<p>Is the CAS Morse Academic Plan for NYU essentially the school's GE requirements? Also, as an incoming freshman, I want to keep my academic pursuits and options open. I do not want to hastily take classes for a major I may end up switching out of. Is it possible if I can just take classes that are part of the GE requirements for my first year so that I can really consider what I want to truly major in?</p>
<p>titanx,</p>
<p>Basically, MAP requirements are your core or General Ed requirements. As a CAS student, you have to take: 1) one class in writing (expository writing) 2) the four courses in foundations of contemporary culture, which are texts and ideas, cultures and contexts, societies and social sciences, and expressive culture, 3) 2 years of a foreign language (through intermediate level), 4) Foundations in scientific inquiry, which include one class in quantitative reasoning and two science classes, natural science I and natural science II.</p>
<p>These normally should be completed by the end of sophomore year,
except some may complete the foreign language a little later (maybe).<br>
Also, if you get credit for college courses taken or for AP Exam scores of
4 or 5 in certain subjects, you may exempt yourself out of, for instance,
the foreign language, math, or science requirements ( for non-science
majors; other considerations apply for science majors).</p>
<p>So, for the first two years, you probably will take 3 MAP courses and 1 elective course per semester on average, if you take the average load of 16 credits a semester and if you have no college level credits accepted by NYU. You can use the elective option to explore your interests before declaring a major by end of Sophomore year. So, no need to feel like you will have to commit to a major early. Once you start taking classes in MAP and electives, you will hopefully find your true passion and area you want to specialize in.</p>
<p>Thank you evolving very much. This makes it easier for me to understand the way I sign up for classes! :)</p>
<p>I am going to go to CAS Orientation this week and I have not received my AP score report. However, AP score reports are now available. Over the phone, I found out that I had gotten a 4 in AP Literature and Composition and a 5 in AP Calculus BC, which I was pretty pleased about. Because I was a bit of my dummy, I accidentally did not list NYU on my score sheet when taking the AP exams so they will not have received my scores yet. Is not not possible for me opt out of Quantitative Reasoning or get college credit now for those exams that I did well on? Since I am signing up for classes this week… :(</p>
<p>You will definitely get exempted from Quantitative Reasoning with your AP Calc BC score of 5. You actually receive 8 NYU credits with your AP Calc BC score. Also, you will get 4 credits towards NYU electives with the AP English Lit score of 4. So, with just these two exam results, you have 12 credits toward your NYU CAS degree and you have fulfilled the quantitative reasoning requirement.</p>
<p>Look at this:</p>
<p>ADVANCED PLACEMENT EQUIVALENCIES</p>
<p>AP Examination Grade Points Course Equivalent
Art History 4, 5 4
ARTH-UA 1 or ARTH-UA 21
Biology 4, 5 8 BIOL-UA 11, 12 / BIOL-UA 13, 14
Calculus AB 4, 5 4 MATH-UA 121
Calculus BC 4
4 MATH-UA 1212
Calculus BC 5 8 MATH-UA 121, 1222
Chemistry 4, 5 8 CHEM-UA 125, 126 / CHEM-UA 127, 1283
Chinese Language and Culture 4, 5 4 EAST-UA 2044
Computer Science A 4, 5 4 CSCI-UA 101
Computer Science AB 4, 5 8 CSCI-UA 101, 102
English Literature 4, 5 4 No course equivalent</p>
<p>The above info is from this NYU CAS link:</p>
<p>[NYU</a> > CAS > Bulletin 2010 - 2012 > Admission](<a href=“http://cas.nyu.edu/object/bulletin1012.ug.admission]NYU”>http://cas.nyu.edu/object/bulletin1012.ug.admission)</p>
<p>You do not have to worry about NYU receiving an official AP score report from the College Board yet. You just have to go into orientation and registration with a copy of the scores. Just request the official report to be sent to NYU as soon as you can. Let your advisor know the official copy will be sent to the Admissions office (also fax a copy over to CAS Advisement office to expedite things).</p>
<p>Sorry, I just realized you did not get a copy of the AP scores yourself. Can you print a copy from your College Boards account. It would be good to have something in writing for orientation, though I an fairly certain your advisor during orientation will work with you to set up a schedule for the fall based on your verbal report of results (to be confirmed officially later in the summer).</p>
<p>You are actually in good shape here.</p>
<p>Thank you! Whew! I’m happy that I actually did well on my AP exams. Its just that I do not have a physical copy of my AP scores. The scores I mentioned are from my senior year so I do not have anything yet to prove to the advisor that I scored well on the exams, just my words (which I doubt they will believe without proof). I assume the score report will arrive next week or so. Until then, should I just apply for Quantitative Reasoning at orientation for safety measures or just wait and not take it since I know I get credit for it?</p>
<p>They are not real sticklers for official reports during orientation registration.
