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2. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.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 & SCIENCE NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

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4. THE BIG FOUR DEGREE REQUIREMENTS I.128 CREDITS II.2.0 GPA III.A MAJOR IV.MORSE ACADEMIC PLAN

5. 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 COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

6. II. GRADE POINT AVERAGE 2.0 GPA 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

7. 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 COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

8. MORSE ACADEMIC PLAN

9. MAP BREAKDOWN: 4 PARTS I.EXPOSITORY WRITING II. FOREIGN LANGUAGE III. FOUNDATIONS OF CONTEMPORARY CULTURE IV. FOUNDATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

10. 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 COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 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

11. 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 COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

12. 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 COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

13. MAP PART IV: FOUNDATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY QUANTITATIVE REASONING NATURAL SCIENCE I: PHYSICAL SCIENCE NATURAL SCIENCE II: LIFE SCIENCE COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

14. 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 COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

15. REVIEWING MAP REQUIREMENTS 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 COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

16. REVIEWING MAP REQUIREMENTS 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 OF ARTS & SCIENCE NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

17. 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 COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

18. EXPLORING MAJORS MAJORS MINORS CROSS-SCHOOL MINORS PRE-PROFESSIONAL

19. PLANNING YOUR ACADEMIC PROGRAM In order to complete your degree, you will complete the course requirements for: MAP The courses required by your major(s) Other elective classes

20. THE CAS BULLETIN http://bulletin.cas.nyu.edu/page/home COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

21. THE MAP WEBSITE http://map.cas.nyu.edu/page/home COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

22. THE CAS MAJORS & MINORS http://cas.nyu.edu/page/majorminors COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

23. REGISTRATION: ACTIVATING YOUR NETID COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

24. LOGGING INTO NYU HOME COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

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39. 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 COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

40. 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 COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

41. WHAT TO DO NEXT? 1.Review additional advising presentations to learn about specialized student populations and programs at CAS:  Engineering Program  International Students  Opportunities Programs  Pre-Health Program  Pre-Law Program 2.Select the next button on the page to go to the CCP Checkpoint 3.GET EXCITED FOR NYU THIS FALL! COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE NEW YORK UNIVERSITY