Secondary-School Subjects/Requirements:

• English: 4 units
• Mathematics: 4 units (including calculus if offered at secondary school)
• Science: 3 units (including biology and chemistry)

Secondary-School Subjects/Recommendations:

• An additional unit of science
• Advanced mathematics in grade 12 is preferred to AP statistics

Special Requirements:

• A resume submitted with your admissions application

Recommended additional preparation:

• Rigorous high school curriculum and an outstanding record of academic achievement
• Strong and demonstrated match with the school’s mission and opportunities
• Initiative, curiosity, teamwork, ingenuity
• Applicants are encouraged to explore our virtual visit options
• Interviews are not offered

Applicants to all Cornell undergraduate colleges and schools are required to submit standardized test scores.

Please refer to the Cornell University Undergraduate Admissions Standardized Testing Policies page for more information.

Dyson will only accept a maximum of 15 advanced standing test credits. Review the Cornell University Registrar’s Advanced Placement and Advanced Standing information for a more comprehensive guide.

Note: Dyson does not accept advanced testing credit for calculus, statistics, microeconomics, or macroeconomics. Students applying to transfer to Dyson must take these courses in college* before enrolling in Dyson.

*College coursework taken in high school before receiving your high school diploma will not be considered as a requirement taken in college. If the course was taken in high school and counted toward high school degree requirements, it will not transfer to the Dyson School.

Cornell University is committed to equity and access for all students. If the $80 application fee causes financial hardship for your family, you may be eligible for a fee waiver. Please follow the Common App instructions to apply for a fee waiver.

For more information explore the Cornell University Financial Aid website.

All decisions are released via an online notification system so it is important to keep your email address current. Visit the Application Timelines page for more information on deadlines and decisions.

Academic credit from other accredited schools may be considered for transfer toward the Dyson B.S. requirements. Limitations and restrictions will be based on a case-by-case evaluation.

Cornell University does not accept college-level credit for courses physically taught in high schools or for courses where enrollment is limited to high school students, even if the sponsoring college provides a transcript of such work.

An official college transcript noting a letter grade of at least a “C” (excluding “C-“) is required for a course to be eligible for transfer credit.

For information on how international credential credits may transfer to Cornell, please review the guidelines outlined on the university Courses of Study website.

International freshman and transfer applicants for whom English is not the first language must submit an English Language Proficiency Exam score.

The examinations that meet this requirement include:

• TOEFL iBT, minimum score of 100
• IELTS, minimum score of 7.5
• DuoLingo, minimum score of 120
• iTEP, minimum score of 5.5
• PTE Academic, minimum score of 70
• C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency, minimum score of 191

You may be eligible for a waiver if you meet certain criteria. For more detailed information on application instructions for international students, please visit the International Students page on the Cornell Undergraduate Admissions Office website.

Yes. If your transcript or any other materials are not in English, please submit an original copy and an official, certified English translation.

For more information refer to the Cornell University Office of Admissions.

International students interested in details about financial aid for international applicants should refer to the Cornell University Financial Aid website.

While all potential transfer credits are independently evaluated, we are not typically able to award credits for military training experiences.

You can apply as a transfer student if you’ve graduated from high school and have earned 12 or more credits from another accredited institution or if you are enrolled as a full-time student at another college or university.

If you are coming directly from high school (or after a gap year), you’d be considered a first-year student.

Note: You may only apply as a transfer student as a first-year, sophomore, or rising junior at your current school; if you’re currently a junior or senior, you are not eligible to apply.

If you’re interested in transferring to Dyson from another institution, you should have a minimum GPA of 3.5 and be in good academic standing during each of your previous semesters. If you are currently enrolled, you should be in good academic standing.

You should have taken—and have earned a B or better in—calculus, microeconomics, statistics, and one college writing or English composition course while enrolled in a college or university.

While not required, taking macroeconomics, biology, and chemistry and/or physics can strengthen your application and prepare you for Dyson’s rigorous curriculum.

Note: Dyson does not accept advanced testing credit for calculus, statistics, microeconomics, or macroeconomics. Students applying to transfer to Dyson must take these courses or a more advanced equivalent in college* before enrolling in Dyson.

*College coursework taken in high school before receiving your high school diploma will not be considered a requirement taken in college. If the course was taken in high school and counted toward high school degree requirements, it will not transfer to the Dyson School.

Up to 60 credits from another accredited college or university may be transferred to Dyson. If you’re admitted, we’ll conduct an official credit transfer evaluation to determine which courses will transfer in.

Dyson will only accept a maximum of 15 advanced standing test (AP, IB, GCE, A-level) credits. Review the Cornell University Registrar’s Advanced Placement and Advanced Standing information for a comprehensive guide.

Note: Dyson does not accept advanced testing credit for calculus, statistics, microeconomics, or macroeconomics. Students applying to transfer to Dyson must take these courses or a more advanced equivalent in college* before enrolling in Dyson.

*College coursework taken in high school before receiving your high school diploma will not be considered a requirement taken in college. If the course was taken in high school and counted toward high school degree requirements, it will not transfer to the Dyson School.

Generally speaking, the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business has no preferences regarding the institution from which a student transfers. One point of note: About a quarter of our transfer students each year come from community colleges.

