4-2 MS Program
Students from affiliated liberal arts colleges with relevant degrees can receive an MS after two years of study.
The 4-2 Master of Science Program provides the opportunity for students holding bachelor’s degrees from affiliated liberal arts colleges (see the listing under the heading The Combined Plan Program with Other Affiliate Colleges) with majors in mathematics, physics, chemistry, or certain other physical sciences to receive the M.S. degree after two years of study at Columbia in the following fields of engineering and applied science: biomedical, chemical, civil, earth and environmental, electrical, industrial, and mechanical engineering; applied physics; applied mathematics; computer science; engineering mechanics; operations research; and materials science.