Courses of Study (http://www.cornell.edu/academics/courses.cfm), a catalogue of Cornell University’s many academic programs and resources, contains information about colleges and departments, interdisciplinary programs, undergraduate and graduate course offerings, and procedures. Students also should consult with their college’s advising office for specific information on their college’s academic policies and procedures, degree programs, and requirements. Not included in this publication is information concerning the Medical College and the Graduate School of Medical Sciences, located in New York City.
It is not possible to keep this single volume completely up-to-date. The most current information regarding course descriptions, schedules, sections, rooms, credits, and registration procedures may be found at http://www.cornell.edu/academics/courses.cfm, which also includes the Course and Time Roster and the Course and Room Roster. Students are also advised to consult individual college and department offices for up-to-date course information.
Cornell community members are expected to comply with all university policies, including the Code of Conduct and the Code of Academic Integrity available at http://www.policy.cornell.edu.
The following are offices and sources of information about admission to Cornell University.
Undergraduate Admissions Office, 410 Thurston Avenue, Ithaca, NY 14850-2488, 255-5241, http://admissions.cornell.edu.
Graduate School, 143 Caldwell Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-2602, 255-5820, gradschool.cornell.edu, gradschool@cornell.edu.
Law School, Myron Taylor Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-4901, 255-5141, http://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/admissions.
Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Office of Admissions, 111 Sage Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-4201, 255-4526, http://www.johnson.cornell.edu/academic/admissions/.
College of Veterinary Medicine, Office of Student and Academic Services, Cornell University, Schurman Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853–6401, 253–3700, http://www.vet.cornell.edu/ admissions/.
Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Office of Admissions, 445 E. 69th Street, New York, NY 10021, 212-746-1067, http://www.med.cornell.edu/education/admissions/.
University registration is the official recognition of a student’s relationship with the university and is the basic authorization for a student’s access to services and education. Completion of registration is essential to enable the university to plan for and provide services and education, guided by the highest standards for efficiency and safety. Unauthorized, unregistered persons who use university services and attend classes have the potential to use university resources inappropriately and to displace properly registered students. In addition, the university assumes certain legal responsibilities for persons who participate as students in the university environment. For example, policy states that New York State health requirements must be satisfied. Because these requirements are intended to safeguard the public health of students, the university has a responsibility to enforce the state regulations through registration procedures.
The policy on university registration is intended to describe clearly the meaning of and the procedures for registration so that students can complete the process efficiently and be assured of official recognition as registered students. With the clear communication of the steps for registration, it is hoped that compliance will occur with a minimum of difficulty.
To become a registered student at Cornell University, a person must
Individuals must become registered students by the end of the third week of the semester or their access to services and education will be terminated and they will be subject to a $350 late fee plus any finance charges.
Cornell University does not allow persons who are not registered with the university in a timely manner to attend classes, reside in university-owned residences, or use any other university services. The university reserves the right to require unauthorized, unregistered persons who attend classes or in other ways seek to exercise student privileges to leave the university premises. The university does not permit retroactive registration and does not record courses or grades for unregistered persons.
A leave of absence must be requested from the college in which the student is enrolled. A leave of absence is granted for a specified time, after which the student is expected to return to resume course work. Students should inform their college of intent to return.
Students may withdraw from the university at their own discretion. In addition, a college may withdraw a student who fails to return at the end of a period of authorized leave.
Medical leaves are granted by the student’s college upon recommendation by Gannett: Cornell University Health Services.
Undergraduate
Architecture, Art, and Planning
Arts and Sciences
Engineering
Hotel Administration $34,600
Graduate
Graduate School (with chair in an endowed college) $32,800
Johnson Graduate School of Management
entering students $42,700
continuing students $40,700
Professional
Law School
entering students $43,620
second-year students $42,710
third-year students $41,720
Undergraduate
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Human Ecology
Industrial and Labor Relations
New York State resident* $19,110
Nonresident $33,500
Graduate and Professional Students
Graduate School (with chair
in a contract college) $20,800
Veterinary Medicine
New York State resident DVM $24,000
Nonresident DVM $35,000
Graduate, Ph.D. $20,800
Undergraduate students $181
Graduate and professional students $68
Summer Session (2007) $875 per credit**
Undergraduate $15 per semester
Graduate and professional $200 per semester
Law and management $75 per semester
The amount, time, and manner of payment of tuition, fees, or other charges may be changed at any time without notice.
* Residency status is determined at the time of admission by the college. Change in residency status is determined by the university bursar following matriculation. The deadline for submission of requests for the Fall 2007 semester is June 1, 2007. The deadline for the Spring 2008 semester is November 1, 2007. Further information and an application can be found at http://www.bursar.cornell.edu.
** Regular session rate. Special program rates may vary.
Admission application fees and forms may be found at http://www.cornell.edu/admissions/.
Amounts personally paid for tuition may be refunded if the student requests a leave of absence or withdrawal from the office of the dean of his or her college of enrollment. The date of this request will determine the tuition liability for the semester. All students refer to the “Proration Schedule for Withdrawals and Leaves of Absence” below.
Repayment policy. Students receiving financial aid from the university who withdraw during a semester will have their aid reevaluated, possibly necessitating repayment of a portion of aid received. Repayment to aid accounts depends on the type of aid received, government regulations, and the period of time in attendance. Cornell is authorized to offset any credit balances against any debts owed by the student to the university.
Percentage Fall 2007 Spring 2008
no charge 8/21–8/27 1/17–1/23
10% charge 8/28–9/4 1/24–1/30
20% charge 9/5–9/18 1/31–2/13
30% charge 9/19–9/25 2/14–2/20
40% charge 9/26–10/2 2/21–2/27
50% charge 10/3–10/9 2/28–3/5
60% charge 10/10–10/16 3/6–3/12
80% charge 10/17–10/23 3/13–3/19
100% charge 10/24 3/20
Special programs, such as Cornell Abroad and Executive MBA, may follow their own tuition refund policies for withdrawals and leaves of absence. Please refer to the appropriate program office for details regarding those policies.
Electronic billing (E-billing) is the official method of billing. Paper bills will not be sent. Tuition and room and board charges will be billed in July and December and must be paid before registration. The due date for these semester bills will normally be 5 to 10 working days before registration day. All other charges, credits, and payments will appear on monthly statements.
It is possible that some charges will not be listed on the first bill and will appear on a subsequent monthly bill. A student must be prepared to pay any charges appearing on a subsequent bill even though the student receives a financial aid stipend before the charges are billed.
All bills are due by the date stated on the bill; all payments must be received by that date to avoid finance charges. Payments are not processed by postmark.
The Office of the Bursar maintains the Bursar/Cornellcard billing address. Informing another department of a change of address will not affect your billing address. The Office of the University Registrar maintains your permanent home address. You may change both addresses on Just the Facts. If your billing address changes and you do not notify the bursar, you will be responsible for any finance charges resulting from delays in the delivery of your bill.
The Office of the Bursar conducts all business directly with the student. Monthly charges, as well as any awards, grants, scholarships, and loans, are listed and billed under the student’s name. Refund checks and direct deposit refunds are also drawn in the name of the student. Cornell is also authorized to offset any credit balances against any debts owed by the student to the university.
An individual who has outstanding indebtedness to the university will not be allowed to register or reregister in the university, receive a transcript of record, have academic credits certified, be granted a leave of absence, or have a degree conferred. University policy precludes the use of any current financial aid for payment of past-due charges.
The Office of the Bursar acts as a clearinghouse for student charges and credits that are placed directly on a student’s bill by several departments and offices of the university. Because the Office of the Bursar does not have detailed records concerning many items that appear on a bill, students should contact the office involved if they have questions.
For further information, students should contact the Office of the Bursar, Cornell University, 260 Day Hall (tel. 255-2336; fax 255-6442; uco-bursar@cornell.edu; http://www.bursar.cornell.edu). Bursar account and Cornellcard information may be viewed real time on Just the Facts.
Because of the high cost of medical care, it is Cornell University policy that every full-time registered student must have health insurance coverage.
The Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) is developed especially for Cornell students and provides extensive coverage at a reasonable cost for most on- or off-campus medical care. Complete and current details of the SHIP, its cost, and population-specific material for undergraduates, graduate students, and professional students are mailed to each student in July. Undergraduates, graduate students, and professional students each have separate deadlines and guidelines. Please be sure to check the July mailing for complete details.
