Lang/Parsons BAFA students will fulfill the following, through the successful completion of the requirements for a BA degree in Lang and a BFA degree in Parsons. Students can track their progress towards both degrees in DegreeWorks. See below for how to find specific major requirements.
168 credits total
90 liberal arts credits
78 non-liberal arts (studio) credits
1 University Lecture (ULEC) course
PUFY1000 & 1001 Integrative Studio 1 & 2
PUFY1010 & 1011 Integrative Seminar 1 & 2 (fulfills Lang first year writing requirement)
PUFY1020 Space/Materiality; PUFY1030 Drawing/Imaging; PUFY1040 Time
PUFY1000 Objects as History
Major Requirements for both BA and BFA major, including but not limited to (consult curriculum for your specific major for details):
All BA major course requirements
All BFA major studio courses
12cr of Art & Design History and Theory (ADHT) electives
21-24cr of Studio (non-liberal arts) Electives (credit # depends on BFA major)
Lang Capstone Seminar or Project
Parsons Capstone/Thesis Project
Students can use several resources to determine their degree requirements:
New School Academic Catalog, published yearly, provides an overview of degree requirements
Program Websites (linked below) provide specific information about each major's course requirements
DegreeWorks contains degree requirements and major requirements once students have declared their major(s)
These websites provide an overview of the BFA curriculum for each major at Parsons. Remember that as a BAFA student, your degree requirements may differ slightly from what is outlined on these pages - see below for details.
These websites provide an overview of the BA curriculum for each major at Lang.
BA in The Arts (concentrations available in Visual Studies and Arts in Context)
BA Liberal Arts (self designed major)
BA Literary Studies (concentrations available in Literature & Critical Analysis or Writing)
The New School is the only university that houses a world-renowned design school, a liberal arts college, and a performing arts college under one roof. Interdisciplinary scholarship and study are available to undergraduates through our minors program, which offers you the opportunity to immerse yourself in a new discipline within or outside of your college. You can work with your BAFA advisor to select and declare a minor and to chart a curriculum to satisfy your major and minor requirements; BAFA students are generally able to take a minor from
Explore our list of minors and learn about the process for declaring a minor here: https://www.newschool.edu/undergrad-minors/
BAFA Lang/Parsons:
PUFY1100 Sustainable Systems is not a degree requirement for BAFA students, but it can be taken as a program elective if you so choose.
LFYW1000 and LFYW 1500 Writing the Essay 1/2 are fulfilled by PUFY1010 and PUFY1011 Integrative Seminar 1/2.
Note that if you add BAFA after having taken LFYW classes, LFYW 1000 can fulfill Integrative Seminar 1, but you will still need to take Integrative Seminar 2.
BAFA students are not required to take the three specific Art & Design History (ADHT) courses listed on their program's curriculum page (History of..., Intro to..., and Advanced Research Seminar. ) Instead, BAFA students are required to take three ADHT courses, one at the 2000 level, one at the 3000 level, and one at the 4000 level. ADHT courses are any course with a course code beginning with "PL"
Courses at a higher level can fulfill lower level requirements, i.e. a 4000 level ADHT course can meet the 3000 level or 2000 level ADHT requirement.
YES -- this means you are not required to take Intro to, History of, or Advanced Research Seminar!
Students are only required to take one (1) ULEC course
Pictured: Laura Walton
2020 BAFA Graduate
Parsons: Integrated Design | Lang: Global Studies