Guidelines for Application to Biology & Society Major

Application Deadlines:

Fall: By the Add Deadline (early September)
Spring: By the Add Deadline (early February)

Applications will be reviewed after the Add Deadline each semester. This is to allow time to review and process decisions ahead of pre-enrollment for the upcoming semester.

If you miss the deadline, please email bsoc@cornell.edu.

Applications submitted after the deadlines may be reviewed over the winter or summer break respectively.

Guidelines for Application:

Candidates for admission to the Biology & Society Major must complete:

  • A sequence of Introductory Biology, or First Year Biology courses such as 

BIOEE 1610 or BIOSM 1610

BIOG 1440 or BIOG 1445

BIOMG 1350 

BIOEE 1780 or BIOSM 1780 

Students are not required to take BIOG 1500 but may wish to for a lab experience.

  • Calculus or Statistics (AP credit accepted)
    1. Personal and academic information
    2. Elected Theme in the Major
    3. Tentative plan of courses that fulfill the Biology & Society requirements, including courses you have taken and those you plan to take.​

A list of accepted courses can be found on the Biology & Society Programs of Study.

Applications may be submitted during the fall or spring semester of a student's sophomore year, after the student has completed the prerequisites. Students in the process of completing these prerequisites may be admitted to the Major on a provisional basis or deferred until a later term. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that final acceptance is granted on completion of the prerequisite requirements.

The Application Includes:

  1.  Personal and academic information
  2. Elected Theme in the Major
  3. Tentative plan of courses that fulfill the Biology & Society requirements, including courses you have taken and those you plan to take.​

Biology & Society Major Application  

Major Resources:

BSOC Course Offerings

Course Checklist (Major Requirements) 

Suggested Curriculum 

Approved Depth Courses 

BSOC Career Paths

Contacts

Director of Undergraduate Studies
Rebecca Slayton, (sts-bsoc-dus@cornell.edu)

Undergraduate Coordinator
David Ryan (bsoc@cornell.edu)

Advising Coordinator for CALS
Rivka Green, (bsoc@cornell.edu)

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