The Student Health Insurance Plan provides coverage 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, anywhere in the world. Students graduating midyear may be eligible to purchase the Early Grad Plan. Those enrolled in the SHIP may enroll their eligible dependents for an additional cost (fall deadline: September 30). Graduate and professional students who prefer to pay monthly must enroll in the installment payment plan no later than September 30. Because of policy restrictions, the plan is nonrefundable (except for dependents who no longer meet eligibility requirements and students who withdraw from Cornell within the first 30 days of the academic year).
For more information, students should contact Cornell University Office of Student Health Insurance, 409 College Avenue, Suite 211 (tel. 255-6363; sicu@cornell.edu; http://www.studentinsurance.cornell.edu).
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords students certain rights with respect to their education records. These rights include:
Absolute integrity is expected of every Cornell student in all academic undertakings. Any fraudulent act by a student to advance his or her academic status merits a severe penalty and such cases are governed by the Code of Academic Integrity. A pamphlet titled the Code of Academic Integrity and Acknowledging the Work of Others is available from the office of the dean of faculty, and at http://www.policy.cornell.edu/Code_of_Academic_Integrity.cfm.
The Institutional Review Board for Human Participants (IRB) is the official review board for all university projects that use humans as research participants, assuring compliance to federal regulations protecting human subjects in research at universities. A human participant is defined by federal regulations as “a living individual about whom an investigator obtains data through intervention or interaction with the individual, or identifiable private information.” Projects affected by regulation include, but are not limited to, experiments and psychological or physical tests on humans, surveys, questionnaires, and studies of existing data, documents, or records in which there are individual identifiers. All proposals involving human participants in any category, including those initiated by students, must be submitted to the IRB for review before the research projects begin. After reviewing an approval letter from the IRB, the project may be initiated. The guidelines for the use of human participants in research are available at http://www.osp.cornell.edu/Compliance/UCHS/homepageUCHS.htm. Inquiries and communications about the guidelines should be directed to the committee’s coordinator (255-5138; UCHS@cornell.edu).
Vertebrate animals serve as an invaluable aid in instruction. It is recognized, however, that some students have ethical objections to the use of vertebrate animals in this manner. Courses that use vertebrate animals are identified as such in the course descriptions. Students who have concerns about the use of animals in these courses should consult the course instructor for more information about the precise ways in which the animals are used. A set of university guidelines on the use of vertebrate animals in teaching for faculty and students is printed below and is available from departments in which the courses are offered. The use of live vertebrates in instruction is reviewed and approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) (http://www.iacuc.cornell.edu/).
Cornell’s Animal Users Health and Safety Program (AUHSP) covers faculty, staff, students, visiting scholars, contractors, and volunteers who have direct or indirect exposure to Cornell-owned vertebrate research and training animals. Program requirements are based on the type and frequency of exposure to animals, animal tissues, and/or time spent in an animal care facility (e.g., working, visiting, doing maintenance work). Students enrolled in courses utilizing vertebrate animals are required to fill out a Risk Assessment Form (http://www.oria.cornell.edu/AUHSP/documents/AUHSPRiskAsstForm.pdf) and enroll in the AUHSP. Additionally, students should contact the Occupational Medicine Office of Gannett Health Services, or their personal health care provider, before working with animals or entering an animal facility, if they may have any medical conditions that may increase their risk.
Background: On December 8, 1987, the Cornell University Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee approved a series of guidelines recommended to them by the University Animal Welfare Committee. These guidelines were prepared by a subcommittee of faculty members, after they had the opportunity to evaluate the use of animals in undergraduate teaching (and student concerns for the same) from a representative sample of instructors.
Guidelines
Definition and Purpose of Advanced Placement Credit
Advanced placement credit is college credit that students earn before they matriculate as freshmen and that counts toward the degree and degree requirements as specified by the individual college at Cornell. Its primary purpose is to exempt students from introductory courses and to place them in advanced courses. Its value is that it allows students to include more advanced courses in their course of study.
Sources of Advanced Placement Credit
Advanced placement credit may be earned from the following:
4. GCE Advanced Level and International Baccalaureate Examinations are listed on page 11.
Note: Cornell University does not accept credit for courses sponsored by colleges but taught in high schools to high school students, even if the college provides a transcript of such work. Students who have taken such courses may, however, earn credit by taking an appropriate examination as described in paragraph 1 or 2 above.
The appropriate department of instruction within the university sets the standards of achievement that must be met for advanced placement in its subject, recommends Advanced Placement credit for those who meet the standards, and determines which Cornell courses the credit places students out of. The final decision for awarding advanced placement credit at Cornell and applying it to degree requirements rests with each individual college (consult the relevant college sections of Courses of Study). Students need not accept advanced placement, although forfeiting the advantage of moving quickly into advanced courses affects one’s overall education. If they take the Cornell course they have placed out of, they relinquish the advanced placement credit.
Advanced placement examinations. Entering first-year students should have their scores from CEEB Advanced Placement Examinations sent to their college or school registrar’s office (see list below).
Departmental advanced standing examinations. In certain subjects, students may also qualify for advanced placement or credit, or both on the basis of departmental examinations given on campus during Orientation Week. A schedule of these examinations appears in the orientation booklet mailed in late summer to entering students. The departments that award advanced placement and credit on the basis of departmental examinations are shown on pages 9–12. Students need to register for those examinations in the relevant department.
Transfer of credit. Entering first-year students who have completed college courses for which they want to receive credit toward their Cornell degree should send transcripts and course syllabi to their college or school office (see the list below).
Written inquiries. Students can address questions to departments, schools, or college offices by adding Ithaca, NY 14853 to the addresses given in the following sections.
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
140 Roberts Hall
College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
B1 West Sibley Hall
College of Arts and Sciences
55 Goldwin Smith Hall
College of Engineering
158 Olin Hall
School of Hotel Administration
180 Statler Hall
College of Human Ecology
145 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall
School of Industrial and Labor Relations
101 Ives Hall
The tables on the following pages summarize how credit and placement are determined for most subjects. Supplementary information for some subjects follows immediately.
The policies currently in effect for General Certificate of Education (GCE) “A” Level Examinations and International Baccalaureate Higher Level Examinations are summarized in the table on pages 9 and 10. Students may submit results of the French Baccalaureat or German Abitur for possible credit depending on the stream or specialization followed. Accepted students holding any other secondary school credentials are urged to sit for the Advanced Placement Examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board or for the departmental examinations offered during Orientation Week.
The table lists subjects and the marks for which credit will be awarded.
The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology offers two 8-credit sequences that satisfy prerequisites for further work in the department: CHEM 207–208 and 215–216. CHEM 215–216 is intended for students with a solid background in chemistry and strong math skills.
Freshmen may qualify for advanced placement and advanced standing credits in chemistry by satisfactory performance on the CEEB Advanced Placement Examination or an international examination, or by passing an advanced standing examination offered by the department. A score of 5 on the CEEB examination entitles a student to 4 credits. A student may earn 4 or 8 credits by suitable performance on the departmental examination. To take the departmental examination, students must sign up beforehand in the Chemistry and Chemical Biology Instructional Office, 131 Baker Laboratory, or online at http://www.chem.cornell.edu/cref/advpireg.aspx.
The specific course in which a student will register after having received a certain advanced placement standing will be decided by consultation between the student, his or her advisor, and the professors teaching the courses. Questions may also be directed to the director of undergraduate studies, in G50 Baker Laboratory. Students receiving advanced placement who are interested in a major in chemistry or a related science should consider taking CHEM 215–216 and should consult the CHEM 215 instructor or department staff.
Students who receive a score of 4 or 5 on the AB version of the CEEB Advanced Placement Examination in computer science, a score of 5 on the A exam, or a score of 6 or 7 on the IB exam will receive 4 advanced placement credits and may take CS 211. These credits may be used to satisfy the requirement in computer programming for students in the College of Engineering.
