Undergraduate Current Students | BS in Business Students

Your first day to register for Fall 2024 classes will be Wednesday, June 12 at 9:00 AM ET 👀. Make sure to go back and review the Fall Registration Information for how to register and tips to keep in mind when building your schedule!

Your personalized first-year schedule will vary depending on a number of factors, including whether you have any qualifying test scores that may fulfill required courses or whether a particular class section has already been filled up when you log on to register. Even how much of a morning person you are is something to keep in mind when choosing classes.Remember that you can modify your course schedule throughout the summer and into the beginning of the fall semester. 

So here we go 🥳! As a BS in Business student starting in New York City 🍎 (if you are a BS in Business student starting in London, you should explore your own First Year London required and recommended courses here), your fall class schedule will be made up of 16-18 credits. 

Course Overview

You must take:

• MULT-UB 9 Cohort Leadership Program (CLP), 0 credits
• MULT-UB 100 Commerce & Culture, 4 credits

If you haven't fulfilled your math requirement, you must take:

• A Calculus course, (depending on proficiency), 4 credits

You must take your remaining credits from the following list:

• Microeconomics, 4 credits
• Statistics, (depending on proficiency), 1.5-4 credits
• Either Text & Ideas OR Cultures & Contexts/Global Cultures, 4 credits
• Natural Science (depending on advanced standing), 4 credits
• Elective course(s)

Additional information:

• Global Experience Requirement

Cohort Leadership Program | Required in the Fall | 0 Credits

You are required to take the Cohort Leadership Program (MULT-UB 9) in your first-year fall semester. You will be automatically enrolled in the course and you should be able to see it on your schedule prior to course registration.

The Cohort Leadership Program (CLP) is a weekly 0-credit class in the first fall semester. The course supports leadership skill development to help you achieve success as a student and future business leader. You will gain greater self-awareness, learn from different perspectives through dialogue, and continue to connect with your cohort community. You'll find out more about CLP during NYU Stern New Student Orientation.
 

Commerce & Culture | Required in the Fall | 4 Credits

You are required to complete two writing-focused courses in your first year. Commerce & Culture (MULT-UB 100) is the first course in this sequence which you will take in the fall. You’ll take your second writing course in the spring. 

[Back to top]
 

A Calculus Class | Depending on Proficiency | 4 Credits

You must complete either Calculus 1 (MATH-UA 121), Calculus 2 (MATH-UA 122) or Calculus 3 (MATH-UA 123) to fulfill Stern's mathematics requirement. Calculus 1 also serves as a prerequisite for Microeconomics with Calculus (ECON-UB 2).

You may apply qualifying advanced standing credit to complete this requirement. If you choose to use your exam score to fulfill this requirement, you do not need to take additional or further math at NYU Stern. Qualifying advanced standing exam scores for math include:

• AP: AP Calculus
  • AB score of 4 or 5
  • BC score of 4 or 5
  • AB subscore of 4 or 5 
• IB: Math HL score of 6 or 7
• GCE A-level: Math score of A or B

If you don't have qualifying test scores appearing in Albert “Test Scores,” you should follow these instructions to take the Calc I Placement Exam. Math courses may appear "open," but Albert may not let you register during your initial registration time. If you recieve the error message: "Reserve capacity has been met," this means a section has reached its maximum enrollment for Stern students. 

Please review the information below carefully to see what course you should enroll in:

• Option 1: Algebra, Trigonometry & Functions (MATH-UA 9) 
  Who can/should take this course? If you do not qualify for Calculus I, you should enroll in this course. (See Calculus 1 qualifications below.) If you are an Opportunity Program student, you should refer to the email you received and register for the appropriate level of Math and associated recitation.
• Option 2: Calculus I (MATH-UA 121) 
  Who can/should take this course? To take this course, please review the eligibility requirements on the Math Department's website. 
• Option 3: Calculus II (Math-UA 122)
  Who can/should take this course? To take this course, please review the eligibility requirements on the Math Department's website. You should consider taking this or another higher-level math course beyond Calculus I if you are considering a concentration in statistics or actuarial science, a major/minor in math, or pursuing graduate school in fields such as economics, finance, or math.
• Option 4: Calculus III (MATH-UA 123) 
  Who can/should take this course? To take this course, please review the eligibility requirements on the Math Department's website. You should consider taking this or another higher-level math course beyond Calculus I if you are considering a concentration in statistics or actuarial science, a major/minor in math, or pursuing graduate school in fields such as economics, finance, or math.

