Students registered in free-standing M.A. programs may request up to 15 points and one Residence Unit in advanced standing toward fulfillment of the M.A. degree. All courses applied toward advanced standing must be graduate-level courses (at the 4000 level and above) that were completed at Columbia and that have not been applied toward another degree. The student's department or program determines whether the student will receive advanced standing.
No advanced standing is granted toward the free-standing Master of Arts degree for courses taken outside Columbia University.