Freshmen may also earn 4 credits by suitable performance on a departmental examination, given during Orientation Week. To take the departmental examination, students need only show up at the time and location indicated on the Orientation Week Schedule; advanced signup is not necessary.
| Subject | Score | Advanced Placement (AP) Credit | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | Department of Near Eastern Studies determines credit and placement based on departmental examination. | ||
| Biology | see http://www.biology.cornell.edu for credit and placement information. | ||
| Chemistry | 5 | 4 credits | Department determines placement on basis of student/advisor -meeting before registration and/or an exam given during fall orientation. Placement out of 206, 207, or 209; if students take 215 they may also receive 4 AP credits. Pre-med students with AP credit should contact the Health Careers Center to determine how many general chemistry courses they should take. A few medical schools require two semesters of general chemistry; they do not accept AP credit as one of the required courses. |
| Computer science AB | 4,5 | 4 credits | Placement out of CS 100. Department offers placement exam during fall orientation. |
| Computer science A | 5 | 4 credits | Placement out of CS 100. Department also offers placement exam during fall orientation. |
| Economics, micro | 4,5 | 3 credits | Placement out of ECON 101 and H ADM 141. |
| Economics, macro | 4,5 | 3 credits | Placement out of ECON 102. |
| English literature and composition | varies by college | ||
| English language and composition | varies by college | ||
| Environmental science | 4,5 | 3 credits | Placement out of EAS 101 or 111 and NTRES 201. (Engineering and BEE students receive no credit.) |
| French language | 4,5 | 3 credits | Department of Romance Studies determines placement. Students should take the CASE† to obtain appropriate placement. |
| French literature | 4,5 | 3 credits | Department of Romance Studies determines placement. Students should take the CASE† to obtain appropriate placement. |
| German | 4,5 | 3 credits | Department of German Studies determines credit and placement. Students should take the CASE† to obtain appropriate placement. |
| Government and politics, U.S. | 4,5 | 3 credits | Placement out of GOVT 111. |
| Government and politics, comparative | 4,5 | 3 credits | Placement out of GOVT 131. |
| Greek, Ancient | Department of Classics determines credit and placement based on departmental examination. | ||
| Greek, Modern | Department of Classics determines credit and placement based on departmental examination. | ||
| Hebrew | Department of Near Eastern Studies determines credit and placement based on departmental examination. | ||
| American history | 4,5 | 4 credits | Placement out of HIST 153 (also AM ST 103) and 154 (also AM ST 104). |
| European history | 4,5 | 4 credits | Placement out of HIST 151 and 152. |
| Human geography | no credit | ||
| Italian language | 4,5 | 3 credits | Department of Romance Studies determines placement. Students should take the CASE† to obtain appropriate placement. |
| Italian literature | 4,5 | 3 credits | Department of Romance Studies determines placement.Students should take the CASE† to obtain appropriate placement. |
| Latin | Department of Classics determines credit and placement based on departmental examination. | ||
| Mathematics BC | 4,5 | 8 credits | Placement out of MATH 106, 111, 112, 122, and 191. Permission to take MATH 221, 223, 213, or 231. Students wishing to take engineering calculus will place into MATH 192. |
| 3 | 4 credits | Placement out of MATH 106 and 111. Permission to take MATH 112, 122, 191, or 231. | |
| Mathematics AB or AB subscore of BC exam | 3,4,5 | 4 credits | Placement out of MATH 106 and 111. Permission to take MATH 112, 122, 191, or 231. |
| Music | Department of Music determines credit and placement based on departmental examination. | ||
| Persian | Department of Near Eastern Studies determines credit and placement based on departmental examination. | ||
| Physics B | 5 | 8 credits | Placement out of PHYS 101–102. Students who also have a score of 4 or 5 on Mathematics BC may choose to accept 4 AP credits for 207 or 112 and then take 208 or 213. Students in the College of Engineering should refer to http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/student-services/academic-advising/academic-information/ap-credit/index.cfm for credit and placement information. |
| 4 | 4 credits | Placement out of PHYS 101. (Students may receive credit for only one of the courses in each group: PHYS 101, 112, 116, 207; PHYS 102, 208, 213, 217.) | |
| Physics C–Mechanics | 4,5 | 4 credits | Placement out of PHYS 112 or 207, or placement into PHYS 116 with no AP credit. For more information, contact department representative. (Students may receive credit for only one of the courses in each group: PHYS 101, 112, 116, 207; PHYS 102, 208, 213, 217.) |
| Physics C–Electricity / Magnetism | 5 | 4 credits | Placement out of PHYS 213. (Students may receive credit for only one of the courses in each group: PHYS 101, 112, 116, 207; PHYS 102, 208, 213, 217.) |
| Psychology | 4,5 | 3 credits | Placement out of PSYCH 101. |
| Spanish language | 4,5 | 3 credits | Department of Romance Studies determines placement. Students should take the CASE† to obtain appropriate placement. |
| Spanish literature | 4,5 | 3 credits | Department of Romance Studies determines placement. Students should take the CASE† to obtain appropriate placement. |
| Statistics (excluding engineering students) | 4,5 | 3 credits | Placement out of AEM 210, PAM 210, ILRST/STSCI 210, or MATH 171 (not H ADM 201). (ILR students will receive placement out of ILRST 210 or ILRST 212; but required to take ILRST 213.) |
| Studio art | no credit | ||
| Turkish | Department of Near Eastern Studies determines credit and placement based on departmental examination. | ||
| World history | no credit | ||
†Cornell Advanced Standing Examination. Contact Callean Hile, 303 Morrill Hall, for French, Italian, and Spanish. Contact Miriam Zubal, 183 Goldwin Smith Hall, for German.
| Subject | Marks | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| International Baccalaureate (IB) Higher-Level Examination are awarded advanced standing and credit on receipt of the original or a certified copy of the examination results. | ||
| Anthropology | subject to departmental review | |
| Biology | see http://www.biology.cornell.edu | |
| Chemical and Physical Systems | 6 or 7 | 8 credits (PHYS 101 and 102) |
| Chemistry | 6 or 7 | 4 credits (CHEM 207) |
| Computer Science | 6 or 7 | 4 credits (CS 100) |
| Economics | 6 or 7 | 6 credits (ECON 101 and 102) |
| English Literature | 7 | 3 credits and placement out of one first-year writing seminar |
| 6 | 3 credits (excluding Arts and Sciences students) | |
| Mathematics | 6 or 7 | 4 credits and placement out of MATH 106 and 111. Students may obtain more credit by taking the Mathematics Department placement exam. (Engineering and BEE students receive no credit.) |
| Music | by departmental examination | |
| Philosophy | 7 | 3 credits |
| Physical Science | 6 or 7 | 8 credits (4 credits, CHEM 206; 4 credits, PHYS 101) |
| Physics | 6 or 7 | 4 credits (PHYS 101, 112, or 207). (Students may receive credit for only one of the courses in each group: PHYS 101, 112, 116, 207; PHYS 102, 208, 213, 217.) |
| General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced (“A”) Level Examination are awarded advanced standing and credit. Students must present the original or a certified copy of their examination certificate to receive credit. | ||
| Biology | see www.biology.cornell.edu | |
| Chemistry | A | 8 credits (CHEM 207 or 209 and 208) |
| B | 4 credits (CHEM 207 or 209) | |
| Economics | A | 6 credits (ECON 101 and 102) |
| English Literature | A | 3 credits and placement out of one first-year writing seminar |
| B | 3 credits (excluding Arts and Sciences students) | |
| Mathematics | A, B, or C | 4 credits and placement out of MATH 106 and 111. Students may obtain more credit by taking the Mathematics Department placement exam. Students who take the A level exam in Singapore will receive 8 credits and placement out of MATH 106, 111, 112, 122, and 191. (Engineering and BEE students receive 4 credits.) |
| Music | by departmental examination | |
| Philosophy | A or B | 3 credits |
| Physics | A or B | 4 credits for PHYS 101, 112, or 207. 4 additional credits for PHYS 213 are granted for a combination of grades of A or B and a minimum of 8 advanced placement or advanced standing credits in mathematics. Students planning to major in physics are encouraged to enroll in PHYS 116. Students taking 116 do not receive 4 credits for 112. Students taking 217 do not receive credit for 213. Students in the College of Engineering should refer to http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/student-services/academic-advising/ap-credit/index.cfm for credit and placement information. |
Students entering Cornell before fall 2004 should contact the Department of Mathematics for placement information. The following applies to students in fall 2004 or later.
The calculus courses MATH 111, 112, and 191 cover substantially the same topics as calculus courses given in many high schools, and it is best to avoid repeating material that has already been covered at an appropriate level. Secondary-school students who have had the equivalent of at least one semester of calculus should, if possible, take one of the CEEB’s two Advanced Placement Examinations (Calculus AB or Calculus BC) during their senior year.
The Department of Mathematics offers a placement examination during orientation week. (Separate mathematics placement exams are offered for students in the College of Engineering or the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.) The Department of Mathematics exam should be taken by
The exam covers the material of the AP calculus program. Students are strongly urged to take this departmental placement exam even if they feel that their grasp of the material is uncertain. The placement information is useful in any case, and the grade on this test does not become a part of the student’s record. No advance registration for the departmental examination is necessary.
