Admissions

Undergraduate: BFA, BA

Undergraduate Admissions Processing Center
New York University
383 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10012-2339
212-998-4500
Undergraduate Admissions

Admission to the Tisch School of the Arts is highly selective. Admission is based on a careful evaluation of secondary school records; scores on standardized tests; personal essay; recommendations from guidance counselors, teachers, and others; and a creative review in the form of an audition or a portfolio. Evidence of character and maturity are regarded as essential in potential students who hope to benefit fully from the unique offerings of the University and its urban environment. Participation in meaningful school and community activities is also an important factor. A student applying to the Tisch School of the Arts must indicate the particular department that they wish to enter and may only apply to one program. Prospective students wanting more information about undergraduate admission should see Undergraduate Admissions. Students wanting specific information on the Tisch School of the Arts may email Tisch.Recruitment@nyu.edu.

Recommended High School Preparation

The high school students most competitive for admission will take mathematics and foreign language in their senior year and exceed the following requirements:

• Four years of English with heavy emphasis on writing
• Three to four years of mathematics
• Three to four years of laboratory sciences
• Three to four years of social studies
• Two to three years of foreign language

The Admissions Committee pays particular attention to the number of honors, advanced placement, and/or international baccalaureate courses completed through the junior year. The list of advanced-level courses in progress during the senior year will also be included in the application review, especially for early decision applicants.

The remainder of your program may include further work in the above subjects or elective work in other areas, including music and art.

Please refer to the departmental sections of this bulletin for information about specific departmental admission requirements.

The Undergraduate Admission Process

All candidates for undergraduate admission to the university should apply online via the Common App and follow the step by step instructions:

1. The Common Application including the NYU Supplement.
   The Common Application will not be processed without the Supplement.
2. Personal Statement/Essay.
3. Nonrefundable application fee.
4. Official high school and/or college records for courses for which academic credit has been earned (and General Educational Development test scores, if applicable).
5. High School Report/Counselor Recommendation Form/Teacher Recommendation Form.
6. Applicants to programs requiring an audition or portfolio are not required to submit standardized testing for consideration and doing so is entirely optional.
7. All undergraduate departments at the Tisch School of the Arts except IMA require an audition or the submission of a creative portfolio or writing sample. Creative material should only be submitted directly to the specific department at the Tisch School of the Arts. Departmental details are below.

Candidates are urged to complete and file their applications by the stated deadline. No admission decision will be made without complete information. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions reserves the right to substitute or waive particular admissions requirements at the discretion of the Admissions Committee.

Drama

721 Broadway, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10003-6807
212-998-1850
Drama

An artistic review is required. It is the student’s responsibility to make an appointment for the required artistic review via the department’s Website.

Artistic reviews are held in New York and several other cities. Complete instructions and location information will be included in your appointment confirmation. You may participate in only one of the following artistic reviews:

Acting: two contrasting, contemporary monologues, each under 90 seconds

Music Theatre: two contrasting, contemporary monologues, each under 90 seconds, and 32 bars each of two songs, one song must be from the musical theatre canon and one may be from a published contemporary piece or from the musical theatre canon, all musical theatre candidates must participate in a dance evaluation.

Directing: one 90 second monologue and a portfolio of directing work from a production you would like to direct.

Production and Design: a written statement of purpose and portfolio of work (designs, drawings, photographs, or stage manager’s prompt book)

All monologues and songs must be from published plays and musicals. Each applicant must provide a résumé and photograph. Please do not bring or send supplementary materials such as CDs, DVDs, programs, or plays to the department. Additional material will not be reviewed or considered in the admissions process.

For comprehensive information regarding the artistic review process, see Drama.

Deadlines for both the artistic review and NYU application are strictly enforced. For deadlines and more details about NYU’s admission requirements, see Undergraduate Admissions.

Departmental Address:
New York University
Tisch School of the Arts
Department of Drama, Undergraduate
721 Broadway, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10003-6807

The artistic review telephone number is 212-998-1870. See Drama for more information.

Dance

111 Second Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10003-8382
212-998-1980
Dance

Pre-screening Process:

• All applicants to NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Department of Dance must submit pre-screening materials by the appropriate deadline as part of the audition process.
• A couple of days after submitting your Common Application, you will receive access to your applicant portal, which will include instructions for logging into the Artistic Review Portal to complete the pre-screening process.  
• Applicants must view the NYU Tisch Dance Pre-screening Class video in their Artistic Portal.   You must submit recordings of yourself taking the class and submit the video in accordance with the deadlines listed below. 
• The Pre-screening Class consists of ballet (center work, no barre), and contemporary material. Once the link is opened, you will only have three (3) hours to view the audition class link to ensure that you do not have the possibility of memorizing the class. 
• Once you complete recording your videos, please upload them to Youtube or Vimeo. You will submit your audition class video link into your Artistic Review Portal, along with your resume, and Audition Form. Please keep your videos unlisted or viewable only to those with access to your link.  The pre-screen materials do not need to be submitted within the three (3) hour time limit, but must be submitted in accordance with the deadlines listed below. 
• Please hold the appropriate date(s) listed below for the “callback”.  Your pre-screen materials will be reviewed by faculty evaluators and you will be notified by the notification deadline listed below whether you are invited to schedule a callback.

Important Guidelines for Pre-screening:

• Ballet shoes are required for the ballet portion (no pointe shoes, please), and bare feet are expected in the contemporary portion.
• We need to see your body clearly, so it will not benefit you to wear baggy clothes.
• We recommend getting yourself completely set up for the class before opening the NYU Tisch Dance Contemporary and Ballet audition class link. This includes any personal warm-up preparation that you need, as well as setting up your camera, lighting, attire, etc.
• You can take the class several times within the three-hour time limit. Please only record your performance of each of the combinations. Do not record yourself learning the material. Once the three (3) hours are complete, you will navigate to the next page, where you will submit your video links and application.
• To record yourself, we recommend using the video feature of your smartphone, if that is available to you.  We will accept the following video formats (.3g2, .3gp, .avi, .m2v, .m4v, .mkv, .mov, .mpeg, .mpg, .mp4, .mxf, .webm, .wmv). 
• You should sync yourself to the sound that is coming directly from the Tisch audition video so that we can assess your musicality and presence within the class. 
• Choose a place with good lighting and an angle where your whole body can be seen clearly within the frame. We recommend using a tripod to ensure a consistent image. You can take the class and record these videos in any space that is available to you and conducive for full dancing. 
• If you submit incomplete pre-screening materials, it may affect the evaluators’ consideration of your application.

In-Person Callback Process and Guidelines:

• Applicants will be notified if they are invited for an in-person callback audition in accordance with the notification plan deadlines listed below.  Callback notifications will be posted in the Applicant Portal. Please read the deadlines and important notes carefully and hold the appropriate date for your notification plan.
• Upon receipt of a callback invitation, applicants must schedule their callback audition within the Applicant Portal.  
• An invitation to a callback audition is not a confirmation of admission.  Applicants must schedule and attend one callback audition in order to be considered for admission.  
• In-person callbacks will require applicants to take ballet and contemporary class, participate in an improvisational component, and perform a solo (up to 2 minutes in length, no pointe solos please).  
• Final Admissions decisions will be communicated by the Applicant Portal.
• Only applicants who are being invited for an in-person callback audition will receive a notification.  Those applicants who are not invited for an in-person callback audition will not receive a notification. 
• Not all Dance Department applicants will be invited to an in-person callback audition. Being invited to a callback, or not being invited, is not an indication of a final admissions decision to NYU.

