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There’s such a thing as over-affiliation, says Jonathan B. Williams, the assistant vice president for undergraduate admissions at New York University.

“Probably the most common mistake that applicants make is to try and be something that they are not in their application,” Williams says. “We are most interested in who they are and what they have to offer, not how well they can recite what they have learned from our website.”

With an acceptance rate of just 8% for students entering this past fall, the Stern School of Business at NYU is one of the most exclusive undergraduate business schools in the country . Only Cornell University’s Dyson School (2.9%), UC-Berkeley’s Haas School (4.3%), and Pennsylvania’s Wharton School (6.49%) were more selective for last year’s entering business students. For students hoping to beat the odds and gain entry into the highly selective program, Williams says the key is not only to learn what a college or university is looking for, but also how to tell their own story.

In order to build a diverse student body, NYU doesn’t seek out a certain “type” of candidate, Williams, who has been in this role at NYU for almost three years now, says. Instead, successful applicants come from all walks of life and represent “many different approaches to business.”

“What they all have in common is intellectual curiosity, lots of motivation to explore their ideas and an impactful engagement with the world around them,” Williams says.

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THE HOLISTIC APPROACH TO EVALUATING APPLICANTS

Among the incoming Class of 2018, Stern students averaged an SAT score of 1,468, with international students making up an 23% of the population, which was higher than all but two of the 88 undergraduate business schools ranked this year by Poets&Quants for Undergrads . At about 30%, Stern also enrolled one of the highest rates of U.S. minority students and was much higher than any other top ten school. Stern also enrolled 14% first-generation college students.

Explaining the makeup, Williams says the admissions team uses a holistic review process, where all components of an application are reviewed to make a decision. However, the most important thing in any application, he says, regardless of which school or program at the university the student is hoping to enter, is the overall academic profile. A student’s academic profile is made up of their GPA, as well as a presentation of how the student has challenged themselves with available high school curriculum.

“Straight As doesn’t mean much if the courses taken to get those As are not challenging,” Williams explains. “At the same time, students have to demonstrate that they understand the balance between challenging coursework and their ability to do well in that coursework. Standardized tests are important as well. They help to give context to the rest of the academic information.”

NYU has 10 undergraduate schools and programs offering over 230 areas of academic study. Naturally, admission to the business school is competitive. In the past years, for example, Williams says applications to Stern have come from the most active students in their applicant pool. Not only are they academically advanced, they are often also involved in extracurricular activities ranging from art, music, and sports to clubs, community engagement, and volunteering. As many are leaders both inside and outside the classroom, Williams says applications have to be reviewed meticulously and comprehensively and “there is never one particular thing that ultimately makes the decision” on whether a student is in or out.

“ The truth is,” Williams continues, “that most students that apply to our school are driven and quite talented. We simply do not have the room to accommodate all of them.”

WHAT IT’S LIKE TO START UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS EDUCATION AT STERN

For those that are accepted and enroll at Stern, preparation work gets going early. Stern students kick off their education with a team of professional academic advisors who host a Facebook Live session as early as May. By June before entering the university, students can make use of “call-in question days.” First-year students are also invited to a Facebook group to “meet” their classmates virtually, Tiffany Boselli, assistant dean of Academic Advising & Judicial Affairs at Stern says.

“First-year students are also required to attend NYU and Stern orientations in August at which students are placed in Cohorts of 60 students, each named for an area of New York City like Chelsea, TriBeCa, or the West Village,” Boselli explains. “In their Cohorts, students go through orientation, which includes Convocation with the Dean of the Undergraduate College, academic information sessions, club fairs, and even a trip to the U.S. Open. Throughout it all, we all do our best to make the summer months before their first year positive and productive.”

ONE OF THE BIGGEST MISTAKES TO AVOID WHILE APPLYING TO NYU

One of the biggest mistakes applicants make when applying to NYU, Williams says, is not starting work on their applications early enough. The college application process is a lengthy one requiring time and energy, as students need to do research to find the school that meets their college and career goals.

Even today, Williams says that parents play a critical role in helping students navigate the complicated and possibly overwhelming process. “ ​ We often hear from parents in the early stages of the application process. For example, they often accompany their student during a visit to campus ​ ,” he says. “They sort of disappear once the application has been submitted and then resurface once the admissions decisions have been released and admitted students are trying to decide where to go.”

