From the outset of a student’s college career, academic advisement is an essential part of his or her undergraduate experience. During the freshman year, each LS student is assigned an academic adviser for his or her two years in LS. Students meet with their advisers to discuss academic and professional objectives and techniques for succeeding in college. First-year students are encouraged to meet with their advisers regularly. Because majors are officially declared at the beginning of the junior year, students are expected to spend time during their first two years of college preparing for their eventual choice of a major and perhaps a minor. Advisers can assist students with questions about other NYU colleges and can sometimes provide a “road map” for students by suggesting where to go next or to whom a student should speak about a particular area of interest or academic department. Together, LS students and advisers establish useful working relationships that foster academic excellence and personal growth.

In addition to meeting with their academic advisers, LS students are required to attend a pre-registration information session each semester. These sessions are hosted by the full-time advisement staff and are designed to get students ready for registration and particularly for choosing electives. During these advisement meetings, students are reminded of the academic requirements necessary for the completion of LS and for enrollment in the NYU college to which they have been guaranteed admission.

Enrollment After LS

All sophomores in LS should be gathering information about the school in which they plan to enroll the end of the sophomore year. To help prepare them for enrollment, representatives of the NYU undergraduate schools address students during the fall semester about majors offered in their schools and about requirements. At the end of the sophomore year, students who have successfully completed their LS requirements enroll as juniors in the NYU college to which they have been guaranteed admission when they were accepted to NYU as freshmen. Students graduate from LS with an associate’s degree and at least 64 credits, half of the 128 credits necessary for a bachelor’s degree. They leave LS with an excellent liberal arts education and enhanced learning skills that serve them well as they take the next step toward their bachelor’s degree.

Choosing Electives

During the freshman year, students take most of their courses in LS, but during the sophomore year, students combine required courses with elective courses taken at another NYU school or college. With assistance from their advisers, sophomores select their electives with a view toward the future. For example, students who plan to major in English or politics or another area at the College of Arts and Science are encouraged to sample courses in those departments during their sophomore year. Likewise, students who will enroll in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development,  the Silver School of Social Work, or the Gallatin School of Individualized Study are encouraged to sample introductory courses leading to the eventual major or concentration in those schools that the student has in mind.

LS Advising Center
726 Broadway, 6th floor
212 998-7269

Advising Center staff:

Ronald Rainey, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, Academic Advisement & Student Services 
Master Teacher
email: rer1@nyu.edu 

Wilnelia Gutierrez
Academic Advisor
email: wqg5014@nyu.edu

Lauren Haberman
Academic Advisor
email: lauren.haberman@nyu.edu

Claudie Priva-Deshommes
Academic Advisor
email: cpd2@nyu.edu

Jeff Walker-Sherson
Academic Advisor
email: jws264@nyu.edu

Ramon Ortiz
Receptionist, Advising Center
email: rlo1@nyu.edu

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