Students who have been awarded advanced placement credit for calculus or statistics may not also receive academic credit for similar courses taken at Cornell. Students who have been awarded AP credit for statistics (3 academic credits) will forfeit those credits if they take AEM 210, ILRST/STSCI 210, MATH 171, or PAM 210.
Students who are in neither the College of Engineering nor in the Biological and Environmental Engineering (BEE) program of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Students who have 4 AP credits for calculus will forfeit those credits if they take MATH 106 or 111. Students who have 8 AP credits for calculus will forfeit 4 credits if they take MATH 112, 122, or 191 and all 8 credits if they take MATH 106 or 111.
Students in the College of Engineering or the Biological and Environmental Engineering (BEE) program of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Engineering students will take the engineering calculus sequence, which assumes students have one semester of calculus experience before entering Cornell. Because the engineering sequence is more advanced than other sequences at Cornell, engineering students may receive at most 4 AP credits, which they will forfeit if they take MATH 191, the first course in the sequence.
Students who have studied a language for two or more years and want to continue study in that language at Cornell must present the results of a placement test. See “Placement Tests and Advanced Placement Credit” under “Foreign Language Requirements” in the College of Arts and Sciences section of this catalog. Students whose SAT II or AP scores are two years old or more, or who have had a year of formal study or substantial informal study since they last took a placement test should take the Cornell placement test again during orientation week if they plan to continue course work.
Advanced standing credit may be earned as follows:
Information about times and places of placement tests is available in the orientation booklet and from Academic and Career Counseling Services at sao.cornell.edu/orientation/placement.htm. For more information, see “College of Arts and Sciences” on language course placement, or contact Callean Hile, 303 Morrill Hall, for French, Italian, and Spanish (placement tests in French, Italian, and Spanish are available online at http://collt.lrc.cornell.edu/); Miriam Zubal, 183 Goldwin Smith Hall, for German; Doreen Silva, 226 Morrill Hall, for Russian; Kim Robinson, 388 Rockefeller Hall, for Asian languages, Nava Scharf, 409 White Hall, for Hebrew; or Munther Younes, 409 White Hall, for Arabic.
Advanced placement and credit are awarded only in music theory, and only on the basis of an examination administered by the Department of Music; that is, credit cannot be earned on the basis of the AP, IB, or other examinations from outside Cornell nor on the basis of course work done elsewhere. Outstanding performance on the departmental examination will earn students 3 credits and placement directly into MUSIC 152. In rare instances students may place into MUSIC 251, in which case they will earn 6 credits. The placement examination is normally administered on the Sunday during fall orientation week and, when necessary, at the beginning of the spring semester. For more information about the examination, see the departmental web site.
Advanced placement and credit are awarded on the basis of the CEEB Advanced Placement Examination in physics (Physics B or Physics C), certain international examinations, or the departmental examination (offered only during orientation week, fall semester; appointment required). For information about the departmental examination, consult the director of undergraduate studies, 101 Clark Hall (physicsdus@cornell.edu), or the department chair, 109 Clark Hall.
Physics B—Students earning a score of 5 may receive 8 credits for non–calculus-based PHYS 101 and 102. Those earning a score of 5 in Physics B and a score of 4 or 5 in Calculus BC may choose to accept 4 credits in calculus-based PHYS 112 or 207 instead of 8 credits in PHYS 101 and 102. Those earning a score of 4 may receive 4 credits in PHYS 101. Students in the College of Engineering should refer to http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/student-services/academic-advising/academic-information/ap-credit/index.cfm.
Physics C—Mechanics: Students earning a score of 4 or 5 may receive 4 credits for PHYS 112 or 207, or placement into PHYS 116, a more analytic first-semester course, with no AP credit.
Physics C—Electricity and Magnetism: Students earning a score of 5 may receive 4 credits for PHYS 213.
Students will not receive credit for an advanced placement course if they receive credit for a Cornell course with similar content. Students may receive credit for only one of the courses in each group:
PHYS 101, 112, 116, 207
PHYS 102, 208, 213, 217
A student planning a major in physics or applied and engineering physics and who is eligible for AP credit should consult with his or her advisor or the department representative.
Advanced placement into a next-in-sequence course depends on the completion of the appropriate mathematics prerequisites before enrolling. To qualify for advanced placement credit, it is not necessary to continue the study of physics.
General information and advice may be obtained from the director of undergraduate studies, 101 Clark Hall, or from the Department of Physics, 109 Clark Hall.
Pre–course enrollment for each semester at Cornell takes place partway through the preceding semester using an online application through Just the Facts. Dates are announced in advance and are posted in school and college offices. Students are expected to meet with their faculty advisors during this period to affirm that the courses they plan to take will ensure satisfactory progress toward a degree.
New students and transfer students may be sent course enrollment instructions by their college offices before they arrive on campus. Procedures vary from college to college.
Students may adjust their schedules during add/drop/change periods. Courses may be added, dropped, or changed online through Just the Facts. Permission-only courses and courses with specific add/drop procedures will be handled using a written add/drop form. The form is completed by the student and signed by both the student’s advisor and an appropriate representative of the department offering the course (an instructor, department staff member, or college registrar, depending on the college). The completed and signed form must be returned to the student’s college office to be processed. Professional schools, the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions, and the Department of Physical Education and Athletics have different course enrollment and add-drop policies. See the chart below for their course add/drop/change fees.
Late Late
Course Course
Enrollment Add/Drop/
Academic Unit Fee Change Fee
Continuing Education
and Summer Sessions †
Johnson Graduate
School of Management $100 $100
Law School No fee No fee
Physical education $30 $20*
Veterinary medicine $100* $100*
†Consult the Summer Session catalog and the Division of Extramural Study brochure for fees.
*Consult the college office for special considerations and requirements.
Summer school and extramural students may officially register as visitors (auditors) in courses and have this entered on their permanent records if their attendance is reported as satisfactory. Graduate students may register for courses as auditors but will not have the courses listed on their transcripts. Undergraduates may not register to audit courses.
As the university makes the transition to a new course numbering system, the course levels for three-digit (current) and four-digit (future) course numbers will correspond in the manner shown in the list below. In this issue of Courses of Study, all of the current three-digit course numbers and most of the future four-digit course numbers have been included in the course listings (some four-digit course numbers were not available at press time).
100(1100) level—introductory course, no prerequisites, open to all qualified students
200(2000) level—lower-division course, open to freshmen and sophomores, may have prerequisites
300(3000) level—upper-division course, open to juniors and seniors, prerequisites
400(4000) level—upper-division course, open to seniors and graduate students
500(5000) level—professional level (e.g., management, law, veterinary medicine)
600(6000) level—professional and graduate-level course, open to upper-division students
700(7000) level—graduate-level course
800(8000) level—master’s level, thesis, research
900(9000) level—doctoral level, thesis, research
The list of courses that follows is arranged in two broad groups.
Group 1: Divisions that offer both undergraduate- and graduate-level courses
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Architecture, Art, and Planning
Arts and Sciences
Engineering
Hotel Administration
Human Ecology
Industrial and Labor Relations
Nutritional Sciences
Officer Education
Group 2: Graduate professional divisions
Law
Management
Veterinary Medicine
No courses are offered by the Graduate School as a unit; graduate-level courses are contained in the various departments that offer the instruction.
Within each division, courses are generally arranged in alphabetical order by department and in numerical order within the departments. All courses are briefly described for those divisions (group 1) offering instruction to both undergraduate and graduate students. Courses in the graduate professional divisions (group 2) are designated by number and title only.
