School of General Studies - Revision history

Ylee: /* Major Requirements */ Major required

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‎Major Requirements: Major required

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Updated to reflect current dean, ref fix, enrollment number update

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Soselle: /* Core Requirements */

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‎Core Requirements

Hypsm: /* Admissions */

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Hypsm: /* Admissions */

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 === Major Requirements ===
-Major requirements are determined departmentally, and are the same for CC and GS students.
+Major requirements are determined departmentally, and are the same for CC and GS students. GS students must complete a major unlike CC students, who can complete a major or concentration.
 == Financial Aid ==

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 |Established=[[1947]]
 |President=
-|Dean=[[Peter Awn]]
+|Dean=[[Lisa Rosen-Metsch]]
 |Degrees=[[Bachelor of Arts]]
-|Enrollment=2038 (2011)
+|Enrollment=2,600 students (2019)
 |Website=[http://www.gs.columbia.edu/ www.gs.columbia.edu]
 }}
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 A Columbia undergraduate class could include students from any of the following schools: the School of General Studies, Columbia College, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, or Barnard College. GS is unique among colleges of its type, because its students are fully integrated into Columbia's traditional undergraduate curriculum: GS Students take the same classes with the same students and professors and are granted the same degrees as students at Columbia College or SEAS.
-The School of General Studies confers the degree of [[Bachelor of Arts]] in more than 70 majors.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> All GS students are required to complete the [[Core Curriculum]], which includes classes in Writing, Literature/Humanities, Contemporary Civilization/Social Science, Art Humanities, Music Humanities, Global Core, Quantitative Reasoning, Science, and Foreign Language.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gs.columbia.edu/the-core |title=The Core &#124; General Studies |publisher=gs.columbia.edu |date= |accessdate=2014-01-05}}</ref>
+The School of General Studies confers the degree of [[Bachelor of Arts]] in more than 80 majors<ref>https://bulletin.columbia.edu/general-studies/majors-concentrations/</ref>. All GS students are required to complete the [[Core Curriculum]], which includes classes in Writing, Literature/Humanities, Contemporary Civilization/Social Science, Art Humanities, Music Humanities, Global Core, Quantitative Reasoning, Science, and Foreign Language.<ref>https://bulletin.columbia.edu/general-studies/the-core/</ref>
 In addition to its bachelor's degree program, the School of General Studies offers combined undergraduate/graduate degree programs with Columbia's schools of [[Columbia Law School|Law]], [[Columbia Business School|Business]], [[College of Dental Medicine|Dental Medicine]], [[School of Social Work|Social Work]], [[SIPA|International and Public Affairs]], [[Teachers College]], and the [[College of Physicians and Surgeons]], as well as undergraduate dual-degree programs with [[SEAS]], the [[Jewish Theological Seminary]], and a dual-BA program with [[w:Sciences Po|Sciences Po]]. In 2012, GS launched a pilot dual degree program with City University of Hong Kong. <ref> http://gs.columbia.edu/owl-article?ntitle=7141&mgid=7138 </ref>
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 Students spend two years at one of three Sciences Po campuses in France (Le Havre, Menton, or Reims), each of which is devoted to a particular region of the world. At Sciences Po, undergraduates can pursue majors in political science, economics, law, finance, history, among others.
-After two years at Sciences Po, students matriculate at Columbia University, where they complete the Core Curriculum and one of over 70 majors offered at Columbia. Graduates of the program are guaranteed admission to a Sciences Po graduate program.<ref name="gs.columbia.edu faq"/>
+After two years at Sciences Po, students matriculate at Columbia University, where they complete the Core Curriculum and one of over 80 majors offered at Columbia. Graduates of the program are guaranteed admission to a Sciences Po graduate program.<ref name="gs.columbia.edu faq"/>
 ==Placement==

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 === Core Requirements ===
-GS has been progressively bringing its Core closer into alignment with CC, most recently during the summer of 2012 when it replaced the Cultural Diversity requirement (1 class that may overlap with another core class, commonly Asian Music or Art) with CC's 2 class [[Global Core]] requirement.
+GS has been progressively bringing its Core closer into alignment with CC, most recently during the summer of 2012 when it replaced the Cultural Diversity requirement (1 class that may overlap with another core class, commonly Asian Music or Art) with CC's 2 class [[Global Core]] requirement. It is possible to [http://bulletin.columbia.edu/general-studies/undergraduates/degree-fulfillment/core/registration-petitions/ petition] core requirements in certain cases.
 The following table lists the core requirements for GS and CC for students matriculating Fall 2012 or later:

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 ==Admissions==
-Admission to Columbia GS is highly selective and "extremely competitive."<ref>http://www.gs.columbia.edu/our-process</ref> According to the most recent data available, the SAT score range (25th -75th percentiles) for admitted students is 650-760 for Critical Reading, 670-760 for Math, and 670-760 for Writing. The average GPA of admitted students is approximately 3.9.<ref>https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-university-search/columbia-university-school-of-general-studies</ref> According to data from the College Board, the GS acceptance rate was 34% in 2014.
+Admission to Columbia GS is highly selective and "extremely competitive."<ref>http://www.gs.columbia.edu/our-process</ref> According to the most recent data available, the SAT score range (25th -75th percentiles) for admitted students is 650-760 for Critical Reading, 670-760 for Math, and 670-760 for Writing. The average GPA of admitted students is approximately 3.9.<ref>https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-university-search/columbia-university-school-of-general-studies</ref>
 Admissions officers examine high school records, test scores, extra-curricular activities, resumes and essays. They conduct interviews in person and on the phone. They also consider college-level work and real-life experience. GS also requires standardized test scores for entry. The school will use scores from the SAT, ACT, or the school's own General Studies Admissions Exam. A list of admissions requirements and procedures is available from the General Studies website and statistics on application, admission, and matriculation are available at the website of Columbia's Office of Planning and Institutional Research. GS admissions statistics are not reported in conjunction with CC/SEAS statistics. This is related both to GS's different admission deadlines and the fact that CC/SEAS and GS have different applicant pools.

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 ==Admissions==
-Admission to Columbia GS is highly selective and "extremely competitive."<ref>http://www.gs.columbia.edu/our-process</ref> According to the most recent data available, the SAT score range (25th -75th percentiles) for admitted students is 650-760 for Critical Reading, 670-760 for Math, and 670-760 for Writing. The vast majority of admitted transfer students have GPAs of at least 3.8.<ref>https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-university-search/columbia-university-school-of-general-studies</ref> According to data from the College Board, the GS acceptance rate was 34% in 2014.
+Admission to Columbia GS is highly selective and "extremely competitive."<ref>http://www.gs.columbia.edu/our-process</ref> According to the most recent data available, the SAT score range (25th -75th percentiles) for admitted students is 650-760 for Critical Reading, 670-760 for Math, and 670-760 for Writing. The average GPA of admitted students is approximately 3.9.<ref>https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-university-search/columbia-university-school-of-general-studies</ref> According to data from the College Board, the GS acceptance rate was 34% in 2014.
 Admissions officers examine high school records, test scores, extra-curricular activities, resumes and essays. They conduct interviews in person and on the phone. They also consider college-level work and real-life experience. GS also requires standardized test scores for entry. The school will use scores from the SAT, ACT, or the school's own General Studies Admissions Exam. A list of admissions requirements and procedures is available from the General Studies website and statistics on application, admission, and matriculation are available at the website of Columbia's Office of Planning and Institutional Research. GS admissions statistics are not reported in conjunction with CC/SEAS statistics. This is related both to GS's different admission deadlines and the fact that CC/SEAS and GS have different applicant pools.