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About NYU College of Arts & Science
NYU is a private research university in New York City. It has over 20 schools and colleges, including the College of Arts & Science. The College of Arts & Science offers over 50 undergraduate majors across seven departments: Biology; Chemistry; Economics; English Language Program; History; Mathematics; Philosophy, Politics & Law (PPOL); Physics & Astronomy. In addition to these majors, interdisciplinary programs like Critical Theory or Comparative Literature allow students to combine their interests across disciplines.
Programs
The College of Arts and Science offers a wide range of programs in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.
- Majors: Biology; Chemistry; Economics; English; Mathematics; Physics
- Minors: Anthropology; Classics (Greek & Latin); Computer Science & Engineering; East Asian Studies
- Programs: BA/MA Program in Social Thought & Intellectual History (STIH) – BA/MA Program in STIH allows students to combine a broad liberal arts education with advanced coursework in philosophy and religious studies that will prepare them for careers in law school or graduate school.
- Departments: Philosophy; Religion Studies; Classics Department (Greek & Latin); East Asian Studies Department
Academics
The college of arts and science offers degrees in the following areas:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Communication (including journalism)
- Computer science, economics, English, foreign languages (French, German), history and mathematics. In addition to these majors and programs NYU also has a variety of minors available for undergraduates to choose from. The college offers minors in art history; business administration; chemistry; criminology; economics; environmental studies; film studies; French language & literature; Germanic studies (including linguistics); international relations/global political economy/international development policy.; Italian language & literature.; Jewish studies.; Latin American & Caribbean Studies.; Linguistics.; Modern Greek Studies (Greek language).
Admissions
NYU is a highly selective university. To be admitted, you must demonstrate academic potential through your high school record and SAT or ACT scores.
You can apply to NYU using either the Common Application (CA) or Coalition Application (COA). The COA is accepted by more than 600 schools across the country and internationally; it allows students to submit one application that will be shared with each of these institutions. Students who choose this option will be able to indicate their top choices along with other information about themselves such as extracurricular activities, awards received during high school and personal statements.
The CA includes questions related specifically to NYU’s undergraduate programs: what courses have you taken? What did your grades look like? Have you participated in any research projects? Did you take AP courses? If so, what were the scores on those exams? You’ll also need to provide standardized test scores from either the SAT or ACT (or both).
Financial aid
NYU provides a wide variety of financial aid programs, and we work hard to ensure that any eligible student can attend NYU. We offer many scholarships, grants and loans as well as federal and state financial aid programs.
Scholarships are awarded based on merit or need; some scholarship funds require application essays while others do not. In addition, NYU has a variety of need-based and merit-based scholarships available for incoming students who qualify for them.
The college of arts and science has a wide variety of majors and programs.
The college of arts and science offers a wide variety of majors and programs. In fact, it’s the largest of NYU’s schools and colleges, with over 20 departments and programs in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and mathematics.
The College offers many classes that can be taken as part of your major or just for fun! For example:
- Psychology 101 (Introduction to Psychology)
- Biological Anthropology 101 (Introduction to Biological Anthropology)