A virtual callback process is available for applicants who cannot attend in-person - details can be found at the link at the bottom of this page.  If you receive a callback invitation and cannot attend in-person, please contact tisch.dance@nyu.edu for more information.

The specific deadlines for all steps of the application and audition process are listed on this page. 

Film and Television

721 Broadway, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10003-6807
Attn.: Undergraduate Portfolio
212-998-1700
Kanbar Institute of Film and Television

Photography and Imaging

721 Broadway, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10003-6807
212-998-1930
Photography and Imaging

Successful candidates to the Department of Photography and Imaging are passionate and committed to the study and production of images, curious about the world, and have a desire to push personal and social boundaries.

Creative Portfolio

• Submit 15-20 images via tischphoto.slideroom.com
• 10 images should be on a single, cohesive theme.
• You may include all examples of work in digital form – photographs, videos, animations, gifs, websites, etc.
• You may include up to 5 non-photo based images (fine art, drawing, etc.)

Tips for Developing a Portfolio

• Avoid compiling a disjointed group of images better considered individually. Include images that expand on the same theme (or a series of themes and ideas) rather than images that are thematically unrelated.
• Sequence your work so that the images flow and relate to one another in a thematic and visual way.

Consider what the work tells the viewer about you. Your portfolio is an opportunity to share your opinions, passion for ideas, and personal vision of the world with your viewer.

For more details and deadlines on the admission and artistic review requirements, see Undergraduate Admissions.

Cinema Studies

721 Broadway, 6th Floor, Room 603
New York, NY 10003-6807
212-998-1600
Martin Scorsese Institute of Global Cinematic Arts

You must prepare a two-part portfolio and submit via the Department online application system, Slideroom. Please note that, upon submitting your portfolio, Slideroom does charge a fee for applicants to use this service (you may pay this fee with credit or debit card). Your portfolio must be uploaded via Slideroom on or before the application deadline.

Portfolio Document 1

Part one of the portfolio is a five to ten page essay on a film, director, or any moving image related topic (including TV and New Media) that you choose.

As this is an academic program rather than creative, use this as an opportunity to let our committee "hear your voice" and get an idea of your critical thinking about content you are passionate about as well as your written analytical skills.

Please use double spacing and write this as you would a paper with references for an academic class.

Finally, this should be something you enjoy writing that reflects your interests and that you would like to share with us.

Portfolio Document 2

Part two of the portfolio is a one-page statement that must answer the following questions:

A. Have you taken any cinema-related classes?

B. What areas of our Cinema Studies Curriculum most interest you (film genres, directors, theory, national cinemas, history, new media, TV etc.)?

C. What are some of your career aspirations (film journalism/criticism, film curating, filmmaking, museum/archive work, media development, teaching, etc.)?

Please be as specific as possible on each of these 3 unique prompts.

Dramatic Writing

721 Broadway, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10003-6807
212-998-1940
Rita & Burton Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing

In addition to the NYU Undergraduate Application, all applicants for the Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing must submit a portfolio submission packet via the Department online application system, Slideroom. Please note that, upon submitting your creative portfolio, Slideroom does charge a $5.00 fee for applicants to use this service (you may pay this fee with credit or debit card). Your creative portfolio must be uploaded via Slideroom on or before the application deadline.

This packet must include the following 3 items:

1. Cover Sheet
   Name (Last, First, MI)
   Date of Birth
   Deadline (EDI or EDII or Transfer¹)
   Program (undergraduate)
   Type of Writing Samples (script for television, play script, screenplay, short story, etc.)
   Mailing Address Contact Telephone/Email
2. Statement of Purpose
   Identify a work of film, television, or theater you’ve read or seen in the past year, which has had an impact on your identity as a dramatic writer. Tell us why. (500 words)
3. Writing Portfolio
   Portfolio Requirements:
   Submit 3-4 separate writing samples that together total at least 15 pages and that do not exceed 25 pages. At least one of these samples must be a sample of dramatic writing (Screenplay, Stage Play, or Script for Television). The other 2-3 samples may be, but are not limited to, additional dramatic writing samples, memoirs, short stories, fictional material, and adaptation based on fact. Choose material that is dramatic and self-contained, with an inherent conflict, a strong protagonist, and a beginning, middle, and end.
   Unacceptable Submissions:
   Do not submit: Co-written material (the work must be yours and yours alone), Poetry, Elevator Pieces (i.e. two people, total opposites, get stuck in an elevator), Journalism, or “writing prompts” from other colleges or universities. Do not submit DVDs or CDs of any kind. Please label all pages of the Statement of Purpose and Writing Portfolio with: Last Name, First Name of the applicant (i.e., Smith, Susan).

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If transfer, please include the name of your current college or university, or the name of your college or department at NYU or Tisch.

Recorded Music

370 Jay Street, 6th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
212-992-8400
Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music

You must prepare a creative portfolio and submit via the institute’s online application system, Slideroom. Please note that, upon submitting your final creative portfolio, Slideroom does charge a fee for applicants to use this service (you may pay this fee with credit or debit card).

In preparing your creative portfolio, please note that you do not necessarily need to have experience in the music industry, nor do you necessarily need to have access to resources to demonstrate your vision, creativity and passion and your potential for success in the music industry. Be creative!

Your creative portfolio must include the following 7 clearly labeled components:

1. Statement of Intent

   Please tell us in a two-page essay, why you believe you are a good fit for the Clive Davis Institute, a holistic program where every student is required to study a core curriculum that includes production, business and technology, music history and writing, musicianship and songwriting, and aspects of performance.

   Your essay should demonstrate that you have researched the Institute’s curriculum and understand the department’s aim to produce well-rounded graduates who will help define the future of the music industry. Help us to understand you as a person, a scholar, a creative, an entrepreneur, and an aspiring professional. You may include relevant background information and experiences, personal traits that you believe will help you succeed at NYU and at the Clive  Davis Institute. You may include any past experiences (in and outside of music)  that have informed your growth as a student and aspiring professional. These experiences may include work you have done in your school or in your community. You may also include ideas about how you hope to contribute to the community and the culture of the Clive Davis Institute. Finally, please include a few words about areas of study you are interested in at the Institute that fall outside your current focus or strengths.

2. Creative Sample

   Assemble and present a 5-minute sample of your best creative work.

   This could include any work you have done that demonstrates your interest and experience in music (music, business, journalism, social entrepreneurship, etc.). Please note that this creative sample helps us to determine if you are a fit for the creative and curricular aims of the Institute and NYU. Your sample should not exceed 5 minutes. Your presentation should provide insight into who you are, what you do, what interests you, and what makes you unique as an applicant to CDI. You have  5-minutes of our attention, so use this time carefully. We are looking for a sense of personal consistency and cohesion within the samples. Your submission may consist of one unified sample of your work, or multiple works that add up to a maximum of 5-minutes. Your creative sample could include (but is not limited to) audio, video, articles you’ve written or published, a business plan you’ve developed, designs for a home studio, flyers or promotional materials you’ve designed, evidence of live event production, evidence of experience with new media or entrepreneurship in the virtual space, films you’ve scored, clothing you have designed, etc. For video presentations, you may speak to the camera, narrate, and/or use screen text to provide context, or convey facts and details related to the work you are presenting. It’s a creative sample, so be creative!

