The Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science curriculum consists of the Pathways general education curriculum, the major (at least 24 credits), and elective credits for a total of 120 credits. Included in this total are 9-11 credits of additional requirements (see below), which constitute the Weissman Core. A minimum of ninety (90) credits must be in arts and sciences courses and a minimum C (2.00) average – cumulative, and in the major, are required for graduation.
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Note: The Financial Mathematics major is the only degree program in the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences that awards a Bachelor of Science degree.
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The Weissman Core
The three courses forming the Weissman Core are required for all students completing a BA or BS degree within the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences.
Communication Skills (3 credits)
COM 1010 Speech Communication
Foreign Language: two courses (6-8 credits of the same language)
Students may not use proficiency and/or exemption exams to satisfy this requirement.
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Baruch College does not award any credits based on the Jerusalem Exam.
Placement Information:
Students should review the guidelines below, and see a faculty advisor in the Department of Modern Languages and Comparative Literature to confirm proper placement if they intend to continue a language to which they have prior exposure. Students have the option of taking a placement exam to ensure that they are placed at the correct level.
Students who have studied a foreign language in high school for fewer than three years must take one year of language as follows:
- If only
- If only one year of a language was taken in high school, the student
must take - must take two semesters of elementary or intermediate
language. - language
- If two years of a language were taken in high school, the student must take two semesters of intermediate or advanced language or take two semesters of a new language on the elementary level.
Students who have studied a foreign language in high school for three years must choose one of the following options:
- Continue the language on an intermediate or advanced level for one semester and take one literature course in the target language
- Continue the language on an intermediate or advanced level for two semesters
- Start a new language on the elementary level for two semesters
Students who have studied a foreign language in high school for 3 1⁄2 or more years must choose one of the following options:
- Take 6 credits of literature in the target language
- Continue the high school language on the advanced level for two semesters
- Take one semester of advanced foreign language and one literature course in the target language
- Take two semesters of a new language.
Students have the option of taking a placement exam to ensure that they are placed at the correct level.
Admissions Process
In order to order to be considered for admission, students must have an intended Weissman BA or BS plan (major) on their CUNYfirst record. Students Students may check their CUNYfirst Student Center (click “My Academics”) to see if their plan (major) is correct. If a student's current program plan on record is not an intended Weissman plan, they must submit an intended major change form to the Registrar's Office before the deadline listed on the Registrar’s Office academic calendar. Students who fulfill all major eligibility requirements will automatically be reviewed for admission approximately one week after each semester’s major change deadline.
Major/Specialization Forms
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