Fall 2001 - Summer 2003
A more extensive explanation of each degree requirement can be found below the chart, or by clicking on each topic.
| Total Credits | 128 credits |
| Minimum GPA | A final minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 |
| Gallatin K-Credit Requirements | 32 credits in Gallatin courses; at least 16 in interdisciplinary classroom courses, which includes the First-Year Seminar |
| Liberal Arts Core Requirements |
32 credits in the liberal arts distributed as follows:
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| Classroom Credit Requirement | A minimum of 64 classroom credits |
| Residency Requirement | The last 32 credits must be taken at NYU |
| Transfer Credits | A maximum of 80 credits |
| Senior Colloquium | Two-hour presentation and discussion with faculty |
For information on academic policies not listed here, see Other Academic Policies.
EXPLANATION OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Total Credits
To be eligible for the Bachelor of Arts degree, students must complete 128 credits.
Minimum GPA
Students must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 to remain in good standing. A final minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 is required for graduation. For more information about academic standing, see Academic Standing.
Gallatin K-Credit Requirement
Students must complete 32 credits in Gallatin School courses (which are prefixed with a “K”). A minimum of 16 of these credits must be in interdisciplinary classroom courses. The remaining credits may be in arts workshops, independent study, internships, and private lessons (all of which are optional), or additional classroom courses.
Transfer students who have taken substantial course work in interdisciplinary modes of study and/or in significant texts may apply to have the K-credit requirement reduced; the absolute minimum for all students is 20 K-credits, 12 of which must be in graded classroom courses.
Students who have completed Gallatin interdisciplinary seminars before entering Gallatin must take at least three more after matriculating here.
Attention GSP students
Entering students from the General Studies Program of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies are required to complete a minimum of 24 K-credits, at least 16 of which must be earned in interdisciplinary seminars. Students who have completed Gallatin interdisciplinary seminars before entering Gallatin must take at least three more after matriculating here.
Liberal Arts Core Requirements
All students must take a minimum of 32 credits in liberal arts courses. These credits must be distributed as follows: 4 credits in the First-Year Seminar; 8 credits in expository writing (Writing Seminars I and II); 8 credits in the humanities (art history, classics, history, languages, literature, philosophy, music history, and religious studies);
8 credits in the social sciences (anthropology, economics, journalism, politics, psychology, sociology, and women’s studies); 4 credits in either mathematics or science (biology, chemistry, geology, physics, and computer science). Please note that the following will NOT fulfill liberal arts requirements:
Entering first-year students are required to take one of the First-Year Seminars and Writing Seminars I and II during their first year; the remaining liberal arts requirements should be fulfilled by the end of the sophomore year.
Transfer students will have their transcripts reviewed upon admission to determine which, if any, of the liberal arts core requirements they have fulfilled. Transfer students entering with 32 credits or more may take a liberal arts elective in lieu of the First-Year Seminar.
Classroom Credit Requirement
Students must complete at least 64 credits in classroom courses. Transfer credits generally count toward this 64-credit requirement, but course equivalency, independent study, internship, and private lesson credits do not.
Residency Requirement
Students must complete their last 32 credits at NYU. Students who wish to study abroad through a school other than NYU or who wish to take courses outside of NYU should therefore do so before they complete 96 credits. (Both options require prior permission.)
Senior Colloquium
Students must successfully complete a two-hour presentation and discussion with the student’s adviser and two other faculty members on a list of 20 to 25 books chosen by the student.