   Helpful Tips for Applicants

3. Written Statement About the Creative Sample

   In one page or less, tell us specifically how you created and/or contributed to the work or works included in your creative sample.

   For each individual piece, identify the full extent of your creative involvement, and, if applicable, all credits due to other contributors. You must provide, as applicable and when possible, the name of the composition, composer(s), producer(s), engineer(s), mixer(s), arranger(s), programmer(s), location of recording, and date of recording. 

4. Video Statement About You

   Talk to us for two minutes about your interests outside of music that help us better understand who you are as a person, creatively and intellectually.

   You might share how these interests inform your process within music (and its industry). We aren’t simply interested in what you “like to do,” but more so to gain an understanding of the diversity of your interests and activities, and how they inform who you are as a person and potential student. It is important to us that our students come here not just to “do music,” but to gain a larger training and critical understanding of a range of topics and approaches that might inform their approach to being a music industry professional. Using a computer webcam or mobile camera to record yourself, share a bit of those interests, and why The Clive Davis Institute at the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, may be a place for you to further explore those interests, if applicable.

5. Personal Experience Essay

   At the Clive Davis Institute, in addition to coursework focused on professional training and your development as a creative entrepreneur, you will be spending three to four years as a scholar taking a wide range of challenging liberal arts classes. Please understand that large amounts of reading and writing, commensurate with university level study, are assigned and required each semester. Writing is an integral part of our curriculum. To graduate from the program, you must succeed intellectually as well as creatively. 

   With that in mind, write a two-page essay describing a personal experience where you faced a significant challenge, or challenges. Did you overcome these challenges? If so, describe how. Are you still working through these challenges? If so, describe your approach and process. What lessons have you learned facing these challenges, and how have these lessons impacted your personal growth?

6. Song Playlist and Paragraph

   Create a list of ten songs that illustrate who you are as a creative person and a music fan.

   Paste a link to a customized playlist via any suitable streaming service (i.e. Spotify, Tidal, YouTube, etc.) of your choosing. Include a paragraph about why you picked the material you did

7. Resume

   Identify your previous/current artistic, entrepreneurial, and work experience.

   This may include promotional activities, jobs and internships, businesses that you have started, magazines or newspapers that you have written for, volunteer work experience, extra-curricular activities, projects, and school leadership positions, creative leadership in activism or organizing, musical skills, church choir, school chorus, band involvement, and amateur or professional performances. It may also include formal training on an instrument, voice training, technology (such as MIDI), or technical skills in music performance and recording, such as arranging and composition, DJ-ing, and producing. Please include instructors, courses taken, and the duration of study or engagement.

Once you have registered to start a creative portfolio via Slideroom, you may step away and come back at any time, until the final deadline. Please make sure that you save your progress after each visit, and do not click to submit until you are sure that you have properly uploaded the required components outlined above. Once you click submit, you may no longer edit your creative portfolio.

Performance Studies

721 Broadway, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10003
212-998-1620
Performance Studies

Successful BA candidates are curious students with strong writing and critical thinking skills, who are interested in performance as an object of study. This includes students who enjoy thinking and writing about performance. We are not a performing arts department—we don't train students to do performance—but we welcome students who are excited about analyzing and understanding it in a disciplinary context that includes anthropology, ethnic and gender studies, religious studies, philosophy, and other academic fields.

Admission is based on previous academic achievement and evidence of strong skills in writing and cultural analysis. To apply to the Department of Performance Studies, applicants must complete the New York University common application.

*We are not a conservatory program in acting, dance, or music. If you are interested in applying to such programs please contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions*

If you are interested in learning more about the program, you can reach us at performance.studies@nyu.edu. 

NYU Game Design

370 Jay Street, 6th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
646-997-0708
Game Design

Creative Portfolio

In addition to the common application, the NYU Game Center requires a creative portfolio. All portfolios are submitted digitally via Slate. Late portfolios will not be accepted. The two components of the creative portfolio are:

1. Short Answer Questions. Respond to all of the following questions.

• What skills and experiences would you bring to the NYU Game Center and the creation of games, and what new interests and skills are you excited about exploring? PROTIP: We’re most interested in hearing about what makes you unique as a creative person.
• Game design encompasses both videogames and analog games (board games, sports, etc). Compare and contrast two games you’re familiar with, one of each kind; explain a connection between the two games that you find meaningful. For example, perhaps they both make use of a similar game mechanic, or maybe they are on opposite sides of the same social issue. PROTIP: Don’t spend a lot of space summarizing the two games - focus on the point you are trying to make.
• Games are typically created by teams.  Help us understand your strengths and weaknesses as a collaborator. What do you feel is your best quality as a team member, and what is something you are working on improving? PROTIP: Be honest - no one is perfect.
• Tell us about a game you know well. Explain something about this game that the average person who plays games might find compelling or meaningful–something relatively unknown that might deepen their appreciation, even as a newcomer to the game. PROTIP: Don’t just share game world lore or a hidden easter egg - tell us something unusual you have discovered about the design of the game that impacts the player experience.
• The world of games is rapidly changing and impacting many other areas of culture and life. What kind of games would you like to see more of and why would they matter? PROTIP: Your vision for the future of games might have to do with anything - gameplay, storytelling, the game industry, the cultural impact of games, or even something completely outside of games.

1. Creative Portfolio

A creative project could be: a game you’ve made (digital or non-digital), a computer program you’ve written, a film you created, a piece of music, a creative writing sample, a portfolio of artwork, visual design, sculptures, photography or other creative pieces. We are looking for your talent and creativity in whichever medium you choose, so choose an example that you think best shows off your strengths and ideas. While you are welcome to submit more than one project, especially if you’d like to showcase diverse talents, we recommend that you curate your portfolio carefully and show only your best work. Please upload your pieces individually – zipping your files is heavily discouraged.

For each piece in your portfolio, you must include an accurate list of credits listing each contributor to the work and the role they played in creating the work. Solo works should be described as such, but only if you created the piece on your own with no other contributors to your work. Any pieces that do not include credits will not be reviewed. If you are unsure who to list as a contributor or how to describe creative roles or contributions, please try to be as thorough and descriptive as possible; too much information is preferable to a lack of information or credit.

Below are some guidelines for submitting your work:

• If a project is a digital game or software application: Detailed instructions for installation and interaction, including platform requirements, must be included. You should submit a playable version of the game as well as a video of 1-2 minutes that demonstrates the experience of the game, detailed instructions for installation and interaction, including platform requirements. You will not be able to upload any game files, so please provide a link to your online game or downloadable game files, and include the link in your design statement.
• If a project is a board game, performance, game event, or other physical project: Include detailed documentation of the project, such as photographs, a short video, script, rules of play, game board if applicable, examples or full sheets of cards, etc. If submitting a board game, include all printable materials needed to play it.
• If a project is a visual artwork or series: Include detailed visual documentation of the project (3 – 5 images and/or up to 5 minutes of video). Please also include a brief written description of your artwork that describes the context in which it was created (for example, as part of a class or workshop, as a submission for a competition, part of a larger work or collaboration, etc.)
• If a project is a video such as a film, animation reel, or motion graphics portfolio: Include a brief written description of your video that describes the context in which it was created (for example, as part of a class or workshop, as a submission for a competition, part of a longer series, etc.)You may include still images as well as a link to the video itself.
• If a project is a written paper or essay: Please upload the paper itself in PDF format. Include at the start an abstract or summary of the essay. Please also include a brief overview that describes the context in which this writing was created (for example, as part of a class or workshop, as a submission for a competition, a blog post, for a publication, etc.)
• If a project is a website or other online-accessible project: A link to the online project is sufficient.
• If your project does not fit into any of these categories and you do not know how best to submit or document the project, contact the Game Center at gamecenter@nyu.edu directly for advice.

