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Programs · Columbia Engineering · 2026-2027

Liberal Arts Core at Columbia Engineering: what LionPlan checks

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The groups below are the ones LionPlan actually checks for this program. They were transcribed from the 2026-2027 Bulletin. Confirm them with your school before you register.

  1. University Writing

    All of these

    All of these: ENGL CC1010.

    Must be taken at Columbia.

  2. Core sequence

    One sequence

    One sequence: Literature Humanities (HUMA CC1001, HUMA CC1002), or Contemporary Civilization (COCI CC1101, COCI CC1102).

    One full two-semester sequence — Literature Humanities or Contemporary Civilization, both terms of whichever you choose — OR two courses from the Global Core list, taken for a letter grade, which the Bulletin accepts in place of a sequence. The Global Core route is not checked automatically: bulletin.columbia.edu/columbia-college/core-curriculum/global-core-requirement

  3. Art or Music Humanities

    Choose N

    Choose 1 of: HUMA UN1121, HUMA UN1123.

    One of the two.

  4. Principles of Economics

    All of these

    All of these: ECON UN1105.

    May be satisfied by Advanced Placement credit, which leaves no course on your record — tick it manually if that is your route. Barnard economics courses are not accepted as a substitute.

  5. Nontechnical electives

    Attested

    You confirm this yourself. 9–11 points from List B, bringing the nontechnical total to 27. List B is published as departmental policy rather than a course list, so this one is yours to confirm.

  6. Physical Education

    N matching

    2 courses matching PHED courses.

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