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Academics

Faculty associated with this summer program include:

  • Univ.- Prof. Dr. med. Dr. H.C.J. Hescheler, Director of the Institute for Neuropysiology, University of Cologne, Personalized Cell Therapy, Personalized Drug Screening, Personalized Cell Medicine 

  • Prof  P. Nürnberg, Ph.D., Cologne Center for Genomics, Technology Plattform of Personalized Medicine  

  • Univ.-Prof. em. Dr. med. Dr. phil. K. Bergdolt, Ethical aspects of personalized Medicine 

  • Prof. Dr. K. Nayernia, International Center for Personalized Medicine, Düsseldorf, Precision Medicine und Personalized Molecular Medicine, Personalized Cancer Medicine, Personalized Reproductive Medicine 

  • Dr. Dr. rer. medic. Saskia Jünger, Dr. med. Amma Yeboah, Laura Harzheim, M. Sc., Mariya Lorke, M.A. Cologne Center for Ethics, Rights, Economics, and Social Sciences of Health, Prediction of Disease Risk - Health Communication and Decision Making

  • Dr. Tatiana Korotkova, Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research Cologne, Hypothalamus, nutrition and personalised medicine

  • Dr. Leo Kurian, Center for Molecular Medicine, Basics of stem cells biology

  • PD. Dr. Habil Filomain Nguemo Institute for Neuropysiology, University of Cologne, Value of Stem Cell and Tissue Models in Heart Repair and Personalized Drug Testing 

Your academic experience abroad is going to be very different from home. Working under the policies and processes of the local institution, you may find a lot less structure, or a lot more.

Courses and Credit Approval

  • To find information on specific courses, go to the program’s website using the link in the “Snapshot” section of the Overview page.
  • To discuss program fit, such as program type, expectations, level of structure/independence, or to compare options, get advice from Global Learning advisors and returned students. 
  • For assistance in selecting courses, see your faculty or college advisor. (Note: You may earn elective, distributional, minor or major credit depending on your major and college.)
  • Complete the Proposed Course of Study form that is part of the Global Learning application for a record of how your courses will count for credit at Cornell.

Academic Policies

  • Study the language of the host country (or take a course in that language) when studying in a non-English speaking country for a semester or year
  • Take the equivalent of 15 Cornell credits for a full semester, even if it is possible to take fewer and still graduate on time
  • Complete all the academic work and stay until the end of the program, defined as the last officially-sanctioned exam for any course you take abroad

Registration and Grades

  • You will be registered at Cornell and will earn credit for approved coursework for your semester/year study abroad
  • Decisions on the final allocation of credit are made upon successful completion of the course (equivalent of a “C” or higher—all courses for a letter grade)
  • Grades will appear on the Cornell transcript in the same format as they are recorded on the original transcript generated by the study abroad program or university. Grades are not factored into the Cornell GPA