About the Joint Bachelor's Degree Program

The Joint Bachelor's Degree Program between City University of Hong Kong and Columbia University offers students an international undergraduate educational experience—a program spanning two continents and cosmopolitan cities that allow students to engage directly with the world around them. The Program draws upon elements both traditional and innovative, combining the academic rigor of two world-renowned universities with an attention to the roles that social and cultural traditions play in a student’s intellectual formation.

By offering two distinct learning environments, the Joint Bachelor's Degree Program seeks to present a variety of experiences that allows students to challenge themselves and develop a richly textured understanding of an increasingly globalized world. Students within the Program will complete the undergraduate curricula of both City University of Hong Kong and Columbia University, alongside a uniquely diverse group of fellow students.

As part of the Joint Bachelor’s Degree Program, students will study courses from the Gateway Education requirements, and choose from among the following eligible majors at CityUHK:

  • Business Decision Analytics (Business Decision Analytics Stream only)
  • Business Economics
  • Computational Finance and Financial Technology
  • Computer Science
  • Computing Mathematics
  • Global Business
  • International Relations and Global Affairs
  • Linguistics and Language Applications
  • Management
  • Physics
  • Psychology
  • Public Affairs and Management (Public Affairs and Governance Stream only)

After completing their second year at CityUHK, Joint Bachelor’s Degree Program students will matriculate at the Columbia University School of General Studies (GS), where they will further their study in one of Columbia’s liberal arts majors and participate in Columbia’s Core Curriculum in a variety of disciplines, including literature, art, music, science, and the humanities.

By offering two distinct learning environments, the Joint Bachelor’s Degree Program seeks to present a variety of experiences that allow students to challenge themselves and develop a richly textured understanding of an increasingly globalized world. Students within the program will complete the undergraduate curricula of both CityUHK and Columbia, alongside a uniquely diverse group of fellow students. more than 250,000 alumni throughout the US and in 180 countries