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TABLE OF CONTENTS1. Your Liberal Arts Education

2. The Big Four

3. Morse Academic Plan

4. Academic Advising

5. Exploring Majors

6. Planning your Academic Program

7. Registration

8. Next Steps

COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCENEW YORK UNIVERSITY

LIBERAL A

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DEGREE R

EQUIREMENTS

I. 128 CREDITSII. 2.0 GPAIII. A MAJORIV. MORSE ACADEMIC PLAN

I. 128 CREDITS

You must complete 128 Credits by the time you graduate:

Average course = 4 credits

4 courses x 4 credits = 16 credits per semesters

16 credits x 8 semesters = 128 credits


II. G

RADE POIN

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2.0 G

PA• Students must have a

cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher to graduate

• Students must also have a GPA of 2.0 or higher in their major courses

III. MAJOR• All students must complete a major before they

graduate

• You must declare your major prior to completing 64 total credits; this typically happens during sophomore year

• Students declare their major by visiting the department of the major they wish to declare, and they can change their major at any time prior to graduation


MORSE

ACADEMIC

PLAN

MAP BREAKDOWN: 4 PARTS

I. EXPOSITORY WRITING

II. FOREIGN LANGUAGE

III. FOUNDATIONS OF CONTEMPORARY CULTURE

IV. FOUNDATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY


MAP PART I: EXPOSITORY WRITING

WRITING THE ESSAY

• Stresses exploration, inquiry, reflection, analysis, collaboration

WTE: SCIENCE

• Tailored for students interested in science or medicine

• Read and respond to essays by prominent scientist

WTE: LINKED

• Combined with Texts & Ideas

• Receive credit for both courses


WTE: GODDARD

• Part of Living & Learning experience in Goddard residence hall

• Students interested in creative writing or live performance

INTERNATIONAL WRITING WORKSHOPS

• Writing courses for international students

• Students must complete both I & II

MAP PART II: FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Show proficiency through:

•Placement exam (more info on these later)

•Completing coursework in a language through the Intermediate II level


MAP PART III: FOUNDATIONS OF CONTEMPORARY CULTURE (FCC)TEXTS & IDEAS

• Diverse group of humanities courses

• Challenging, influential texts

SOCIETIES & THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

• Understanding social, political, and economic transformations

• Study societal structures and human behavior

CULTURES & CONTEXTS• Life in a globalized world• Social, religious, national,

and regional groups

EXPRESSIVE CULTURE• How is art made, and for

what purpose?• Explore complexities of

artistic expression• Sound, images, words,

performance or film


MAP PART IV:FOUNDATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY• QUANTITATIVE REASONING

• NATURAL SCIENCE I: PHYSICAL SCIENCE

• NATURAL SCIENCE II: LIFE SCIENCE


REVIEWING MAP REQUIREMENTS

I. EXPOSITORY WRITING • Cannot exempt• Students must take Writing the Essay OR International

Writing Workshop I & II

II. FOREIGN LANGUAGE • Proficiency must be demonstrated by either:• Placement exam• Completing coursework in a language through the

Intermediate II level



III. FOUNDATIONS OF CONTEMPORARY CULTURE•Texts and Ideas & Cultures and Contexts

There are no exemptions from Texts and Ideas or Cultures and Contexts Students should plan to take both courses in their first year

•Societies & the Social Sciences Completion of a designated major or minor program in the social or

behavioral sciences; or Completion of an approved departmental course within the MAP

department listings

•Expressive Cultures Completion of a designated major or minor program in the humanities;

or Completion of a designated course within the MAP Department listings



IV. FOUNDATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY• Quantitative Reasoning

Can be satisfied by either: AP or IB credit; or Completion of one of the following courses: A designated MAP QR

course, Calculus I, Quantitative Methods in Political Science, Statistical Reasoning for the Behavioral Sciences, or Mathematics for Economics I

• Natural Science I & Natural Science II Can be satisfied in any of the following ways:

Completion of a designated MAP Natural Science I and Natural Science II course;

Year-long, majors-level sequence in Biology, Chemistry, or Physics; or AP or IB credit in one of the following areas: Biology, Chemistry, or

Physics


COLLEGE COHORT PROGRAM (CCP)

• CCP is a co-curricular initiative that gives a four-year shape to student life in CAS

• Fosters academic and social networks

• Helps students acclimate during their first year

• Builds strong, diverse micro-communities that serve as a foundation for upper-class students as they progress through NYU


EXPLORIN

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• MAJORS• MINORS • CROSS-SCHOOL MINORS• PRE-PROFESSIONAL

PLANNIN

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ACADEMIC P

ROGRAM

• In order to complete your degree, you will complete the course requirements for:• MAP• The courses required by

your major(s)• Other elective classes

THE CAS BULLETIN

http://bulletin.cas.nyu.edu/page/home


THE MAP WEBSITE

http://map.cas.nyu.edu/page/home


THE CAS MAJORS & MINORS

http://cas.nyu.edu/page/majorminors


REGISTRATION: ACTIVATING YOUR NETID


LOGGING INTO NYU HOME


GLOSSARY

• CAS: College of Arts & Science

• Majors: the primary focus of your academic career

• Minors: a secondary focus of your academic career

• Cross-School Minors: a minor taken outside of CAS

• MAP: Morse Academic Plan

• Section #: indicates a specific session of a course

• Class Number: indicates a specific course

• Component: lecture, recitation, laboratory


GLOSSARY

• Lecture: main meeting of a course

• Recitation: smaller meeting, accompanies lectures

• Laboratory: sometime accompanies science lectures

• Meeting times: the time a course meets

• Units: how many credits a course is worth

• Waitlist: allows students to sign up for a full course in the event that enrolled students drop

• Swap: a swap must be set up when enrolling on a waitlist, so that the new course can be exchanged

• Shopping Cart: a grouping of all your classes


WHAT TO DO NEXT?

1.Review additional advising presentations to learn about specialized student populations and programs at CAS:Engineering Program International Students Opportunities ProgramsPre-Health ProgramPre-Law Program

2.Select the next button on the page to go to the CCP Checkpoint

3.GET EXCITED FOR NYU THIS FALL!


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