of General Studies | Columbia University". bulletin.columbia.edu.
  6. ^ "Combined Plan Applicants | Columbia Undergraduate Admissions". undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu.
  7. ^ "Columbia Dual Degree Programs | Columbia SIPA". www.sipa.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on March 2, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  8. ^ "Hidden Histories of Columbia". Columbia Magazine. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  9. ^ "Amelia Earhart's Adventurous Side – News from Columbia's Rare Book & Manuscript Library". blogs.cul.columbia.edu. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  10. ^ "Notable Alumni | School of General Studies". gs.columbia.edu.