Summer 2025 applications will open in mid-November.

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Application Materials

Completed online application form

Please select “Non-Degree & Other Certificate Programs” in the application system to access the application. If you are applying to Arts in the Summer or a structured certificate or Certification of Professional Achievement program, please be sure to select the appropriate program. Otherwise, please be sure to select the appropriate visiting student category: Visiting Undergraduate, Visiting Graduate, or Visiting Postbaccalaureate.

Note: If you are applying to the Visiting Undergraduate, Visiting Graduate, or Visiting Postbaccalaureate programs, you will be asked in the Additional Information section if you plan to enroll in a Focus Area.

You must submit all materials directly, not through an agent or third-party vendor, with the sole exception of submissions by the U.S. Department of State’s Fulbright Program and its three partner agencies IIE, LASPAU, and AMIDEAST, and by the Danish-American Fulbright Commission (DAF), Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), and Vietnam Education Fund (VEF). If you have any questions about this requirement, please contact the admissions office at summersession [[at]] columbia [[dot]] edu (summersession[at]columbia[dot]edu). 

Nonrefundable application fee 

The application fee is $80 (U.S. currency). Application fee payment must be made by credit card through the online application.

Applications submitted by January 15, 2024 will have the application fee waived.

Academic Transcripts 

Transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended are required. In the Academic History section of your online application, you must list and upload unofficial transcripts for all colleges and universities you have attended for at least one term, regardless of the number of credits received. This includes any summer program(s), study abroad program(s), or transfer coursework (regardless of the number of credits received or whether these credits were transferred to your home institution). Please note: Your transcript must include your full name, the institution name, and all courses and grades earned at that institution.

If you are currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program, your transcript must confirm your current enrollment.

Documents Required for Admissions

The Domestic and International sections describe the documents an applicant needs to submit for admission consideration.

 

Documents Required If Admitted:

Résumé/CV

This is required for all applicants except students applying to the Visiting Undergraduate Program. Students who are enrolled in an undergraduate program and are applying to a CPA or Language Program must submit a resume as part of their application.

Please be sure to include all relevant work experience, professional organizations, or activities that would be relevant to evaluating your candidacy for admission.

English Language Proficiency

To be considered for admission, students must be comfortable with rapid and idiomatic spoken English. If your native language is not English, you must provide official test score unless both of the following are true:

  • The language of instruction of your undergraduate degree conferring institution is English.
  • You completed two or more years at the institution.

You will be required to enter your test scores or your anticipated testing date within the online application, and official test score reports will be required for your application to be considered complete and ready for admission review. Scores are valid for two years after your test date. Applicants receiving scores below the posted minimums may be advised to apply directly to the American Language Program. 

Applicant total scores must meet the Columbia SPS minimum requirement of 100 (TOEFL iBT), 7.0 (IELTS), or 120 (DET - Duolingo English Test). (Use Columbia SPS ETS code 2594 to report TOEFL scores.) Certificate applicants must submit TOEFL or IELTS scores.

  • To submit TOEFL iBT scores: Visit www.ets.org and send your official score to our school code 2594. Please note: we do not accept TOEFL best scores.
  • To submit IELTS Academic scores: After you have submitted your application, please upload your unofficial IELTS Academic score report. Alternatively, you can also send us your official score through your testing center.
  • To submit DET scores: Visit englishtest.duolingo.com. Filter by “Graduate” and choose “Columbia University - School of Professional Studies” as the recipient.