journalism at Cornell

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>would it be possible for me to double major in journalism and government at cornell, since each program is part of a different college? If not, can you suggest the difficulty of acceptance into each program? </p>

<p>Brief summary of some of my activities:
editor in chief of awarding winning paper
SAT 2110
SAT 2 english lit. 710, SAT 2 world history 690
national honor society
good volunteer hours
top ten percent of class
will have taken 6 APs by end of senior year, grades above 90 in all</p>

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<p>I'm on the National Student Press Association's Best of High School Press, if that helps with my admissions chances for journalism.</p>

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<p>To the best of my knowledge, Cornell does not offer a Journalism major. You can major in Communications, which is a related field in CALS and work on the Cornell Daily Sun, the daily student-run newspaper. Here's a list of majors Cornell offers:
<a href="http://www.cornell.edu/academics/majors.cfm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.cornell.edu/academics/majors.cfm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>If you wanted to double major in Communications and Government, which are in two different colleges, I don't think that's possible. I believe you would have to pursue a dual degree. Perhaps these posts from the "Ask Uncle Ezra" advice column will help you.</p>

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<p>Dear Uncle Ezra,
I am writing in response to the question posted on March 4,
2003 about double majoring across schools. I am an ILR student who would like to double major in history in the Arts school. I emailed the department chair and asked him about the advice that you gave "Lost Between Schools" (about fulfilling the requirements for the major and then just getting a note attached to your transcript rather than "officially" double majoring), but he said he had never heard of this happening. Who can I talk to further to see if this could be an option? </p>

<p>Thanks!
Dear ILR student,</p>

<p>You are correct, you cannot double major across the two colleges. In some cases there are interdisciplinary programs that blur the college lines (but the student still receives their degree from one particular college). There are also cases where students will pursue dual degrees, but this requires fulfilling all of the degree requirements in each college. If you are interested in history, you can certainly take those courses in the Arts College (up to the maximum number of endowed college credits allowed by your college). You may, in time, take the classes that would fulfill a history minor. While a minor will not be notated on your official transcript, your record of taking those courses will be. Should you choose to pursuit a history field after graduation, you'll be able to share your transcript with employers, admissions officers, etc. and show that experience. If you have additional questions about this, please speak with the friendly staff in ILR's Office of Student Services. If you are unsure whether the College of Industrial and Labor Relations is the right fit for you, please consider making an appointment to speak with Vivian Geller in the Internal Transfer Division. </p>

<p>Uncle Ezra </p>

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<p>DUE,
Arts and Sciences has dual degree programs with both Engineering and Architecture. I'm in Arts and am interested in double majoring in a major only offered through the Ag school; is there any way I can dual degree with Arts and Ag? </p>

<p>Thanks!
Dear student,</p>

<p>That is a good question for your advisor to help you think through. Sometimes "a way" is not a concrete, simple step but is rather something that you work through with someone to find a way. If you sit down with your advisor and explain your interests you may be able to craft a degree that you will be satisfied with. Good luck.</p>

<p>Uncle Ezra</p>

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<p>I believe that the undergraduate dual degree program generally takes 5 years to complete at Cornell. </p>

<p>I know many people who were communication majors at Cornell who went on to successful careers in journalism. The requirements at CALS, the college you would be in as a communication major, allow you to take almost half of your courses at colleges other than CALS, including courses that you can use to fulfill your distribution requirements. My major was in CALS, but I had two minors outside of CALS. You could certainly major in communication and take as many government (or other) classes as you want outside of CALS. I took classes in all seven colleges while I attended Cornell.</p>

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<p>wow all seven! </p>

<p>"While a minor will not be notated on your official transcript, your record of taking those courses will be." Is this true for all minors or just in this case?</p>