liberal studies 101
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Liberal Studies 101. An Introduction to your future at NYU. Are you ready for NYU?. Yeah. after all,. You’ve studied your whole life. I mean, that’s 14 Years of studying. You’ve gotten scores of “A” grades. You’ve aced countless exams. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Liberal
Studies 101
An Introduction to your future at NYU
Are you ready
for NYU?
You’ve studied your whole life
I mean, that’s 14 Years of studying
You’ve gotten scores of “A” grades
You’ve aced countless exams
Time management may as well be just another pop song
Yeah. after all,
What else is
there to know?
You got into one of the largest elite institutions in the world
You are capable You are ready
Aren’t you?
Great, here’s your
ticket to Hayastan!
I’m sure you know what to pack
I’m sure you know the:
Well, you at least know what the name means, right?
The language
The landmarksThe system
The currency դր
The peopleThe style
Transliterated Armenian
Hmm… Going to Armenia is starting to sound a lot like going
into LS at NYU…
Here’s what to do:
Take everything you think you know
Have you got it?Good.
Now throw it out
Because at NYU & in Liberal Studies, you are walking in unfamiliar territory
don’t worry, we have some tools for you!
But first, let’s introduce you to your
new Family.
LS Great Works
Curriculum:
The LS Core: Rationale and structure
• Global: “In and of the city, In and of the World”• Great works from around the world across time• Interdisciplinary: exposure to multiple modes of
study• Writing Intensive• Small courses
The Freshman Year
• Writing I• Social Foundations I• Cultural Foundations
I• Elective (language or
London course)• Writing II
• Social Foundations II• Cultural Foundations
II• Elective (language or
London Course)
SpringFall
Freshman Great Works Curriculum
The rationale:
Foundational connections
Skills-Building
Exploratory
Relationship-building
Registration for Freshman courses
Fall semester: Varies by site
LS Registers London & Florence/Based on Academic Profile questionnaire
Paris Students: Register themselves in July
Registration for Freshman courses
Spring Semester
Students register themselves
Pre-registration Advising visit in October
Registration Week: early to mid-November
Here are the tools
we have in place
for you and your
success: Advisors
Faculty Mentors
Newsletters
Twice yearly advising visits BethSenti
Yoko
Professional Advisors by site
Professional Advising in the Freshman Year
- Florence: Sentienla Toy
Advising Visits
- London: Beth haymaker- Paris: Yoko sasaki
They stay with you through to transition or graduation
- Pre-registration each summer- Individual appointments and group sessions-Available by Skype
Faculty Advisors by site
Additional Advising in the Freshman Year
- Florence: Professors Nina D’alessandro & Luis Ramos
On-site Academic Support
- London: James Polchin- Paris: Christopher Packard
- Additional support in London, Paris, & Florence- Learn more during orientation
Who to go to for What?
• Major, minor, concentration planning
• Registration clearance• AP, IB, International
Maturity exams• Exemption examinations• Additional
credits/overloads• Questions of internal
transfer/transition or choosing your concentration
• Larger questions about academic disciplines, success in the classroom, doing research
• Questions about grad school for the Ph.D, MA, or MFA
Professional advisors Faculty Advisors
Looking ahead:
Sophomore Year
• SF III/CF III• Elective or SF III/CFIII
(for GLS-bound students)
• Elective• Elective
• Core program- SF III/CF III- Elective- Elective - Elective
• GLS-Approaches-Sophomore topics- Elective- Elective
SpringFall
For beyond
sophomore year
Here are your options at the
GNU:
The Core Program
direct transitio
n to
GLS
College of Arts & Sciences
The Gallatin School of Individualized study
Steinhardt
The College of Nursing
The School of Social WorkSCPS – Preston Tisch Center
Global Liberal Studies
Politics, Rights and
Development
ContemporaryCulture and
Creative Production
Arts and Literatures
Science, Technology and Society
Histories, Philosophies,
and Worldviews
Identities and Representations
Florence
Berlin
Buenos Aires
Paris
Tel Aviv
Shanghai
A Four Year
degree
The GLS Difference• Global Students– Who we are; who you are– Key moments for decision making: site choice and
transition• Hallmarks of the GLS degree– Global study: freshman & junior year– Advanced language work– Experiential learning: learning by doing– Small classes, big world– Senior thesis and independent research
Let’s talk about what
you’ve Already done
• AP, IB, A-level, Abitur, and other Advanced standing– How credits are awarded– What NYU needs to review your credits– What credits are “good for”: with a special note on the
sciences– Where to go with more questions: your academic advisor
• College coursework• Note: How to tell us you want credit for your college
coursework or advanced standing
Thinking ahead: requirements for your BA
school• Universal Requirements– Credits for graduation: 128– GPA requirement: (and note on Good standing)
• Common requirements– Language– Sciences: Physics-based and bio-based– Math/quantitative reasoning– Major requirements
Skills for successKnow your resources: The Moses center
The wellness center
The LS advising center
Writing support
Student activities center
Skills for successWrite an effective
email:
Change your personal email to something nice
Something Professional
Ex: [email protected] your “N” number
under your signature
Skills for successUnderstand the constraints of the
work world:
Faculty & Staff work 9-5 Monday-Friday Give Them a chance
to respond
Politely Follow up within 72 hours if you haven’t heard back
Life beyond the
classroom
Wasserman
Clubs & Activities
Work & Internships
Questions?or
Comments?