Precollege admissions decisions are made on a rolling basis, which means that we will review and act on complete applications as they are received. Because many of our courses fill before the deadline, we encourage you to apply as early as possible.

Please contact the Cornell University Precollege Studies associate director, Janna Dawn (jlb34@cornell.edu) if you have questions.

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Important eligibility information

To be eligible to request enrollment in on-campus courses as a commuting high school student, you must be

  • Living with a parent/guardian within commuting distance of campus while taking your class
  • 16 years of age or older when the class begins
  • Have completed at least your sophomore year of high school
  • Meet all stated course prerequisites

High school graduates

  • If you will have graduated from high school but you will not have turned 18 by the time your Cornell course starts, contact the SCE registrar’s office and request a Precollege Registration Code. You will then use that code to register through Cornell's Courses for Credit website as a visiting student.
  • If you will have graduated from high school and you will be 18 by the time your Cornell course starts, you will register through Cornell's Courses for Credit website as a visiting student.