Welcome to Liberal Studies! Registering for classes will be one of your first responsibilities as an incoming LS student.
Please note: The information below is applicable to students beginning at New York City in Fall 2022.
Welcome to Liberal Studies! Registering for classes will be one of your first responsibilities as an incoming LS student.
Please note: The information below is applicable to students beginning at New York City in Fall 2022.
You will register for fall semester classes on June 14th at 9am Eastern Time (NYC-local time). Before registration, your academic advisor will contact you with more information about the registration process and how to choose your classes. Be sure to activate your official NYU email account as early as possible; advising emails will be sent to your NYU email address.
We encourage you to read the Registration Guides carefully and thoroughly prior to meeting with your advisor, and before registration. Your advisor will be able to answer any additional questions you have that may not be answered in the Guide. Remember to use your NYU email account, and always include your N-number when contacting your advisor!
Academic Advisors host online webinars that review general information about registration and academic programs, and help answer some common questions for new students. Below you will find recordings of the Fall 2022 Registration Webinars, each with a very useful Q&A at the end. We recommend that you review the webinar(s) that apply to you (ie. LS Core, or LS Core + Prehealth) even if you attended it "live", prior to registration!
LS Core Webinar Recording (Morning Session)
LS Core Webinar Recording (Evening Session)
Remember to log in to your NYU Zoom account via the SSO option.
Dean of Liberal Studies, Dr. Julie Mostov hosted a Welcome Webinar for incoming students and their families - if you missed it, you can watch the recording below! Remember to log in to your NYU Zoom account via the SSO option.
Dean's Welcome Webinar Recording
Other questions about orientation, residence life, and more? Visit NYU Welcome for information on all of this and more.
Advanced standing credits are college-level credits earned before entering NYU and may be awarded toward your NYU degree for the following:
Liberal Studies accepts a maximum of 32 credits of advanced standing. However, no advanced standing credits will apply toward the required courses in the LS Core or Global Liberal Studies, except for mathematics and science. Consult with your advisor about how advanced standing credits might be applied.
With transfer courses completed at other accredited institutions, credits will be applicable only if the content of the course is similar to an equivalent NYU course and a qualifying grade was earned.
To be considered, appropriate documentation of your advanced standing credits (e.g. official college transcript or examination scores) must be submitted to NYU Undergraduate Admissions:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
New York University
383 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10003
Only after credits have been processed by NYU Admissions will the LS Advising Office have the opportunity to review them. To request advanced standing credits, follow these steps:
Should you have your credits posted? Before submitting your work for advanced standing credit, consider the following factors to inform your decision:
To assist students and their academic advisors in charting a course of study appropriate to individual skills and background, LS offers students the opportunity to take placement examinations through the College of Arts and Science. Exams are offered in math, computer science and several foreign languages. Refer to Placement Exam Information to find out which exams are available and how/when to take them.
Are you a new student studying at NYU in Florence, London, or Washington, DC this fall? Registration dates and procedures vary by global academic center. Please visit Liberal Studies First Year Away or contact ls.abroad@nyu.edu for details specific to your site.