<p>How often do students graduate from Stern in 3 or 3.5 years with the help of AP/IB credits? The Stern business economics major requires only 15 credits, but how easy is it to fulfill all of Stern's other requirements by the end of your junior year?</p>
<p>Also, how would graduating early affect my job prospects? I do not plan to immediately go to graduate school.</p>
<p>I know a number of Stern seniors that have graduated in 3.5 years, both with and without the help of AP credit. If you manage to land and accept a full-time offer from a junior summer internship, and want to start working earlier then what’s typically the following summer, you’d have to discuss that with your employer. Otherwise, you’ll go through regular senior recruiting.</p>
<p>I don’t know anyone whose graduated in 3 years, and unless you have 32 AP Credits or plan on taking summer classes, you’ll have some rough semesters (although doable). You’d recruit for junior internships during your second year, and, to be honest, this would be challenging given that your competition has an extra year’s worth of critical experience under their belt.</p>
<p>It’s also worth noting that almost all of Stern majors in Finance, as that’s what we’re known for. Business Econ is usually just added on a second major.</p>
<p>You’ll figure it out as you go along, and Advising is always there to help you.</p>
<p>I don’t think they let you graduate more than a semester early. I have more than 32 AP credits and talked to an adviser about graduating early, but apparently you HAVE to take that leadership class (forgot what it’s called) your senior fall.</p>
<p>Thanks thefrenchman and lullinatalk, that information is good to know. I am actually in Gallatin right now (2016) and am considering transferring into Stern. However, I am more interested in economics (practical applications and policy) than finance, so would it be best to follow the general path of a CAS policy econ major? Everyone says that the CAS economics courses are more theoretical Stern’s, but there seems to be a good balance between policy and theory in CAS. </p>
<p>It seems that graduating a year early from Gallatin would be more doable. My main concern is shooting myself in the foot–while I would save 23k-25k, I want to avoid being unemployable because I graduated from Gallatin in 3 years. My coursework would almost mirror that of a CAS econ major, but I wouldn’t be sporting that degree. Would this put me at a huge disadvantage?</p>
<p>This isn’t really about what you want to learn. Are you thinking of working in a business sector where your school name is important (i.e. finance)? Then yes, try to transfer into Stern. Are you thinking about just going into business or going to grad school? Then Stern isn’t necessary. Either way, you’ll need some Stern club names on your resume. Also, as you already know, Stern concentrations consist of a grand total of four classes in the discipline (it’ll add up to 6 if you’re doing econ).</p>