<p>I'm applying to Cornell CAS this year, planning to major in Biology & Society. What degree do I get upon completion of the program? B.Sc. or B.A.?</p>
<p>I really want to get a B.Sc. and will switch to Biological Sciences if I have to. </p>
<p>Please help-this is urgent! Thank you in advance.</p>
<p>I know that CAS gives a BA in biology (that’s what I plan to major in at CAS) so I would guess they do the same for other science related majors, but I don’t know for sure.</p>
<p>Wait, so even biological sciences get BA? 
I can’t get a B.Sc from CAS? I wish Cornell outlined this on their website</p>
<p>Students in CAS will receive a B.A. It is outlined on their website [Degree</a> Requirements](<a href=“http://as.cornell.edu/academics/degree-req.cfm]Degree”>http://as.cornell.edu/academics/degree-req.cfm)</p>
<p>Ah, I see. Yes, now that I think about it, it’s not surprising that the College of ARTS & SCIENCES offers a B.A. Thanks for the link! I think I’m still going to apply to Bio & Soc, because it’s an amazing program.</p>
<p>Someone in the biology department at Cornell said that there’s almost no difference between the biological sciences BS degree (at CALS) and the biology BA degree (at CAS). Obviously, at CAS with the BA degree you’re going to have the liberal arts distribution requirements, but I think that the actual biology part is basically the same.<br>
Since you want to do Biology and Society, that’ll be a different major, but I think that whether your degree has an S or an A at the end doesn’t make very much difference, in terms of how the degree is looked at. Do you know if it matters to graduate schools / employers? I’ve heard that it doesn’t really mater to them very much.</p>
<p>GaviaImmer is right…there is no difference in the biology major whether you’re in CALS or CAS. </p>
<p>I was a Biology and Society major in CALS. The courses I took to complete the major were the exact same as my friends who did BSoc through CAS. The only differences were the classes taken to fulfill graduation requirements and that they received a B.A. and I received a B.S.</p>