2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Bulletin (with addenda) 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Bulletin (with addenda)

Sustainable Urban Environments, B.S.


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Bachelor of Science Degree Requirements


SUE majors take 120 credits, divided into three parts:

General Education Requirements: 20 Credits


Humanities and Social Sciences General Education Requirements: 24 credits


Sustainable Urban Environments Requirements


B. Tracks: 4 Courses, 16 Credits


Students should Select at least 1 course from each group

Electives Requirement


A. Technical Electives: 7 Credits


The technical electives requirement can be fulfilled by any course that advances the student’s knowledge of, or skills in applied science, engineering, or computer science. Students may choose 3 or 4 credit courses.

*Technical elective overload may be applied to free credits.

B. Free Electives: 20 Credits


Students may choose 5 courses from any department.

Typical Course of Study for the Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Urban Environments


Note: A typical SUE semester is split between two technology/science courses and two humanities/social sciences courses. The flexibility of a SUE major allows many variations, some with heavier technology/science concentrations than others. Each SUE student customizes his or her curriculum in consultation with the program’s academic adviser. What follows is one way to fulfill the degree requirements, and this particular plan concentrates electives in the second semester of the third year so that a student can study abroad in one of New York University’s global university campuses.

First Year


Fall Semester: 12 Credits


Spring Semester: 14 Credits


Second Year


Fall Semester: 16 Credits


Spring Semester: 15 Credits


Third Year


Fall Semester: 16 Credits


  • Free Elective 4 Credits
  • Free Elective 4 Credits
  • SUE Track Course 4 Credits
  •   4 Credits

Spring Semester: 16 Credits


Fourth Year


Fall Semester: 17 Credits


  • SUE Track Course 4 Credits
  • Humanities and Social Sciences Elective 4 Credits
  • General Technical Elective 3 Credits
  • Humanities and Social Sciences Elective 4 Credits

Spring Semester: 14 Credits


Total credits required for the degree: 120


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