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Next: Student Classification and Class Up: Academic Information Previous: Veterans Administration
Declaration of Degree Candidacy, Majors and Minors
- 1.
- On or before February 1 of their sophomore year, students must make one of the following declarations in the Registrar's Office (those admitted with senior standing must make their declarations within the first three months after entering Cornell):
- (a)
- declare themselves candidates for either the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Music degree by filing a Declaration of Major card;
- (b)
- declare themselves candidates for the Bachelor of Special Studies degree by filing a Declaration of Major card; and soon after that, but before May 1, a completed Prospectus;
- (c)
- declare themselves candidates for the Bachelor of Philosophy degree by filing the appropriate forms for the second curriculum; or
- (d)
- declare themselves unable to make a decision by filing for a Curriculum Advisor. Students may ask any faculty member to serve as their Curriculum Advisor. Under this arrangement, the advisor and the Dean of Students or Director of Special Advising will work with the student to determine her or his academic and career goals and the best methods for achieving these.
Juniors and seniors who wish to change their degree candidacy must present very compelling reasons (other than wanting to be graduated with their class) to the Academic Standing Committee in order to receive permission to enter another degree program. Sophomores who neglect to file their declarations on time will be subject to the regulations governing B.A. candidates and may be denied permission to register for their junior year. (See Degree Programs.)
- 2.
- In all degree tracks, students are limited to some combination of majors and minors totaling no more than three. Only in the B.S.S. degree can this be a combination of three minors. Each of the other degrees requires at least one major. Students may not elect both a major and a minor in the same discipline or interdisciplinary program, though a student may complete two minors in the same program.
- 3.
- Students may choose one or more of the departmental or interdepartmental majors described in the central section of this Catalogue (see the Index for particular subjects), or they may design an interdisciplinary major. Some departments offer two or more major options, one of which is a teaching major, approved by the State of Iowa and required of those intending to be licensed to teach that subject. A teaching major must always be combined with a second major in Secondary Education.
- (a)
- Departmental majors allow a student to study in depth a single discipline. Cornell currently offers 24 departmental majors (many of these also have teaching majors):
Art,
Biology,
Chemistry,
French,
German,
Russian,
Spanish,
Computer Science,
Economics and Business,
Elementary Education,
Secondary Education,
English,
Geology,
History,
Mathematics,
Music,
Philosophy,
Physical Education,
Physics,
Politics,
Psychology,
Religion,
Sociology, and
Theatre.
(There are also three teaching majors without an accompanying departmental major. They are
Latin,
Anthropology, and
Theatre and Speech.)
- (b)
- Interdepartmental majors offer the opportunity for a student to specialize in a recognized academic field by taking courses from various related disciplines. Cornell's current 12 interdepartmental majors are Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Classical Studies, Environmental Studies, International Business, International Relations, Latin American Studies, Mediaeval and Renaissance Studies, Origins of Behavior, Russian Studies, Sociology and Anthropology, Theatre and Speech, and Women's Studies.
- (c)
- There are also five majors in Combined Degrees Programs:
Pre-Architecture,
Pre-Engineering,
Pre-Environmental Management, Pre-Forestry, and
Pre-Social Service Administration.
- (d)
- Interdisciplinary majors are programs that students design themselves to meet their particular needs and interests. Such a major involves at least eight courses in two or more departments, with at least four of the courses being at the 300/400 level. This type of major is a contract between the student and a committee of three faculty members chosen by the student. The contract for an interdisciplinary major must be signed by the student, the members of the committee, and the Dean of the College. Any changes in the contract must be approved in writing by all members of the committee. The contract and any changes must be filed with the Registrar. For information, consult the Registrar.
The requirements for departmental, interdepartmental, and interdisciplinary majors are the same for both B.A. and B.S.S. candidates. A student is officially classified as a major only after he or she has been approved by the department or committee concerned and has filed the appropriate declaration with the Registrar.
There is no restriction on adding majors after the sophomore year and no penalty for dropping them except that all B.A. must complete at least one major and B.S.S. candidates must complete the basic contract they signed when filing their Prospectus.
Students are expected to complete the requirements that were set forth for their major(s) published in the March issue of deTERMinationsin their first year at Cornell. Transfer students who are admitted with sophomore or higher standing satisfy the requirements in effect when they begin their first course at Cornell. Students who have withdrawn from Cornell and are later readmitted follow the requirements in effect at the time of their readmission. Exceptions may be made by the department concerned in response to the student's petition, provided that such changes are feasible for and agreeable to the department.
Cornell College alumni who wish to fulfill the requirements for an additional major after graduation must be accepted by the department (see procedure outline above) and complete the necessary courses (there is no minimum number of credits that must be earned after graduation as long as the major requirements are met). Courses taken at another institution must be approved by the department in which the major will be granted. During the last course term of attendance, the student must meet with the Registrar to confirm that all requirements are completed. At the conference, the student will request that the additional major be recorded on his or her transcript. Upon completion, the additional major along with the date of completion will be recorded on the student's transcript.
- 4.
- A minor is a coherent collection of courses numbering at least five, with at least two of them being upper-level courses. Minors will be listed in both the Fall and Spring deTERMinations, and in a special supplement. Beginning with the 1998-2000 Catalogue, minors will be listed in the Catalogue under the department or interdisciplinary program sponsoring them.
- 5.
- Some departments also offer suggestions under the heading ``Concentration'' for students who may not wish or have time to complete the faculty-approved major but who are interested in a particular area or career relevant to the departmental discipline. Unlike majors and minors, concentrations are informal combinations of courses and are not recognized officially by the College or named on a student's transcript. Candidates for the B.S.S. degree who do not choose to have an official major may call their individually designed program of specialization a concentration.
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