Eligibility

The Faculty has set the following guidelines for eligibility. Students should:

a) have completed two years (or the equivalent at the college level) of the language of the host country, provided the language is offered at Barnard or Columbia, regardless of the language of instruction; OR have completed one year (or the equivalent at the college level) of the language of the host country and enroll in a program with a mandatory home stay or with an intensive language program at the start of the semester. For students studying the sciences or mathematics abroad, language requirements vary slightly. When the language of the host country is not offered at Barnard or Columbia, students should have some knowledge of that language but it is not required.

b) have a plan for completing major and general education requirements for the degree;

c) have no outstanding incompletes;

d) be in good academic standing;

e) have worked out, in consultation with the major and study abroad advisers, a plan for the completion of all major and college requirements for graduation.