Where possible, Williams also says it may be a good idea for parents to begin bringing their children to visit college campuses as early as in the 9th or 10th grade to get a sense of the environment. Doing so would help students feel like they would be happy to go to any school on their college list, he says.

When asked to advise high-schoolers on how to best prepare themselves for the NYU application, Williams says students should practice introspection to know what they want from their college experience. It isn’t so much about which major they want to pursue, Williams explains, but about their academic and social likes and dislikes.

While NYU has a lot to offer students, Williams advises to remember what it is — a large research university in an urban setting that will never be a small, rural, liberal arts school.

“Students applying to NYU Stern should have a clear understanding of the school’s educational offerings, philosophy and expectations. It is never a good idea to apply to a school because you ‘heard’ that it was a good school,” Williams says. “What makes a school a good school is that it can meet that student’s needs in a way that feels very special. You can’t find that out without making the effort to understand what you want and how a particular school can help you get there.”

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BA Degree Requirements

Students are bound by the degree requirements in effect during the first semester in which they matriculate at Gallatin, and are responsible for tracking their progress toward the degree. For specific information about the semester of matriculation, see Understanding the Degree Requirements below.  Students can learn how to track their degree progress and monitor remaining requirements by reading Tracking Completion of Degree Requirements below.

Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements Program: Individualized Major Effective Summer 2024

NYSED: 08440 HEGIS: 4901.00 CIP: 24.0101

A more extensive explanation of each degree requirement can be found below the summary below, or by clicking on each topic.

Total Credits

128 credits (A minimum of 64 credits must be completed after matriculation at Gallatin.)

Undergraduate (UG) Core Requirement

The Core comprises both credit-bearing (32 credits) and non-credit bearing requirements.  

Gallatin Courses 32 credits

• First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar, 4 credits (Transfer students who enter with more than 32 credits may substitute this course with another Gallatin course.)
• First-Year Writing Seminar and First-Year Research Seminar, 8 credits ( Transfer students can learn more about satisfying this requirement by selecting this link. )
• Interdisciplinary Seminars, 16 credits (The First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar counts as an interdisciplinary seminar; thus first-year students who have completed a First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar are required to complete only 12 more credits in Interdisciplinary Seminars.)
• Remaining credits may be taken in additional interdisciplinary seminars, advanced writing courses, arts workshops, practicum courses, travel courses, global programs, and nonclassroom courses (independent studies, tutorials, internships, and private lessons).

Intellectual Autobiography and Plan for Concentration

Approved by the student’s adviser by the completion of the sophomore year (64 credits)

Colloquium  (Rationale and List of Works)

Students are required to complete the Colloquium, a two–hour presentation and discussion with faculty. Both the Rationale and List of Works serve as the main focus of the discussion in the Colloquium.

Liberal Arts Requirement, 20 credits *

• Humanities, 8 credits
• Social Sciences, 8 credits
• Mathematics or Science, 4 credits

Historical & Cultural Requirement,12 credits *

• Premodern, 4 credits
• Early Modern, 4 credits
• Global Cultures, 4 credits

Critical Race Studies, 4 credits *

*The Liberal Arts, Historical & Cultural, and Critical Race Studies requirements can be completed with as few as 20 credits or as many as 36 credits. See Liberal Arts Requirement , Historical & Cultural Requirement , or Critical Race Studies for more information about how a single course might fulfill two or three areas.

Academic Good Standing

A final minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 is required for graduation.

Classroom Credit Requirement

A minimum of 64 credits in classroom courses is required.

Residency Requirements

• A minimum of 64 credits of coursework must be completed after matriculation in Gallatin.
• The last 32 credits must be taken at NYU.

Limitations

• Time Limit for the Completion of the Bachelor's Degree - 10 years
• Maximum attempted credits - 145 credits
• Transfer Credit - 64 credits maximum
• Business Courses - 31 credits maximum
• Private Lessons - 24 credits maximum
• Internship - 24 credits maximum

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Understanding the degree requirements.

Students are bound by the degree requirements in effect during the first semester in which they matriculate at Gallatin. 

