• Internal Transfers into Humanities and Sciences
• Classification of Majors

Introduction

Internal Transfers into Humanities and Sciences

All Ithaca College students are required to remain for at least one semester in the school to which they were originally admitted. Thereafter, it is possible to transfer into the School of Humanities and Sciences (H&S) on two different bases: through the third semester as an exploratory student, or in any semester as a major in one of the humanities and sciences disciplines.

Students must meet the minimum academic standards in H&S: a cumulative GPA of 2.00 and completion of at least 12 credits each semester, and at least 24 credits in a 12-month period. They must also have achieved a GPA of 2.00 for the semester before the transfer and have at least a 2.00 GPA in all H&S courses they have completed. Students may apply at any time during the semester, and those who have been accepted may transfer into the school at any point.

Admission procedure: A change of college/school form, available from the dean's office, must be submitted to the dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences.

Classification of Majors

Each of the majors offered by the departments in H&S is classified into one of the following four liberal arts categories: fine and performing arts, humanities, natural sciences and mathematics, and social and behavioral sciences. The majors in each classification are listed below:

Fine and performing arts (FA)

• Acting
• Art
• Drama
• Musical theater
• Theater arts management
• Theatrical production arts

Humanities (HU)

• Art history
• English
• History
• Modern languages and literatures
• Philosophy
• Philosophy-religion
• Social studies
• Speech communication (courses designated as HU)
• Writing

Natural sciences and mathematics (NS)

• Biochemistry
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Computer information systems
• Computer science
• Mathematics
• Mathematics-computer science
• Mathematics-economics
• Mathematics-physics
• Physics

Social and behavioral sciences (SS)

• Anthropology
• Applied economics
• Applied psychology
• Economics
• Politics
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Speech communication (courses designated as SS)