New York City Scholars Program Curriculum
New York Scholars take a standard courseload of four 4-credit classes each semester. Please note: any 2-credit course taken must be paired with another 2-credit course.
*All courses are subject to change.
| Term | NU Course Code | NU Course Title | NUPath (if any) | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | ACCT 1201 | Financial Accounting and Reporting | 4 | |
| Spring 2027 | ACCT 2301 | Profit Analysis for Managers and Advisors | ND | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | ANTH 1101 | Peoples and Cultures | IC | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | ARTD 1001/1002 | Media Art, Culture, and Social Justice with Seminar | DD; ER | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | ARTF 1220/1221 | Elements of Visual Composition/Tools | EI | 2 |
| Fall 2026 | ARTF 1240/1241 | Making with Video, Sounds, and Animation/Tools | EI | 2 |
| Fall 2026 | ARTG 1001/1002 | Design Perspectives: An Intro to Design in the World with Seminar | ER; SI | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | ARTG 1270/1271 | Design: Process + Practice/Studio | 4 | |
| Spring 2027 | ARTG 1290/1291 | Typographic Systems/Studio | 4 | |
| Fall 2026 | ARTH 1001/1002 | Visual Intelligence with Seminar | IC | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | BIOL 1111 | General Biology 1 | ND | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | BIOL 1112 | Lab for BIOL 1111: General Biology 1 | AD | 1 |
| Fall 2026 | BIOL 1143 | Biology and Society | ND | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | BIOL 2217/2218 | Integrated Anatomy and Physiology 1/Lab | ND | 5 |
| Spring 2027 | BIOL 2219/2220 | Integrated Anatomy and Physiology 2/Lab | ND | 5 |
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 1151/1153 | General Chemistry for Engineers/Recitation | ND | 5 |
| Spring 2027 | CHEM 1151/1153 | General Chemistry for Engineers/Recitation | ND | 5 |
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 1211 | General Chemistry | 4 | |
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 1212 | Lab for CHEM 1211: General Chemistry | 1 | |
| Spring 2027 | CHEM 2311 | Organic Chemistry 1 | 4 | |
| Spring 2027 | CHEM 2312 | Lab for CHEM 2311: Organic Chemistry 1 | 1 | |
| Spring 2027 | CLTR 1120 | Introduction to Languages, Literature, and Culture | IC | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | COMM 1101 | Introduction to Communication Studies | ER; SI | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | COMM 1112 | Public Speaking | EI | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | COMM 1112 | Public Speaking | EI | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | COMM 1231 | Principles of Organizational Communication | IC | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | CRIM 1100 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | SI | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | CRIM 1120 | Criminology | SI | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | CRWT 1170 | Creative Writing Foundations | EI, IC | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | CS 1800/1802 | Discrete Structures/Seminar | FQ | 5 |
| Fall 2026 | CS 2000/2001 | Introduction to Program Design and Implementation with Lab | FQ; ND | 5 |
| Fall 2026 | CS 2100/2101 | Program Design and Implementation I/Lab | AD; ND | 5 |
| Spring 2027 | CS 2100/2101 | Program Design and Implementation I/Lab | AD; ND | 5 |
| Spring 2027 | CS 3100/3101 | Program Design and Implementation II/Lab | AD; ND | 5 |
| Spring 2027 | CY 2550 | Foundations of Cybersecurity | 4 | |
| Fall 2026 | ECON 1115 | Principles of Macroeconomics | AD; SI | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | ECON 1115 | Principles of Macroeconomics | AD; SI | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | ECON 1116 | Principles of Microeconomics | AD; SI | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | ECON 1116 | Principles of Microeconomics | AD; SI | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | ECON 2350 | Statistics for Economists | AD; FQ | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | WF | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | WF | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | ENGL 1700 | Global Literatures I | DD; IC | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | ENGL 2450 | Postcolonial Literature | DD; IC | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | ENGL 2455 | American Women Writers | DD; IC | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | ENGL 2700 | Creative Writing | EI | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | ENGL 2830 | Literary Theory | 4 | |
| Fall 2026 | ENVR 1101 | Environmental Science | 4 | |
| Spring 2027 | FINA 2201 | Financial Management | 4 | |
| Fall 2026 | GE 1501 | Cornerstone of Engineering 1 | 4 | |
| Spring 2027 | GE 1502 | Cornerstone of Engineering 2 | ER | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | HIST 1130 | Introduction to the History of the United States | DD; IC | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | HIST 1200/1201 | Historical Research and Writing/First-Year Seminar | WI | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | HIST 2211 | The World Since 1945 | DD; SI | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | HIST 2311 | Colonialism/Imperialism | DD; SI | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | HIST 3330 | The Global Cold War | DD; SI; WI | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | HLTH 1250 | Introduction to Health Professions | 4 | |