• Fall matriculants will be bound by the degree requirements in effect for the fall term in which they entered Gallatin.
• Spring matriculants will be bound by the degree requirements in effect during the fall term immediately preceding their enrollment.
• Summer matriculants will be bound by the degree requirements in effect for the fall term immediately following their enrollment.

Transfer Students

Degree requirements for students transferring from a school or college within the University are those that are in effect when they first matriculate at Gallatin.

Readmitted Students

Students who are readmitted must fulfill the degree requirements that are in effect when they are readmitted, unless their offer of readmission states otherwise.

Note: Students who matriculated prior to Summer 2015 should reference the Degree Requirements Archive above.

Authoritative curriculum information can be found exclusively in the University  Bulletin. All other content, including this web-page, is for informational purpose only. You can find the curriculum for this program on this page of the Bulletin .

Tracking Completion of Degree Requirements

Students are responsible for tracking their progress toward their degree by viewing their Degree Progress Report , which is available from a link on the Academics tab in their Albert Student Center (NYU’s online student information system). The Degree Progress Report will indicate which requirements the student has completed and which are still remaining.    

To be eligible for the Bachelor of Arts degree, students must complete 128 credits and all degree requirements within 10 years of matriculating at Gallatin. A minimum of 64 credits must be completed after matriculation at Gallatin. Students are expected to satisfy all degree requirements and thus graduate in the semester in which they complete 128 credits. If unusual circumstances require additional course work in excess of 145 credits, the student may file a Petition to request permission to take extra credits for one additional semester only.

No student may attempt or earn more than 168 credits. This limit itself is a rarity--a student may reach it only through receiving approval via a Petition.

Undergraduate Core Requirement

The Core comprises both credit-bearing (32 credits) and non-credit bearing requirements.

Gallatin Courses, 32 credits

Students must complete 32 credits in Gallatin School courses, all of which contain the letters “UG” in the course subject area. In fulfilling this requirement, students must earn 4 credits in the *First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar, 4 credits in *First-Year Writing Seminar, 4 credits in *First-Year or Transfer Student Research Seminar, and 16 credits in interdisciplinary seminars. Any remaining credits may be taken in other Gallatin curricular offerings, including additional interdisciplinary seminars, advanced writing courses; arts workshops; practicum courses; global and travel courses, and individualized projects (independent studies, tutorials, internships, and private lessons).

*Please note :

• The First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar counts as an interdisciplinary seminar; thus first-year students who have completed a First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar are only required to complete 12 credits in Interdisciplinary Seminars.
• Students may not take the First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar, First-Year Writing Seminar, First-Year Research Seminar or the Transfer Student Research Seminar on a pass/fail basis.

For Transfer Students:

• Transfer students who enter with 32 or more credits may substitute another Gallatin interdisciplinary seminar for the First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar.
• Transfer students may satisfy the required First-Year Writing Seminar and First-Year Research Seminar with approved expository writing courses from other schools; this substitution does not reduce the required 32 credits in Gallatin courses. Transfer students who must complete one or both seminars in Gallatin should consult with their transfer adviser.

The following Core requirements are in addition to the 32-credit course requirements: 

Students are required to write a two- to three-page essay called the Intellectual Autobiography and Plan for Concentration by the end of the semester in which they complete the 64th credit toward the B.A. degree. Students who transfer into Gallatin with 64 credits must complete this requirement during their first semester at Gallatin (deadline: summer/fall admits – November 1; spring admits – April 1). Students write the essay in consultation with their adviser, and the essay must be approved by the adviser.

This essay has several purposes. First, students are expected to compose an intellectual history that describes the trajectory of their interests and education thus far. Second, students are asked to frame a plan for future study, including classroom course work and individualized projects. In constructing this essay, students should describe their educational experiences, the central idea or ideas informing their concentration, and the course work relevant to their concentration. Finally, this essay should be understood as an opportunity for students to reflect on how they learn as individuals and to consider what they find academically interesting and worthwhile.

For more information about this topic, see Intellectual Autobiography and Plan for Concentration . 

Senior Colloquium (Rationale and List of Works)

Students must successfully complete a final oral examination called the Colloquium, to occur preferably during the penultimate semester of the senior year. The Colloquium is an intellectual conversation between the student, the student’s primary faculty adviser, and one other member of the faculty about a selection of works representing several academic disciplines and historical periods. Under certain circumstances, a third committee member (an additional faculty member) can be included. 

