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Gen Ed credit can be earned from almost any undergrad program in the College of Arts and Science (CAS). Students must eventually complete 8 points of Science, 8 points of Humanities, and 8 additional points of Balance of Liberal Arts (Science or Humanities). Many courses are cross-listed with other departments, so it can be difficult to discern what counts as what.
If you’re unsure as to what a course counts as, email the course name, number, and description to your advisor.

Visit http://cas.nyu.edu/page/ug.MajorsMinors for detailed course descriptions, faculty biographies, syllabi, etc. Please note that Tisch makes the final decision on these designations.

The lists below provide a general guideline for how courses in different departments count for Tisch students. However, since many departments offer courses in both the Sciences and Humanities, you will need to discuss your course choices with your advisor to determine how a particular course counts towards your degree.

SCIENCES

V14 Anthropology
V23 Biology
V25 Chemistry
V05 Child & Adolescent Mental Health Studies
V22 Computer Science
V31 Economics
V36 Environmental Studies
V54 Journalism (history or theory only)
V62 Law and Society
V61 Linguistics
V63 Mathematics
V80 Neural Science
V85 Physics
V53 Politics
V89 Psychology
V93 Sociology

HUMANITIES

V27 Classics
V29 Comparative Literature
V33 East Asian Studies
V41 English
V42 European Studies
V45 French
V51 German
V56 Hellenic Studies
V58 Irish Studies
V59 Italian
V65 Medieval & Renaissance Studies
V71 Music (only music history courses, NOT music theory)
V83 Philosophy
V87 Portuguese
V90 Religious Studies
V91 Russian & Slavic Studies
V95 Spanish

INTERDISCIPLINARY (HUMANITIES & SCIENCE)

The following interdisciplinary departments offer the most variety of courses in both Humanities and Science. To determine whether a course counts as Humanities or Science, check to see if it is cross-listed with one of the departments listed above. If you're not sure, check with your advisor.

V43 Art History (usually Humanities with some exceptions)
V78 Hebrew & Judaic Studies
V57 History
V77 Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies
V18 Social and Cultural Analysis (*Includes Africana, American, Asian/Pacific/American, Gender & Sexuality, Latino, & Metropolitan Studies)
V55 Morse Academic Plan (MAP)
H48 Tisch Department of Art & Public Policy (Interdisciplinary)
H95 Tisch Open Arts Curriculum (except skills-based courses)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE POLICY

• Introductory (Level I) language classes count as Elective credit. However, if you eventually take Level II, both levels will count as Humanities credit.
• If you immediately place into a higher level language class through a placement exam (for example, “Intermediate Romanian II”), the course will automatically count as Humanities
credit.
• Intensive (6-point) language courses automatically count as Humanities credit, regardless of level.

Because of the time commitment, it can be difficult for students to take a foreign language while still in Primary Studio.

THEATRE AND DRAMA COURSES OFFERED IN CAS

• Theater and Drama courses offered through CAS (e.g. V41.0410/SHAKESPEARE or V58.0761/TPCS IRISH LIT: IRISH DRAMA) will only count as Electives and cannot count for
Gen Ed credit.

COURSES OUTSIDE OF CAS

Gallatin, Stern and Steinhardt courses only count as Elective credit for Tisch students, regardless of the content of the course.

Creative Writing courses (V39)

• All count as Electives

Journalism courses (V54)

• Only those courses designated by the Journalism Department as “Lecture” courses will be counted towards Science. Check to see that the course type is listed as “SEM” or “LEC.” Courses on Reporting or those listed as “LAB” are skills courses and count only as Electives.

Music courses (V71)

• Only music history courses will count as Humanities. Courses on music theory (e.g. V71.0020/ELEMENTS OF MUSIC or V71.020/HARMONY & COUNTERPOINT) will only count as Elective credit.

Department of Social and Cultural Analysis (V18)

• This department encompasses Africana Studies, American Studies, Asian/Pacific/American Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Latino Studies, and Metropolitan Studies