Environmental Engineering Major

For transfers entering as sophomores or transfers with two full-time college semesters of study (post-high school) completed or in progress at time of application.

Required:

• One semester of Introductory Biology with labs or a score of 4 or 5 on the Biology AP exam or General (Inorganic) Chemistry I with lab or Organic Chemistry I
• Two College Writing/English Composition courses.
• Calculus equivalent to Cornell MATH 1910 (integral calculus for engineers) and 1920 (multivariable calculus including Green’s Theorem, Stokes’ Theorem and divergence)
• Computer Programming at the level of CS 1110 (Python) or CS 1112  (MATLAB, preferred). Programming courses must use a modern scientific computing language (e.g. Java, R, C++) and must cover loops, I/O to and from files, and creation of graphs.

If you are missing a math or programming course, your acceptance may be contingent on taking a suitable course during the summer preceding your enrollment at Cornell.

For transfers entering as juniors or transfers with four full-time college semesters of study (post-high school) completed or in progress at time of application.

Required:

• One semester of Introductory Biology with labs or a 4 or 5 on the Biology AP exam or General (Inorganic) Chemistry I with lab or Organic Chemistry I
• Two College Writing/English Composition courses
• Calculus equivalent to Cornell MATH 1910 (integral calculus for engineers) and 1920 (multivariable calculus including Green’s Theorem, Stokes’ Theorem, and divergence)
• Physics I & II with lab (calculus-based), at the content level of PHYS 1112 (Mechanics) and PHYS 2213 (Electromagnetism)
• Computer Programming at the level of CS 1110 or CS 1112
• Differential Equations, equivalent to MATH 2930
• Linear Algebra, equivalent to MATH 2940

• Engineering for a Sustainable Society; equivalent to ENGRD 2510
• Thermodynamics or engineering physical chemistry
• An introduction to engineering course
• Engineering Statistics (calculus-based)
• Other engineering course work at the second-year level or higher (e.g., circuits)

If one or two required courses are missing (typically differential equations and statics, because Cornell’s courses go beyond material typically covered in such courses) they can possibly be made up during the summer prior to enrollment at Cornell, or the student may be admitted as a second-semester sophomore with the understanding that five semesters at Cornell, or four semesters plus summer work, may be needed to fulfill graduation requirements.