Both the Rationale and List of Works serve as the main focus of the discussion in the Colloquium.  Students are required to submit (1) a five- to eight-page adviser-approved Rationale about the topic or topics to be discussed in the Colloquium and (2) a List of Works consisting of 20-25 works representing several academic disciplines and historical periods related to the theme or themes described in the Rationale. The Rationale and the List of Works must be formally approved by the student’s adviser, who may opt to request a second review by another member of the Gallatin faculty.  

For more information about this topic, see  Colloquium  and  Rationale and List of Works .

Liberal Arts Requirement

All students must complete the Liberal Arts requirement, which is distributed as follows: 8 credits in the Humanities; 8 credits in the Social Sciences; and 4 credits in either Mathematics or Science.  

Liberal Arts Course Policies

• Some Liberal Arts courses may also satisfy one of the Historical & Cultural requirements, and/or the Critical Race Studies requirement (for example, a course may satisfy the Humanities area of the Liberal Arts requirement, as well as the Early Modern area of the Historical & Cultural requirement, as well as the Critical Race Studies requirement). In this example, three requirements would be satisfied by the completion of a single course. 
• To fulfill the Liberal Arts requirement, students may take courses in Gallatin, as well as in several departments and programs in other schools of the University. A list of Gallatin interdisciplinary seminars that may be counted toward the Liberal Arts requirement is available on the Gallatin Courses page . A list of other NYU departments and courses that satisfy an area of the Liberal Arts requirement is available on the NYU Courses that Fulfill Gallatin Requirements page .
• Please note that the following Gallatin courses do not fulfill any area of the Liberal Arts requirements: Individualized projects, including independent studies, tutorials, etc. (INDIV-UG), First-year program courses, including first-year interdisciplinary seminars and first-year writing and research seminars (FIRST-UG), Advanced writing courses (WRTNG-UG), Arts Workshops (ARTS-UG), Community Learning courses (CLI-UG), Practicums (PRACT-UG).
• Courses taken to fulfill the Liberal Arts requirement may not be taken on a pass/fail basis. After admission, transfer students' prior coursework will be evaluated to determine which, if any, of the Liberal Arts requirements they have fulfilled. AP course credit and credits earned from other similar programs may not be used to fulfill the Liberal Arts requirement.

Historical & Cultural Requirement

This requirement is designed to help students think historically—and culturally---about their concentration work. To that end, students are required to take at least 4 credits of coursework in the 'Premodern' period, 4 credits in the 'Early Modern' period, and 4 credits in ‘Global Cultures’ for a total of 12 credits. While some courses may satisfy multiple areas of the Historical & Cultural requirement (i.e. Global Cultures and Premodern), one course cannot be used to fulfill more than one area of the requirement (in this example, either Global Cultures or Premodern, but not both).

Premodern Period

The 'premodern' period traditionally extends from the world of antiquity, from the earliest records of human civilization up to the emergence of early modern social, political, and technological regimes (14th-16th centuries CE). It is common to include under this vast temporal umbrella such disparate phenomena as the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean, the Middle East and South Asia; the societies and cultures of the European 'Middle Ages'; the Mayan and Incan civilizations of South and Central America; pre-Ming dynasty China; the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates of the Middle East, north Africa, and Spain. Students of the premodern world might expect to study (among many possibilities) Classical Greek philosophy and drama, Ancient Mediterranean wisdom Literature, Epic poetry and romance, the interplay of oral and written cultures, the Han legacy in the East, the Roman legacy in the West, heresy and the institutionalization of religion, the rise of Islam, crusade, the flourishing of scientific learning at Baghdad and Cordoba.

For a course to fill the Premodern requirement, at least half of the semester's coursework should focus on this historical period. Courses that use this historical period as foundation or context for later historical periods do not fill this requirement.

**It is important to understand that 'premodern' and 'early modern' are categories created by Western scholars to describe cultural, political, social, and economic differences across vast periods of time. For this reason, these categories are not fixed, and they vary across disciplines and geographic regions. In other words, while the terms 'premodern' and 'early modern' can be useful for exploring the diversity and development of ideas across time, they also invite debate, discussion, and interrogation.

