Exchange and Cooperative Programs

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

As a full-time student at Occidental, you can take courses at Caltech in applied science, astronomy, engineering, or other fields not taught here. While the program is usually not open to first-year students, you receive full credit for all courses taken. No additional tuition payments are required. Caltech is just 10 minutes away in Pasadena.

Art Center College of Design

If you’re majoring in art at Occidental, you can take courses at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, one of the country’s top-ranked art schools. The program is not open to first-year students, but as with the Caltech exchange program you receive full course credit. No additional tuition payments are required.

Columbia University School of Law

With a competitive GPA and LSAT scores, Columbia Law School may admit you upon completion of your junior year at Occidental into its Accelerated Interdisciplinary Program in Legal Education. Admittance to the program would enable you to earn your bachelor’s degree from Occidental and a law degree from Columbia in six years.

Keck Graduate Institute

If you’re interested in biotechnology, become a biochemistry major and maintain a 3.2 GPA in the necessary courses, you will be guaranteed admission to the Keck master’s in bioscience program. The Keck Graduate Institute is part of the Claremont Colleges.