There are 6 components to the NYU Shanghai Core Curriculum: Social and Cultural Foundations, Writing, Mathematics, Science, Algorithmic Thinking, and Language. Students may use the advanced standing exam scores to wholly or partially fulfill Mathematics, Science, and Algorithmic Thinking requirements.
For students admitted in Fall 2021 or later semesters:
1. Social and Cultural Foundations | Global Perspectives on Society (GPS) |
Two 4-credit courses from Interdisciplinary Perspectives on China (IPC) category |
Perspectives on the Humanities (PoH)** | ||
2. Writing | Writing as Inquiry (WAI) | Perspectives on the Humanities (PoH)** |
3. Mathematics | One 4-credit math course or placing into Calculus | |
4. Science | Experimental Discovery in the Natural World (ED) | Science, Technology, and Society (STS) |
5. Algorithmic Thinking | One 4-credit class from Algorithmic Thinking (AT) category | |
6. Language | Chinese students: 8-credit English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses Non-Chinese students: passing or placing out of Intermediate Chinese II | |
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* The Mathematics, Science, and Algorithmic Thinking requirements may be partially or wholly fulfilled with relevant exam scores. ** One PoH course counts towards both Social and Cultural Foundations and Writing requirements. |
For students admitted before Fall 2021:
1. Social Foundations | Global Perspectives on Society (GPS) | Social Science Perspective on China (SSPC) (One course from this category) |
2. Cultural Foundations | Perspectives on the Humanities (PoH)** | Humanistic Perspective on China (HPC) formerly named Chinese Art (One course from this category) |
3. Writing | Writing as Inquiry (WAI) | Perspectives on the Humanities (PoH)** |
4. Mathematics | One 4-credit math course or placing into Calculus | |
5. Science | Experimental Discovery in the Natural World (ED) | Science, Technology, and Society (STS) |
6. Algorithmic Thinking | One 4-credit class from Algorithmic Thinking (AT) category | |
7. Language | Chinese students: 8-credit English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses Non-Chinese students: passing or placing out of Intermediate Chinese II | |
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* The Mathematics, Science, and Algorithmic Thinking requirements may be partially or wholly fulfilled with relevant exam scores. ** One PoH course counts towards both Social and Cultural Foundations and Writing requirements |
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