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Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations

In the School of Industrial and Labor Relations .

Degree Program Information

The School of Industrial and Labor Relations awards a Bachelor of Science degree. All undergraduate students complete the same major requirements. 

Instruction Mode: In-Person, Ithaca, NY
Length of Program: Full-Time, 120 credits

Learning Outcomes

The learning goals of the ILR curriculum can be summarized as follows. Upon graduation, students in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations should have the ability to:

  1. Engage in critical, reasoned analyses of issues and ideas
  2. Explain ideas and analyses through written and oral communication
  3. Evaluate and apply theories and assumptions of the social science disciplines to workplace issues
  4. Analyze workplace issues from a variety of perspectives, including the historical, cultural, institutional and ethical perspectives
  5. Access, evaluate and analyze qualitative and quantitative data, so as to enhance understanding and inform decision-making
  6. Work independently and in cooperation with others

Major Requirements

Core Requirements

Core Requirements (40-41 credits)

All core requirements must be taken for a letter grade.

Writing Requirements

Writing Requirements (7.5-9 credits)

All writing requirements must be taken for a letter grade.

First-Year Writing Seminar

Students must take one course from the list of First-Year Writing Seminar (FWS) offerings. Test credit may not be used to fulfill this requirement.

Sophomore Writing Seminar

Students must take one course from the following list:

Each semester, specific sections of core classes may also be approved to fulfill this requirement. ILR students may only enroll in one sophomore writing seminar.

*Prior arrangements must be made with the professor to receive sophomore writing credit.

Advanced Writing Intensive Elective

Students must take one course from the following list:

Each semester, specific sections of special topics classes may also be approved to fulfill this requirement. 

Science and Technology Distribution Requirement

Science and Technology Distribution Requirement (3-4 credits)

Courses in the biological or physical sciences or sciences and technology offered at Cornell (or completed with test credit with approval by the appropriate department at Cornell) will satisfy this requirement. The intent of the requirement is to enable ILR undergraduates to understand and appreciate the perspectives, models, values, and issues associated with science and technology. The science and technology requirement must be taken for a letter grade.

Students must take one course from the following list:

Advanced ILR Elective Requirements

Advanced ILR Elective Requirements (40 credits)

Students are required to take 40 credit hours in advanced ILR electives for graduation. These credits are subject to the following rules:

  • A minimum of 24 ILR Elective credits must be taken within the ILR school. These are referred to as In-College ILR Electives.
    • At least one, 3-4 credit course must be taken, for a letter grade, from the approved list in each of the following three areas: 
      • Quantitative Policy
      • International and Comparative Labor
      • Labor History
  • Up to 16 credits may be taken outside ILR in the following areas:
    • Foreign language (Maximum of 12 credits)
    • Advanced mathematics
    • Approved courses from other colleges. These are referred to as Approved Out of College ILR Electives.
  • Approved study abroad work may be used to fulfill:
    • Up to 9 Out of College ILR Elective credits for a single semester
    • Up to 15 Out of College ILR Elective credits for a full year
  • Internships and student research may also be used to satisfy the ILR elective requirement:
    • Maximum of 16 credits for a semester internship
    • Maximum of 8 credits for an independent or directed study
In-College ILR Electives

All courses with an ILR subject code beyond the required core classes will count as In-College ILR Electives. Classes used to fulfill the Quantitative Policy Elective, International and Comparative Labor Elective, and Labor History Elective will count towards the 24 in-college ILR elective credits.

Quantitative Policy Electives
International and Comparative Labor Electives
Labor History Electives
Approved Out of College ILR Electives

General Elective Credits

General Elective Credits (30 credits)

Students typically take about 30 additional general elective credits to reach the overall credit requirement for graduation.

Total Undergraduate Credit and GPA Requirements

  • Minimum total credits required for graduation: 120, of which 105 are required to be letter-graded.
  • ILR students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 to successfully graduate.

View ILR Graduation Requirements  for additional information about University requirements for graduation.

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