<p>Hello, I've read about the GSP program and I still don't understand it.</p>
<p>Do GSP students only get accepted into CAS? or can you get accepted into Stern after two years of the GSP program?</p>
<p>GSP Students are basically students that applied to CAS that are typically slightly below average in one aspect of their application (test scores, gpa, etc) that NYU wants to have but can't fit in CAS. They put them in the GSP program. There they take core classes and automatically enter CAS after 2 years (sometimes earlier if they do well enough). NYU automatically puts you into the program, there's no choice involved. </p>
<p>Also it's no called "liberal studies program", so LSP for now.</p>
<p>it is a way for nyu to make money- it is a way to fill up classes</p>
<p>essentially it is 2 years of liberal arts-much like that of a jesuit school</p>
<p>Actually SageColl, you can now apply to LSP because they have one 4 yr major - I think it's Global Studies or something like that. </p>
<p>Also, it's not just CAS students, students who apply to other schools also get placed into LSP. I know prospective Tischies only do 1 yr though. Stern students do not get placed into LSP though, they're either rejected/accepted/waitlisted. </p>
<p>zoolander is right, it is a way for nyu to make money - although that also applies for every other nyu school...it is a way for nyu to keep a low acceptance rate and still get money from lsp students.</p>
<p>the lsp curriculum is heavy on Liberal Arts (it's not like a jesuit school which requires theology..it's more like a LAC) and there's a LOT of reading, esp classics. I know my CAS friends have like 10 books on their list and I had like 30. There is not a lot of flexibility with classes, which annoys people a lot.</p>
<p>just to add on/correct something that sagecoll said- students who are doing the 2 year program in LSP and are going to potentially transfer to CAS are able to graduate after only 1 1/2 years (3 semesters) only if they have taken all of the LSP requirements (1 natural and 1 physical science, Cultural and Social Foundations I/II, Global Cultures, Writing I/II, and Topics in Modern Society) and if they have entered NYU with at least 16 college credits. This means that if you have received a 4 or 5 on at least 4 AP exams or have taken college courses that have been cleared and accepted by NYU before you began your fall semester, you may graduate LSP after only 3 semesters.</p>
<p>what is topics in modern society? I thought these were the requirements:</p>
<p>1 Science class (physical or natural, but just one)
Soc Foundations I and II
Cultural Foundations I and II
Writing I and II
1 Global Studies class (you can pick the region)
1 Foreign language
Anyway I am planning on entering CAS after 3 semesters. I'm really confused about how to get my required classes out of the way so I can take the classes required for the IR major before soph yr. It doesn't seem possible!</p>
<p>In your sophomore year of LSP, you still have to take Topics in Modern Culture and Topics in Modern Society. If you are able to leave LSP early (again, only if you have those 16 credits before you entered NYU), then you no longer have to take Topics in Modern Culture, and as your last requirement, granted you completed your 2 science courses, you must take Topics in Modern Society. The topics vary based on the teacher- my friend is taking a topics course on what makes society modern, and I'm taking a course on Violence in the Name of God, there are a lot of courses that are generally interesting.
There is no foreign language requirement before graduating LSP. There are 4 semesters of the same language required to graduate from CAS, but you can leave LSP without taking a single language course.
There is no possible way to get all of your LSP requirements fulfilled to take IR classes before your sophomore year. You can maybe hold off on one LSP class and take an IR class second semester of freshman year, but it's not recommended b/c you'll just have to take the LSP class later. If you have the 16 credits from high school, take all of your LSP requirements, and you'll have room for one or two classes in CAS first semester of your sophomore year.</p>
<p>oh ok thanks. I didn't know what classes are required soph yr. The thing is, for IR i'm required to take an Econ class, Politics class, and get started on the Foreign language requirement - all before soph yr. But I emailed someone in the IR dept about it and she says I can take Econ and Pol 1st semester Soph yr and apply for the program in the spring. I'm also taking 2 winter session classes so hopefully that'll help. I also got a 4/5 on 8 AP exams, not sure how many credits that is. </p>
<p>OP, I would like to add the best thing about LSP is that classes are small. If you get LSP'd, your freshman/soph classes will be small and once you get to junior/senior yr, classes in CAS get smaller because they're more specialized to your major. So it's possible to have 4 straight yrs of small classes at NYU, which is good because NYU students seem to frequently complain about huge classes. The one exeption is if you're premed LSP, you will STILL be in a big chem/bio lecture class.</p>