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Bachelor’s Program for Adults and Transfer Students

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The Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students reflects the goal of lifelong higher learning articulated by the founders of The New School in 1919. Today, we continue to dedicate ourselves to that mission in a program that offers exceptional services and an innovative curriculum to nearly 1,000 adult students in New York City and online.

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The core of the Adult Bachelor’s Program is the Self-Designed Liberal Arts BA/BS degree which gives students the freedom to design their own course of study, choosing from hundreds of inspiring and relevant courses. Whether you choose the flexible Liberal Arts program or one of our eight majors, your studies will prepare you for the demands of an evolving career landscape.

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Faculty

The faculty of the Bachelor’s Program for Adults and Transfer Students is comprised of a diverse group of scholars and practitioners whose research interests include the 26 subject areas offered by the program. The program's Core Faculty Advisors help students develop a plan of study that assists you in attaining your degree and positions you for what comes next.

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Community

The Bachelor’s Program for Adults and Transfer Students is a close-knit community of students, alumni, and faculty. In our classrooms — both in New York City and online — you study alongside artists and activists, writers and media-makers, parents and military veterans, career-starters and experienced professionals.

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Outcomes

Graduates of the Bachelor’s Program for Adults and Transfer Students find success in the many professional areas they study at The New School. Many alumni go on to pursue further education, and some have gone on to become award-winning writers and filmmakers, teachers and professors, performing artists, psychologists, researchers, and activists.

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When you apply to the Bachelor’s Program for Adult and Transfer Students, you take an important step toward finishing your degree. Our admission team is available to assist you on this journey, helping you find an academic path that fits your life and your schedule.

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The core of the Adult Bachelor’s Program is the Self-Designed Liberal Arts BA/BS degree. This dynamic program gives students the freedom to design their own course of study, choosing from hundreds of inspiring and relevant courses. Whether you choose the flexible Liberal Arts program or one of our eight majors, your studies will prepare you for an evolving career landscape that demands thoughtful analysis, creative communication, and the ability to integrate diverse forms of knowledge into a coherent whole.
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University Minors

Pursuing a minor gives you an opportunity to explore a subject you're passionate about and gain specialized knowledge that can help you toward your career goals. The New School lets you customize your studies and develop a broad interdisciplinary perspective by taking courses throughout the university to complete a minor.

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Featured Courses

NWRW 2415
Writing and Activism

In this workshop, each writer identifies and develops a few stories the world needs to hear. We live at a time when huge corporations assert significant control over the stories that get told. This can make it hard to express our own truths, which can be complicated and even subversive. To su...
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UENV 2100
Environmental History, Race, and Natural Resource Management

This course explores the historical and contemporary experiences of African Americans, Native American, European Americans, Asian Americans, and Latinos in relation to the use of natural resources. We start with the contention that natural resource management is premised upon historically and...
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NFDS 3714
Food and Environment

This course examines the relationship between the food system (production, distribution, consumption, and disposal) and the urban environment. We explore the environmental impacts of food on cities and the pressures of consumption patterns on urban foodsheds. We also look at the way different ...
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UGLB 3226
Prisons, Punishment, and Global (In)justice

The United States is living through an era of mass incarceration, with nearly 7 million people, mostly poor people of color, in prisons, jails, or under some form of carceral surveillance. Is the United States out of step with the rest of the world or is this part of a global trend? This course exam...
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NMDS 5166
Race, Ethnicity, and Class in The Media

In this course, we engage in an in-depth analysis of and reflection on media images from across the broad spectrum of the industry — Hollywood cinema, independent film, the news media — and how they influence society's perception of race, class, and gender issues.
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NPSY 3841
Psychology of Gender

How has Western psychology understood the concept of gender? How have conceptualizations of gender changed over time? Over the past 35 years, feminist psychologists have challenged what we study, whom we study, how we study, and what (we think) we know about gender in psychology. Feminist psychol...
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Flexible Learning Opportunities

One curriculum does not fit all. That's why our adult education program gives you the freedom to customize not just what you learn, but how you learn. Whether inside the classroom or out in the world, we help you earn your degree on your terms.

Online Learning

Taking courses online allows you to adapt your educational experience to your full and busy schedule. About 25% of our curriculum is offered online, and you can complete some or all of your courses online at any time during your course of study.

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Experiential Education

Once you have completed a few courses in the program, you can earn credit for internships, study abroad, and self-directed projects such as professional engagements, artistic and performance pieces, and independent research.

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Independent Study

Interested in digging deep into a specific academic area? Independent study is an opportunity for qualified students to explore a subject in greater depth than would be possible in a typical undergraduate course.

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Core Faculty Advisors

Advising is integral in helping you attain your goals in the Adult Bachelor’s Program. Advising in the program is done primarily by Core Faculty Advisors, a select group of instructors with in-depth knowledge of The New School and the liberal arts. Advising is a collaborative process in which you develop a coherent plan of study that not only assists you in attaining your degree, but also positions you for what comes next after graduation.

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Bachelor’s-Master’s Program

You can continue your academic journey at The New School through pursuit of a graduate degree. The Bachelor's-Master's Program allows you to save time and money by earning graduate credits that will apply to both your undergraduate degree and one of the select graduate degrees at The New School for Social Research, the Schools of Public Engagement, and Parsons School of Design.

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Undergraduates

To apply to any of our undergraduate programs (except the Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students and Parsons Associate of Applied Science programs) complete and submit the Common App online.

Undergraduate Adult Learners

To apply to any of our Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students and Parsons Associate of Applied Science programs, complete and submit the New School Online Application.

Graduates

To apply to any of our Master's, Doctoral, Professional Studies Diploma, and Graduate Certificate programs, complete and submit the New School Online Application.

University Minors

Featured Courses

Writing and Activism

Environmental History, Race, and Natural Resource Management

Food and Environment

Prisons, Punishment, and Global (In)justice

Race, Ethnicity, and Class in The Media

Psychology of Gender

Online Learning

Experiential Education

Independent Study

Core Faculty Advisors

Bachelor’s-Master’s Program

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