The Best Advice: Get Approval Before Taking the Course!
Applications are generally reviewed on a monthly basis during the academic year as long as time permits. Please allow up to six weeks of review time.
Students seeking approval for Summer 2024 courses: applications should be submitted on or before Tuesday, May 7th, 2024.
1. Before You Take the Course, assure that:
- The course is offered at a 4-year institution.
- The host institution resides within the United States (If the institution resides outside of the United States, you must answer all "optional" questions in the department's transfer credit application).
- The course is hosted by an ACS-Certified institution.
- The course can be applied towards the ACS-accredited degree at the host institution.
- For CHEM 1560, 2070, 2080, 2090 or 2510 credit: the course must have a lab component. All labs must be taken in person. No exceptions.
- The department will not approve credit equivalency for online Chemistry courses, including lecture and discussion components. No exceptions.
Applying for transfer credit:
- Download and complete the Department of Chemistry Transfer Credit Application. Please return as an excel file - No PDFs!
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Email the completed application and all corresponding syllabi to: chemdus@cornell.edu.
- Students should receive a decision via email within six weeks of their submission date.
After receiving an approval from the department:
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Click your home college link for further guidance on finalizing the transfer credit process: A&S students, CALS students, EN students, HE students.
- Remember to include the CHEM department approval email with the college's form or application.
- A minimum grade of a āCā is required to receive transfer credit.
2. Special Circumstances:
- We do not grant transfer credit for Cornell honors courses: CHEM 2150, 3590/3600, or 3890/3900.
- Chemistry majors seeking transfer credit for courses outside of chemistry for distribution or pre-requisite requirements should contact the specific department at Cornell for approval.
- If you would like to take a course at a foreign institution, you must submit an application before taking the course.
Direct all questions regarding transfer credit to: chemdus@cornell.edu.