Course Prefixes and Their Meanings
AAP Architecture, Art, and Planning
AAS Asian American Studies
AEM Applied Economics and Management
A&EP Applied and Engineering Physics
AIR S Aerospace Studies
AIS American Indian Studies
ALS Agriculture and Life Sciences
AM ST American Studies
AN SC Animal Science
ANTHR Anthropology
ARCH Architecture
ARKEO Archaeology
ART Art
ART H History of Art
ASIAN Asian Studies
AS&RC Africana Studies and Research Center
ASTRO Astronomy
BEE Biological and Environmental Engineering
BENGL Bengali
BIOAP Animal Physiology
BIOBM Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology
BIOEE Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
BIO G Biology
BIOGD Genetics and Development
BIOMI Microbiology
BIONB Neurobiology and Behavior
BIOPL Plant Biology
BIOSM Shoals Marine Laboratory
BME Biomedical Engineering
B&SOC Biology and Society
BTRY Biometry and Statistics
BURM Burmese
CAPS China and Asia Pacific Studies
CATAL Catalan
CEE Civil and Environmental Engineering
CHEM Chemistry
CHEME Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
CHIN Chinese
CHLIT Literature in Chinese
CIS Computing and Information Science
CLASS Classics
COGST Cognitive Science
COM L Comparative Literature
COMM Communication
CRP City and Regional Planning
CS Computer Science
CSS Crop and Soil Sciences
CZECH Czech
DANCE Dance
DEA Design and Environmental Analysis
D SOC Development Sociology
DUTCH Dutch
EAS Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
ECE Electrical and Computer Engineering
ECON Economics
EDUC Education
ENGL English
ENGLF English for Academic Purposes
ENGRC Engineering Communications
ENGRD Engineering Distribution Courses
ENGRG Engineering General Interest
ENGRI Engineering Introductory Courses
ENTOM Entomology
FGSS Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
FILM Film Studies
FD SC Food Science
FRDR Freehand Drawing and Scientific Illustration
FREN French
FSAD Fiber Science and Apparel Design
GERST German Studies
GOVT Government
GRAD Graduate School
GREEK Greek
H ADM Hotel Administration
HD Human Development
HE Human Ecology Interdepartmental
HINDI Hindi
HIST History
HORT Horticulture
HUNGR Hungarian
IARD International Agriculture and Rural Development
ILRCB Collective Bargaining, Labor Law, and Labor History
ILRHR Human Resources Studies
ILRIC International and Comparative Labor
ILRID Industrial and Labor Relations Interdepartmental
ILRLE Labor Economics
ILROB Organizational Behavior
ILRST Social Statistics
INDO Indonesian
INFO Information Science
ITAL Italian
JAPAN Japanese
JAVA Javanese
JPLIT Literature in Japanese
JWST Jewish Studies
KHMER Khmer (Cambodian)
KOREA Korean
KRLIT Korean Literature
LA Landscape Architecture (Agriculture and Life Sciences
LANAR Landscape Architecture (Architecture, Art, and Planning)
LAT A Latin American Studies
LATIN Latin
LAW Law
LING Linguistics
LSP Latino Studies Program
M&AE Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MATH Mathematics
MEDVL Medieval Studies
MIL S Military Science
MS&E Materials Science and Engineering
MUSIC Music
NAV S Naval Science
NBA Business Administration
NCC Graduate School of Management Common Course
NEPAL Nepali
NES Near Eastern Studies
NMI Graduate School of Management, Research and Advanced Studies
NRE Graduate School of Management, Doctoral Seminars
NS Nutritional Sciences
NS&E Nuclear Science and Engineering
NTRES Natural Resources
OR&IE Operations Research and Information Engineering
PALI Pali
PAM Policy Analysis and Management
P ED Physical Education
PHIL Philosophy
PHYS Physics
PL BR Plant Breeding
PL PA Plant Pathology
POLSH Polish
PORT Portuguese
PSYCH Psychology
QUECH Quechua
RELST Religious Studies
ROM S Romance Studies
RUSSA Russian
RUSSL Literature in Russian
SANSK Sanskrit
SEBCR Serbo-Croatian
S HUM Society for the Humanities
SINHA Sinhala
SNES Science of Natural and Environmental Systems
SNLIT Literature in Sanskrit
SOC Sociology
SPAN Spanish
S&TS Science and Technology Studies
STSCI Statistical Science
SWED Swedish
TAG Tagalog
T&AM Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
THAI Thai
THETR Theatre Arts
TOX Toxicology
UKRAN Ukrainian
URDU Urdu
VETCS Clinical Sciences
VETMI Microbiology and Immunology
VETMM Molecular Medicine
VIET Vietnamese
VISST Visual Studies
VTBMS Biomedical Sciences
VTLIT Literature in Vietnamese
VTMED Veterinary Medicine Interdisciplinary
VTPMD Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences
Students are expected to be present throughout each semester at all meetings of courses for which they are registered. The right to excuse a student from class rests at all times with the faculty member in charge of that class.
Absences because of religious beliefs. In accordance with Section 224-a of the New York State Education Law, each student who is absent from school because of his or her religious beliefs must be given an equivalent opportunity to register for classes or make up examinations, study, or work requirements that he or she may have missed because of such absence on any particular day or days. No fees of any kind shall be charged by the university for making available to such student such equivalent opportunity.
Monday/Wednesday
Start Times End Times
50 MIN 08:00 a.m. 08:50 a.m.
75 MIN 08:40 a.m. 09:55 a.m.
50 MIN 09:05 a.m. 09:55 a.m.
50 MIN 10:10 a.m. 11:00 a.m.
50 MIN 11:15 a.m. 12:05 p.m.
50 MIN 12:20 p.m. 01:10 p.m.
50 MIN 01:25 p.m. 02:15 p.m.
50 MIN 02:30 p.m. 03:20 p.m.
75 MIN 02:55 p.m. 04:10 p.m.
50 MIN 03:35 p.m. 04:25 p.m.
50 MIN 07:30 p.m. 08:20 p.m.
75 MIN 07:30 p.m. 08:45 p.m.
50 MIN 08:35 p.m. 09:25 p.m.
Tuesday/Thursday
50 MIN 08:00 a.m. 08:50 a.m.
75 MIN 08:40 a.m. 09:55 a.m.
50 MIN 09:05 a.m. 09:55 a.m.
50 MIN 10:10 a.m. 11:00 a.m.
75 MIN 10:10 a.m. 11:25 a.m.
50 MIN 11:15 a.m. 12:05 p.m.
75 MIN 11:40 a.m. 12:55 p.m.
50 MIN 12:20 p.m. 01:10 p.m.
50 MIN 01:25 p.m. 02:15 p.m.
75 MIN 01:25 p.m. 02:40 p.m.
50 MIN 02:30 p.m. 03:20 p.m.
75 MIN 02:55 p.m. 04:10 p.m.
50 MIN 03:35 p.m. 04:25 p.m.
NO EVENING CLASSES
Friday
50 MIN 08:00 a.m. 08:50 a.m.
50 MIN 09:05 a.m. 09:55 a.m.
50 MIN 10:10 a.m. 11:00 a.m.
50 MIN 11:15 a.m. 12:05 p.m.
50 MIN 12:20 p.m. 01:10 p.m.
50 MIN 01:25 p.m. 02:15 p.m.
50 MIN 02:30 p.m. 03:20 p.m.
50 MIN 03:35 p.m. 04:25 p.m.
NO EVENING CLASSES
1 HR 55 MIN 08:00 a.m. 09:55 a.m.
10:10 a.m. 12:05 p.m.
12:20 p.m. 02:15 p.m.
02:30 p.m. 04:25 p.m.
(Mon. and Wed.) 07:30 p.m. 09:25 p.m.
2 HR 25 MIN 07:30 a.m. 09:55 a.m.
10:10 a.m. 12:35 p.m.
02:00 p.m. 04:25 p.m.
(Mon. and Wed.) 07:30 p.m. 09:55 p.m.
3 HR 08:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.
10:10 a.m. 01:10 p.m.
01:25 p.m. 04:25 p.m.
(Mon. and Wed.) 07:30 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday the hours of 4:25 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., on Fridays the hours after 4:25 p.m., on Saturday the hours after 12:05 p.m., and all day Sunday shall be free from all formal undergraduate classes or laboratory exercises..
Evening preliminary examinations that will be given outside of normal class hours may be scheduled on Tuesday and Thursday evenings only, beginning at 7:30 p.m. All room assignments are scheduled by the Office of the University Registrar. The dates and times of these examinations are listed in the course rosters for each semester.
Evening academic activities commencing at 7:30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, other than regularly scheduled courses and prelims previously approved by the office of the university faculty, are not permitted. Violation of these rules interferes with other university activities (e.g., athletic, musical, theatrical, or employment).
Any exception to the above regulations, other than those for evening preliminary examinations, will require permission of the dean or director of the college or school offering the course. Exceptions to the regulations on evening preliminary examinations require approval of the dean of the university faculty. All such exceptions must include provision of special arrangements for the students for whom conflicts are generated by such an exception.
Final examinations for undergraduate courses are scheduled by the Office of the University Registrar. Examinations may be one, two, or two and one-half hours in length at the discretion of the department concerned. The schedule of final examinations is available online at http://www.cornell.edu/academics/courses.cfm.
Legislation of the university faculty governing study periods and examinations is as follows:
The most convenient times and places for “prelims” are the normal class times and classrooms. In cases where the only alternative is to hold evening preliminary examinations, they may be scheduled only on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and only after 7:30 p.m.
An alternative time to take the examination must be provided for those students who have academic, religious, athletic, or employment conflicts at the time scheduled.