If you have questions about the creative portfolio please email us at gamecenter@nyu.edu.

Collaborative Arts

665 Broadway, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10012-2331

The Collaborative Arts program is ideal for students with a rich diversity of talents who crave a wide variety of experiences. We’re looking for independent minded students, who are motivated to challenge themselves and work with other artists to generate interdisciplinary projects. Our students are curious, willing to take risks, and interested in exploring the wonderful possibilities of working between disciplines.

Creative Portfolio

There are four (4) required components for the Collaborative Arts Creative Portfolio. You must upload all four (4) components to your NYU Applicant Portal by the deadlines listed below in order to be considered for admission. Incomplete portfolios will not be considered.

Part 1: Written Statement

Please provide a written statement (400 words max) about why you are choosing an interdisciplinary arts degree. 

• Why pursue Collaborative Arts as opposed to a discipline-specific course of study? 
• What excites you about joining a diverse artistic community that values play, experimentation and creative invention? 
• Please cite examples from your artistic work, artists you admire, and unique passions that inform your work.

Part 2: Who Are You? Video

Using your phone or laptop, record a simple 1-2 minute selfie video that shows and tells us who you are as an artist. We are not looking for elaborate, polished, or heavily-edited videos. Tell us how you hope to grow as a multi-disciplinary artist and what you hope to bring to the Collaborative Arts community. Use this video to show and tell us things about yourself that we won’t see anywhere else in your application.

Part 3: Performance Submission

While Collaborative Arts welcomes creators from all disciplines and backgrounds, we are built on a foundation of performance: you will be required to engage in multiple performance courses throughout the program. Please submit examples of work that best represent you as a performer, making sure that we can see and/or hear you clearly. If you are showing a collaborative project, you must be the primary contributor or creator. Please provide a title and short description for each submission.

Examples may include, but are not limited to: a narrative monologue, a movement piece, a musical experiment, stand-up or sketch comedy, or any other performative work (1-3 videos, not to exceed 5 min total).

Part 4: Additional Submissions

We are interested in everything that makes you a creative maker and thinker. In addition to your performance submission, please submit examples of your original work that best represents your talent and your passions in at least TWO of the following areas. Please provide a title and short description for each submission.

Examples may include, but are not limited to:

• Visual: Photography, Drawings, Sculptures, Painting, Mixed-Media (5-10 images)
• Video: Film, Animation, Experimental (2-3 videos, 5 min total)
• Music: Original Songs, Compositions (2-3 recordings, 5 min total)
• Writing: Stage Play, Screenplay (5-10 pages)
• Design: Website, Games, Interactive (website links, screenshots)
• Emerging: Technology, Digital Art, 3D Fabrication, New-Media

Interactive Media Arts—IMA

370 Jay Street, 4th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201

The Interactive Media Arts (IMA) program, an interdisciplinary undergraduate Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in Interactive Media Arts (IMA), starts from the proposition that computation—the ability to code, learn new software, manipulate data, and create physical + digital interactions—is an essential creative capability, and that students who master those capabilities will be well-placed to invent the future.

All undergraduate applicants need to fill out the NYU Common application. Applicants are required to submit creative materials via the NYU admissions portal to supplement the Common application. Please refer to the link for specific deadlines.

PART 1: STATEMENT

Please submit a document (PDF) with brief explanations of what you are submitting as creative materials. Please also include a short statement (about 100 words) about an example of interactive media that appeals to you. Can you describe a project idea that you would like to accomplish here at IMA, NYU? It’s okay if you don’t know how you would go about building it yet.

PART 2: CREATIVE MATERIALS

Please submit any work that shows the skills, creativity, curiosity, or generosity that you could bring to the emerging interactive forms we are inventing at IMA. We know that creativity does not just happen in art class so we want to read things you wrote, see any of your work, your musings, your tinkerings and experiments in any discipline.

This can be artwork, programming, DIY projects, songs or poetry you wrote, projects you were involved in, anything you made, the toaster you took apart to see how it worked, the treehouse you built, the videography you captured for the drama club, the activist work you spearheaded, to name a few.

If you have a personal website to show your work, you can simply share the URL. Another option is to upload individual files (jpgs, pdfs). You can also share a Google drive folder but it MUST be viewable for all. We will NOT be able to email you to request access to please be sure to check your links. If we cannot open it, we will not review it. 

There are no minimum or maximum number of works or any particular mediums that we prefer or require. If you have a personal website to show your work, you can simply share the URL.

PART 3: INTRODUCTORY VIDEO

Use a webcam or smart phone to record yourself. We are not looking for special effects.  What are your areas of interest, or things that you care about, that might serve as content for future IMA projects?  What impact do you hope the work you do has? Keep it simple and show us your personality.  Show us something about yourself that isn't already included in the rest of your application. Please upload your video as a part of your online creative materials.

Limit: 1 minute

PART 4: RESUME (OPTIONAL)

You may also submit a resume if you would like, though this is entirely optional. Please include your work experience, activities throughout high school, artistic accomplishments, and any other unique qualities.

Campus Visits

NYU Admissions offers a variety of virtual experiences to visit the university. See Virtual Experiences and sign up for one of our sessions. If you are interested in joining our mailing list to find out when in-person tours begin, see Experience NYU In-Person.

For current information regarding special info sessions/tours at the Tisch School of the Arts, see below:

• Tisch Drama Info Sessions
• Dance Department Tours
• Graduate Department Info Sessions

Admission Application Filing Deadlines

We urge you to complete and file your application by November 1 for Early Decision I admission, by January 1 for Early Decision II, and by January 5 for regular decision. You will be informed if any of the required credentials are missing from your file. It is, however, your responsibility to make certain that we receive all of the supporting information required to complete your application file.

If NYU is your first-choice college, we encourage you to apply for admission as an early decision candidate. If admitted, you will be asked to withdraw your applications to other colleges and enroll in NYU. Early decision candidates will be notified of the admission decision starting in the middle of December for Early Decision I or after the middle of February for Early Decision II. Regular decision candidates will receive notification on or around April 1.

Financial Aid Application

All students applying for financial aid must file the College Scholarship Service/Financial Aid profile (CSS Profile) and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). We recommend that students apply electronically; see our NYU Website at www.nyu.edu/financial.aid. Students must include the NYU federal school code number 002785 in the school section of the FAFSA to ensure that their submitted information is transmitted by the processor to New York University.

New York State residents should also complete the separate application for the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP); for information visit www.nyu.edu/financial.aid/tap.html. Students from other states may be required to complete separate applications for their state programs if their state grants can be used at New York University.

Types of Admission

Regular Admission

The Tisch School of the Arts admits students to full-time degree programs of study. Most undergraduate students enter the University after completion of the traditional four years of high school study. There are, however, a number of special undergraduate programs of admission, as described below.

Early Decision Plan for High School Seniors

Under the Early Decision Plan, students should submit their application, supporting credentials, and standardized test scores no later than November 1 for Early Decision I and January 1 for Early Decision II. Applicants will also be required to submit creative materials or to audition for the performance areas.

