NYU Stern Major/Concentration Confusion

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<p>Hey there I'm going to be a freshman at Stern this fall and have been trying to think ahead about what I would like to declare for my major/concentration. I know for sure that I want to major in IB with a STRONG possibility in co-majoring with Finance; I'm also interested in possibly declaring another possible major available as a concentration (say Marketing) or a minor.</p>

<p>Since I wasn't so sure about what the school had to say about all this, I checked the FAQ which stated:"Students are permitted to declare up to three official designations beyond the major in Business (i.e. two concentrations and one minor; one concentration and two minors or; one concentration through Stern, one major through the College of Arts and Science, and one minor)."</p>

<p>As you can see, it does not really address whether a person can take a co-major/double major (which by the way, I'm not entirely certain are the same thing) as well as a minor and/or concentration.</p>

<p>Here's something else (only regarding concentrations) that confuses me further: "During junior and senior years, students complete a four-course sequence in a business concentration (at least one and a maximum of 2) of their choice."</p>

<p>This open-ended (in my confused opinion) statement seems to imply that taking up a concentration(s) is not really determined by whether a person has a major/co-major/double major declared prior to junior/senior yr</p>

<p>I would ask an Academic advisor but I can't book an appointment before school starts, AND I was hoping I could somewhat try to figure this out before the semester starts :p</p>

<p>Now I'm not even sure if I've made sense so far so I will ask again simply: Can I co-major IB with Finance with a concentration in Marketing all at once??? and if not, What would I need to do to be able to do all 3? (assuming all hope is not lost :))</p>

<p>I hope someone can help me out with this :confused:</p>

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<p>In Stern, a concentration is a major. So two concentrations is pretty much a double major. Most Stern kids do two concentrations and it also requires less units than if you were to double major in say, CAS.</p>

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<p>Yeah I’ve read that the concentrations don’t need as much units but it still doesn’t tell me whether I’m able to do all three. Also I need to point out that IB isn’t offered as a concentration and is a co-major, meaning that I will kind of have to double major in it and Finance. But I kind of also wanted to do Marketing as well which I know is offered as a concentration and can take it as one. So my question is still can I take all 3 somehow?</p>

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<p>So essentially 2 concentrations and one major? You can’t do that. Only 2 majors/2 concentrations and a minor. </p>

<p>In reality, you would not be able to do 3 majors in 4 years either…</p>