New York City Scholars Program Curriculum
New York Scholars take a standard courseload of five 3- or 4-credit classes each semester, along with a sixth 1-credit course.
*All courses are subject to change.
| Term | NU Course Code | NU Course Title | NUPath (if any) | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | ACCT 1201 | Financial Accounting and Reporting | 3 | |
| Spring 2026 | ACCT 2301 | Profit Analysis for Managers and Advisors | ND | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | ANTH 1101 | Peoples and Cultures | IC | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | HIST 2311 | Colonialism/Imperialism | DD; SI | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | ARTD 1001/1002 | Media Art, Culture, and Social Justice with Seminar | DD; ER | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | ARTF 1220/1221 | Elements of Visual Composition/Tools | EI | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | ARTF 1240/1241 | Making with Video, Sounds, and Animation/Tools | CE | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | ARTG 1001/1002 | Design Perspectives: An Intro to Design in the World with Seminar | ER; SI | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | ARTG 1270/1271 | Design: Process + Practice/Studio | 3 | |
| Spring 2026 | ARTG 1290/1291 | Typographic Systems/Studio | 3 | |
| Fall 2025 | ARTH 1001/1002 | Visual Intelligence with Seminar | IC | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | BIOL 1143 | Biology and Society | ND | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | BIOL 2217/2218 | Integrated Anatomy and Physiology 1/Lab | ND | 4 |
| Spring 2026 | BIOL 2219/2220 | Integrated Anatomy and Physiology 2/Lab | ND | 4 |
| Fall 2025 | CHEM 1151/1153 | General Chemistry for Engineers/Recitation | ND | 4 |
| Spring 2026 | CHEM 1151/1153 | General Chemistry for Engineers/Recitation | ND | 4 |
| Fall 2025 | COMM 1101 | Introduction to Communication Studies | ER; SI | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | COMM 1112 | Public Speaking | CE | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | COMM 1112 | Public Speaking | CE | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | COMM 1231 | Principles of Organizational Communication | IC | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | CRIM 1100 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | SI | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | CRIM 1120 | Criminology | SI | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | CS 1800/1802 | Discrete Structures/Seminar | FQ | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | CS 2000/2001 | Introduction to Program Design and Implementation with Lab | FQ; ND | 4 |
| Fall 2025 | CS 2100/2101 | Program Design and Implementation I/Lab | AD; ND | 4 |
| Spring 2026 | CS 2100/2101 | Program Design and Implementation I/Lab | AD; ND | 4 |
| Spring 2026 | CS 3100/3101 | Program Design and Implementation II/Lab | AD; ND | 4 |
| Fall 2025 | ECON 1115 | Principles of Macroeconomics | AD; SI | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | ECON 1115 | Principles of Macroeconomics | AD; SI | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | ECON 1116 | Principles of Microeconomics | AD; SI | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | ECON 1116 | Principles of Microeconomics | AD; SI | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | ECON 2350 | Statistics for Economists | AD; FQ | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | ENGL 1140 | Grammar: The Architecture of English | FQ | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | ENGL 1700 | Global Literatures I | DD; IC | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | WF | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | WF | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | FINA 2201 | Financial Management | 3 | |
| Fall 2025 | GE 1501 | Cornerstone of Engineering 1 | 3 | |
| Spring 2026 | GE 1502 | Cornerstone of Engineering 2 | ER | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | HIST 1130 | Introduction to the History of the United States | DD; IC | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | HIST 1200/1201 | Historical Research and Writing/First-Year Seminar | WI | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | HIST 1232 | History of Boston | IC | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | HIST 3330 | The Global Cold War | DD; SI; WI | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | HUSV 1101 | Social Change and Human Services | EX; SI | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | HUSV 2300 | Counseling in Human Services | DD; WI | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | INNO 2301 | Innovation | CE | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | INPR 1000 | First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar or XXXX 1000 Intro to College | 1 | |
| Spring 2026 | INPR 2183 | Interdisciplinary Special Topics: AI | 1 | |