In addition, each applicant must complete on the application a signed statement agreeing that they will withdraw any applications submitted to other colleges if accepted by New York University. Another form must be signed by the student, parent, and counselor agreeing to the early decision commitment to enroll if admitted to NYU. Action on these applications will be taken by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions beginning in mid-December.

Early decision candidates who are also applicants for financial aid must submit the NYU Early Decision Financial Aid Application by November 1 for Early Decision I and by January 1 for Early Decision II, so that the University will be able to provide a financial aid estimate by the early decision notification date. Information about this application can be found online at http://www.nyu.edu/admissions.html. Early decision applicants must also file the College Scholarship and Service profile (CSS) and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as early as October 1 and no later than February 15.

Transfer Applicants

A student may transfer from another college in September, with the exception of Film and Television applicants. Transfer students admitted to Film and Television must begin their studies during one of the two summer sessions. Credit will be granted for most collegiate work completed with a grade of C or better within the past 10 years that satisfies degree requirements and that falls within the residency requirement, with the exception of certain courses of a vocational nature or courses not consistent with the educational objectives of the Tisch School of the Arts. Within these provisions, applicants from regionally accredited colleges are eligible for admission.

Except where specifically noted, the general procedures described for entering freshmen also apply to all applicants seeking to transfer from other regionally accredited two-year and four-year institutions. Transfer applicants must submit official credentials from all institutions attended, including secondary school transcripts. Transfer applicants who took the SAT or ACT examinations while in high school should submit their test results as part of their application. Transfer applicants who did not take these examinations while in high school and have been in college less than one year must follow the testing requirements, listed on the admissions Website at admissions.nyu.edu. An audition, interview, or creative portfolio is required for all programs.

Specific entrance requirements for each department, such as auditions, interviews, and creative portfolios, are described in the Undergraduate Admission Process section (page 253).

Transfer Applicants Within the University

Students who wish to transfer from one school to another within the University must file an Internal Transfer Application online at admissions.nyu.edu prior to the application deadline (March 1 for the summer and fall terms). Students must be enrolled in the school or college to which they were originally admitted for one full year before they may transfer.

Change of Major Within the Tisch School of the Arts

Tisch students who wish to change their major within the Tisch School of the Arts must file a Change of Major Application with the Tisch Office of Student Affairs, 726 Broadway, 2nd Floor. Students applying for a change of major must meet the admission requirements of the new department. This will involve an audition or submission of a portfolio. Students must be enrolled in the department to which they were originally admitted for one full year before they can change their major to another department. The change of major application can be found at: http://tisch.nyu.edu/student-affairs/forms

Applicants With International Credentials

Applicants to New York University who are neither U.S. citizens nor permanent residents of the United States must complete the application for admission to undergraduate study for international students available online at admissions.nyu.edu. Please indicate on the application for admission your country of citizenship and, if currently residing in the United States, your current visa status.

Freshman applicants (those who are currently attending or who previously completed secondary school) seeking to begin studies in the fall (September) semester must submit an application and all required credentials on or before January 1. The Early Decision I deadline is November 1 and the Early Decision II deadline is January 1. Transfer applicants (those currently or previously attending a university or tertiary school) must submit an application and all required credentials on or before April 1 for the fall term. Applications will not be processed until the Undergraduate Admissions Processing Center receives all supporting credentials.

All freshman applicants are required to submit official test results. Please visit the admissions Website at admissions.nyu.edu to learn about the admissions requirements.

If the applicant’s secondary education culminates in a maturity certificate examination, they are required to submit an official copy of the grades received in each subject of his or her examinations. All documents submitted for review must be official; that is, they must be either originals or copies certified by authorized persons. A “certified” photocopy or other copy is one that bears either an original signature of the registrar or other designated school official or an original impression of the institution’s seal. Uncertified photocopies are not acceptable. If these official documents are in a foreign language, they must be accompanied by an official English translation.

In addition, every applicant whose native language is not English must take the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). Information concerning this examination may be obtained by writing directly to TOEFL/ETS:

TOEFL/ETS
P.O. Box 6151
Princeton, NJ 08541
U.S.A.

or by visiting The TOEFL Tests. Each student must request that their official score on this examination be sent to the Undergraduate Admissions Processing Center code 2562.

Applicants residing in the New York area may take, in lieu of the TOEFL, the English proficiency test of the University’s English Language Institute:

English Language Institute
48 Cooper Square, Room 200
New York, NY 10003-7154
U.S.A.

An appointment to take the test may be made by telephoning 212-998-7040.

In lieu of the TOEFL, acceptable results on the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) examination administered by the British Council will also be considered. For information about this test, see IELTS.

Financial documentation is not required when filing an application. If the applicant is accepted, instructions for completing the Application for Certificate of Eligibility (AFCOE) online will be included in the acceptance packet. Appropriate evidence of financial ability must be submitted with the AFCOE to the Office for Global Service in order for the appropriate visa document to be issued. If the applicant’s studies are being financed by means of his or her own savings, parental support, outside private or government scholarships, or any combination of these, they must arrange to send official letters or similar certifications as proof of such support. New students may wish to view the multimedia tutorial for new international students at www.nyu.edu/oiss/documents/tutorialHome/index.htm.

The English Language Institute

The English Language Institute of the School of Professional Studies at New York University offers The Comprehensive English Program. It is designed for NYU and non-NYU students at all levels of English Proficiency. Please visit the website for more information at https://www.sps.nyu.edu/homepage/academics/divisions-and-departments/english-language-institute.html

Readmission of Former Undergraduate Students

Any former Tisch student wishing to return to the school who has been out of attendance between one term to 5 years without an approved leave of absence, and who has not attended another university in the interim must apply for readmission through Admission at www.nyu.edu/admissions/undergraduateadmissions.html/

Requests for readmission should be received by the following dates: July 1 for the fall term, November 1 for the spring term, and April 1 for the summer term.

A student who has attended another institution since enrolling at New York University must apply as a transfer student and submit transcripts from all other institution(s) attended and may be required to audition or submit a creative portfolio for admission to a specific department. Transfer application are available online only at admissions.nyu.edu.

The Spring Semester at Tisch Program

Undergraduate students at other institutions may study at Tisch for the spring semester through specialized tracks of study. Students enroll full time and take 12-18 credits from one of five core areas, including cinema studies, drama, dramatic writing, film production, as well as photography and imaging. Dormitory housing is available.

For complete information and an application for the Spring at Tisch Program, please visit our Website at www.tisch.nyu.edu or contact the Office of Special Programs:

Office of Special Programs
Tisch School of the Arts
New York University
721 Broadway, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10003-6807
212-998-1500
e-mail: tisch.special.info@nyu.edu

Advanced Standing

Credit may be awarded for satisfactory work completed at another regionally accredited university to the extent that the curriculum and requirements of each department of the school allow. Students should refer to the departmental sections of this bulletin for details.

When a transfer applicant is admitted to the school, the applicant’s records are examined carefully to determine how much, if any, advanced standing will be granted. Each individual course completed elsewhere is evaluated. In granting advanced standing, the suitability of courses taken elsewhere for the program of study chosen here and the student’s grades are considered. Transfer students must fulfill course and residency requirements for their departments. A tentative statement of advanced standing is provided to each transfer student on notification of admission to the school. A final statement of advanced standing is provided during the student’s first semester of matriculation. Requests for reevaluation of transfer credit must be made within the semester during which the final statement of advanced standing is received.