Early Modern Period

The 'early modern' period is understood to begin in many regions around the 14th century, and to continue to the 18th century, or, depending on geographic region, to the late 18th or 19th century CE. It describes the era from the invention of the printing press to the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, from the early contact of European explorers with the Americas to the American Revolution. It marks the beginning of world exploration and the expansion of world trade, the beginning of a global economic system; and the beginning of European colonialism, including the Atlantic Slave trade. It is common to associate this period with, for some examples, the European Renaissance, the Ottoman Empire, the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan, the Ming and Qing Dynasties in China, colonial Latin America, the colonial and early revolutionary culture of the United States.

For a course to fill the Early Modern requirement, at least half of the semester's coursework should focus on this historical period. Courses that use this historical period as foundation or context for later historical periods do not fill this requirement.

**It is important to understand that 'pre-modern' and 'early modern' are categories created by Western scholars to describe cultural, political, social, and economic differences across vast periods of time. For this reason, these categories are not fixed, and they vary across disciplines and geographic regions. In other words, while the terms 'pre-modern' and 'early modern' can be useful for exploring the diversity and development of ideas across time, they also invite debate, discussion, and interrogation.

Global Cultures

Gallatin students are required to stretch beyond the cultural context that is most familiar to them, and take (at least) 4 credits of coursework in classes dealing with the beliefs, practices, literatures, or intellectual traditions found in contexts beyond the boundaries of, in general, the United States and Western Europe. Students are encouraged to take classes that address the various contexts of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East.

For a course to fulfill the Global Cultures requirement at least half (seven weeks) of the semester's coursework should focus on a single non-Western cultural context. Please note that courses focused on globalization, colonialism, or imperialism do not necessarily satisfy the requirement. While a course may cover other contexts, courses that fill this requirement will demonstrate a strong focus on a single non-Western context so that some depth of understanding can be achieved. Courses that survey a range of contexts with limited depth do not fulfill this requirement.

Historical & Cultural Course Policies

• Some Historical & Cultural courses courses may also satisfy one of the Liberal Arts requirements, and/or the Critical Race Studies requirement (for example, a course may satisfy the Early Modern area of the Historical & Cultural requirement, as well as the Humanities area of the Liberal Arts requirement, as well as the Critical Race Studies requirement). In this example, three requirements would be satisfied by the completion of a single course. 
• To fulfill this requirement, students may take courses in Gallatin, as well as several other NYU departments and programs. A list of Gallatin interdisciplinary seminars that may be counted toward the Historical & Cultural requirement is available on the Gallatin Courses page . A list of other NYU departments and courses that satisfy the Historical & Cultural requirement is available on the NYU Courses that Fulfill Gallatin Requirements page .
• Please note that the following Gallatin courses do not fulfill any area of the Historical & Cultural requirements: Individualized projects, including independent studies, tutorials, etc. (INDIV-UG), First-year program courses, including first-year interdisciplinary seminars and first-year writing and research seminars (FIRST-UG), Advanced writing courses (WRTNG-UG), Arts Workshops (ARTS-UG), Practicums (PRACT-UG). Courses taken to fulfill the Historical & Cultural requirement may not be taken on a pass/fail basis. After admission, transfer students' prior coursework will be evaluated to determine which, if any, of the Historical & Cultural requirements they have fulfilled. AP course credit and credits earned from other similar programs may not be used to fulfill the Historical & Cultural requirement.
• Courses taken to fulfill the Historical & Cultural requirement may not be taken on a pass/fail basis. After admission, transfer students' prior coursework will be evaluated to determine which, if any, of the Historical & Cultural requirements they have fulfilled. AP course credit and credits earned from other similar programs may not be used to fulfill the Historical & Cultural requirement.

Critical Race Studies Requirement

The Critical Race Studies 4-credit requirement is met by classes, across disciplines and intellectual traditions, that foreground race/racism and structures and practices that produce them. These classes will help students better understand how to unpack the racial grammar, sometimes visible and often latent, that shapes and constricts “knowledge” in different domains about that theme. This may entail focusing on how the legacies of racial and colonial violence have given rise to “common sense” notions about race, naturalizing uneven distributions of power, resources, cultural worth, and life chances.