| Fall 2025 | INTB 1203 | International Business and Global Social Responsibility | ER; IC | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | INTB 1203 | International Business and Global Social Responsibility | ER; IC | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | INTL 1101 | Globalization and International Affairs | SI | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | JRNL 1101/1102 | Journalism 1: Fundamentals of Reporting and Writing/Toolbox | EI; SI; WI | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | JRNL 2350 | The History of Journalism: How the News Became the News | IC; SI; WI | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | MATH 1231 | Calculus for Business and Economics | FQ | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | MATH 1231 | Calculus for Business and Economics | FQ | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | MATH 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | FQ | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | MATH 1342 | Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering | FQ | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | MATH 1342 | Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering | FQ | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | MATH 1365 | Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning | 3 | |
| Spring 2026 | MATH 2321 | Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering | FQ | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | MATH 2341 | Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering | 3 | |
| Fall 2025 | MGSC 2301 | Business Statistics | AD | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | MGSC 2301 | Business Statistics | AD | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | MKTG 2201 | Marketing | 3 | |
| Fall 2025 | MSCR 1220 | Media, Culture, and Society | IC; SI | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | MSCR 1230 | Introduction to Film Production | EI; IC | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | MSCR 1320 | Media and Social Change | ER | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | MSCR 1420 | Media History | 3 | |
| Fall 2025 | MUSC 1001 | Music in Everyday Life | EI; IC | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | MUSC 1137 | Topics in Diverse Music Cultures | DD; IC | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | MUSI 1230 | Introduction to Music Industry | 3 | |
| Fall 2025 | MUST 1220 | Introduction to Music Technology | AD | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | NYC SEM | NYC Seminar | 3 | |
| Spring 2026 | NYC SEM | NYC Seminar | 3 | |
| Fall 2025 | PHIL 1115 | Introduction to Logic | AD; FQ | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | PHIL 1115 | Introduction to Logic | AD; FQ | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | PHIL 1160 | Introduction to Economic Justice | ER, SI | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | PHIL 2325 | Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought | ER; IC; WI | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | PHTH 1261 | Comparative Healthcare Systems | SI | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | PHTH 2350 | Community and Public Health | SI | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | PHYS 1151/1152/1153 | Physics for Engineering 1/Lab/Interactive Seminar | ND | 4 |
| Spring 2026 | PHYS 1151/1152/1153 | Physics for Engineering 1/Lab/Interactive Learning Seminar | ND | 4 |
| Spring 2026 | PHYS 1155/1156/1157 | Physics for Engineering 2/Lab/Interactive Learning Seminar | ND | 4 |
| Fall 2025 | POLS 1150 | American Government | SI | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | POLS 1155 | Comparative Politics | 3 | |
| Fall 2025 | POLS 1160 | International Relations | SI | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | PSYC 1101 | Foundations of Psychology | ND; SI | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | PSYC 1101 | Foundations of Psychology | 3 | |
| Fall 2025 | PSYC 3402 | Social Psychology | 3 | |
| Spring 2026 | PSYC 3404 | Developmental Psychology | 3 | |
| Spring 2026 | PSYC 3458 | Biological Psychology | 3 | |
| Fall 2025 | SOCL 1101 | Introduction to Sociology | DD; SI | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | SPLA 1101 | Bridging Minds: Intro to Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences | ND; DD | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | SPLA 1205 | Speech and Hearing Science | 3 | |
| Fall 2025 | SPNS 2102 | Intermediate Spanish 2: Becoming a Global Citizen | 3 | |
| Fall 2025 | TBD | General Elective w/ NUpath | 3 | |
| Spring 2026 | TBD | General Elective w/ NUpath | 3 | |
| Fall 2025 | THTR 1101 | Introduction to Theatre | EI; IC | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | THTR 1120 | Acting I | EI | 3 |
| Fall 2025 | THTR 1125 | Improvisation | EI | 3 |
| Spring 2026 | THTR 1125 | Improvisation | EI | 3 |