Exemptions and Proficiency Exams
Expository WritingForeign LanguageQuantitative ReasoningNatural Science INatural Science IIConversations of the WestWorld CulturesSocieties and the Social SciencesExpressive Culture
Because writing skills can always be improved, exemptions from the Expository Writing component are granted only for equivalent courses taken at another college or university.
College students may fulfill the foreign language component by presenting outstanding scores on SAT II or AP examinations or by passing a departmental proficiency examination. For further information, consult the
CAS Bulletin under Placement Examinations in the Academic Policies chapter. For AP equivalencies, consult the chart in the Admissions chapter.
College students whose secondary schooling was in a language other than English and other than a language offered in the College, or who complete the International Writing Workshop sequence (V40.0003, V40.0004, V40.0009), are exempt from the foreign language component. Students who complete the combined B.S./B.E. program are also exempt.
College students with a mathematics SAT score of 600 or higher may take an examination (sample exam questions) that can exempt them from the Quantitative Reasoning component. The exemption examination is offered during the summer and once during each semester, usually before the registration period for the following semester. College students may take this exam once during their NYU academic career, and should contact the MAP office for more information or to register for the exam.
College students who major in a natural science, who complete the pre-health program, or who are in the combined B.S./B.E. program are exempt from the Foundations of Scientific Inquiry component. For AP equivalencies, consult the chart in the CAS Bulletin Admissions chapter.
The Quantitative Reasoning component can also be satisfied with approved AP credit or by completing an approved department course:
AP Credit for Calculus (Mathetmatics BC or AB)
AP Credit for Statistics
V31.0018 Statistics
V53.0800 Quantitative Methods in Political Science
V63.0012 Elementary Statistics (now V55.0105 Quantitative Reasoning: Elementary Statistics)
V63.0121 Calculus I
V63.0143 Calculus I for Biological and Life Sciences
V63.0221 Intensive Calculus I
V63.0017 Calculus for the Social Sciences (beginning Fall 2005)
V63.0017 Algebra and Calculus, Applications to Business and Economics (before Fall 2005)
V89.0009 Statistical Reasoning for the Behavioral Sciences
V89.0010 Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
Natural Science I and II
College students who major in a natural science, who complete the pre-health program, or who are in the combined B.S./B.E. program are exempt from the Foundations of Scientific Inquiry component. For AP equivalencies, consult the chart in the
CAS Bulletin Admissions chapter.
The Natural Science I and II components can also be satisfied with approved AP credit or by completing an approved department course sequence:
AP credit for Biology (8 points)
AP credit for Chemistry (8 points)
AP credit for Physics B (10 points)
AP credit for Physics C-Mech (3 points)
and Physics C-E&M (3 points)
V23.0011-12 Principles of Biology I
and II
V25.0101-102 General Chemistry I and II
and V25.0103-4 (lab)
V25.0109-110 Honors General Chemistry I
and II
and V25.0111-112 (lab)
V85.0011-12 General Physics I
and II
V85.0091-94 Physics I and II
and lab
Natural Science I
College students who major in a natural science, who complete the pre-health program, or who are in the combined B.S./B.E. program are exempt from the Foundations of Scientific Inquiry component. For AP equivalencies, consult the chart in the
CAS Bulletin Admissions chapter.
The Natural Science I component can be satisfied with approved AP credit or by completing an approved department course:
AP credit for Physics C-Mech (3 points)
AP credit for Physics C-E&M (3 points)
AP credit for Environmental Science (4 points)
V25.0101 General Chemistry I
and V25.0103 (lab)
V25.0109 Honors General Chemistry I
and V25.0111 (lab)
V85.0011 General Physics I
V85.0091 Physics I and V85.0092 (lab)
Natural Science II
College students who major in a natural science, who complete the pre-health program, or who are in the combined B.S./B.E. program are exempt from the Foundations of Scientific Inquiry component. For AP equivalencies, consult the chart in the
CAS Bulletin Admissions chapter.
The Natural Science II component can be satisfied by completing an approved department course:
V14.0002 Human Evolution
V23.0011 Principles of Biology I
Because of the importance the faculty place on assuring every student a core experience in the humanities and social science, there are no exemptions or substitutions for Conversations of the West.
Because of the importance the faculty place on assuring every student a core experience in the humanities and social science, there are no exemptions or substitutions for World Cultures.
The Societies and the Social Sciences and Expressive Culture components can be satisfied through completion of approved joint-major programs:
Anthropology
and Classical Civilization
French
and Linguistics
German
and Linguistics
Italian
and Linguistics
Spanish
and Linguistics
Societies and the Social Sciences
The Societies and the Social Sciences component can be satisfied through completion of an approved major or minor program or by completing an approved department course:
American Studies (major only)
Anthropology
Anthropology and Linguistics
Economics
Economics and Mathematics
Economics and Computer Science
European and Mediterranean Studies
Gender and Sexuality Studies
History
International Relations
Journalism
Language and Mind
Latino Studies (major only)
Law and Society
Linguistics
Metropolitan Studies
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
V14.0001 Human Society and Culture (Anthropology)
V14.0003 Archaeology: Early Societies and Cultures (Anthropology)
V18.0001 Concepts in Social and Cultural Analysis (Social and Cultural Analysis)
V18.0401 Approaches to Gender and Sexuality Studies (Social and Cultural Analysis)
V18.0601 Introduction to Metropolitan Studies (Social and Cultural Analysis)
V31.0001 Economic Principles I (P) (Economics)
V31.0002 Economic Principles II (P) (Economics)
V53.0300 Power and Politics in America (Politics)
V53.0500 Comparative Politics (Politics)
V57.0009 U.S. History to 1865 (History)
V57.0010 Modern America (History)
V61.0001 Language (Linguistics)
V61.0015 Language and Society (Linguistics)
V61.0047 The Language of America's Ethnic Minorities (Linguistics)
V61.0030 Language in Latin America (Linguistics)
V89.0001 Introduction to Psychology (Psychology)
V90.0001 Theories and Methods in the Study of Religion (Religious Studies)
V93.0001 Introduction to Sociology (Sociology)
V93.0002 Introduction to Sociology (Honors) (Sociology)
V93.0135 Race and Ethnicity (Sociology)
V93.0205 Social Movements, Protest and Conflict (Sociology)
V93.0386 Ideas and Institutions in American Society (Sociology)
V93.0417 Sociology of Law (Sociology)
The Expressive Culture component can be satisfied through completion of an approved major or minor program or by completing an approved department course:
Africana Studies
Ancient Studies
Art History (previously known as Fine Arts)
Asian/Pacific/American Studies
Cinema Studies
Classical Civilization
Classical Civilization and Hellenic Studies
Classics and Fine Arts
Comparative Literature
Dramatic Literature, Theatre History, and the Cinema
East Asian Studies (major)
East Asian Studies (non-language minor)
English
Fine Arts (now known as Art History)
French
German
Hebrew Language and Literature
Hellenic Studies
Irish Studies
Italian
Jewish History and Civilization
Latin American Studies
Latin/Greek
Literature in Translation
Luso-Brazilian Language and Literature
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Middle Eastern Studies (major)
Middle Eastern Studies (non-language minor)
Music
Philosophy
Religious Studies
Romance Languages
Russian
Spanish
Urban Design and Architecture Studies
V29.0110 Tragedy
V29.0111 Comedy
V43.0001 History of Western Art I
V43.0002 History of Western Art II
V45.0166/866 La Belle Époque
V51.0152 Introduction to German Literature