Courses meeting this requirement address how modern race/racism emerged and attend to the flexibility and adaptability of ruling ideas about race in the U.S. and transnationally. Some courses allow students to examine how seemingly group-specific racial ideologies change across time and place, with attention to the ways in which racial thinking has led to dispossession, elimination, and social deaths of others. Other courses focus on decolonizing movements and cultures that have envisioned marginalized peoples as sources of social transformation and liberation. Regardless of their specific topics, courses meeting this requirement help students develop their concentrations by situating different ways of knowing in relation to historical and contemporary maps of racial power and privilege, local and/or global. Courses may examine political economies, cultural production, scientific knowledge, and people’s understanding of themselves and others.

Students must take (at least) 4 credits of coursework to fulfill this requirement. For a course to fulfill the Critical Race Studies requirement, at least half (seven weeks) of the semester’s coursework should focus explicitly on the above.

Critical Race Studies Course Policies

• Some Critical Race Studies courses may also satisfy one of the Liberal Arts requirements and/or one of the Historical & Cultural requirements (for example, a course may satisfy the Critical Race Studies requirement, and the Humanities area of the Liberal Arts requirement, and the Early Modern area of the Historical & Cultural requirement). In this example, three requirements would be satisfied by the completion of a single course. 
• To fulfill the Critical Race Studies requirement, students may take courses in Gallatin, as well as in several departments and programs in other schools of the University. A list of Gallatin interdisciplinary seminars that may be counted toward the Critical Race Studies requirement is available on the Gallatin Courses page. A list of other NYU departments and courses that satisfy an area of the Critical Race Studies requirement is available on the NYU Courses that Fulfill Gallatin Requirements page.
• Please note that the following Gallatin courses do not fulfill the Critical Race Studies requirement: Individualized projects, including independent studies, tutorials, etc. (INDIV-UG), First-year program courses, including first-year interdisciplinary seminars and first-year writing and research seminars (FIRST-UG), and Practicums (PRACT-UG).
• Courses taken to fulfill the Critical Race Studies requirement may not be taken on a pass/fail basis. After admission, transfer students' prior coursework will be evaluated to determine if the Critical Race Studies requirement could be fulfilled by a transfer course. AP course credit and credits earned from other similar programs may not be used to fulfill the Critical Race Studies requirement.

Students must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 to remain in academic good standing. A final minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 is required for graduation.

Please note: Academic good standing is not the same as satisfactory academic progress. Satisfactory academic progress refers to the academic requirement students must meet to maintain eligibility for financial aid. Please contact the Office of Financial Aid for more information on satisfactory academic progress . 

Students must complete at least 64 credits in classroom courses. Transfer credits from college courses generally count toward this 64-credit requirement, but independent study, tutorial, internship, and private lesson credits do not. 

A minimum of 64 credits of coursework must be completed after matriculation in Gallatin. 

In addition, students are required to complete their last 32 credits at NYU, through courses at NYU in New York City or at an NYU study away program. Students who wish to study abroad through a school other than NYU, or who wish to take courses outside of NYU, should do so before they complete 96 credits, or they should file a petition asking to be waived from the requirement. 

Time Limit for Completion of the Bachelor's Degree

Undergraduate students must complete all degree requirements within a period of 10 years from the first semester of matriculation at Gallatin.

Students who are readmitted after an extended absence from NYU will have their records evaluated upon readmission to determine the remaining time permitted to complete the degree.

Maximum Attempted Credits - 145 credits

Students are expected to satisfy all degree requirements and thus graduate in the semester in which they complete 128 credits. If unusual circumstances require additional course work in excess of 145 credits, the student may file a Petition to request permission to take extra credits for one additional semester only.

Transfer Credit Maximum

A student may apply a maximum of 64 transfer credits toward the Gallatin degree. Included in this maximum are all credits earned prior to admission to Gallatin (including Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, Maturity Exam Certificate, etc.) and any non-NYU credits a student may be approved to take after matriculation at Gallatin. Please note: all Gallatin degree candidates must complete a minimum of 64 credits after matriculation at Gallatin and must satisfy all other degree requirements.

Transfer credit is applied to a student's NYU record according to the following policies:

• No credit will be given for courses graded on a "Pass/Fail" basis.
• For undergraduate students, only grades equivalent to "C" or higher will be accepted for transfer.
• The amount of transfer credit will be based on the number of credits or points earned at the external institution, as well as the length of that institution's academic term.
• Course titles will not necessarily appear on the student's NYU transcript.
• Grades for these courses are not recorded on the NYU transcript nor are they computed in the NYU grade point average.
• Transfer credits that are more than 10 years old may not be transferable. 

