Columbia's School of Professional Studies offers non-credit Pre-College courses on campus and online, with a Certification of Participation and instructor evaluation upon successful completion. Summer formats include Residential three-week sessions, Commuter one- or three-week sessions and Online one- or two-week sessions. Each summer session is a separate attendance option.
Sample subject areas: Architecture, Biotechnology, Business & Entrepreneurship, Computer Science & Programming, Creative Writing, Film, Global Politics, Law, Medicine, Philosophy, Psychology, Robotics, Sustainability, and more.
The official dates page, checked November 4, 2026, confirms the Spring 2027 Academic Year Weekend term January 15–March 21, with general applications due December 21, 2026. Summer applications are scheduled to open mid-November 2026; no exact day is published. Summer early registration application deadline is February 1, 2027, general deadline March 1 for Residential and April 1 for Commuter/Online. Course registration dates in March are separate from these application cutoffs. Deposit deadlines depend on the acceptance email; the final summer balance date is still TBD.
The central cost page explicitly labels the listed summer estimates 2027, while individual track pages retain 2026 cost headings. Published estimates are USD12,838 Residential, USD2,883/6,381 Commuter and USD2,868/4,018 Online depending on session length; they remain subject to university approval. Deposits are credited toward total cost. An application-fee inconsistency remains: cost-row descriptions say USD80, whereas the same page's application-fee section and FAQ say USD95. Neither amount is presented as an uncontested separate application charge here.
Summer aid applications and all supporting documents are due February 10, 2027. Eligible US citizens/permanent residents located in the US or its territories may receive 25–50% of course cost for a single Commuter/Online course, excluding additional fees. Aid must be requested in the initial application and is unavailable for Residential or Academic Year courses; full funding is not offered by this published policy. International students may attend but are not eligible for this aid. Residential students must be at least fifteen, with fifteen-year-olds turning sixteen by December 31 of the programme year. Other track-specific grade rules remain on their official pages. No subsequent-cycle dates or application cutoff time/timezone were verified.