<p>I would second Biophillic: with a Bio major you are likely to take 55 credits of biology.
Biophilic: what happens if you go over in non-CALS courses? Are you not allowed to take any more courses or you just pay extra for them? Is it ridiculously expensive or not that bad comparing to what you save on going to CALS (we are from New York)? Do people ever take more than 55 out-of-CALS? My daughter seems to have some credits left after required math-chemistry-physics courses, but not a lot. So we are thinking whether she should really save them for junior-senior years or start spending them now and risk paying for one or two courses later.</p>
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What you have to worry is going over your maximum endowed credits.
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So I hear. What blows is that physics and ochem eat up 16 endowed credits immediately. That leaves 39 "free" credits to take humanities/CAS electives.</p>
<p>Citymom: I was CAS biology major so i actually don't know how much you pay if you go over the endowed credit limit. My friend was a CALS bio major and his last semester he exactly had 55 endowed credits. Whether you will go over the endowed limit depends on your interest. If you are really interested in taking huminites classes in CAS then you may want to plan your schedule carefully.</p>
<p>Caillebotte: Actually physics, Gen chem, orgo, fws = 30 credits! That leaves 25 credits!</p>
<p>Thanks, Biophilic. She clearly wants to take some philosophy, art history and a foreign language. Did you take Physical Chemistry? Do most bio majors take it? Seems to be another huge non-CALS chunk.</p>
<p>It still works out to be a fantastic deal if you are in-state. I believe every credit hour you take over the minimum is an additional $900 charge. </p>
<p>So if you take 15 credits one semester, you would have to pay an additional $13,500, which is less than the difference between the endowed and the in-state contract college tuition.</p>
<p>Most of the courses I was interested in (econ, biology, sociology, american studies) were cross-listed on the contract side of things, so it was always a non-issue.</p>
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what happens if you go over in non-CALS courses? Are you not allowed to take any more courses or you just pay extra for them? Is it ridiculously expensive or not that bad comparing to what you save on going to CALS (we are from New York)? Do people ever take more than 55 out-of-CALS?
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<p>You are charged extra...around $800 per additional credit. However...you can usually petition the registrar to go over a little without charge. I was a Biology and Society major and most of the courses required for my major were through CAS...I only used 38 of my 55 "free" credits.</p>
<p>Citymom: No i didn't not take physical chemistry and most bio majors don't take it either. But i heard that physical chem is an interesting class so if she likes chemistry she should try it.</p>
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Caillebotte: Actually physics, Gen chem, orgo, fws = 30 credits! That leaves 25 credits!
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I'm a sophomore transfer. I don't have to do Gen chem or fws at Cornell :D. I get 39 free credits/3 years.</p>
<p>Thanks, Biophilic.</p>
<p>You are welcome Citymom!</p>