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Office of Undergraduate Admission
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New York, NY 10011
212.229.5150 or 800.292.3040
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Jürgen von Mahs
Chair, Environmental Studies
freiherr@newschool.edu
Student Success Advisor, Environmental Studies
Ahdya Attea
Lang Academic Advisor
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The Liberal Arts BA and BS is the broadest and most flexible path of study in the Adult Bachelor's Program. Students have the freedom to design their own course of study and complete their degree in a rich and challenging academic environment. Students enter our program with a wide range of academic and life experience. Most are returning to school after a break in their education. Many transfer directly from a community college, four-year college, or conservatory. Some have begun working right out of high school and have never attended college. Whatever path you've taken to college, we're ready to welcome you.
Liberal Arts majors have the freedom to design their own program of study, choosing from among the hundreds of interesting and timely courses offered at The New School. Your advisor helps you choose which degree type to pursue—a BA or a BS—depending on your prior education and the subject areas that interest you.
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You are assigned a core faculty advisor in your first semester who will work with you throughout your studies. Additionally, you take the Pathways to Learning course in your first semester. During the course, you develop a comprehensive individualized plan for your program of study that reflects your personal educational philosophy, takes into account your educational accomplishments, and outlines your plan for achieving your educational goals. The course is taught by core faculty advisors on a rotating basis.
Renée Watson, Renée Watson, BA Liberal Arts ’09I always knew I wanted to teach, but not only teach. I always knew I wanted to write, but not only write. I wanted to have a nonprofit one day. At The New School, I was able to put all of that together and create an education that made sense to me.
The New School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.