COLUMBIA CQLLEBE.
IN THE
CITY OF NEW YORK,
COLUMBIA COLLEGE IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK at the present time con
sists of the School of Arts, the original college, founded in 1754; of sundry professional
schools, to wit: The School of Law, the School of Mines, and the College of Physicians
and Surgeons, admission to all of which as candidates for professional degrees, is open to
all students, whether or not they are college-bred inon; and of the University Faculties of
Law, Medicine, Minos (Applied Science), Political Science, Philosophy and Pure Scionco,
which conduct all courses leading to tho University degrees of Master of Arts and Doctor
of Philosophy.
Tho point of contact between the college and the university is the senior year in the
School of Arts, during which year students in tho School of Arts pursue their studies, with
the consent of the Faculty of Arts, under one or more of tho Univorsity Faculties.
The various schools are under the charge of their own Faculties, and for the better
conduct of the strictly university work, as woll as of the whole institution, a University
Council has been established.
I. THE SCHOOL OF ARTS.
The School of Arts, or the college proper,
has a curriculum of four years' duration,
leading to tho degree of Bachelor of Arts.
Candidates for admission to the School of
Arts must be at least fifteen years of age and
pass an examination on prescribed subjects,
tho particulars concerning which may be
found in the annual Circular of Information.
II. THE UNIVERSITY FACULTIES.
The University Faculties of Law, Medi
cine, Alines (Applied Science), Political Sci
ence, Philosophy and Pure Science, taken
together constitute the University. These
University Faculties oiler advanced courses
of study and investigation, respectively, in
(a) Private or Municipal Law, (b) Applied
Science, (c) History, Economics and Public
Law, (d) Philosophy, Philology, and Letters,
and (o) Mathematics and Natural Science.
Courses of Study under one or more of these
Univorsity Faculties arc open to the senior
class in tho School of Arts and to all stu
dents who have successfully pursued an
equivalent course of undor-graduato study
to tho close of the junior year. These lead,
through tho bachelors' degree, to tho Uni
versity degrees of Master of Arts and Doctor
of Philosophy.
III. THE PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS.
The professional schools are tho Schools
of Law, Minos, and Medicine, to which all
students, as well as those not having pur
sued a course of undor-graduato study as
those who have, are admitted on terms pre
scribed by tho faculty of each school as
candidates for professional degrees.
1 The School af Law, established 185S,
offers a throe years' course of study in Com
mon Law and Equity Jurisprudence, Medi
cal Jurisprudence, Criminal and Constitu
tional Law, International Law, public and
private, and Comparative Jurisprudence.
Tho degree of Bachelor of Laws is conferred
on the satisfactory completion of the course.
2 The School of Mines, established 1864,
offers the following courses of study, each of
four years duration, and each leading to an
appropriate professional degree, viz: Mining,
Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical
Engineering, Metallurgy, Geology and
Palaeontology, Analytical and Applied Chem
istry, Architecture; and, as a graduate course
of two years' duration and loading to an ap
propriate degree, Sanitary Engineering.
3 The College of Physicians and Surgeons
offers a three years' course of study in the
principles and practice of Medicine and
Surgery, leading to tho degree of Doctor of
Medicine (M. D.)
SETH LOW, L. L. D., President.
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