Columbia University School of General Studies

The School of General Studies (GS) is the undergraduate college at Columbia University specifically dedicated to students taking a nontraditional path to a traditional, rigorous, Ivy League education. GS students include students with work or life experience, students completing a second bachelor's degree, and students enrolled in a dual- or joint-degree program. GS is also home to the oldest and largest Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program in the United States.

The School of General Studies of Columbia University is the finest liberal arts college in the United States created specifically for returning and nontraditional students seeking a rigorous, traditional,