Originally Posted by mid
I looked at Columbia. They have a similar program but it's also extremely difficult to complete and expensive as hell. I took one look at the crazy requirements and thought better. We are planning on moving to Cambridge at some point in the future so Columbia didn't really fit the bill. On the plus side, they allow you to study in engineering or the physical sciences, And they have an excellent physics department. I might actually try for grad school there.
Are you going for a degree in Physics? The Extension School only has four or so courses in Physics, none of them very rigorous, since they don't require or use calculus. Pretty much everybody who goes to grad school in Physics at a top-ranked school has a pretty solid grasp of physics using calculus. So, to work towards your goal, you'd have to take some of the Physics courses at FAS, which I believe you are allowed to do as a special student.
But maybe you are taking something else.