<p>I believe students are allowed to study abroad as much as possible after freshmen year. But you mentioned she might be studying Physics - I just checked NYU in London which, as far as I can see, is the only study abroad site with science classes, and they only seem to have General Physics I and II! As a Phys major, your daughter will likely take these right away freshmen year, and if she can’t study abroad until Soph year, it seems she won’t be able to take Physics classes abroad. I could be wrong, but I’m looking at this right now: [NYU</a> > Study Abroad](<a href=“http://www.nyu.edu/studyabroad/calendar/index.html]NYU”>Studying Abroad) and it seems only London offers sci courses and only the general Physics class. </p>
<p>The Liberal Studies program in Florence, London and Paris is for students in the LS Program who either applied for the Global Liberal Studies major, or were placed into the program. These students may or may not be decided about their major, but basically, they spend the 1st year studying abroad and taking the liberal arts classes they would otherwise take back in NY. This doesn’t apply to your daughter since she’s not in the program. She will be allowed to study abroad after completing 1 year at college, so beginning the summer after freshmen year. </p>
<p>A summer study abroad option is often best for science majors because our options are pretty limited. I’m a Sci major and not allowed to study abroad at all; none of my classes are offered except the intro ones, which I already did freshmen year, when I wasn’t allowed to study abroad at all. I can’t spend an entire semester taking no classes for my major because then I couldn’t graduate in 4 years. Make sure you plan this out in advance to avoid this problem!</p>