[Back to top]

A Microeconomics Class | 4 Credits

You are required to complete a Microeconomics course during your time at Stern. You have two options for microeconomics, and both courses are 4 credits. You can take either Microeconomics with Algebra (ECON-UB 1) or Microeconomics with Calculus (ECON-UB 2). Either class will fulfill your microeconomics requirement.

• Option 1: Microeconomics with Algebra (ECON-UB 1)
  Who can/should take this course?
  To take Microeconomics with Algebra (ECON-UB 1), you must have any qualifying score for placement into Calculus I which can be found on the Math Department's Website. Please note that this course includes multiple algebra and graphical problems and greater emphasis is placed on economic intuitions. Assessment is more qualitative and essay-based. Use this helpful guide to learn more about what mathematical concepts you will be expected to know prior to enrolling in this course.
• Option 2: Microeconomics with Calculus (ECON-UB 2)
  Who can/should take this course?
  To take Microeconomics with Calculus (ECON-UB 2), you must have at least one of the following:
  • AP AB Calculus score of 4 or higher
  • AP BC Calculus score of 4 or higher
  • IB HL Math score of 6 or 7
  • GCE A-Level Math score of A or B
  • A satisfactory grade (C or higher) in Calculus I (MATH-UA 121) if no eligible test score is available
    
    Please note that this course is more quantitatively-based both in the topics covered and in the assessment. Please use this helpful guide to learn more about what mathematical concepts you will be expected to know prior to enrolling in this course.

No advanced examinations (like AP, IB or GCE A-Level) or previously taken college classes can be used to satisfy your Microeconomics requirement. This course must be taken through NYU Stern.

[Back to top]

Statistics | Depending on Proficiency | 1.5 – 4 Credits

You are required to take a statistics & regression course, and we strongly recommend you complete it during your first year. There are two ways you can fulfill your statistics requirement: either by taking one semester of a combined, more intensive 4-credit course called Statistics for Business Control and Regression & Forecasting Models (STAT-UB 103) (option 1, no prerequisites), OR by taking the 1.5-credit course called Regression & Forecasting Models (STAT-UB 3) (option 2, has prerequisites).

• Option 1: Statistics for Business Control & Regression and Forecasting Models (STAT-UB 103) 
  Who can/should take this course? This is a combined 4-credit course. Any NYU Stern student can take it. No qualifying test scores are needed. 
• Option 2: Taking a statistics proficiency exam to qualify for Regression & Forecasting Models (STAT-UB 3) 
  Who can/should take Regression & Forecasting Models? This is a 1.5-credit course. If you have earned a 4 or 5 on your AP Statistics exam, a 6 or 7 on the IB Math (or Further Maths) HL exam or an A or B on the A-Level Maths exam, you can choose to take a proficiency exam during NYU Stern Orientation in the fall. If you pass that exam, you would then only need to take Regression & Forecasting Models (STAT-UB 3) to complete the statistics requirement. (No AP, IB, or A-Level credit can be awarded toward this requirement. If you pass the exam, the number of elective credits you would need to complete your degree requirements would slightly increase).

[Back to top]

Either (1) Texts & Ideas OR (2) Cultures & Contexts/ Global Cultures | 4 Credits

You may choose to take one or both of these options during your first year (though both must be completed before graduation). However, because the classes are all writing- and reading-intensive, we recommend you take only in a given semester. 

If you're an international student and English is not your first language, we do not recommend that you take Texts & Ideas or Cultures & Contexts at the same time as Commerce & Culture due to the amount of reading and writing these courses require.

• Option 1: Texts & Ideas (CORE-UA 400-499) 
  Who can/should take Text & Ideas?
  Any NYU Stern student can take this class. Whenever possible, we recommend you take Texts & Ideas during your first year. You should not take it while also taking Cultures & Contexts or Global Cultures.
• Option 2: Cultures & Contexts (CORE-UA 500-599) OR Global Cultures (AFGC-UF 101, CAGC-UF 101, EAGC-UF 101, INGC-UF 101, LAGC-UF 101, MEGC-UF 101, SAGC-UF 101)
  Who can/should take Cultures & Contexts?
  Any NYU Stern student can take this class. Whenever possible, we recommend you take Cultures & Contexts/Global Cultures during your first year. All students must take either this course or Global Cultures before graduation. You should not take this course while also taking Texts & Ideas.
  
  Who can/should take Global Cultures?
  Any NYU Stern student can take it. Whenever possible, we recommend you take Cultures & Contexts/Global Cultures during your first year. All students must take either this course or Cultures & Contexts before graduation. You should not take this course while also taking Texts & Ideas. Pro tip: Set the “School” filter to “Liberal Studies” when searching for this course in Albert Course Search.