For more information about transfer credit, please see Advanced Placement and other pre-college credit .

Business Courses Maximum Credits

No more than 31 credits in business courses can count towards the Gallatin BA degree. This includes, but is not limited to: all courses in the Stern School; business courses in the School of Professional Studies, Tandon School of Engineering, NYU Shanghai, and NYU Abu Dhabi; and business courses transferred from other colleges and universities.

Private Lessons Maximum Credits

Undergraduate students may take a maximum of 24 credits in private lessons during their studies at the Gallatin School.  Included in this total will be credits earned from Gallatin Private Lessons (INDIV-UG 1701) as well as credits earned from Steinhardt music courses noted as “individual instruction in the performing arts” (e.g., Participation in NYU Orchestra, Vocal Training (Private Lessons), etc.).  

Internship Maximum Credits

Students may take a maximum of 24 credits in internship during their studies at the Gallatin School.

Published October 20, 2022

Meet the NYU Stern School of Business

NYU was founded to be “ metropolitan in character , democratic in spirit,” and responsive to the needs of New York City’s rapidly evolving population. Today, these themes remain at the core of NYU. And they have led the University to develop 10 distinct undergraduate schools and colleges in New York City, degree-granting campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai, and 12 additional global academic centers and programs in cities around the world. NYU’s urban spirit is fundamental to the student experience. For example, at NYU, professors are experts in their fields who are tapped into local networks; courses take advantage of the opportunities and interact with the city culture; and internships are right around the corner. And at the NYU Stern School of Business, students come together in the heart of New York City to learn business fundamentals and explore diverse industries.

NYU Stern was established in 1900 as one of the first business schools in the United States. Ever since it has attracted and cultivated the next generation of innovators in business and industry. At Stern your curriculum is grounded in business while also branching into the liberal arts. Specifically, a Stern education is built upon five pillars : academics, social impact, global, professional, and community. Every day, you’ll have myriad opportunities to contribute to real positive impact in communities both on and off campus. Furthermore, you’ll have unfettered access to professional networks and opportunities that can only be accessed in New York City.

Here, you’ll find your community among like-minded students and supportive faculty through numerous activities, from student clubs to student council . You can also enjoy the Signature Experience Series . This half-day orientation prepares you for the year ahead with an iconic New York City experience. To kick off the academic year, you might attend the US Open Tennis Championships, embark on a New York Harbor cruise, or visit Ellis Island. All things considered, don’t expect business as usual at NYU Stern.

Give Me Five

Five is not only the number of NYU Stern’s guiding pillars. It’s also the number of undergraduate degree options available to you.

• The BS in Business offers an incredible business education with the flexibility to choose at least one specialty. You’ll select from 12 concentrations , including computing and data science, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, and sustainable business. You can even start your college journey by spending your first year studying away at NYU London !
• With the BS in Business and Political Economy (BPE) , you’ll explore the relationship between business, politics, and economic outcomes. In addition, the BPE program emphasizes the importance of global education. So you’ll spend your sophomore year abroad, studying at NYU London in the fall and NYU Shanghai in the spring.
• The BS in Business, Technology and Entrepreneurship (BTE) program teaches you the business essentials while diving into the emerging and ever-changing intersection of technology and entrepreneurship. You’ll take courses like Patterns of Entrepreneurship as part of this science, technology, engineering, and mathematics–certified degree.
• After completing your first semester as a Business major, you can apply to the BS in Business/MS in Accounting dual-degree program. This accelerated program allows you to earn a bachelor’s and master’s degree in four years plus one accelerated summer. Then, you’ll be eligible to take the Certified Public Accountant Exam.
• Finally, some students just can’t choose between a love of film and a love of business. If you’re one of them, there’s the BS in Business/BFA in Film and Television dual-degree program , offered in collaboration with the NYU Tisch School of the Arts. You can apply for the program during your first or sophomore year as a Business major.

