Required transfer courses for all majors include:
To prepare for studying within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences each academic major has identified key foundation courses that students need to complete prior to transfer- you will find them below- in addition
Students considering transfer are required to complete a two semester general introductory biology sequence i.e. Biology I and Biology II with hands-on labs prior to transfer. Students interested in Applied Economics and Management, Communication, Development Sociology, Information Science and Landscape Architecture are not required to take the lab and can take an Introductory Biology course sequence for non-science majors.
Students are also required to complete two academic writing/English composition (not literature or writing intensive) courses or one academic writing and one public speaking course prior to transfer.
Students considering a Preveterinary or Premedical studies are also required to complete Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry II or Physics I and Physics II if planning to transfer as a Junior.
Refer to the AP/IB website for information on how AP/IB credit is awarded.
Cornell University does not accept CLEP credit.
Refer to our policy regarding college level courses taken while in high school for information on whether these credits will transfer.
If you have a Question if a course meets requirement click here to fill out a Course Review Form.
- Agricultural Science Education
- Agricultural Sciences
- Animal Science
- Applied Economics and Management
- Atmospheric Science
- Biological Engineering
- Biological Sciences
- Biology and Society
- Biometry and Statistics
- Communication
- Development Sociology
- Entomology
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Undecided
- Food Science
- Information Science
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- International Agriculture and Rural Development
- Landscape Architecture
- Natural Resources
- Nutritional Sciences
- Plant Sciences
- Science of Earth Systems
- Science of Natural and Environmental Systems
- Viticulture and Enology
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering transfer applicants are required to submit course descriptions for all college level math, science and computer programming courses completed or in progress when applying, send to Cornell University, Transfer Admissions PO Box 6411, Ithaca, NY 14851-6411.
In addition math courses completed at another college need to be reviewed by the Cornell Math department to determine transfer credit and math placement. If you are applying for Spring admission you need to submit your courses for review by October 1 and if you are applying for Fall admission you need to submit your courses for review by March 15. Please submit responses from the math department with your application or email them to als_admissions@cornell.edu with your name and note that you are applying for transfer admission. This information will be added to your application file.
Required:
For transfers entering as sophomores (two full-time college semesters completed or in progress at time of application, approximately 30 credit hours):- Biology 1 & 2 with labs or chemistry 1 with lab and organic chemistry 1
- Academic writing 1 & 2 (two courses in English composition/writing)
- Calculus equivalent to Cornell MATH 1910 and 1920
MATH 1910 Essentially a second course in calculus. Topics include techniques of integration, finding areas and volumes by integration, exponential growth, partial fractions, infinite sequences and series, and power series.
MATH 1920 Introduction to multivariable calculus. Topics include partial derivatives, double and triple integrals, line integrals, vector fields, Green’s theorem, Stokes’ theorem, and the divergence theorem.
- Computer programming at the level of CS 1110 (Java) or CSS 1112/BEE 1510
For transfers entering as juniors (three or four full-time college semesters completed or in progress at time of application, up to 60 credit hours):
- Biology 1 & 2 with labs
- Chemistry 1 with lab
- Organic chemistry 1
- Academic writing 1 & 2 (two courses in English composition/writing)
- Calculus 1 & 2 equivalent to Cornell MATH 1910 and 1920 (see above)
- Physics 1 & 2 (calculus-based), at the content level of PHYS 1112 (Mechanics) and PHYS 2213 (Heat/electromagnetism)
- Computer programming (see above)
- Differential equations, equivalent to MATH 2930
- Linear algebra, equivalent to MATH 2940
- Engineering mechanics, equivalent to ENGRD 2020
- Recommended: Engineering for a sustainable society, equivalent to ENGRD 2510, thermodynamics and engineering statistics