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General Requirements for Degree
Programs

The College encourages the creative structuring of a student's educational experiences by offering a choice of four degree programs within the framework of a liberal education. These programs, of equal validity and in accord with the aims of the College, are intended to accommodate each student's abilities, interests, and needs. Programs range from a traditional curriculum of course requirements, designed to ensure both breadth and depth, to a non-traditional combination of courses, independent studies, and internships that meet specific goals. For the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, and Bachelor of Philosophy degrees, the goals have been set by the faculty or by the department. The Bachelor of Special Studies permits the student to define her or his own educational objectives and to select the methods best suited to achieving them. To be eligible to receive any one of the four degrees described below, students must:

  1. be admitted to degree candidacy by the Dean of Admissions4.1;

  2. have a conference with the Registrar in September of their senior year4.2;

  3. complete all the requirements for their degree program prior to Commencement, and settle their financial obligations to the College before the Monday preceding Commencement4.3;

  4. earn, at the very least, eight of their final 10 course credits in term-courses taken on the Cornell College campus from Cornell College faculty members unless granted permission by the Academic Standing Committee to participate in (1) a Combined Degrees Program, (2) an off-campus program approved by Cornell, or (3) an off-campus independent study supervised by a Cornell faculty member4.4; and

  5. be recommended by formal vote of the Faculty and approved by the Board of Trustees on the basis of their satisfactory academic achievement and good campus citizenship4.5.



Although it is possible for a student to satisfy the requirements for more than one degree program, the College will not grant two degrees for programs taken concurrently. A graduate who returns and completes a minimum of eight term credits beyond whatever number was accumulated for the first baccalaureate may qualify for a different Cornell degree. For information on completing an additional major after graduation, see Declaration of Degree Candidacy.


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