Becoming a CS Major

Submit your application to the CS major!

Note to students in the College of Engineering: You must also submit the appropriate Engineering form (Major Affiliation form, Change of Major form, or Double Major form).

Affiliation Application Timeline:

Applications received between January 1 and May 31 are processed by August 1 (prior to add/drop for Fall semester).
Applications received between June 1 and December 31 are processed by mid-January (prior to add/drop for Spring semester).

In order to affiliate with the CS major, applicants must meet all three of the following criteria:

Criterion 1:
Grades of C (not C-) or better in all completed CS and MATH courses, including all critical math courses from the list in Criterion 3.

Criterion 2:
GPA of 2.5 or better in CS 2110/2112 and 2800/2802.
- Alternatively, a GPA of 2.5 or better between ECE 2400/ENGRD 2140 and CS 2800/2802 and CS 3110.
- The CS GPA calculation may be supplemented by the following courses: CS 3110 and CS 3410/3420.

Criterion 3:
GPA of 2.3 or better in MATH 1120/1920 and any other completed critical math course(s) from the following list: MATH 2210, MATH 2220, MATH 2940, MATH 4710, BTRY/STSCI 3080, CS 4850, ECON 3130, ECE 3100, and ENGRD 2700
-If only AP/CASE/transfer credit appears for MATH 1120/1920, then another critical math course will be needed for the computation (at least one critical math course must have been taken at Cornell).

Please note: Current and rising Seniors must demonstrate the ability to complete the CS degree program by their current graduation date. Please completely fill out the appropriate PDF Checklist showing how and when each requirement will be fulfilled and send this document to ugrad@cs.cornell.edu. You can find the PDF Checklist under the “Misc Forms” header here: https://www.cs.cornell.edu/undergrad/csmajor/usefulforms