No advanced examinations (like AP, IB, or GCE A-Level) or previously taken college classes can substitute these requirements.

[Back to top] 

Natural Science | Depending on Advanced Standing | 4 Credits

You must complete one semester of a natural science course to earn your degree. Some of the department-specific courses may have prerequisites, so be sure to check the course notes listed in Albert. If you have a qualifying advanced standing test score, you may use your exam score to fulfill this requirement. You can find qualifying advanced standing test scores that satisfy the Natural Science requirement on the Stern website.

The following courses are open to NYU Stern students:

• Physical Science (CORE-UA 200 – 299) 
  Who can/should take it?
  Any NYU Stern student can take this class. No qualifying test scores are needed.
• Life Science (CORE-UA 300 – 399) 
  Who can/should take this course?
  Any NYU Stern student can take this class. No qualifying test scores are needed.
• Any biology (BIOL-UA), chemistry (CHEM-UA) or physics (PHYS-UA) courses
  Who can/should take these courses?
  Any NYU Stern student can take these classes, but some of the courses may have prerequisites and are taught for students pursuing these majors. Check the course notes listed in Albert for prerequisites or special considerations. If you choose to take physics, you will need to take both Introductory Experimental Physics I (PHYS-UA 71) and Introductory Experimental Physics II (PHYS-UA 72) to receive full credit toward the natural science requirement.
• Select environmental science (ENVST-UA), anthropology (ANTH-UA), psychology (PSYCH-UA), or science education (SCIED-UE) courses
  Who can/should take these courses?
  You can choose from the below options. Check the course notes listed in Albert for prerequisites or special considerations.
  • Select environmental science courses: ENVST-UA 100, 210, 226/9226, 254, 275/9275, 323, 346, 360. (ENVST-UA 101 and ENVST-UA 400- and 500-level courses will not be approved.) Any other ENVST will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
  • Select anthropology courses: ANTH-UA 2, 50 – 59, 80, 90, 240, 326, 511, 512.
  • Select psychology courses: Cognitive Neuroscience (PSYCH-UA 25), Developmental Psychology (PSYCH-UA 34), or Social Neuroscience (PSYCH-UA 35).
  • Select science education courses: Should be coded SCIED-UE 2XX (named “Science in our Lives”) and be worth at least 3 credits or more.   

[Back to top]

Elective Course | Depending on Your Schedule | Various Credits

Electives are an important and required part of your degree program. Courses can be taken from Stern or any of the following schools across NYU (as long as you meet the prerequisites listed in Albert):

• College of Arts & Science (courses ending in -UA)
• Steinhardt School of Culture, Education & Human Development (-UE)
• Tisch School of the Arts (-UT)
• Wagner Graduate School of Public Service (-GP)
• Gallatin School of Individualized Study (-UG)
• Silver School of Social Work (-US)
• College of Global Public Health (-GU)
• Tandon School of Engineering (-UY)

You cannot take courses from the School of Professional Studies (-UC) to count toward your degree requirements. 

[Back to top]

A quick word on advanced standing coursework/credits:

We recommend the following steps if you're utilizing your AP/IB/GCE A-level scores during registration:

• Enroll in a full courseload (16–18 credits) no matter what. During your initial registration period, you should enroll in classes that you qualify for without your AP/IB/GCE A-Level scores being in the system. Once your AP/IB/GCE A-Level scores arrive at NYU, the NYU Stern Academic Advising Office can assist you with scheduling options.
• Send your scores. If you are planning to submit AP/IB/GCE A-level scores, you can find instructions for submitting standardized test scores on the NYU Admissions website. You can review NYU Stern's policy for Advanced Standing credit on our website.
• View your received test scores. To check if NYU has received your official advanced standing scores (e.g. AP, IB, A-Level), log in to Albert and look in the “Grades and Transcripts” tab to see your "Test Scores." IB scores may take longer than AP scores to be reported in Albert. Other foreign examination scores (A-Levels, etc.) are not automatically recognized in Albert even once they have been received by NYU.

For a list of course equivalencies based on advanced standing, please review the AP equivalencies sheet, the IB equivalencies sheet, and/or the GCE A-level equivalencies sheet. Other maturity certificate exam scores can be reviewed by the Academic Advising Office. Please reach out for further information.

Global Experience Requirement

We value opportunities for you to expand your perspectives and serve as a global ambassador. As a member of the Class of 2028, you are required to complete one global experience through select NYU and Stern programs. Learn more about the Global Experience Requirement. 

Usually, students complete this requirement after their first year. Once you're on campus and settled in, reach out to your adviser to talk about those opportunities. 

[Back to top]