Note that instructors holding evening examinations are strongly urged to indicate this in the course descriptions listed in Courses of Study and must notify students of the dates of such examinations as early as possible in the semester, preferably when the course outline is distributed. For more information on the policy governing evening examinations, contact the office of the dean of the faculty, 315 Day Hall.
The official university grading system is composed of letter grades with pluses and minuses. Passing grades range from A+ to D-; F is failing. INC denotes a grade of incomplete, and R is the grade given at the end of the first semester of a yearlong course. The grades of INC and R do not have quality-point equivalents attached. These are the quality-point equivalents:
A+ =4.3 B+ =3.3 C+ =2.3 D+ =1.3
A =4.0 B =3.0 C =2.0 D =1.0
A- =3.7 B- =2.7 C- =1.7 D- =0.7
F =0.0
This is how a semester average is computed:
Quality
Course Grade Points Credits Product
CHEM 103 B+ 3.3 x 3 = 9.9
ENGL 151 C– 1.7 x 3 = 5.1
DEA 145 B 3.0 x 4 = 12.0
PAM 100 B 3.0 x 3 = 9.0
DEA 111 C 2.0 x 3 = 6.0
Total 16 42.0
To arrive at the semester average, add the products (credits x quality points) and divide by the number of credits taken. Here, 42 divided by 16 equals 2.63.
The cumulative average (an average of grades from two or more semesters) equals the sum of the products of all the grades at Cornell divided by the total number of credits taken.
On September 6, 1972, the Faculty Council of Representatives passed the following legislation:
“Resolved, that:
The rules for the S-U option are further defined by each of the academic units. They are as follows:
Agriculture and Life Sciences. (1) Must have 100 credit hours with A, B, C, D grades. (2) The S-U option is available only in those courses so designated in the course catalog after approval by the Educational Policy Committee. (3) Freshmen may not exercise the S-U option. (4) Only one optional S-U course is allowed per semester.
Architecture, Art, and Planning. (1) All courses specifically required for a degree excluded. Various departments may designate specific required courses where S-U will be permitted. (2) In a course designated as S or U, the entire class is so graded. The instructor must announce this decision within the first two weeks of class. (3) Where the option for S or U exists, both student and instructor must agree on the option. This agreement must be made by the end of the third week of classes on the appropriate form in the college office. Once agreed upon, this grade option will be used for the final grade.
Arts and Sciences. (1) Courses that count toward satisfaction of major requirements should not be taken for an S or U grade unless the department grants permission. (2) Permission of instructor. (3) A minimum of 80 of the 120 hours required for the A.B. degree must be in courses for which the student has received letter grades.
Engineering. (1) The course in question must be offered with an S-U option. (2) The student must have completed at least one full semester of study at Cornell. Freshmen may not take any courses on an S-U basis during their first semester with the exception of courses graded “S-U only” such as physical education, ROTC, supplemental courses, and writing workshops. (3) The proposed S-U course must count as either a liberal studies distribution or an approved elective in the Engineering curriculum. (4) Students may elect to enroll S-U in only one course each semester in which the choice between letter grade and S-U is an option. (Additional courses offered “S-U only” may be taken in the same semester as the “elected S-U” course.) (5) After the end of the third week of classes, the grading option may not be changed nor will students be permitted to add a course in which they were previously enrolled (in the current semester) under a different grading option. Note: Courses graded S-U do not count toward eligibility on the Dean’s List and may weaken a student’s chances for acceptance into graduate school. Questions regarding the S-U grading option should be addressed to Engineering Advising.
Graduate School. (1) Seminars and thesis research courses are usually graded S-U, and should be registered accordingly or a grade error results at semester’s end. Other courses may be registered as S-U only if offered as S-U option.
Hotel. (1) Maximum of 4 free-elective credit hours per semester. (2) Exceptions are by petition only.
Human Ecology. (1) Not part of student’s major. (2) May be used in the 9 credit hours required outside the major in Human Ecology courses. (3) Not part of hours required in humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. (4) A department may approve S-U grading in specific courses if approved by Educational Policies Committee. (5) Freshmen enrolled in ENGL 137 and 138, which are offered only for S-U credit, are permitted to apply these courses to the first-year writing seminar requirements. (6) Total of 12 credits in S-U courses (not counting physical education) may be counted toward degree requirements during a student’s college career.
Industrial and Labor Relations. (1) This option may be elected, if available in ILR electives, or in out-of-college electives but not including directed studies. (2) Degree requirements include a minimum of 105 letter grade (A+ to D-) credits. (3) Student must also be in good academic standing. (4) A U grade is considered the equivalent of an F in determining a student’s academic status. (5) Limited to two courses per semester, not to exceed four hours in any one course.
Internal Transfer. (1) S-U grades permitted only when it is the only option or (2) when specifically approved by an admissions officer in the school or college to which the student plans to transfer.
Veterinary Medicine. (1) There is one foundation course in the veterinary curriculum that is offered on an S-U basis only. All other required core courses must be taken for a letter grade. (2) Elective courses for veterinary students may be offered on an S-U basis at the option of the professor.
The grade of incomplete is appropriate only when two basic conditions are met:
A grade of incomplete may not be given merely because a student fails to complete all course requirements on time. It is not an option that may be elected at the student’s own discretion.
While it is the student’s responsibility to initiate a request for a grade of incomplete, reasons for requesting one must be acceptable to the instructor, who establishes specific make-up requirements. The instructor has the option of setting a shorter time limit than that allowed by the student’s college for completing the course work. Several colleges require that a statement signed by the instructor be on file indicating the reason for the grade of incomplete and the restriction, if any.
It is the responsibility of the student to see that all grades of incomplete are made up before the deadline and that the grade has been properly recorded with the student’s college registrar.
Changes in a grade may be made only if the instructor made an error in assigning the original grade.
An official transcript is one that bears the official signature of the university registrar, sent in a sealed envelope directly from the Office of the University Registrar to another institution or agency as directed by the student. Transcripts may be requested at transcript.cornell.edu. There is no fee except for overnight and/or express mail services.
The university has only two requirements for graduation that must be fulfilled: the swim test and physical education courses. A student’s college determines degree requirements such as residency, number of credits, distribution of credits, and grade averages. See the individual requirements listed by each college or school or contact the college registrar’s office.
Students are responsible for meeting all requirements for the courses in which they are enrolled, as defined by the faculty members teaching the courses. It is also the student’s responsibility to be aware of the specific major, degree, distribution, college, and graduation requirements for completing his or her chosen program of studies. Students should know how far they have progressed in meeting those requirements at every stage of their academic career.
Classes
All undergraduate students must complete two semesters of work in physical education unless exempted from this requirement for medical or other special reasons or by virtue of advanced standing on admission. For transfer students the requirement is reduced by the number of semesters satisfactorily completed, not necessarily including physical education, in a college of recognized standing before entering Cornell.
Credit in physical education may be earned by participating in courses offered by the Department of Athletics and Physical Education, participating on an intercollegiate athletic team as a competitor or manager, or performing in the marching band.
Physical education is a requirement of the first two terms at Cornell. Students must register for it in each semester, except those in which postponements are granted, until the requirement is satisfied.
Temporary postponements may be granted on the basis of physical disability, schedule conflicts, or excessive work load (employment exceeding 20 hours per week). Gannett Health Services can provide certifications based on health, and the financial aid office can provide certifications of employment. Students should see the director or assistant director of Physical Education to establish postponements or waiver of the requirement. Questionable or unusual cases may be resolved by petition to the Faculty Advisory Committee on Athletics and Physical Education.
Swim Test
The Faculty Advisory Committee on Athletics and Physical Education has established a basic swimming and water safety competency requirement for all entering freshman undergraduate students. Normally, the test is given for women in the Helen Newman pool and for men in the Teagle pool as part of their orientation process. The test consists of a feet-first entry into the deep end of the pool and a continuous 75-yard swim using front, back, and optional strokes. Any student who cannot pass the swim test is required to include the course Basic Swimming and Water Safety in his or her program of physical education before electives can be chosen. A swim test hold will be placed on the student’s record until he or she has passed the swim test or fulfilled the requirement by satisfactory attendance in two semesters of Basic Swimming and Water Safety. Students unable to meet the swim requirement because of medical, psychological, or religious reasons must petition the Faculty Advisory Committee on Athletics and Physical Education for a waiver of the requirement. When a waiver is granted by the Faculty Committee on Physical Education, an alternate requirement is imposed. The alternate requirement substitutes a course in either Advanced First Aid (Emergency Response) or Wellness and Fitness for the original swimming requirement.
