That a renowned research university commits so much of its resources to undergraduate education demonstrates our dedication to teaching and preparing young adults for the world around them. Twenty-five hundred undergraduate courses and more than 160 programs of study are available. While the curriculum in each college varies, all schools have a strong liberal arts underpinning. Students with majors as diverse as fine arts and neural science take courses together in subjects that are fundamental to a broad-based liberal arts education. Courses in language, philosophy, history and literature provide basic knowledge and develop intellectual capacities.
Freshmen take four or five courses each semester and most classes meet twice a week.
Required courses are usually taken in the first two years, and students declare a major by the end of their sophomore year. Because New York University has seven separate colleges, students who decide to change their career paths, say from business to teaching, can do so easily by transferring to another college within the University.