New York City is your campus and textbook for a semester in the Urban Semester Program. Through field study come to know multicultural issues and urban affairs and earn 15 credits while you are involved in a three day internship of your own choosing, carry out community service, and participate in site visits to see the real New York City. Learn through experience and reflection in a combination of internships or pre-med rotations, seminars, site visits, and community service.

Live, work, and study in New York City as a member of the Urban Semester Program.

Important dates for Spring 2009 applicants and Summer session Business, Finance and Law placements.

View Urban Semester students describing their experience in four short videos or read a Cornell Chronicle profile of an Urban Semester student.

The Urban Semester Program is open to all Cornell University junior and senior undergraduate students from any college and any major. 

For the Urban Semester application, click here.