Students may not always be satisfied with the original Cornell school or college into which they’ve been admitted, and may decide to transfer from one college to another within the university. This process is called internal transfer, and application procedures and deadlines vary by college. It may be possible to be admitted directly into a new program. Students who are uncertain if they immediately qualify for direct transfer, however, should apply to the Internal Transfer Division (ITD).
To apply, candidates must interview with the division’s director and submit an essay to the ITD office outlining their reasons for wanting to transfer. Internal Transfer Division applicants must also fulfill the application requirements (e.g., interviews, essays) of their target college as if they were applying for direct transfer. In many cases, colleges formally sponsor students in ITD and essentially guarantee admission if students successfully complete the requirements (taking particular courses, earning a specified grade point average while enrolled in ITD) that are outlined in their letter of sponsorship. Sponsorship is the most important factor determining acceptance into ITD. Students can apply simultaneously for direct transfer and to ITD, so that if direct transfer is denied they might be offered the option of being sponsored in the Internal Transfer Division.
For more information about transfer requirements, students should contact the admissions office of the college they hope to enter and the office of the Internal Transfer Division, 220 Day Hall (255-4386).
726 University Avenue (255-0832)
http://www.adwhiteprofessors.cornell.edu
The program has its origins in Cornell’s early history. Andrew D. White, the first president of Cornell University, inaugurated the position of nonresident professor, to be held by eminent scholars, scientists, and intellectuals who periodically visit the university for the stated purpose of “contributing to the intellectual and cultural life of the university.” Toward this end, Andrew D. White Professors-at-Large engage in a variety of activities including public lectures, ongoing courses, and collaborative research, as well as holding office hours for undergraduate and graduate students. They serve for a six-year term and are full members of the faculty when in residence.
To commemorate their 40th reunion, the Class of 1956 initiated an endowment to create the Frank H. T. Rhodes Class of ’56 University Professorship in honor of Cornell’s ninth president (1977–1995). The purpose of the Rhodes Class of ’56 Professorship is to strengthen the undergraduate experience by bringing to the university individuals from every walk of life who represent excellence of achievement and to create opportunities for interaction with undergraduates. The endowment also makes it possible to create public events related to the professorship such as lectures, performances, films, art exhibits, or conferences. Rhodes Class of ’56 Professors are full members of the faculty while in residence. Appointments are awarded for a period of one to five years. During each year of their appointment, Rhodes Class of ’56 Professors visit the campus for a week to engage in a variety of activities including public lectures, ongoing courses, and collaborative research.
Grandin, Temple, associate professor of animal science
Moses, Robert Parris, civil rights leader and founder of the Algebra Project
657 Frank H. T. Rhodes Hall (255-4335)
The Center for Applied Mathematics administers a broad-based interdepartmental graduate program that provides opportunities for study and research over a wide range of the mathematical sciences. Each student develops a solid foundation in analysis, algebra, and methods of applied mathematics. The remainder of the graduate student’s program is designed by the student and his or her Special Committee. For detailed information on opportunities for graduate study in applied mathematics, students should contact the director of the Center for Applied Mathematics, 657 Frank H. T. Rhodes Hall.
There is no special undergraduate degree program in applied mathematics. Undergraduate students interested in an application-oriented program in mathematics may select an appropriate program in the Department of Mathematics, the Department of Computer Science, or some department of the College of Engineering.
Graduate students in the center take courses related to their program of study that are offered by various departments. Below are listed selected courses in applied mathematics in the main areas of research interest of the center’s members. Detailed descriptions of these courses can be found in the listings of the individual departments.
170 Uris Hall (255-6370)
The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, established in 1961 to encourage and support comparative and interdisciplinary research on international subjects, is one of the largest and most diverse centers of its kind in the United States. Currently, it includes four U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Centers and 16 other area, development, topical, and educational programs. More than 500 faculty members voluntarily collaborate in the center’s programs with well over 300 graduate students involved directly in its international programs. Undergraduate students may choose concentrations in international relations, Latin American studies, modern European studies, East Asian studies, South Asian studies, or Southeast Asian studies. (See also Africana Studies and Research Center, Asian Studies, and International Agriculture for related majors and concentrations.)
Cornell’s international programs are poised to anticipate and respond to changing global circumstances and perspectives. While some programs offer study of geographic regions, others focus on such topics as international agriculture, nutrition, population, law, planning, politics, rural development economics, and world peace. As programs gain momentum and recognition to attract their own resources, the center applies its resources to new pilot activities that bring faculty members and students together across traditional disciplines and departmental boundaries.
Each year the center brings an eminent world leader to campus as the Henry E. and Nancy Horton Bartels World Affairs Fellow to deliver a public lecture, meet with classes, and interact informally with faculty members and students. The center also hosts a Current Events Roundtable each June that enables Cornell alumni to join faculty members in discussion of key world events.
The center coordinates an undergraduate course, Issues Behind the News: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of International Current Events, which is offered by the Government Department of the College of Arts and Sciences. (See that department for course description.) This course invites faculty from across the university who are affiliated with the Einaudi Center to critically discuss important current events as they unfold during the semester.
The center promotes graduate students’ overseas field research through an annual competition for travel grants and assistance with the Fulbright fellowship program and the Fulbright-Hays awards, both administered by the center.
Cornell is committed to the study of the global community in all its complexity—through a faculty of preeminent scholars and teachers, outstanding research facilities, instruction in more than 40 languages, and a library system that houses 2,500,000 volumes related to international and comparative studies.
For additional information on current programs, publications, and courses, contact:
The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies:
Cornell University
170 Uris Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853–7601 USA
255-6370 (tel.)
254-5000 (fax)
http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu
The Einaudi Center Administration:
Nicolas van de Walle, director
Leilani Peck, associate director
170 Uris Hall
Comparative Muslim Societies Committee:Eric Tagliacozzo, director
346 McGraw Hall
East Asia Program:Ed Gunn, director
140 Uris Hall
Latin American Studies Program:
John Henderson, director
190 Uris Hall
South Asia Program:
Alaka Basu, director
170 Uris Hall
Southeast Asia Program:
Thak Chaloemtiarana, director
180 Uris Hall
Institute for African Development:
Muna Ndulo, director
170 Uris Hall
Institute for European Studies:
Davydd Greenwood, director
120 Uris Hall
International Programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences:
Ronnie Coffman, director
35 Warren Hall
Berger International Legal Studies:
John Barceló, director
318 Myron Taylor Hall
International Political Economy:
Jonathan Kirshner, director
323 White Hall
Gender and Global Change:
Josephine Allen and Rosemary Batt, co-directors
354 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall and 387B Ives Hall
International Studies in Planning:
William Goldsmith, director
200 West Sibley Hall
Population and Development Program:
Thomas Hirschl, director
333 Warren Hall
Comparative Societal Analysis:
Valerie Bunce, acting director
209 White Hall
Peace Studies Program:
Matthew Evangelista, director
130 Uris Hall
Program in International Nutrition:
Rebecca Stoltzfus, director
120 Savage Hall
Program on Comparative Economic Development:
Kaushik Basu, director
458 Uris Hall
Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture, and Development:
Alice Pell, director
31 Warren Hall
Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program:
David Sahn, director
3M12 Savage Hall
International Relations Concentration:
David Lee, director
248 Warren Hall
363 Uris Hall
254–8674 (tel.)
http://www.inequality.cornell.edu
The Center for the Study of Inequality (CSI) fosters basic and applied research on social and economic inequalities as well as the processes by which such inequalities change and persist. The study of inequality lies at the heart of current debates about segregation, affirmative action, the “glass ceiling,” globalization, and any number of other contemporary policy issues. In recent years, public and scholarly interest in issues of inequality has intensified, not merely because of historic increases in income inequality in the United States and other advanced industrial countries, but also because inequalities of race, ethnicity, and gender are evolving in equally dramatic and complicated ways. The mission of CSI is to support research and teaching relevant to issues of inequality, to disseminate findings coming out of this research, and to otherwise facilitate the study of inequality in the United States and throughout the world.
The inequality concentration allows undergraduate students to supplement their studies for their major with a coherent program of courses oriented toward the study of inequality. The concentration is organized into tracks examining such topics as globalization and inequality; social policy; the ethics of inequality; poverty and economic development; social movements; education and inequality; race and ethnicity in comparative perspective; and the family and inequality. The concentration is open to students enrolled in any of the seven Cornell undergraduate colleges. When the requirements of the concentration are met, an official note is made on the student’s transcript (see http://www.inequality.cornell.edu/academics/ for further information).