For undergraduate students admitted as freshmen, credit for courses taken at other Universities prior to matriculation at Tisch is awarded using a different set of standards. No credit is granted for college writing or expository writing courses taken while in high school, nor for courses taken on a pass/fail basis. 

Placement Examinations

Foreign Language: a student who wishes to continue in a language previously studied in high school or in college must take a language placement test or submit the scores from a College Entrance Examination Board SAT Subject Test or receive a recommendation for placement from the appropriate language department. A schedule of placement exams can be found online at https://cas.nyu.edu/academic-programs/academic-support-services/placementexams.html.

The Enrollment Process

To be enrolled, an admitted undergraduate candidate must do the following:

1. Accept the University’s offer of admission and pay the required nonrefundable tuition and housing (if applicable) deposit.
2. Submit all final high school and college transcripts to the New York University Undergraduate Admissions Processing Center.
3. Register for classes (as per Department’s guidelines)
4. Complete all mandatory health requirements, tasks, and deadlines
5. Pay balance of tuition and/or housing fees by the stipulated deadline.

Credit by Examination (Including International Maturity Exams)

The Advanced Placement (AP) Program (College Entrance Examination Board), the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program, and the results of some foreign maturity certificate examinations enable undergraduate students to receive credit toward the bachelor's degree on the basis of performance in college-level examinations or proficiency examinations related to the Tisch School of the Arts degree.

The maximum number of credits that can be counted toward the degree from college courses taken while in high school, Advanced Placement subject tests, and International Baccalaureate higher level examinations is 32. A maximum of 8 test credits may be applied toward the general education requirement; the remainder may only be applied to the elective requirement. The exception is the dance program, where credit is not granted by examination. Once a student has enrolled, all credits toward the degree must be taken as course work. The Advanced Placement (AP) Program (College Entrance Examination Board), the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program, and the results of some foreign maturity certificate examinations enable undergraduate students to receive credit toward the bachelor's degree on the basis of performance in college-level examinations or proficiency examinations related to the Tisch School of the Arts degree.

International Baccalaureate (IB)

Tisch School of the Arts recognizes, for advanced standing credit, higher-level examinations passed with grades of 6 or 7. No credit is granted for standard-level examinations. Official reports must be submitted to the Undergraduate Admissions Processing Center for review. See the chart below concerning those IB test scores for which credit is given.

Maturity Certificate Examinations

Tisch School of the Arts will consider the results of certain foreign maturity certificate examinations for advanced standing credit. They are:

• A Levels and Cambridge Pre-U
• Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE)
• French Baccalauréat
• German Abitur
• Italian Maturità
• Federal Swiss Maturity Certificate

Tisch does not award credit for any other maturity certificate examinations. Official reports must be submitted to the Undergraduate Admissions Processing Center. These documents will be added to the student record, but advanced standing credit for all examinations other than AP and IB will be awarded by the Tisch Office of Student Affairs, Director of Academic Services, 726 Broadway, 2nd Floor; 212-998-1900.

See the chart below for details on those A Level and Cambridge Pre-U test scores for which credit is given. For the other maturity examinations, please note that not every subject is awarded credit by the Tisch School of the Arts. Credit worthy results earn 8 points each.

Minimum scores for receiving credit are:

• A Levels: B
• Cambridge Pre-U: M2
• CAPE: II (out of VII)
• French Baccalauréat: 12 (out of 20) with coefficient of 5 or better
• German Abitur: 10 (out of 15). Credit is only awarded for written exams (schr.), not for oral (mdl.)
• Italian Maturità: 90 (out of 100)¹
• Swiss Matura: 4.5 (out of 6)

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Policy on the Italian Maturità: Students must earn a 90 or higher on the final Maturità exam to be considered for advanced standing credit. Credit is awarded on the basis of scores on part one (a test of written Italian) and part two (one subject tested in depth, which rotates from year to year). Each of these two sections can yield 4 points, with a minimum score requirement of 13 (out of a possible 15). Neither part three of the written test nor the oral portion of the exam yields any points.

Advanced Placement Program

Tisch School of the Arts participates in the Advanced Placement (AP) Program of the College Entrance Examination Board. In accordance with New York University policy, students may receive college credit toward their degree for test results of 5 or 4, depending on the subject examination. Tisch awards AP credit in liberal arts subjects that correspond to the disciplines taught in the College of Arts and Science (CAS). Some AP exams are deemed the equivalent of specific CAS courses and are approved to count toward the College’s majors and minors. Other exams do not have a specific course equivalent and cannot count toward a major or minor, but award elective credit that students can count toward the 128 points required for the baccalaureate degree. Students receiving AP credit toward their degree may not take the corresponding college-level course for credit. If they do, they will lose the AP credit. See the chart below concerning those AP test scores for which credit is given. The chart also lists those tests for which College Core Curriculum equivalencies and exemptions are granted, which pertains to certain Tisch School of the Arts undergraduate majors.

Advanced Placement Credit

Note: a 4 or 5 on any foreign language AP satisfies the Core language requirement.
Note: the College accepts a score of 5 (not 4) on the Russian Language and Culture Prototype AP examination for exemption from the foreign language requirement, but no credit is awarded and the score cannot be used for placement; scores of 4 or lower award no credit and have no bearing on exemption or placement.

Advanced Placement Equivalencies

See footnote 1.

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Students cannot earn credit for the same subject matter in any combination of AP, IB, A Level, and/or other international exams. No credit is awarded for the AP Seminar and Research courses in the AP Capstone program.

²

Does not count towards the major or minor in Art History or exempt students from ARTH-UA 10 Foundations of Art History.

³

Students who major in Art History are exempt from ARTH-UA 10 Foundations of Art History, and the AP credit counts as one course for the major. AP credit never counts toward the minor.

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Prehealth students cannot use AP credits to place out of BIOL-UA 11 Principles of Biology I or BIOL-UA 12 Principles of Biology II. Students who are not prehealth can apply these credits towards majors and minors in the Department of Biology.

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Students who score below a 4 on the Calculus BC exam but earn a 4 or 5 on the AB subscore are awarded 4 credits, equivalent to MATH-UA 121 Calculus I. Economics majors cannot use AP credit in calculus for MATH-UA 131 Mathematics for Economics I, MATH-UA 132 Mathematics for Economics II, or MATH-UA 133 Mathematics for Economics III.

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Does not count toward any majors or minors in the Departments of Biology and Chemistry, and cannot serve as a co- or prerequisite to any course in either department. Prehealth students cannot use AP credits to place out of CHEM-UA 125 General Chemistry I & Laboratory, CHEM-UA 126 General Chemistry II & Laboratory. Not equivalent to CHEM-UA 129 Accelerated General Chemistry, which is taught at a higher level than the AP course.

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AP credits in Chinese and Japanese satisfy the Core requirement in foreign language but cannot be used for placement in the correct level of study. Students who plan to register for Chinese or Japanese at NYU must take the CAS placement exam. Credits cannot be applied to the East Asian Studies major or minor.

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Can be used to count towards the minor in Web Programming and Applications. Does not count toward any major in Computer Science.

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Satisfies Physical Science in the College Core Curriculum. Credit does not count toward the major or minor in Environmental Studies.

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Credit can count as an elective toward the History major but not toward the History minor. No more than 4 AP credits can be applied toward the major.

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Credit does not reduce the number of courses required for the German major.

