How do you change your major here?

Marian
Fri, 05 May 2006 07:49:40 +0000

The poli sci/international relations stuff is in the College of Arts and Sciences, which is not the same college as the Architecture program.

In general, it is easier to transfer from a more specialized program to a less specialized program. There are fewer prerequisite courses to make up. Architecture is much more specialized than political science.

So in your case, if you think you have a good shot at Architecture, it would make sense to apply to that program. If you get in and actually start the program, you will find that you have a few out-of-college electives in your schedule. Use them to take the courses that are prerequisites for the government major (at Cornell, it’s called government, not political science). That way, if you do decide to transfer to Arts and Sciences, you’re not behind in terms of your major; you’ve just used up some of your electives on Architecture courses.