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.
New Student Registration
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.
LS Core Registration Guides and Global Liberal Studies Registration Guides were sent directly to admitted students via email in May, ahead of registration on June 14th. These Guides contain a wealth of information:
- How to choose your classes, including elective options
- What you should do to prepare for registration
- Understand the requirements for your program of study
- Learn about advanced standing credit and placement exams
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!
Registration Webinars
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.
Additional Resources for New Students
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:
- Satisfactory work completed at another accredited college or university; for details refer to the Advanced Standing Credit policy in the LS Bulletin
- Credit by examination, which includes AP, IB, and some foreign maturity examinations; for details, refer to the AP/IB/A-Level equivalencies charts and the LS Credit by Examination Policy
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.
How to Get Credits Posted
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:
- Read below for issues to consider in having advanced standing credit posted to your academic records.
- Consult advanced standing credit policies and procedures in the Liberal Studies Bulletin.
- For potential credit by examination, request your AP scores from the College Board (or other eligible examinations from the appropriate testing agency), and have an official score report sent to NYU Undergraduate Admissions
- With potential credit for transfer, send an official academic transcript from the college attended for review to NYU Undergraduate Admissions
- Meet with your academic advisor to discuss the decision of accepting advanced standing credit.
Important Considerations for Advanced Standing Credit
Should you have your credits posted? Before submitting your work for advanced standing credit, consider the following factors to inform your decision:
- Credits toward University Requirements: Advanced standing credits, especially those for science or math, may count toward a particular program, department, and/or university requirement. You may consult the link above for more information about course equivalencies and how your credits may count, but you should also consult the your academic advisor for information specific to your requirements and implications for your academic progress.
- Credits toward LS Requirements: Advanced standing credits will not exempt you from the Liberal Studies core curriculum requirements in Writing, Global Works and Society or Arts and Cultures. In addition, advanced standing will not exempt GLS students from the Global Cultures requirement, or the expectation to study language at your global site during junior year. Also note that the structure of GLS does not typically allow for early graduation.
- Financial Aid Implications: In keeping with federal policy, advanced standing credits are factored into financial aid eligibility, both in determining Satisfactory Academic Progress and maximum credit limits on funding. Each set of 16 credits applied to your record counts as one earned semester of financial aid toward the degree, and financial aid may not be available for excess credits completed. For more information about this policy, contact NYU’s Office of Financial Aid at 212-998-4444 or financial.aid@nyu.edu.
- Registration Day and Time for all semesters after your initial registration in Fall 2022: The NYU Registrar assigns registration dates and times based on the number of earned credits, including advanced standing credits, posted to a student’s record. As such, the more credits you have, the earlier the date and time you will be activated for registration. Learn more about the Registrar’s policy.
- Prehealth Students: If you intend on applying to medical, veterinary, and dental school (or another prehealth program), consult with the LS prehealth academic advisors regarding any advanced standing science or math credit you have earned. The prehealth advisors can offer guidance about which advanced standing credit to accept or decline based on graduate admissions recommendations, course sequencing and prerequisites, and other considerations. For more information, please refer to Page 12 in the LS Core Registration Guide emailed to you in May.
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.