The Joint Bachelor's Degree Program between City University of Hong Kong and Columbia University offers students an international undergraduate educational experience. The program draws upon elements both traditional and innovative, combining the academic rigor of two world-renowned universities with an attention to the roles that social and cultural traditions play in a student’s intellectual formation.

Second-year physics major students (normative 4-year degree) with outstanding academic performance may apply for this program.

Students admitted to the Joint Degree Program spend their third and fourth years at Columbia University in USA, and earn a Bachelor of Science degree from CityU and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University at the end of their study.