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Transfer Option Course Requirements

Important Information Regarding Course Requirements

  • Required courses must be completed for a grade and credit; courses taken as satisfactory/unsatisfactory or pass/fail will not fulfill requirements.  
  • Required coursework should be taken during the academic year.
  • In some cases, AP or IB credit may be used to fulfill required course requirements. Please use the CALS Transfer Credit Policy to see which scores will count for credit. Note: Placing out of a course at your first institution may not fulfill a course requirement for the CALS Transfer Option, you must meet Cornell's minimum score to receive credit.
  • Quarter System – CALS semester system awards quarter system credits by calculating .67 credits per credit of study at an institution on the quarter system. A 5-credit quarter system course is equivalent to a 3 credit semester course. 
  • Please use your best judgment in selecting your courses. To help with this process, we encourage you do the following:
    • Compare course descriptions from your institution with Cornell courses by viewing the Courses of Study
    • The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Cornell University reserve the right to determine, in their sole discretion, whether course credit earned at other schools, either secondary or post-secondary, meet the College’s and the University’s academic standards and will therefore be eligible to be applied toward Cornell  requirements. Applicants and matriculated students should not assume that, because a particular course taken at another school is listed as a recommended course, a foundational course, or that it meets admissions requirements; it would necessarily be eligible for Cornell credit.  

Course Requirements by Major

To prepare for studying within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences each academic major has key foundation courses that transfer option candidates need to complete or have in progress at the time of their application.

Select your desired major from this list below to view the required coursework that you must complete.