<p>Hey, so I'm going to be a Global Liberal Studies major (woo!), and I'm just wondering if any other GLS students have gotten their housing info? Also, do we have an orientation or do we just come during Welcome Week? </p>
<p>Another thing, about requirements - I'm really excited about most of the core classes, but I DON'T want to take Writing I and II. The course description sounds like a real drag, and I'm sorry, but I know how to write a research paper. Do you think if I went to them with a 5 on both English exams they'd let me out of it, or do you think they'd just dismiss me as a having a holier-than-thou sort of attitude? Also, *** is Quantative Reasoning, and do you think Applied Calc would count?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>I will try to respond to your requirements questions. There are no exemptions for the Writing I and II courses that I have read about for GLS students. </p>
<p>Only Stern students can waive out of Writing the Essay by achieving a 720 or 740 and above on SAT I Writing. (I do not think CAS students can waive out of Writing the Essay, except if they have taken an equivalent course at an accredited college.) </p>
<p>If you referring to a score of 4 or 5 for AP English Literature, you can get 4 credits towards your total required credits of 128 to graduate from NYU. But there are no NYU equivalent course that you can waive out of by obtaining the 4 or 5 on AP Eng Lit. You get 4 credits towards elective courses. An AP English LANGUAGE score of 4 or 5 will not provide any credits whatsoever to you, so it is basically useless to take this AP exam for NYU.</p>
<p>You can waive out of Quantitative Reasoning by scoring a 4 or 5 in AP Calc AB or BC exams. Note that a score of 5 in the AP Calc BC exam may give you 8 credits in math at NYU.</p>
<p>[NYU</a> > A & S > Quantitative Reasoning](<a href=“http://gls.nyu.edu/object/gls.QuantitativeReasoning]NYU”>http://gls.nyu.edu/object/gls.QuantitativeReasoning)</p>
<p>Thanks so much! So if I got an 800 on the SAT writing that won’t help me at all?</p>
<p>which is not at all evident from my spelling of “quantitative”…f*** Internet Explorer</p>
<p>I am afraid not, but to make sure you should contact a GLS advisor in the LSP:</p>
<p>212-998-8130 (CAS Advising but ask them to switch you to a GLS advisor if they do not handle academic matters for GLS students) </p>
<p>or</p>
<p>Email: <a href=“mailto:gls.info@nyu.edu”>gls.info@nyu.edu</a></p>
<p>francisvd,</p>
<p>As I looked into the GLS program, I found out that for the right student, there are some good perks to the program. If you maintain a GPA of 3.5, you can apply to the combined BA and MA degrees in the Arts and Sciences Dept. of NYU. This will allow you to finish both degrees in 5 years though you will have to plan well, maybe take some summer courses and be prepared to apply for the combined degree sometime during your Sophomore year. This will also allow you to skip the GRE altogether and the application fee, though you have to fill out the app for the Graduate School of Arts and Science. The good thing is that NYU will consider paying half tuition for one year on behalf of the student in this combined degree program.</p>
<p>The combined program is good for GLS students who want to go on for their masters but not necessarily a doctorate (until maybe later in the future, if ever). There are also a number of professional certificate programs you can take that will build your skill set in various fields.</p>
<p>Something to think about for GLS students.</p>
<p>Yeah, I am actually seriously considering that program! It sounds really exciting. Btw, thanks so much for your help!</p>
<p>You are very welcome!</p>
<p>Yes, I think they pay half of whatever you put out for the combined program beyond the 18 credits a semester or any extra fees for summer courses, in addition to the half tuition for one year of the program. </p>
<p>I think that is a good deal, with one year less for the masters degree (worth around $60,000 with NYU tuition, fees, housing, meals, etc.) and another $25,000 or so for the half tuition scholarship for one year. </p>
<p>The program does sound exciting. It makes me want to go back to school!</p>
<p>GLS students who score high enough on the Writing portion of the SAT I can become exempt from one semester of Writing. However, the class those students take is still called Writing I just they only take that class and do not take Writing II.</p>