CSI maintains a list of student internships that are relevant to the study of inequality. Please contact CSI at inequality@cornell.edu for more information.
CSI regularly sponsors symposia, workshops, and lecture series that draw attention to the most pressing problems and controversies in the field. The current schedule of events is listed on the center’s web site (http://www.inequality.cornell.edu).
For more information about CSI, contact us at 254-8674 or inequality@cornell.edu.
278G Uris Hall
255-6431
Cognitive Science focuses on the nature and representation of knowledge. It approaches the study of perception, action, language, and thinking from several perspectives—theory, experiment, and computation—with the aim of gaining a better understanding of human cognition and the nature of intelligent systems. The comparison between human and artificial intelligence is an important theme, as is the nature of mental representations and their acquisition and use. Cognitive Science draws primarily from the disciplines of computer science, linguistics, neuroscience, philosophy, and psychology. The field of Cognitive Science is primarily represented by faculty members in the following departments: Communication, Computer Science, Design and Environmental Analysis, Economics, Education, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Human Development, Information Science, Linguistics, Mathematics, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Neurobiology and Behavior, Philosophy, Psychology, and Sociology, as well as the Johnson Graduate School of Management.
An undergraduate concentration in Cognitive Science in the College of Arts and Sciences provides a framework for the design of structured, individualized programs of study in this growing interdisciplinary field. Such programs of study are intended to serve as complements to intensive course work in a single discipline as represented in an individual department. For further information on the undergraduate program, see the Cognitive Science Program under College of Arts and Sciences and/or contact Julie Simmons-Lynch, program coordinator (255-6431 or cogst@cornell.edu).
Cornell offers a graduate field minor in Cognitive Science. Cornell’s unique program of graduate training, which seeks to tailor an optimal program of study and research for each individual, fosters interdisciplinary committees. It is the norm for students interested in Cognitive Science to combine faculty members from such fields as philosophy, computer science, linguistics, psychology, or neurobiology and behavior on common committees. For further information on the graduate field of Cognitive Science, contact Michael J. Spivey, director of graduate studies (255-9365, spivey@cornell.edu) and/or contact Julie Simmons-Lynch, program coordinator, 278G Uris Hall, Office of Cognitive Science (255-6431 or cogst@cornell.edu).
Courses from across the university that are relevant to the Cognitive Science Program are listed in this catalog in the Cognitive Science Program section under Arts and Sciences.
300 Caldwell Hall
255–6224 (tel.)
255-8700 (fax)
http://www.cuabroad.cornell.edu
Study abroad is an integral part of a Cornell education. Recent events have made us aware that those aspiring to lead in this century need, more than ever before, knowledge and experience of the diverse world beyond the boundaries of their home country. To help students develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for informed citizenship in a transnational world, Cornell Abroad offers a wide range of international study opportunities that reflect the fundamental educational goals and objectives of the university. Study abroad is a continuous experience with study on campus, enabling students to make regular progress toward the degree.
Qualified students study abroad through programs administered by Cornell and other institutions, and by enrolling directly in foreign universities. Among the many study abroad programs available, students select programs with thoughtful planning and apply with the approval of their colleges and faculty advisors. To earn credit for overseas study during the fall and/or spring semester(s), students must apply through Cornell Abroad, whose staff members assist in the planning and application process.
Cornell students majoring in a broad array of fields in all seven undergraduate colleges study in more than 40 countries each year. The following list includes programs chosen frequently by students with college approval; those locations preceded by an asterisk (*) are programs run directly by Cornell.
AFRICA
Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Tanzania, Uganda: School for International Training (SIT)
Ghana: University of Ghana (through CIEE); NYU
Kenya: Wildlife Management (School for Field Studies)
South Africa: Universities of Cape Town and KwaZulu–Natal, Organization for Tropical Studies, School for International Training (SIT)
ASIA
China: Chinese University of Hong Kong; *Cornell FALCON for the spring semester at Peking University; full year at the Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies at Tsinghua University, Beijing; Peking, Nanjing, and East China Normal Universities (CIEE); International Chinese Language Program at National Taiwan University; IES Beijing; CET in Beijing or Harbin; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Alliance for Global Education in Beijing or Shanghai; Syracuse University program at Tsinghua University, *CAPS at Peking University
India: School for International Training; St. Stephen’s College Delhi (through Brown or Rutgers Universities); CIEE at University of Hyderabad
Japan: *Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies; International Christian University and other university programs; IES Tokyo; CIEE Tokyo at Sophia University
Korea: Yonsei University; Ewha University
Nepal: *Cornell-Nepal Study Program (Samyukta Adhyayan Karikam Nepal) at Tribhuvan University
Thailand: Khon Kaen University (CIEE)
Vietnam: University of Hanoi (CIEE), CET
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
Australia: Australian National University, Canberra; University of Sydney; University of Melbourne; University of New South Wales, Sydney; University of Queensland, Brisbane; University of Western Australia, Perth; School for International Training; Sydney Internship (Arcadia, Boston University)
New Zealand: Otago, Auckland, Massey, and Lincoln Universities; EcoQuest
EUROPE
Czech Republic: UPCES (CERGE-EI) at Charles University, CET program in Jewish Studies, CIEE Prague
Denmark: *Denmark’s International Study Program (DIS)
France: *EDUCO (Cornell, Duke, and Emory in Paris) at Université de Paris VII, Paris IV, Paris I, Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (“Sciences Po”); Critical Studies Program at the University of Paris (CIEE); Paris Internship (Boston University)
Germany: *Berlin Consortium for German Studies at the Free University of Berlin; Wayne State University in Munich and Freiburg; Heidelberg University
Greece: College Year in Athens, Arcadia
Hungary: Central European University; CIEE Budapest
Ireland: Trinity College Dublin and the National University Colleges of Dublin, Galway, and Cork
Italy: *Bologna Consortial Studies Program; *Cornell College of Art, Architecture, and Planning Program in Rome; Arcadia University in Florence at the Accademia Italiana; Boston University Program in Padova; IES Milan and Rome; Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome; Syracuse University program in Florence
Netherlands: University of Amsterdam; Leiden University
Russia: St. Petersburg University (CIEE); Moscow International University and other universities (American Council of Teachers of Russian); Smolny College, Math in Moscow
Spain: *Cornell–Michigan–Penn program at the University of Seville; *Consortium for Advanced Study in Barcelona; various language and culture programs
Sweden: The Swedish Program at the University of Stockholm
United Kingdom: *Direct enrollment at: the University of Birmingham; University of Bristol; Cambridge University; City University; University of East Anglia; University of Edinburgh; University of Glasgow; University of Manchester; University of Oxford; University of St. Andrews; University of Sussex; University of Warwick; University of York; University of London: King’s College, University College (including the School of Slavonic and East European Studies), Imperial College of Science and Technology, the London School of Economics and Political Science, and the School of Oriental and African Studies, the University of the Arts (including London College of Fashion), as well as other universities and art schools of choice.
Externally sponsored programs in the UK include the British American Drama Academy; the Arcadia, Boston, and Rochester University internships; and the Hansard Parliamentary Internship Programme.
Students studying in the United Kingdom enjoy a variety of services, and cultural activities, provided by the Cornell–Brown–Penn Centre in London.
LATIN AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN
Argentina and Chile: various university-based study abroad programs, through the Institute for Study Abroad of Butler University
Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru: School for International Training (SIT)
Costa Rica: Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) Undergraduate Semester Abroad in tropical biology; School for Field Studies
Cuba: study abroad programs in Cuba are currently suspended
Ecuador and Jamaica: International Partnership for Service Learning
Honduras: Escuela Agrícola Panamericana (Zamorano)
Mexico: Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM); Universidad de las Americas-Puebla (UDLA); Universidad Iberoamericana; School for Field Studies in Baja California; ISFA-Butler program at Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Merida
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
Egypt: American University in Cairo
Israel: Ben-Gurion University; University of Haifa; Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Tel Aviv University
Jordan: University of Jordan (CIEE), SIT
Lebanon: American University of Beirut
Morocco: School for International Training
Cornell students are by no means limited to the locations listed above or to the programs identified for particular countries. In recent years, they have also studied in Austria, Croatia, Dominican Republic, Finland, Mongolia, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Venezuela, and elsewhere.
Students from all seven undergraduate colleges and from all major fields study abroad; they are expected to have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above. More than 500 undergraduates studied abroad last year. Because the colleges usually require that students complete at least 60 hours of undergraduate credit on the Ithaca campus, students who transfer to Cornell as juniors are usually unable to count study abroad credit toward their Cornell degree.
Students may study abroad during their sophomore, junior, or se