¹²

Students wishing to continue Latin must consult the Classics department for proper placement. AP credit will not reduce the number of courses required for the major or minor.

¹³

AP credit in Economics satisfies the ECON-UA 1 Introduction to Macroeconomics and/or ECON-UA 2 Introduction to Microeconomics (as applicable) requirements of: the major and minor in Economics; the major in International Relations; the major in Public Policy; and the minor in Business Studies.

¹⁴

Counts as elective credit toward the baccalaureate degree, but the credits do not count toward the Music major or minor.

¹⁵

Students may receive credit for both Physics 1 and 2 (algebra-based) or for both of the Physics C (calculus-based) exams. They cannot receive credit for two exams that duplicate material (e.g., Physics 2 and Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism). Prehealth students cannot use AP credits to place out of either or both of PHYS-UA 11 General Physics I, PHYS-UA 12 General Physics II. Physics 1 and/or 2 do not count toward any majors or minors in the Department of Physics. Potential Physics majors may discuss their Physics C credits with that department for possible placement out of PHYS-UA 91 Physics I and PHYS-UA 93 Physics II (but not out of the associated labs PHYS-UA 71 Introductory Experimental Physics I and PHYS-UA 72 Introductory Experimental Physics II). Physics majors granted this exemption are required to take one or more additional advanced PHYS-UA electives. Students who are not prehealth may apply Physics C credits toward one or both semesters of the Department of Chemistry’s General Physics I and II requirement.

Note well that beginning in fall 2024, the two Physics C exams will always award 4 credits each (instead of the former "5 or 3" depending on PHYS-UA course equivalency) and will always initially be equivalent to PHYS-UA 11 and PHYS-UA 12. For students who intend to major or minor in the Department of Physics and receive permission to count C exam credits toward the major lecture sequence of PHYS-UA 91 and PHYS-UA 93, this department will forward a memo to the Office of the Registrar: 3 credits from each exam will count as a direct equivalency to PHYS-UA 91 or 93 as appropriate, with the remaining 1 credit coded as a general PHYS-UA elective that counts toward the total 128 credits required for the baccalaureate degree but cannot count toward any departmental major or minor in the College.

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Students may count eight AP credits (the equivalent of two courses) toward the Politics major and four AP credits (the equivalent of one course) toward the minor. None of these credits can substitute for any specific departmental course or requirement (such as one of the core requirements); they simply count as generic POL-UA credit.

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Students who are not native speakers and intend to continue studying Spanish are required to take the CAS online language placement exam to confirm placement into SPAN-UA 50 Advanced Spanish. Students who score less than 59 on the online test will be required to take SPAN-UA 60 Advanced Conversation, before enrolling in SPAN-UA 50 Advanced Spanish. On the first day of classes they will also take an in-class exam to finalize proper course placement. This may result in dropping to a lower level and losing the AP credit. AP scores over 18 months old cannot be used for placement. Students who are native speakers and intend to continue studying Spanish will need to take a written assessment with the director of the language program (spanish.dlp@nyu.edu) to finalize placement.

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Students who are not native speakers and intend to continue studying Spanish may register for SPAN-UA 50 Advanced Spanish. On the first day of classes they will take an in-class exam to finalize proper course placement. This may result in dropping to a lower level and losing the AP credit. AP scores over 18 months old cannot be used for placement. Students who are native speakers and intend to continue studying Spanish will need to take a written assessment with the director of the language program (spanish.dlp@nyu.edu) to finalize placement.

¹⁹

Students who intend to continue studying Spanish must first take a special, advanced language placement evaluation through the Spanish department (not the online placement or usual written exemption exam) and consult with the director of the Spanish language program (spanish.dlp@nyu.edu).

²⁰

Satisfies the first semester of the Psychology major’s statistics requirement and counts toward the major.

²¹

Does not count toward the majors in Economics, International Relations, or Sociology, or toward the minor in Business Studies.

²²

Satisfies the prerequisite for MATH-UA 121, 131, 120, and 140 (no placement exam needed). Can never count toward any UA major/minor or to any UACORE requirement.

²³

In some cases, credit for the exam in African American Studies may be applicable to certain majors and/or minors in the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis; students should consult with that department.

International Baccalaureate Equivalencies

See footnotes 1 and 2.

¹

Credit is only awarded for High Level (HL) exams, never for Standard Level (SL). Students cannot earn credit for the same subject matter in any combination of AP, IB, A Level, and/or other international exams.

²

IB HL 6,7 in any foreign language satisfies the College Core Curriculum requirement (the languages listed here are only a sampling of IB exams in this area). A language denoted as “B” was studied as a second language; one denoted as “A” is one’s native language, or a language in which one has near-native fluency. “B” language credits are intermediate level and “A” language credits are post-intermediate. Students with “A” language credits who intend to register for the language must first take the CAS placement exam or consult with the department.

2A

Both exams satisfy the Core Quantitative Reasoning requirement. Students using a score of 7 on the Analysis and Approaches exam to enter Calculus III are advised to review polar coordinates and parametric equations on their own. Students majoring in Economics cannot use these IB credits for MATH-UA 131 Mathematics for Economics I, MATH-UA 132 Mathematics for Economics II, or MATH-UA 133 Mathematics for Economics III.

³

Students who intend to register for this language at NYU must take the CAS placement examination; the IB credits cannot be used for placement. Spanish IB scores over 18 months old cannot be used for placement.

3A

Students who are not native speakers and intend to continue studying Spanish may register for SPAN-UA 50 Advanced Spanish. On the first day of classes they will take an in-class exam to finalize proper course placement. This may result in dropping to a lower level and losing the IB credit. IB scores over 18 months old cannot be used for placement. Students who are native speakers and intend to continue studying Spanish will need to take a written assessment with the director of the language program (spanish.dlp@nyu.edu) to finalize placement.

⁴

Satisfies Physical Science and Life Science in the Core. Prehealth students cannot use IB credits to place out of BIOL-UA 11 Principles of Biology I, BIOL-UA 12 Principles of Biology II. Students who are not prehealth should consult the Department of Biology about possibly counting these credits towards majors and minors in that department.

⁵

Satisfies Physical Science and Life Science in the Core. IB credit in chemistry will not count toward any majors or minors in the Departments of Biology and Chemistry, and cannot serve as a co- or prerequisite to any course in either department. Prehealth students cannot use IB Chemistry to place out of CHEM-UA 125 General Chemistry I & Laboratory, CHEM-UA 126 General Chemistry II & Laboratory. Not equivalent to CHEM-UA 129 Accelerated General Chemistry, which is taught at a higher level than in the IB program.

⁶

Students who intend to register for Chinese, Japanese, or Korean at NYU must take the CAS placement examination; the IB credits cannot be used for placement. IB credits cannot be applied to the East Asian Studies major or minor.

⁷

Students who intend to register for ancient Greek or Latin at NYU must consult the classics department for proper placement. IB credit will not reduce the number of courses required for a Classics major or minor.

⁸

Students planning a major or minor in Computer Science must consult with the department about proper placement and possible counting of IB credits towards departmental requirements.

⁹

IB credit in Economics satisfies the ECON-UA 1 Introduction to Macroeconomics and ECON-UA 2 Introduction to Microeconomics requirements of: the major and minor in Economics; the major in International Relations; and the minor in Business Studies.

¹⁰

No credit is awarded for any English B exam. Anglophone students are not permitted to take any English A examination.

