<p>I've noticed that some schools within Cornell offer the same major (Environmental Engg. at CALS and COE, Biology and society at CALS and HumEc) What's the difference between studying at one college compared to another?</p>
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<p>Minor requirements are different.</p>
<p>Is it easier to major in one college than at another or is it the same?</p>
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<p>The core requirements are the same.</p>
<p>For majors offered in two or more colleges: the core requirements of each major are exactly the same. But the graduation requirements of each college are different. For instance, Biology and Society is offered in CALS, CAS and HumEc. The CALS graduation requirements are heavily laden with math and science as well as some humanities courses. The grad requirements for CAS are liberal arts based and you’ll be required to take courses in a foreign language. HumEc requires that 40 credits be taken in HumEc (courses might include nutrition, human development, policy analysis and management). </p>
<p>If you want to pursue a major offered in more than one college…apply to the college that best suits your interests.</p>
<p>Exactly. It comes down to where your interests are - I meet many students in CALS that are Biology majors, and they are studying Biology in CALS simply because they didn’t want to do the foreign language requirements put in place by CAS. Their biology classes are no different from those in CAS, everyone takes the same classes, by the same profs, etc. When you’re sitting in Intro Bio, people around you could be from any of the 7 colleges.</p>
<p>Ah, I see. How about the difference between doing Biological or Environmental Engineering at CALS or COE? How different are the requirements?</p>
<p>i believe BEE has the same requirements regardless of the college. I was told by admissions officers that students in CALS are actually transferred into engineering school for their final semester…I don’t remember the reasoning though.</p>
<p>maybe it sounds better getting a engineering degree from an egineering school</p>
<p>yea I heard that BEE students do their final year in CoE or maybe semester, I’m not sure. This is an obvious advantage for NY state students who want an engineering degree.</p>