Majors are college specific, so although many students double major _within_ the College, it is not possible to pursue a major in another college. However, most minors offered by Cornell's other colleges can be completed by Arts & Sciences students.
In order to be competitive in the application process, transfer students interested in the College of Arts & Sciences should take a broad and challenging liberal arts and sciences curriculum at their current college or university. This includes, but is not limited to: writing, foreign languages, natural sciences, soci…
The Pauline and Irving Tanner Dean’s Scholars are nominated by the College of Arts & Sciences Admissions Committee during the admissions process. There is no separate application, rather all applicants to the College of Arts & Sciences are considered for nomination and the Admissions Committee nominates a small group …
Cornell requires the [Common Application][1]. Please review the [How to Apply][2] website for the full list of our requirements. [1]: http://www.commonapp.org/ [2]: https://admissions.cornell.edu/how-to-apply
The College of Arts & Sciences (A&S) is the liberal arts and sciences college at Cornell and the largest of Cornell’s undergraduate colleges. With 42 majors, 60+ minors, and 2000+ courses across the disciplines, A&S offers uncommon academic diversity and the ability to double major within A&S. With up to two years bef…
Of the [42 majors][1] offered in the College of Arts & Sciences, the top 10 in alphabetical order are Biological Sciences, Biology and Society, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, English, Government, Information Science, Mathematics, and Psychology. Other students find smaller majors especially rewarding within t…
The Biological Sciences major is exactly the same regardless of which College you attend: the [course requirements][1] are identical, as are the [14 concentration options][2] within the major, the professors, classes, rigor, and research opportunities. The difference is in the requirements outside of the major as each…
With the exception of musical recordings submitted through the [Department of Music’s online portal][1], the College of Arts & Sciences does not review art portfolios, films, creative writing samples, academic papers, or other supplemental materials provided outside the parameters of the Common Application. [1]: h…
The [Computer Science major][1] is exactly the same regardless of which College you attend: the major requirements, professors, classes, rigor, and research opportunities are all the same. The difference is in the requirements outside of the major at each college: the College of Arts & Sciences has distribution requir…
Some of the undergraduate colleges at Cornell ask applicants to report the highest math class they will complete by the time they graduate from high school. If you are applying to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), the College of Arts and Sciences, the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, or the C…