The is one of the most important things to Columbia. To quote them directly, “the Core Curriculum is the cornerstone of the Columbia College education.” So yeah, we’d say it’s a big part of their mission and something to learn about before applying. The goes all the way back to 1880, and recounts over a century of tweaks and changes they’ve made to this program. At a basic level, it’s a robust liberal arts foundation to your education, but it’s really a lot more wide-reaching than that. With classes like Contemporary Civilization and Frontiers of Science and requirements in Physical Education and Foreign Language, you can be certain you’ll leave Columbia with a wide breadth of knowledge and as they say, “rigorous preparation for life as an engaged citizen in today’s complex and changing world.”