You DEFINITELY SHOULD NOT sign up for quantitative reasoning. (By the way, it is not necessary for you to take it in the first semester. This course and many other MAP requirements can be scheduled during any of the semesters of freshman and sophomore years).</p>
<p>AP exam results generally come in first in the College Board website after you log into your account (like when you log in to get your SAT results). If that is available, then it would be good to print a copy of that. However, as I stated above, they will take your word for it for now. They can always require you to take the class later on. That is not a biggie, in case there is an error somehow (which is highly doubtful unless the person over the phone made a mistake, rare chance of this). </p>
<p>A caution to you: Don’t get bogged down with this. You want to look at the classes like Writing the Essay or Texts and Ideas (try to take these in separate semesters) to see which teachers you want and to make sure you have a good chance of getting into one of them because the classes with good class meeting times and good teachers tend to get filled early.</p>
<p>So, spend your time thinking about which MAP courses you can register for and then fill in electives. If there are popular classes you want, then you should plan on back-up classes because you may not get in before the classes get closed. Think about your priorities and be prepared to put yourself on some waitlists. DO NOT EVEN CONSIDER quantitative reasoning for now.</p>
<p>Look at [Rate</a> My Professors | Find and rate your professor, campus and more - RateMyProfessors.com](<a href=“http://www.ratemyprofessor.com%5DRate”>http://www.ratemyprofessor.com) for teachers that get consistently high grades from students in the classes you plan to take.</p>
<p>Also, there is an internal professor rating system in the NYU Albert website. After signing into the Albert account, you will be here (or sometimes you have to log into Albert from this link):</p>
<p><a href=“https://home.nyu.edu/[/url]”>https://home.nyu.edu/</a></p>
<p>Next, go to: Academics (towards top of the page), </p>
<p>Then, under Registration, click on:</p>
<p>Course Evaluation Guide (CAS and STERN)</p>
<p>You will then see ratings on professors teaching the various CAS and Stern classes.</p>
<p>Thank you very much. Takes a lot of the burden off. Now I think I am ready to sign up for classes! :)</p>
<p>Good to hear that you are now ready to go :). It is very overwhelming at first with all the info that is scattered around. I hope your registration goes smoothly. If not, remember to get yourself on wait-lists for the classes that mean the most to you.</p>
<p>Evolving the link you provided to see the internal rating for teachers says it needs a username and password and what we use to login on albert doesn’t seem to work for that.</p>
<p>helpmepleaseee…,</p>
<p>I know it is confusing. I logged in with my son’s NYU Albert username and password and it asks it again after an initial login to the NYU Home page. Then it does open into academics, registration, etc.</p>
<p>I was fairly certain accepted students all have access to the info I referred to. Try the same login again. If not, call up whatever Help center is referred to in the web page (Albert), unless a current student can chime in (someone who knows what you are talking about).</p>
<p>Well, you login with your user name and ID on the page I provided the link to above. The username is your initials plus some numbers, then it is a password you have set up. This should be adequate to get into the new Albert. You may have to repeat the login the first time (when it prompts you with Albert Login), then it automatically routes you to the Academic Center if you have clicked on it.</p>
<p>Try this link. It should direct you immediately to the Academics/ Registration section after login.</p>
<p><a href=“Albert Login”>Albert Login;
<p>If this still does not work, then you have to contact NYU to see what the problem is in your case.</p>
<p>I’m saying CAS Course Evaluation Guide site is broken. It says the site is under maintenance and won’t let me login.</p>
<p>Oh, Yes, I just saw it too earlier. I got confused with the wording of your post above. Well, hopefully, NYU will fix the site in time for the upcoming traffic due to orientation and registration this week (reg usually starts the second day or maybe as early as the afternoon of the first day of orientation, so hopefully, there will be time for those who can check into the computer early tomorrow, 7/5). Haha, who knows, the tech dept. may actually come into work on July 4th (highly doubt it).</p>