Minor in Translational Research

Students in any major from any college are eligible to minor in translational research.

The minor consists of 15 credits:

• Two Core Courses (6 credits)
  • HE 2300 Introduction to Translational Research (fall semester)
  • Methods course - TBA (spring semester)
• Two Electives (6 credits)
  • choose from a list of classes that discuss the link between research, practice, and/or policy and further your practice and knowledge of translational research in various fields
• Field Experience (2 credits)
  • Select from a variety of field experiences (see below) that have concurrent/related credit-bearing courses to provide practical application of translational research and will be the basis of reflection in the capstone class
• Capstone
  • Translational Research Capstone (1 credit)
    • Asynchronous capstone course, taken after your field experience to reflect on it and apply what you've done to translational research principles
    • Can only be completed after completing a field experience and one of the core courses

Interested students should start by taking the two required core courses:

• HE 2300
• TBA methods course

After completing one core course, you can submit the Intention to Minor in Translational Research Form. 

The minor is self-guided. Some elective courses require prerequisites so students should plan carefully. See below for requirements.

• Intention to Minor in Translational Research Form (coming soon): Students should submit the Intention to Minor in Translational Research form after successfully completing one of the core courses. This form must be completed by add/drop of their final semester.
• Field Experience Approval Form (coming soon): If students do research or an outside internship to fulfill their field experience requirement, they must submit this form for their experience and credits to count towards the minor. This form can be submitted at any time, but it is encouraged to be submitted in advance of the experience.
• Field Experience Completion Form (coming soon): All students should submit the Field Experience Completion form after completing their field experience (regardless of the type of experience). This form must be received and one of the core courses must be taken to be able to register for Translational Research Capstone.
• Application to Graduate With a Minor in Translational Research Form (coming soon): During the semester in which the student plans to graduate, the student must submit a completed copy of this form. The deadline for May graduates is March 15; the deadline for December graduates is October 15. The current version of requirements will be used to evaluate the completion of the minor. If a student has submitted the Intent to Minor in Translational Research form, they can request to use the earlier version of requirements in effect at the time they submitted the form. After verification that all requirements for the minor were completed, the student’s college registrar will be notified, and their final transcript will indicate that they earned a minor in translational research.
• Courses must be completed as letter grade with a grade of C or higher.
• Courses offered only as S/U are accepted but must not exceed a total of 3 credits toward the credit requirement for the minor.
• Only a maximum of 3 credits can overlap with another major or minor requirement. This means that only 3 credits can fulfill requirements for the translational research minor AND another major or minor that you are planning to take (e.g., out of all your translational research minor courses, only one 3-credit elective can also be used to fulfill another major or minor)
• No substitutions will be made for the required core courses.
• Transfer credits will be considered on a case-by-case basis

Director of translational research minor: Kristen Elmore, Ph.D., BCTR associate director 

Faculty advisor: Navika Gangrade, Ph.D, BCTR lecturer

Contact: bctrminor [at] cornell.edu (bctrminor[at]cornell[dot]edu)