Individualized Projects
Private Lessons
Private lessons provide students with the opportunity to earn academic credit for their studies at performing or visual arts studios in the New York area. These studies are meant to supplement work begun in regularly scheduled classes at NYU or to provide students with the opportunity to study areas for which comparable courses at the University are unavailable to Gallatin students. Private lessons may be taken in voice, music, dance, acting, and the visual arts. Lessons are arranged and paid for by the student, and studios and instructors must be approved by the Gallatin School. Credit for private lessons is determined by the number of instruction hours per semester. Students taking private lessons are required to submit a journal and final assessment paper to the faculty adviser.
Internship
Internships offer students an opportunity to work at a business, government agency, school, arts organization, or a wide variety of other sites. Students gain firsthand work experience, learn about the activities of particular kinds of businesses and organiza-tions, and develop skills and knowledge that will help them in pursuing employment after graduation; they also explore the relationship between practical experience and academic theory. Gallatin provides an extensive listing of available internships; stu-dents may pursue their own as well. For each credit, students are expected to devote at least three hours per week during the fall and spring semesters, and at least six hours per week during the six-week summer sessions. In addition to the weekly hours spent at the internship, students are expected to attend two workshops about internships; keep a journal of their daily internship experiences; submit a progress report describing the internship; and write a final paper for the faculty adviser
Independent Study
In an independent study, students work one-on-one with a faculty member. Often the idea for the project arises out of a regular classroom course, a work-related experience, or some personal interest of the student. With the professor’s assistance, the student prepares a proposal for the study, indicating its title, scope, readings, written work, and final project(s). Credit is determined by the amount of work entailed in the study, and should be comparable to that of a Gallatin classroom course. Student and professor meet regularly throughout the semester to discuss the readings, research, and the student’s work.
Tutorial
In tutorials, small groups of students (the maximum is five) work closely with an instructor on a common topic, project, or skill. Students in the group generally follow a common syllabus with everyone doing the same readings, writing papers on similar topics, etc. Tutorials are usually student-generated projects, and the students in the group should work together, along with the instructor, to write the required proposal-a 250-word description of the study. The number of credits for the tutorial is determined by the work to be completed and should be comparable to that of a Gallatin classroom course. The instructor should meet regularly with students to discuss readings and provide feedback on writing assignments or other projects (please see the link below for more details). While the days and times of the students' meetings with the instructor are "to be arranged," instructors and students meet for a minimum number of hours per semester.
Maintaining Matriculation
Students who do not register for classes must continue their matriculation in the University by registering for Maintaining Matriculation.
