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Apply as a second bachelor’s student if you’ve completed a bachelor’s degree at an accredited four-year college or university and are interested in earning another bachelor’s degree.
If you have earned (or will earn) college credit at a college or university but have not completed a bachelor's degree, please review the Transfer Application Requirements.
If you have not earned any credit at a college or university, please review the Freshman Application Requirements.
If you are you an international student who will require a visa to study in the United States, please follow the steps listed here, and review this page for additional information.
All of Columbia's Bachelor of Arts (BA) degrees are also available as a second bachelor's degree.
With the exception of the second bachelor's in Interior Architecture, Columbia's Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Bachelor of Music (BMus), and Bachelor of Science (BS) degrees, are not available to second bachelor's students.
Need help along the way? We're here for you.
Please feel free to email admissions@colum.edu or call us at 312-369-7130 to be connected to an Admissoins Representative who can answer your questions.
Application Deadlines
Spring 2025 Applicants: The application deadline for the Spring 2025 term has passed. If you have completed your application for Spring 2025, the deadline to submit your transcripts and all other supporting materials is Friday, December 13, 2024.
Fall 2025 Applicants: Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Follow these steps to apply.
1. Submit your application.
Use the "Apply Now" link above to access the application.
2. Submit your transcripts.
All second bachelor's degree applicants are required to submit their official college transcripts to the Undergraduate Admissions office.
Ask your institution(s) to send official transcripts to Columbia College Chicago Admissions at 618 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60605. All transcripts received by mail or in person must be in the original sealed envelope from the school.
We also accept transcripts—when sent directly from the institution—via email to admissions@colum.edu.
3. Submit application fee.
The application fee for students (nonrefundable) is $25.
