The Pre-Baccalaureate Program is our only credit bearing option offered this summer for high school students. For seven weeks, students will take a Barnard course alongside undergraduate students, taught by Barnard faculty. The credits earned can be transferred to Barnard or any other college that accepts transfer credits.

Once admitted, students will have the opportunity to select courses from a list of available options during the enrollment process.

Class size can range from 10 - 25 students.

Each course listed in this program is worth 3 college credits.

These credits are transferable to any college or university that accepts credit transfers and can also be applied toward your degree if you choose to attend Barnard in the future.

At this time, international students are not eligible to apply for the Pre-Baccalaureate Program due to visa requirements.

We accept high school students who are rising juniors (11th grade) and seniors (12th grade). We also accept gap year students who graduated from high school within the past year.

You can apply by clicking the "Apply Now" button at the bottom of this page. Applications are due by April 15th but we encourage you to apply as soon as possible!

Yes, eligible applicants may apply for need-based financial aid. Financial aid applications are due by February 10th, 2025.

Congratulations! After being accepted into a course within our Pre-Baccalaureate program, students are given 2 weeks to confirm/decline enrollment via our enrollment reply form (which can be found by logging into your application portal)

Once you confirm your enrollment, our team will register you and set up your Barnard account credentials. Then, our team will email you confirmation on how to activate your Barnard account. After activating your account you will be able to pay your tuition and complete enrollment forms prior to your program start date.  Full payment finalizes your enrollment into the program.

Yes, once a student is registered for their course, they will be sent an email with information on how they can activate their Barnard email.

No. All instructions, materials, and forms are sent to students via email. Our team will email you using the email address you used to apply until you are able to activate your Barnard email address.

Students will have access to all on-campus resources and spaces, as well as access to the Barnard and Columbia Libraries.

Pre-Baccalaureate students will have the option of participating in all excursions offered in both sessions of our three week institutes.

Your grade will be on your unofficial transcript that you receive at the end of the program. You can request an official transcript by emailing Pre College Programs at pcp@barnard.edu and we will follow-up with next steps.

You can expect your unofficial transcript, 2 weeks after the class ends, which is after finals have ended. Unofficial transcripts will be emailed to your Barnard email address.

The dates for finals will be announced during orientation. A few days prior to the finals period, you will have time to prepare and study. On these days which we call “Reading Days”, you will not have class.

The numerical values of a course are determined by the instructor. The overall grading for courses are:

1. Excellent: A+, A, A-
2. Good: B+, B, B-
3. Satisfactory: C+, C
4. Unsatisfactory but passing: C-, D
5. Failure: F
6. Incomplete: I
7. Withdrawal: W
8. Absence from final examination: X

No, you will only receive a letter grade from the list stated in the bullet above, Pre-Baccalaureate students do not have the option to select a Pass/Fail grade.

Tuition (2025):

• Residential - $14,411
• Commuter - $9,906

To drop a course (course is removed entirely from the student’s transcript): 

Students can drop a course between June 28 to July 13 with no notation on their transcript 

Students should email pcp@barnard.edu with their request to drop and the reason. Our office will send an email confirmation to confirm that the course has been dropped. 

To withdraw from a course (the course remains on your transcript with “W” notation):  

Students can drop a class between July 13 - July 30 but this will be considered a withdrawal with a “W” notation on their transcript 

Students should email pcp@barnard.edu with their request to withdraw and the reason. Our office will send an email confirmation to confirm that you have been withdrawn from the course. 

To withdraw after July 30:

Dropping a course after July 30 can have a notation of unofficial withdrawal “UW” or “F” grade on your transcript.

Tuition must be paid within 2 weeks of receiving your invoice but if your invoice is received on or after June 14, payment in full must be received within 48 hours. 

Students can pay their tuition in numerous installments and in different amounts, but payment must be received by the stated “pay-by” date in full.

After receiving your tuition Invoice,  follow the instructions on this statement to access your bill within the Student Account Center. Please first make sure that your Barnard email is activated, this is required to log-in. Activation instructions will be sent to you from our office during the enrollment process, if this was not received contact us at pcp@barnard.edu

To pay your tuition:

1. An email will be sent to your Barnard email, with a secured link to access your profile in the Student Account Center. (SAC) is where you can view your invoice and submit payment. 
2. Follow the steps within the email to activate your account and create a profile
3. Once you are logged into your account, click the “Manage Account Access” button within the Student Account Center to invite and grant access to your parent/guardian to view the invoice and submit payment.
4. Then click the “Add” button to enter your parent/guardian information, check the authorization box and lastly click “Send” 
5. Your parent/guardian will receive an email and link to access your account so they can submit payment and view the invoice. Parents and Authorized Users may log in using the "Email" and "Password" login section at the top, right hand corner of the page.

PLEASE NOTE: You cannot pay your tuition until after you have confirmed your enrollment and received an email from our team with instructions on how to activate your log in credentials. After you've completed that process, you will receive an email with your invoice. 

Domestic Payment:

Tuition Management Systems:  Nelnet. Login to the Student Account Center or scroll down, and click "Make a One-Time Payment" to Barnard College (do not click the PreCollege Program link as this is you are a Pre-Baccalaureate student). There is a service fee to use this method of payment.

International Funds Wire Transfer (non-US dollar accounts):

Although Barnard College does not accept direct wire transfers, it offers two options to streamline the tuition payment process for our students.  Both options require you to wire funds to the processor who then forwards the funds to the College.  Check both to determine which is the best option for you:

1.  Flywire (by peerTransfer):  https://barnard.flywire.com.

2.  Convera:  https://students.convera.com/geo-buyer/barnardcollege#!/

Domestic Wire Transfer of US funds (US dollar accounts):

Convera:  https://students.convera.com/geo-buyer/barnardcollege#!/

Domestic Funds ACH Transfer (from your US bank account):

Nelnet:  scroll down, and click "Make a One-Time Payment."