¹¹

Students may count eight IB credits (the equivalent of two courses) towards the Politics major and four IB credits (the equivalent of one course) towards the minor. None of these credits can substitute for any specific departmental course or requirement (such as one of the core requirements); they simply count as generic POL-UA credit.

¹²

For all four History exams: credit for one exam only can count as an elective toward the History major but not toward the History minor. No more than 4 of the 8 IB credits can be applied toward the major.

¹⁴

Satisfies Physical Science and Life Science in the Core. Cannot count toward any major or minor in the Department of Physics or the Department of Chemistry.

¹⁵

Majors and minors in Psychology can use four of the credits to exempt from PSYCH-UA 1 and to count as one of the ten courses required for the major or as one of the four courses required for the minor. The other four credits cannot be applied towards the major or minor.

¹⁶

Students with a grade of 7 on this examination may apply 4 of the 8 credits toward the Philosophy major or minor as a required introductory course; a grade below that level does not count toward the major or minor as the equivalent of PHIL-UA 1 Central Problems in Philosophy.

Advanced Level ("A Level") Equivalencies (with Pre-U)

See footnotes 1, 2, and 3.

¹

Students cannot earn credit for the same subject matter in any combination of AP, IB, A Level, and/or other international exams. No credit is awarded for Advanced Subsidiary (AS) Level examinations or for the Seminar and Research courses in the AP/Cambridge Capstone program. In Singapore, only A Level examinations designated as H2 or H3 can receive credit. H3 credit is subject to review and is generally awarded only if student does not have H2 credit in same subject. No student may earn credit for H2 and H3 results in the same subject.

²

CAS awards 8 credits for many of the Cambridge Pre-U examinations in liberal arts and science subjects that parallel the A Level offerings. The range of acceptable scores (lowest to highest) is: M2, M1, D3, D2, D1.

³

An A Level score of B or higher, or a Pre-U score of M2 or higher, in any foreign language satisfies the College Core Curriculum requirement (the languages listed here are only a sampling of the exams offered in this area).

⁴

Students who intend to register for this language at NYU must take the CAS placement examination; the A Level/Pre-U credits cannot be used for placement.

4A

Students who are not native speakers and intend to continue studying Spanish may register for SPAN-UA 50 Advanced Spanish. On the first day of classes they will take an in-class exam to finalize proper course placement. This may result in dropping to a lower level and losing the A Level credit. A Level results over 18 months old cannot be used for placement. Students who are native speakers and intend to continue studying Spanish will need to take a written assessment with the director of the language program (spanish.dlp@nyu.edu) to finalize placement.

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A score of B on History of Art does not count toward the major in Art History or exempt students from ARTH-UA 10 Foundations of Art History; the 8 credits are electives in ARTH-UA that count toward the baccalaureate degree. A score of A exempts Art History majors from ARTH-UA 10 Foundations of Art History, and 4 of the 8 credits count as one course toward the major; the other 4 credits are an ARTH-UA elective that counts toward the baccalaureate degree. A Level credits never count toward the minor. Prior to fall 2021, the A Level equivalency was for ARTH-UA 1 History of Western Art I and ARTH-UA 2 History of Western Art II.

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Satisfies Physical Science and Life Science in the Core. Prehealth students cannot use A Level/Pre-U credits to place out of BIOL-UA 11 Principles of Biology I, BIOL-UA 12 Principles of Biology II. Students who are not prehealth should consult the Department of Biology about possibly counting these credits towards majors and minors in that department.

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Satisfies Physical Science and Life Science in the Core. A Level/Pre-U credit in Chemistry will not count toward any majors or minors in the Departments of Biology and Chemistry and cannot serve as a co- or prerequisite to any course in either department. Prehealth students cannot use A Level/Pre-U Chemistry to place out of CHEM-UA 125 General Chemistry I & Laboratory, CHEM-UA 126 General Chemistry II & Laboratory. Not equivalent to CHEM-UA 129 Accelerated General Chemistry, which is at a higher level than this exam.

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No credit is awarded for China Studies, as part of the final assessment/grade is an independent study/research paper.

⁹

Students who intend to register for Chinese at NYU must take the CAS placement examination; the A Level/Pre-U credits cannot be used for placement. Credits cannot be applied to the East Asian Studies major or minor.

¹⁰

Students who intend to register for ancient Greek or Latin at NYU must consult the classics department for proper placement. Credits cannot count toward a Classics major or minor.

¹¹

Not a course in classical languages. Students should consult with the director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Classics about possible counting of credits toward the major/minor.

¹²

Students planning a major or minor in Computer Science must consult with that department about proper placement and possible counting of A Level/Pre-U credits towards departmental requirements.

¹³

A Level credit in Economics satisfies the ECON-UA 1 Introduction to Macroeconomics and ECON-UA 2 Introduction to Microeconomics requirements of: the major and minor in Economics; the major in International Relations; and the minor in Business Studies.

¹⁴

No credit is awarded for English Language.

¹⁵

Students may count eight A Level credits (the equivalent of two courses) towards the Politics major and four A Level credits (the equivalent of one course) towards the minor. None of these credits can substitute for any specific departmental course or requirement (such as one of the core requirements); they simply count as generic POL-UA credit.

¹⁶

Credit can count as an elective toward the History major but not toward the History minor. No more than 4 of the 8 A Level credits can be applied toward the major.

¹⁷

Satisfies Quantitative Reasoning in the Core. Students majoring in Economics cannot use credits for all or part of the MATH-UA 131 Mathematics for Economics I, MATH-UA 132 Mathematics for Economics II, MATH-UA 133 Mathematics for Economics III sequence. For Further or Pure Mathematics, consult the Department of Mathematics for course equivalencies.

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Students with a grade of A on this examination may apply 4 of the 8 credits toward the Philosophy major or minor as a required introductory course; a grade below that level does not count toward the major or minor as the equivalent of PHIL-UA 1 Central Problems in Philosophy. In addition, a grade of D3 or higher on the Pre-U examination in Philosophy and Theology allows students to apply 4 of the 8 credits toward the Philosophy major or minor as a required introductory course; a grade below that level does not count toward the Philosophy major or minor as the equivalent of PHIL-UA 1 Central Problems in Philosophy. Note well that the Department of Religious Studies does not accept the 4 credits in Theology from this Pre-U test toward its major or minor.

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Satisfies Physical Science and Life Science in the Core. Cannot count toward any major or minor in the Department of Physics or the Department of Chemistry.

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Majors and minors in Psychology can use four of the credits to exempt from PSYCH-UA 1 Intro to Psychology and to count toward the major or minor. The other four credits cannot be applied to major or minor requirements.

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A Level/Pre-U credits in this subject cannot be counted toward the Religious Studies major or minor.

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Sociology majors need departmental approval to count 4 of the 8 credits toward the major as an elective. The credits can never exempt students from SOC-UA 1 Intro to Sociology or SOC-UA 2 Intro to Sociology (Honors).

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Satisfies Quantitative Reasoning in the Core. A Level credit in Statistics does not count toward the majors in Economics, International Relations, or Sociology, or toward the minor in Business Studies. Students may consult with the Departments of Mathematics and Psychology for possible course equivalency. Students who present results in more than one A Level mathematics exam (including Statistics) cannot receive the full 8 credits for each exam.

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To receive A Level credit, students must contact the Department of Russian and Slavic Studies and be tested by a language instructor.