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
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I. 128 CREDITS
I I . 2 . 0 G PA
III.A MAJOR
IV. 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
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• 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
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MAP BREAKDOWN: 4 PARTS
I. EXPOSITORY WRITING
II. FOREIGN LANGUAGE
I I I . F O U N D AT I O N S O F
C O N T E M P O R A R Y C U LT U R E
I V . F O U N D AT I O N S O F S C I E N T I F I C
INQUIRY
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MAP PART I: EXPOSITORY WRITING
W R I T I N G T H E E S S AY
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Stresses exploration, inquiry,
reflection, analysis, collaboration
WTE: SCIENCE
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Tailored for students interested in
science or medicine
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Read and respond to essays by
prominent scientist
WTE: LINKED
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Combined with Texts & Ideas
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Receive credit for both courses
WTE: GODDARD
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Part of Living & Learning experience
in Goddard residence hall
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Students interested in creative
writing or live performance
I N T E R N AT I O N A L W R I T I N G
WORKSHOPS
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Writing courses for international
students
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Students must complete both I & II
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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
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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
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MAP PART IV:
FOUNDATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY
• Q U A N T I T AT I V E R E A S O N I N G
• N AT U R A L S C I E N C E I : P H Y S I C A L S C I E N C E
• N AT U R A L S C I E N C E I I : L I F E S C I E N C E
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REVIEWING MAP REQUIREMENTS
I.
EXPOSITORY WRITING
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Cannot exempt
Students must take Writing the Essay OR International Writing
Workshop I & II
II. FOREIGN LANGUAGE
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Proficiency must be demonstrated by either:
Placement exam
Completing coursework in a language through the Intermediate II
level
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REVIEWING MAP REQUIREMENTS
III. F O U N D A T I O N S O F C O N T E M P O R A R Y C U L T U R E
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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
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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
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Expressive Cultures
 Completion of a designated major or minor program in the humanities; or
 Completion of a designated course within the MAP Department listings
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REVIEWING MAP REQUIREMENTS
IV. F O U N D A T I O N S O F S C I E N T I F I C I N Q U I R Y
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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
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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
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COLLEGE COHORT PROGRAM (CCP)
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CCP is a co-curricular initiative that
gives a four-year shape to student life
in CAS
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Fosters academic and social
networks
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Helps students acclimate during their
first year
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Builds strong, diverse microcommunities that serve as a
foundation for upper-class students
as they progress through NYU
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• MAJORS
• MINORS
• CROSS-SCHOOL
MINORS
• PRE-PROFESSIONAL
• 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
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THE MAP WEBSITE
http://map.cas.nyu.edu/page/home
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THE CAS MAJORS & MINORS
http://cas.nyu.edu/page/majorminors
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REGISTRATION: ACTIVATING YOUR NETID
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LOGGING INTO NYU HOME
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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
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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
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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!
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