Course Outline

Core Curriculum

Baruch offers three degrees: a Bachelor of Science (BS) through the School of Public Affairs, a Bachelor in the Arts (BA) through the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, and a Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) through the Zicklin School of Business. The major you eventually select will determine the school from which you get your degree.

Regardless of which school you join, you must complete Baruch's core curriculum. The core classes are broken into three groups called Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III. You do not have to complete the tiers in order: there are classes in Tier II that you can take before you have taken all the classes in Tier I. However, the classes with higher course numbers tend to have more "prerequisites."

A prerequisite is a class that you must pass before you can register for another related class.

Tier I

English 2100: Writing I (3 credits)
English 2150: Writing II (3 credits)
Com 1010: Speech Communication (3 credits)
MTH 2000--2999 (3-4 credits)
Foreign Language (0-6 credits)

The SimNet Assessment Test

The SimNet is a hands-on computer evaluation of your Microsoft Excel skills. You can schedule your exam at the Office of Testing and Evaluation. You must pass the SimNet during your first year at Baruch

Tier II

There are three disciplines in Tier II: humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences.

Humanities

• You will take one course from these options in art, music, or theatre:
  ART 1000, 1011, and 1012, MSC 1003 and 1005, THE 1041
• You will take one history course from the following options:
  HIS 1000, 1001, 1003, 1005, 2050, 2053
• You must choose one course from English or Comparative literature:
  ENG 2800, ENG 2850, CMP 2800, CMP 2850
• You must choose one of these three philosophy classes:
  PHI 1500, 1600, 1700

Natural sciences

• You will select one class from the following 9 options:
  BIO 1003, 1005, 2010, CHM 1000, 2003, ENV 1020, 1021, PHY 1003, 2003

Social sciences

• You must take Psychology 1001.
• You will take one introductory course in either anthropology or sociology:
  ANT 1001, SOC 1005
• You must select one economics course -- either microeconomics or macroeconomics.
  Only students who plan to be liberal arts majors should take ECO 1110.
  ECO 1001, 1002, 1110
• You will take a class in politics and government. If you are considering Public Affairs as a possible major, you should select Public Administration 1250.
  PUB 1250, POL 1101, 2001, 2321, 2322, 2353

Tier III

Tier III is your minor. To complete a minor, you must take two courses at the 3000 level, and one Capstone course at the 4000 or 5000 level.

A minor is an area of concentration with fewer credits than a major.

Business majors may also complete a second minor in a business discipline.

Your Major

Before you start taking classes for your major, you must apply for acceptance to one of these three schools and meet the requirements to do so.

School of Public Affairs BS Degree

• Required GPA to apply: 2.25 overall and 2.25 in the required pre-BS courses
• Required courses to apply: PUB 1250, ENG 2100 and 2150, STA 2100 or 2000, any 2000-level math course, ECO 1001, COM 1010, CIS 2200, and POL 2332
• Required course hours to apply: at least 48
• Contact an Undergraduate School of Public Affairs Faculty Advisor for exceptions to this eligibility requirement

Weissman BA Degree

• Required GPA to apply: 2.0
• Additional requirements to complete the BA:
  • Science: one additional science course in a different area than the one taken in Tier II. (ENV and BIO are considered to be the same area)
  • Cultural studies: one course in Black (BLS), Hispanic (HSP), Latin American & Caribbean Studies (LACS), or Asian & Asian American Studies (AAS)
• BA students must take two semesters of foreign language courses regardless of any high school language courses.

Zicklin BBA Degree

• Required GPA to apply: 2.25 overall, and 2.25 in the eight pre-business courses
• Required pre-business courses to apply: ACC 2101, CALC 2205,2610, or 2207, CIS 2200, ECO 1001 and 1002, ENG 2100, LAW 1101, STA 2000

When accepted to the Zicklin school of Business, students will also take:
• Upper-level courses required to complete the BBA: FIN 3000, MGT 3120 and 3121, MKT 3000, ACC 3202 (required for all accountancy majors), BPL 5100 (Students must file for graduation with the Office of the Registrar in advance of registering for BPL 5100)
• The Zicklin School offers a five year, 150-credit Bachelor’s/Master’s program for CPA eligibility. For additional information about this program and taking the CPA exam, consult the Zicklin School Accounting website.

Once you have decided which major you are interested in, you must fill out the online form: Eligibility Review for your Major. If you are applying to the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, you must also meet with a faculty advisor to declare your major.

Withdrawing from Courses

Once you sign up for a class, you have the option to drop it for whatever reason. When you register for classes, consult the Baruch academic calendar to see the deadline to drop a class.

If you drop your class before the drop deadline, you will receive a W on your transcript. This will not have any effect on your GPA. However, if you have not dropped the class and the professor decides that you have not been showing up or completing your work, the professor can withdraw you from the class. You will then receive a WU grade on your transcript, which is equal to an F.

To drop a class, new freshmen, international students, students on academic probation, and students applying to drop all their courses for the semester must visit the Center for Academic Advisement to fill out a drop form. All other students may go directly to the Registrar's office to withdraw.

Reminders

Courses completed at other universities cannot be retaken at Baruch for credit.

Remember to bring the following things to your live orientation and registration session:

1. All students should bring their most recent transcript and AP scores to registration.
2. Students with passing grades in College Now courses should bring College Now transcripts to registration.
3. Foreign students should bring proof of required immunizations.