- Independent Study Forms
- Pre-approval transfer credit (SAMPLE)
- Application to Graduate (SAMPLE)
- Application to graduate early/delayed/elsewhere
- Repeating a course
- Authority for Release of Academic information
Important Policies
- Graduation Requirements
- College Credit earned while in High School
- Non-Cornell Credit
- Student schedule guidelines
Independent Study Forms can be picked up at the CALS Registrar's Office, or downloaded and printed off from clicking here. This form can only be used for an individual study, supervised teaching, internship, or undergraduate research course in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. This means a CALS faculty member must be responsible for assigning a grade. This form cannot be used for BIO G 209 or BIO G 499. Please contact the Biology Department directly in 216 Stimson or visit their web site at http://www.bio.cornell.edu/forms/ for more information.
- Do not submit this form for a course in another college. If you are completing an individual study, supervised teaching, internship, or undergraduate research course in another college, you must follow the enrollment procedures set forth by the college.
- A maximum of 15 credits from individual study, supervised teaching, internship, or undergraduate research courses can be applied toward your degree.
- Credits received for individual study, supervised teaching, internship, or undergraduate research courses cannot be used to fulfill CALS distribution requirements
- The 497 course number refers to individual study courses.
- The 498 course number refers to supervised teaching experiences.
- The 499 course number refers to undergraduate research.
Application to Graduate (SAMPLE)
The Application to Graduate has 3 steps that must be completed before it can be filed.
- The student must fill out the required contact information on the Application. This information is used when the Registrar's Office needs to get into contact with the student if there is a problem with meeting graduation requirements, or if a Diploma needs to be mailed to the student.
- The student and advisor must meet and go over remaining major and/or minor requirements. Requirements are not expected to be completed by this time, but a clear path to intended completion of requirements should be demonstrated. Any courses that the student has not completed towards major requirements (including courses that are currently in progress), the advisor must list them on the application.
- After meeting with the advisor, the student must meet with a staff member of the CALS Registrar's Office to go over remaining college distribution requirements. Once this step is complete, the application will be filed and the students Diploma will be ordered.
For more information regarding the Application to Graduate please visit the Faculty/Advisor Graduation Information web page.
Application to graduate early/delayed/elsewhere
Students under extenuating circumstances can apply to graduate early, delayed or elsewhere. Students can download the form from clicking here, or they can come to the CALS Registrar's Office (140 Roberts Hall) to pick up a form. It will need to be filled out by the student, signed by the advisor, and then brought back to the CALS Registrar's Office for the Registrar's Approval.
Effective Spring 2005, CALS students may repeat a course previously completed at Cornell. Students may wish to repeat a course in order to demonstrate an increased understanding of course material or to improve a grade. If you wish to repeat a course, please submit the Repeating a Course form to the CALS Registrar’s Office in 140 Roberts Hall. This is for record-keeping purposes only.
Important Information:
- Both grades will appear on the official transcript.
- Both grades will be included in the cumulative G.P.A.
- The repeated course will count toward the minimum of 12 credits required for full-time status.
- The repeated course will increase the number of credits required for graduation by the number of credits in the course.
This document can be downloaded and handed in to the CALS Registrar's Office if a student wishes to repeat a course.
Authority for Release of Academic Information
If a student wishes to receive Dean Certification, they must fill out a form permitting the Judicial Affairs office to release student disciplinary information in order to complete the Dean's Certification.
Release of Academic information form
Important Links
This link will take you directly to the University Registrar's course enrollment information web page.
This holds all the courses that the University has to offer, as well as explains each colleges policies and procedures for their students.
The academic calendar will let you know important dates and deadlines regarding each semester calendar (add/drop deadlines, pre-enrollment, graduation, etc...).
The course, time and Room Roster contains the most up to date information on when and where courses are being offered for the semester.
DUST allows students to view their academic information, as well as advisor's to view their advisees academic information (degree progress, unofficial transcripts).For the most up to date information on your CALS distribution requirements please schedule an appointment with Registrar Staff, or come to walk-in hours.
Use your net ID and password to order a transcript online from the University Registrar.
This document will provide you with CALS college distribution requirements as well as the courses that are currently offered and approved to fulfill CALS college distribution requirements.If you are interested in taking a course that you fill would complete a college distribution requirements, contact the CALS Registrar's Office and ask before taking the course.