| Fall 2026 | HUSV 1101 | Social Change and Human Services | EX; SI | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | HUSV 2300 | Counseling in Human Services | DD; WI | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | INNO 2301 | Innovation | EI | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | INPR 1000 | First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar or XXXX 1000 Intro to College | 1 | |
| Fall 2026 | INTB 1203 | International Business and Global Social Responsibility | ER; IC | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | INTB 1203 | International Business and Global Social Responsibility | ER; IC | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | INTL 1101 | Globalization and International Affairs | SI | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | JRNL 1150 | Understanding Today's News | DD; SI | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | JRNL 1101/1102 | Journalism 1: Fundamentals of Reporting and Writing/Toolbox | EI; SI; WI | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | MATH 1231 | Calculus for Business and Economics | FQ | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | MATH 1231 | Calculus for Business and Economics | FQ | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | MATH 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | FQ | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | MATH 1342 | Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering | FQ | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | MATH 1342 | Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering | FQ | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | MATH 1365 | Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning | 4 | |
| Spring 2027 | MATH 2321 | Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering | FQ | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | MATH 2341 | Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering | 4 | |
| Spring 2027 | MATH 2341 | Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering | 4 | |
| Fall 2026 | MGSC 2301 | Business Statistics | AD | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | MGSC 2301 | Business Statistics | AD | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | MKTG 2201 | Marketing | 4 | |
| Spring 2027 | MKTG 2201 | Marketing | 4 | |
| Fall 2026 | MSCR 1220 | Media, Culture, and Society | IC; SI | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | MSCR 1230 | Introduction to Film Production | EI; IC | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | MSCR 1320 | Media and Social Change | ER | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | MSCR 1420 | Media History | 4 | |
| Fall 2026 | MUSC 1001 | Music in Everyday Life | EI; IC | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | MUSC 1137 | Topics in Diverse Music Cultures | DD; IC | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | MUSI 1230 | Introduction to Music Industry | 4 | |
| Fall 2026 | MUST 1220 | Introduction to Music Technology | AD | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | NYC SEM | NYC Seminar | 4 | |
| Spring 2027 | NYC SEM | NYC Seminar | 4 | |
| Fall 2026 | PHIL 1115 | Introduction to Logic | AD; FQ | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | PHIL 1115 | Introduction to Logic | AD; FQ | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | PHIL 1160 | Introduction to Economic Justice | ER; SI | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | PHIL 2325 | Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought | ER; IC; WI | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | PHTH 1260 | The American Healthcare System | 4 | |
| Fall 2026 | PHTH 2210 | Foundations of Biostatistics | 4 | |
| Spring 2027 | PHTH 2350 | Community and Public Health | SI | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | PHYS 1151/1152/1153 | Physics for Engineering 1/Lab/Interactive Seminar | ND | 5 |
| Spring 2027 | PHYS 1151/1152/1153 | Physics for Engineering 1/Lab/Interactive Learning Seminar | ND | 5 |
| Fall 2026 | POLS 1150 | American Government | SI | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | POLS 1155 | Comparative Politics | 4 | |
| Fall 2026 | POLS 1160 | International Relations | SI | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | PREL 1425 | Public Relations Principles | 4 | |
| Spring 2027 | PREL 3625 | Public Relations Practice | 4 | |
| Fall 2026 | PSYC 1101 | Foundations of Psychology | ND; SI | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | PSYC 1101 | Foundations of Psychology | 4 | |
| Fall 2026 | PSYC 3402 | Social Psychology | 4 | |
| Spring 2027 | PSYC 3404 | Developmental Psychology | 4 | |
| Spring 2027 | PSYC 3458 | Biological Psychology | 4 | |
| Fall 2026 | SOCL 1101 | Introduction to Sociology | DD; SI | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | SPLA 1205 | Speech and Hearing Science | 4 | |
| Fall 2026 | SPNS 1101 | Elementary Spanish 1 | 4 | |
| Fall 2026 | SPNS 1102 | Elementary Spanish 2 | 4 | |
| Fall 2026 | SPNS 2102 | Intermediate Spanish 2: Becoming a Global Citizen | 4 | |
| Fall 2026 | TBD | General Elective w/ NUpath | 4 | |
| Spring 2027 | TBD | General Elective w/ NUpath | 4 | |
| Fall 2026 | THTR 1101 | Introduction to Theatre | EI; IC | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | THTR 1120 | Acting I | EI | 4 |
| Fall 2026 | THTR 1125 | Improvisation | EI | 4 |
| Spring 2027 | THTR 1125 | Improvisation | EI | 4 |