Business (BS)

Program Description

The NYU Stern School of Business offers a Bachelor of Science degree that integrates an exceptional business education with a grounding in the liberal arts. By combining courses in business fundamentals with a broad-based liberal arts foundation, future business leaders are given the skills, expertise, and intellectual sophistication needed to advance in today's dynamic business environment. The curriculum emphasizes global perspectives, social responsibility, and professional ethics, as well as communication and interpersonal skills. Classes are taught by award-winning faculty and respected business thought leaders in New York, nationally, and abroad.

NYU Stern students take elective courses from across the University to broaden their intellectual experience. Students may also pursue a minor or a second major in the College of Arts & Science in areas ranging from psychology to the fine arts, or they can choose to minor at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, & Human Development; the Tisch School of the Arts; the Tandon School of Engineering; or the Silver School of Social Work. Students can also participate in one of NYU Stern’s many cross-school interdisciplinary minors offered in conjunction with the College of Arts & Science; the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education & Human Development; the Tisch School of the Arts; and the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. NYU Stern also offers a comprehensive variety of semester abroad programs and short-term immersion opportunities.

Concentrations

Business students must declare one of the following concentrations by the end of their junior year:

• Accounting
• Actuarial Science (STEM eligible)
• Computing & Data Science (STEM eligible)
• Economics
  • Business Economics
  • Econometrics & Quantitative Economics (STEM eligible)
• Entrepreneurship (can only be taken as a co-concentration; students must select a primary concentration to supplement the Entrepreneurship concentration)
• Finance
• Global Business (can only be taken as a co-concentration; students must select a primary concentration to supplement the Global Business concentration)
• Management & Organizations
• Marketing
• Operations (STEM eligible)
• Statistics (STEM eligible)
• Sustainable Business

See BS in Business for more information about the program and available concentrations.

Dual Degree Programs

The Business BS program offers the following dual degree programs:

• Business (BS)/Accounting (MS)
• Business (BS)/Film & Television (BFA) (offered in collaboration with Tisch's Kanbar Institute of Film & Television) Note: First-year students cannot apply directly to this program.

Admissions

New York University's Office of Undergraduate Admissions supports the application process for all undergraduate programs at NYU.  For additional information about undergraduate admissions, including application requirements, see How to Apply. 

Program Requirements

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Other approved courses listed here by category.

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A minimum of 20 credits must be taken from a non-Business area.

Sample Plan of Study

General Accounting

Actuarial Science

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It is recommended that students pursuing actuarial science as a concentration take as many actuarial science elective courses they can above and beyond the base requirements to best prepare for the Actuarial Exams.

Computing & Data Science

Business Economics

Econometrics & Quantitative Economics

Finance

Entrepreneurship (co-concentration)

Note: This concentration must be taken along with another Stern concentration.

Management & Organizations

Marketing

Operations

Statistics

Sustainable Business

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will:

1. Achieve professional levels of competence in core functions of business, including oral and written communication.
2. Exhibit intellectual curiosity, high levels of intellectual engagement, and open-mindedness to new ideas and alternative points of view.
3. Develop the skills needed to thrive in groups, organizations, and communities.
4. Achieve an understanding of the role of business within our global society.

Policies 

Concentration Selection

The primary major for a Stern BS in Business degree is Business. Students are permitted to declare up to three official designations as part of their major (i.e., two concentrations and one minor; one concentration and two minors; or two concentrations through Stern and one major through the College of Arts & Science). 

Students are encouraged to declare one or more concentrations by the end of their sophomore year and are required to declare at least one Stern concentration on Albert no later than the end of their junior year. When considering a double concentration (or a major through CAS), students should be aware that the degree requirements might exceed 128 credits, possibly affecting financial aid. Those who have questions about specific concentrations, double concentrations, or who require help making this decision should see their adviser at the Stern Office of Academic Advising or the respective undergraduate faculty adviser. 

Students can formally declare a concentration by completing the Concentration Declaration form found on Stern Life.

NYU Policies

University-wide policies can be found on the New York University Policy pages.

Stern Policies

Additional academic policies can be found on the Stern Undergraduate academic policies page.