Business Is Here (and Everywhere)

To succeed in an industry that can’t be defined by borders, time zones, or currencies, a global perspective is key. With an NYU Stern education, you’ll have ample opportunities to expand your horizons and differentiate your résumé from other students. In fact, all Stern students must take the Global Business Core . This requirement has two components: the Economics of Global Business class and a global experience.

When it comes to your global experience, you have options. First, you can spend a semester away at an NYU global location. Or you can attend another university through Stern’s International Business Exchange program . Finally, you can combine coursework with travel through a Stern short-term immersion course . For example, you can travel to Florida to learn about the amusement park industry, go to Costa Rica to consult on sustainability, or visit Ghana to apply entrepreneurial skills for social change.

Whatever your degree path at Stern, and whether you choose to start your journey in New York City or London, the world will certainly be your campus. You can study at one of NYU’s 13 additional global locations and programs or 17 partnering international business schools . And because NYU commits to making a global experience accessible for all students with demonstrated financial need, every NYU Stern student has the opportunity to go abroad.

Evolving the Nature of Business

Today, we’re facing many global complexities, such as the climate crisis, gender and racial equality, and world hunger. To help address the world’s most pressing challenges, businesses must examine and adapt their practices. No matter which degree program you decide to pursue at NYU Stern, you’ll explore doing business from a moral perspective as well as a financial one through the required four-course Social Impact Curriculum . If you concentrate your Business major on sustainable business, you’ll have the chance to take such socially and environmentally minded courses as:

• Social Entrepreneurship: Learn how to build frameworks for rapidly growing social impact ventures. You’ll emerge with the skills to start your own social venture or influence organizations from within to adopt important values.
• Managing Climate, Cyber, Geopolitical, and Financial Risk: Business has inherent risk. But where much of that risk used to be financial, organizations must now contend with climate, cyber, and geopolitical risk too. In this course you’ll learn how to assess and develop tools to navigate these variables.
• Marketing for Impact: Strategies for Sustainable Business: Many consumers are skeptical of large, multinational corporations. Especially when it comes to marketing that attempts to mask unethical business practices. Through case studies and real-world projects, you’ll learn just how important marketing is to the shifting corporate landscape.

In addition, you can take advantage of the many resources and opportunities at the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business . You can apply for the Social Impact Fellows program , a four-year progression that provides opportunities to further explore sustainable business. What’s more, you can connect with faculty conducting research through the Stern Program for Undergraduate Research . All in all, Stern has numerous resources to help you succeed and shape the future of business.

Accomplished Alumni

Vidula Joshi, who graduated in 2014 with a BS in Business and Political Economy, began her post-NYU career journey at Deloitte in strategy and operations consulting. She then transitioned to project management with the New York City Economic Development Corporation’s Center for Urban Innovation. Currently, Vidula serves as a chief of staff at Lyft, focusing on transit, bike, and scooter policy.

Yonadav Tsuna, a 2012 graduate who majored in Business with a concentration in finance and minored in Producing, let his varied interests and connections from NYU Stern guide his career. From opening a restaurant to stints at Twitter and Google, he now works at Crunchyroll, a San Francisco–based anime and manga streaming service. There, he’s the senior manager of content strategy and partnerships for emerging business development.

Janelle Benjamin, who graduated in 2001 with a BS in Business concentrating in statistics, is an accomplished entrepreneur and investor. She is one of the few Black female entrepreneurs to raise over $1 million in funding and successfully exit. She cofounded and served as COO of SuperData Research, which Nielsen acquired in 2018. Currently, Janelle is building her next venture, which recently closed a multimillion-dollar round of seed funding.

Read More About the NYU Stern School of Business

• Shape the Future of Business at NYU
• How to Stern: Go Beyond Business as Usual
• The Stern Center for Sustainable Business Leads the Eco-Market
• The Cool Things About a Stern Education: Why I Chose Stern

NYU Stern Students Mix Business with Culture

First-year business students explore New York City's cultural offerings and get to know each other through the Cohen Arts and Culture Experience (CACE).

Studying Film and Business at NYU: The Stern–Tisch Dual Degree Program

Have you ever wanted to study the financing side of the film industry? This is possible at NYU thanks to the Stern–Tisch BS/BFA dual degree program.

How to Be a Dreamer and a Doer: Business Studies for Every Major

Adding business studies to your curriculum (whether or not Business is your major) can propel academic pursuits into fulfilling careers.

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