Cornell University
Located in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, Cornell University is more than a beautiful campus. Founded in 1865, Cornell upholds its Ivy League status with a 31 percent acceptance rate, ample opportunities for undergraduate research (including the Cornell Research Scholars program), and strong programs in computer science, English, architecture, hotel administration and biology, among many others. Outstanding academics are available at fourteen colleges and schools. With an undergraduate enrollment of 13500, Cornell also offers a multitude of activities and clubs to its students.

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
With more than three thousand students, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) is the second largest undergraduate college at Cornell and the third largest college of its kind in the United States. In national surveys, CALS ranks as the best college of agriculture and related sciences in the country. CALS faculty and staff, and its teaching and research facilities are among the finest, and the college's educational programs are carefully designed to ensure that every student's education is geared to contemporary, real-world issues.

Language of Instruction: English

Course Restrictions:

1. Exchange is with the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences (CALS), which also offers courses in communication, applied economics and management, atmospheric science, education, landscape architecture, rural sociology, biological and environmental engineering. See http://www.cals.cornell.edu/cals/prospective/admissions/academic-programs/index.cfm
2. Exchange students should take at least two courses in CALS and may pre-enroll for undergraduate courses offered at Cornell University. IMPORTANT: Exchange students should always select alternative courses when they pre-enroll. Course availability cannot be guaranteed and course offerings are always subject to change.
3. Cornell students from other faculties ( other than College of Agriculture and Life Sciences) may  come   to NUS on the Non-Graduating Non Exchange program (NGNE). Please see the following link for more details: http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/edu/ng.html

Course Descriptions: http://www.cals.cornell.edu/cals/prospective/admissions/academic-programs/index.cfm
NUS students must take classes at CALS. Classes outside CALS are an option but choices may be limited.

Academic Calendar:

• Fall semester: late August to mid December
• Spring semester: late January to mid May

Application Deadlines:
Please obtain information on deadlines and application procedures from your faculty's Student Exchange Program (SEP) Administrator/Coordinator.

On-campus Housing:
If students wish to live on campus, they will submit a Cornell housing application (online or by mail) after receiving their acceptance packet.  Please visit the Cornell housing website (http://www.campuslife.cornell.edu/campuslife/housing/index.cfm) for more information.  Housing choices are not guaranteed and singles are limited, but the Cornell housing office makes every effort to assign rooms based on a student's preferences.  When applying to live in a traditional on-campus dormitory ("dorm") through Cornell housing, exchange students should consider themselves "transfer students", (see: Transfer Student Housing), which will ensure that they are not assigned housing with first year students ("freshmen").  However, exchange students are not actually transfer students, and therefore they should ignore the "Transfer Student Program". 

There are other options available to exchange students as well such as Co-ops and the Holland International Living Center (ILC). For further information, please visit http://www.cals.cornell.edu/cals/current/abroad-exchange/coming-to-cu/housing-meals-finance.cfm.

Off-campus Housing:
Students sometimes consider living off-campus in an apartment or shared house.  This is difficult to plan before you arrive, but not impossible; please refer to the Off campus Housing Office webpage (http://www.campuslife.cornell.edu/campuslife/housing/off-campus-housing.cfm) to find out more information.  Be aware that off campus housing has no affiliation with Cornell University housing; so they find their own housing, they are responsible for any legal contract (lease), and they arrange their own payment to the landlord.

Useful Links:

• Cornell University: http://www.cornell.edu  
• Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: http://www.cals.cornell.edu
• Information for International Exchange Students coming to CALS:  
  http://www.cals.cornell.edu/cals/current/abroad-exchange/coming-to-cu/
• International Students and Scholars Office: http://www.isso.cornell.edu 

Health Insurance:
Because Cornell University requires that all students must have adequate health insurance coverage, all students (including exchange students) are automatically enrolled in and billed for Cornell's Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) (http://www.studentinsurance.cornell.edu/).  However, if students provide documentation to SHIP that their health insurance coverage meets the criteria listed below, they may submit an application to the SHIP office to waive (cancel) SHIP.  The SHIP office determines if you will be approved to waive SHIP coverage--our office has no involvement with this. 

Find more information about waiving SHIP online at: http://www.studentinsurance.cornell.edu/undergrads/enrollment_waiver.html.

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