As applications are reviewed, the most important factors considered include:

• Ability to articulate your interests in the Dyson and why you feel you must depart your current institution to pursue these interests via the application essay (part of the Writing supplement)
• Academic credentials from applicant’s current institution
• Recommendations from applicant’s college/university professor(s)

Also reviewed:

• Involvement in extracurricular activities
• Academic credentials from high school

In the final analysis, college coursework and application essay(s) are the most important factor in the transfer admission decision. Admitted students generally have achieved at least a 3.5 university/college GPA. Please keep in mind that transfer admission is selective and highly competitive.

Transfer decisions for the fall semester are released on a rolling basis.

All decisions are released via an online notification system so it is important to keep your email address current. Visit the Application Timelines page for more information on deadlines and decisions.

Dyson enrolls transfer students in the fall semester only. The application for fall transfer will be available in early March. The deadline to apply is May 1, at 11:59pm ET. Applicants can expect to receive their admissions decision by late June.

Internal Transfer applicants should have a very strong academic record in their current program and complete all the course requirements listed below. In addition to coursework, your internal application to Dyson will be evaluated on qualitative factors such as work experience, volunteer activities, leadership positions, internships, and your ability to explain in detail why the AEM major is a good fit for you.

• Current Cornell first- or second-year (i.e. rising second- and third-year) degree-seeking students currently enrolled outside the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business are eligible to apply for internal transfer.
• Preference is given to current first-year applicants.

• Students who are not eligible for internal transfer: Current third year and fourth year students; students who transferred to Cornell from another university or college; Cornell students who have already internally transferred.

Nolan School students are discouraged from applying to Dyson and will likely not be admitted. Nolan and Dyson share academic options, resources, and outcomes within the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, making internal transfer between the schools nonessential.

Internal transfer applicants must meet the following requirements (or complete during the semester in which they apply) to be considered for admission:

• Minimum Cornell GPA of 3.0
  • GPA of 3.3 or higher is competitive
• Full-time (12-credit-minimum) standing each semester, with few, if any, S/U graded courses
• Good standing in current college
• Successful completion of one First-Year Writing Seminar (FWS)
• Successful completion of ECON 1110
• Successful completion of one of the following calculus courses:
  • MATH 1110
  • MATH 1120
  • MATH 1910
  • MATH 1920
  • MATH 2210
  • MATH 2220
  • MATH 2230
  • MATH 2240
  • MATH 2310
  • MATH 2940

Successful completion of one of the following statistics courses (students are encouraged take the statistics class housed within their current college or major):

• • AEM 2100

• • PUBPOL 2100 or 2101
  • ILRST 2100 (cross-listed as STSCI 2100)
  • MATH 1710
  • ENGRD 2700
  • BTRY 3010
  • STSCI 2150
  • STSCI 2200
  • SOC 3010
  • CRP 1200
  • CEE 3040
  • HADM 2011
  • PSYCH 2500

Please note that Dyson will not accept AP or IB credit for calculus, microeconomics, or statistics. Students must take these courses at Cornell prior to enrolling in Dyson.

Current curriculum requirements are subject to change and internal transfers will be held to the major requirements for the year in which they matriculate to Dyson.

Your internal transfer application is strengthened if you take at least one quantitative course each semester. Do not feel you must choose courses from this list; it is provided for your information only. Possible courses include the following:

• AEM 3100: Business Statistics
• ECON 3120: Applied Econometrics
• AEM 4110: Introduction to Econometrics
• BTRY 3080 – Probability Models and Inference (4 Credits)Crosslisted with STSCI 3080, ILRST 3080
• ECON 3130: Probability and Statistics
• ECON 3140: Econometrics
• ECON 4020: Game Theory I

Courses available to first-year students that may fulfill AEM requirements and can inform your decision to transfer to Dyson include the following:

• AEM 2015: The Business Case for Diversity and Inclusion
• AEM 2300 (cross-listed as ECON 2300): International Trade and Finance
• AEM 2350: Introduction to the Economics of Development
• ECON 1120: Introductory Macroeconomics

Note: Management, marketing, accounting, and finance courses offered as part of the university minor in business do not fulfill Dyson major requirements and therefore should not be taken by students applying to transfer. 

The essay has a maximum word count of 650. Please consider elaborating on any or all of the questions below that help you explain why you are applying to internally transfer to the Dyson School:

• How your interest in the AEM major or the SC Johnson College of Business has developed, and how you have explored it;
• How the Dyson School provides you with the tools and instruction you desire to pursue at Cornell, compared to other options (i.e. minoring in business) you have considered;
• Describe your professional goals/interests and why you feel Dyson will help you to attain these goals, compared to other academic paths.
• Describe communities and formative activities that you engage in at Cornell (work/volunteer experiences, clubs, research) and how they have shaped you;
• Share any additional information the Dyson School should know about you (e.g. personal/family situations, independent study, summer plans) that further clarifies your interest.

If you have questions, please register to attend our virtual information sessions and/or office hours. Walk-ins and special appointments are not available for internal transfer applicants.

Dates for information sessions and office hours will be posted on this page during the fall semester by the end of August, during the spring semester by the end of January.

There is no requirement to attend an information session or office hours. Further, attendance is not an evaluative part of the application process.

Our office does not review resumes or application materials prior to their official submission as part of your internal transfer application.

These office hours provide students an opportunity to meet one-on-one with an admissions officer to discuss questions pertaining to the internal transfer process. This is NOT a requirement. 

Dates and Times:

Check back in the fall for a list of dates and times for internal transfer office hours.

Contact

If you have questions, please contact the Office of Admissions at dyson_admissions@cornell.edu