<p>How well is this school regarded?</p>
<p>Also, how does a diploma from the College of General Studies differ from a diploma from the College of Arts and Sciences?</p>
<p>Its not a school. From the website:</p>
<p>CGS is a fully integrated division of the School of Arts & Sciences.</p>
<p>You meet exactly the same requirements as any other student. (And in fact, most of your major classes end up being in the day school anyway.) As a result, the degree carries the same level of regard as any other SAS degree in the same subject. </p>
<p>I have been told (but have not actually seen) that where a day school diploma reads "College of Arts and Sciences" we CGSers have "College of General Studies"</p>
<p>To clarify (perhaps) the heading on my transcript looks like this:</p>
<p>School: ARTS & SCIENCES
Division: COLLEGE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Degree Program: BACHELOR OF ARTS
Major: CLASSICAL STUDIES
Concentration: LATIN & GREEK</p>
<p>CGS is a program for non-traditional students, usually those who did not go to college directly out of high school. As far as how well the school is regarded, I know a few CGS students who have gone onto top Medical and Law schools. CGS also administers the post baccalaureate program at Penn which also helps alot of students get into top graduate schools.</p>
<p>Unlike CGS at Columbia, NYU, and other schools, Penn is unique in that its students meet the same graduation requirements, take many of the same classes, and earn the same diploma as traditional students.</p>
<p>columbia GS is unique as well</p>
<p>In that GSers get same diploma from Univ, and take same classes with regular students, same graduation requirments</p>
<p>Penn's CGS and Columbia's GS are very much alike.</p>
<p>is there a lot of stigma at penn's gs?</p>
<p>No. You're in the College, same as everyone else. If anything, you start out with a bit more respect from the professors since most CGSers are adults who have already had some success in life.</p>
<p>is it possible to transfer from the CGS program to the regular Arts and Science college?</p>
<p>Yep, although you have to have a good/compelling reason for doing so.</p>
<p>Why would you want to? </p>
<p>CGS gives you the same degree but for 1/3 the cost.</p>
<p>"Unlike CGS at Columbia, NYU, and other schools, Penn is unique in that its students meet the same graduation requirements, take many of the same classes, and earn the same diploma as traditional students."</p>
<p>the general studies program at nyu is different b/c its a 2 year program and you graduate nyu out of one of the other main 4 year colleges therefore your diploma is exactly the same (my guidance counselor graduated from nyu but went through gsp). gsp students also must meet general university core requirements.</p>
<p>On a side note, CGS classes are soooo easy.. use them wisely for GPA boosters! :)</p>
<p>CGS classes are in the evenings, correct? Usually, from my experience, professors of evening classes grade VERy easy (usually). It's also usaully very laid-back and informal. I'm not saying CGS classes are garbage, I'm just saying you would have to try really hard to get a "C".</p>
<p>Ever been in a CGS class? I've been in 12. </p>
<p>The syllabus and requirements for the classes I've taken have been exactly the same as for the day classes.</p>
<p>If anything they are a bit harder since they usually only meet twice a week. As a result, you have to be on top of two days worth of material. This tends to enforce good study habits.</p>
<p>And you rarely get TAs, even for the low level classes. About half the time I've had instructors who already have their PhD but their regular job doesn't start until the next fall semester. The rest have been regular professors. No 2nd year grad students except for recitation sections of day school classes. </p>
<p>Oh yeah - and you're competing against folks who may have decades of experience on you.</p>
<p>I have never attended a CGS. From my post above, you'll see that I was NOT speaking negatively of the CGS classes. I was inquiring as to if they were anything like a lot of evening classes at other colleges/universities.</p>
<p>WilliamC...What is the most (classes) you have taken in a semester? I am trying to get an idea as to what my academic limits would be in a semester by taking some CGS classes.</p>
<p>MATH104/114/240/241 CGS is much easier than regular classes. Bio CGS is pretty easy, oceanography CGS is a joke, Econ CGS classes are easy, including Econ101. I don't know what CGS classes you have taken, but to my knowledge, CGS classes are GPA boosters (this is from my personal experience and those of upper-classmen, as well).</p>
<p>Oh yeah, and you're competiting against middle-aged men/women and high school kids. I honestly can't think that would be much harder than competiting against Ivy league ugrads at the top of their game.</p>
<p>And by game I mean academic, ofcourse.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info Penn15. I really appreciate it. I'm coming in as a junior anyway, so I may be only reduced to taking the Formal Reasoning requirement in CGS. I believe for my PPE major classes, I will have to take in the daytime with all other undergrads (I think)</p>
<p>Yes, not many upper-level classes are offered through the College of General Studies.</p>