CHE and CAS Double Majoring?

Colleges & Universities Cornell University
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Hi,

I was unable to find any discussion on whether or not having a major in CHE and a major in CAS was possible or allowed at Cornell.

I would like to attend medical school following my undergrad. Chemistry has always interested me, as has biology, although to a slightly lesser extent. In any manner, I am attracted to Cornell CAS’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology major.

However, I am slightly more interested in Cornell CHE’s Human Biology, Health, and Society major as a whole. I was planning on applying to this college in Cornell. However, to make it to medical school, I think double majoring in Chemistry & Chemical Biology AND Human Biology, Health, and Society may be the best way to go as I can get the chemistry prerequisites complete in CHE and expand upon the classes covered in Human Biology, Health, and Society through this chemistry double major.

My question is: Can one double major between these two schools? Does Cornell allow this? Course selection is not a major concern for me because of how interdisciplinary Human Biology, Health, and Society is.

My interests, interestingly widespread, are in chemistry, biology (physiological, cellular, and molecular for the most part), cognitive science, psychology, sociology, public health, law (I know, it is random), human development, and, to a lesser extent, physics. If forced to pick three top choices, I would likely choose chemistry, public health, and human development - thus, the imbalance towards CHE is what is urging me to apply there.

Thank you for your time.

P.S.: Extended question - If I find that I am more interested in Chemistry and Chemical Biology, is it possible to switch from CHE to CAS, or is this frowned upon? Thanks again :slight_smile:

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You wouldn’t be able to double major across the two colleges. From your description, HBHS or Human Development – both in Human Ecology – sound like the best choices for you, so you may want to look into them further. You would be able to apply to internally transfer to arts and sciences from human ecology if you decided later on that it wasn’t for you. And you can always still take chemistry and biology courses!

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@Ranza123 Alright, this is very useful. Thank you!

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I have heard it’s not easy to do an internal transfer into CAS…although I don’t know if that’s really true. Some are easier to transfer into than others.

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I think it’s not that easy to internal transfer into CAS because literally 100 out of the 120 of your credits have to be CAS credits. But I dont think it’s that hard to do??? i dont think