Undergrad Business

Colleges & Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>Is at CALS?</p>

<p>Do you have to take food industry and agribusiness courses? How do the majors/minors work here? How hard would it be to dual degree with something in another school (since you can't cross-school double major)?
Why is it in the farm school?</p>

<p>Any info about the class difficulty/size/enjoyability etc. would be appreciated as well.</p>

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<p>1) Yes, it is in CALS. It is called Applied Economics and Management (AEM). This is the typical business program, but we also have many other options, including but not limited to: Economics in CAS, Industrial and Labor Relations, and the Hotel School. All focus on different facets of business, but AEM is the more “traditional” business program.</p>

<p>2) Degree Requirements are here: [Applied</a> Economics and Management/Cornell](<a href=“http://aem.cornell.edu/undergrad/degree.htm]Applied”>http://aem.cornell.edu/undergrad/degree.htm) I scanned it but only saw one Agribusiness course required.</p>

<p>3) What do you mean? Please ask more directed questions if this is not a suitable response. You affiliate with one major, and can typically minor with any field within your college – minoring/double majoring in other colleges is typically not possible.</p>

<p>4) CALS does not currently offer a dual degree program. You may want to consider looking into the Economics program in CAS, as they have more majors if you’d like to double major.</p>

<p>5) CALS isn’t really a farm school anymore – it’s more so that it was the first school at Cornell and thus had a lot of programs start there before the other colleges existed. Better question: Why is Information Sciences in CALS? No one really knows, but that’s just how it is. :)</p>

<p>6) Class difficulty is all about time management, if you manage time well you will succeed – likewise, not being able to manage time could spell failure. The class size isn’t a big problem for me, but I like larger classes, so I’m weird. I really enjoy Cornell, it offers a lot for everyone and I really feel connected to the community and can’t wait to go back. :)</p>

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<p>An “oldie but goodie”…this explains some of the history. By the way, this student was finally rejected from Wharton (he was deferred ED) and ended up attending Dartmouth… he should be entering his senior year by now. </p>

<p>Also…as ishmaelstrom said, it is the “traditional business program”. I’d like to further clarify that statement - it is the only “AACSB Accredited” business program at Cornell, although there are other ways to study business. There are only two accredited business programs in the Ivy League - Wharton and AEM.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/217543-post16.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/217543-post16.html&lt;/a&gt;

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<p>Also, ishmaelstrom,</p>

<p>Agribusiness is not required… take a look at the requirements for business and finance majors. The link your posted was a “laundry” list to choose from… For instance, under Management Strategy students choose one of these requirements:
AEM 4240 Management Strategy
AEM 4270 Agribusiness Strategy</p>

<p>You never have to take any agribusiness courses.</p>

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<p>Thank you nagromis, that’s exactly what I was wondering. CAS seems more well-suited to me as a school, however I am more interested in the majors offered at CALS. I dug up the page detailing the class requirements. I guess if I go to Cornell I’ll just minor in another type of business and get over it.</p>