Majors

The Global Public Health Majors

All GPH majors--regardless of school--are required to complete the 6 core courses, combined major electives, and engage in a semester-long study away experience at one of NYU's global sites. In addition, students in the CAS majors are required to take a foreign language. Students should review the specific list of requirements for their major (see below) as requirements vary by school and major. 


General questions should be directed to the GPH major advisor listed below. Questions about registration and enrollment may be directed to gph.registration@nyu.edu. For urgent advising inquiries, please email gph.ugadvising@nyu.edu.

 

College of Nursing

Silver School of Social Work

Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development

Global Liberal Studies

College of Arts and Science

 

Declaring Your Major (CAS Students Only) 

All CAS Students must declare their major upon completion of 64 credits. The major declaration processes vary by department and concentration. See below for steps on how to declare your GPH major.

 

Anthropology

  1. Print out a copy of your transcript and the Anthropology Joint Major Form 
  2. *Make an appointment with Brittany Edghill (https://calendly.com/brittany_edghill) to review degree requirements and have your form signed
  3. Submit the form to Junlin Zhu (junlin.zhu@nyu.edu) either in person or by email 


Biology 

  1. Complete the GPH/Biology Declaration form online. Please note, students should declare well in advance of Fall and Spring registration deadlines  
  2. Make an appointment with your assigned faculty advisor in the Biology department
  3. *Make an appointment with Brian McNiff (bm3155@nyu.edu) to review degree requirements 


Chemistry 

  1. Complete this form (Major declaration form - at Chemistry office Silver 10th floor 10001) and print out an unofficial copy of your transcript
  2. Schedule a brief advising session (by emailing fas-chemistry-office@nyu.edu) with Carol Hollingsworth or Andrea Suero and bring the form and transcript 
  3. *Make an appointment with Brian McNiff (bm3155@nyu.edu) to review degree requirements 


History

  1. Print out a copy of your transcript and the Declaration of GPH/History Joint Major Form
  2. *Make an appointment with Brittany Edghill (https://calendly.com/brittany_edghill) to review degree requirements and have your form signed
  3. Submit the form to (history.undergrad@nyu.edu) either in person or by email
     

Sociology 

  1. Print out a copy of your transcript and the Sociology Concentration Sheet
  2. *Make an appointment with Brian McNiff (bm3155@nyu.edu) to review degree requirements and have your form signed
  3. Submit your form to Kayla Huang (kayla.huang@nyu.edu) in person or by email 

Residency Requirement

Students in the Global Public Health major must complete 128-130 credits for their degree requirements, depending on the specific combined major. A minimum of 20 credits at GPH, including 16 credits of core courses, and 4 credits of experiential learning must be taken at GPH. Combined electives may be taken outside GPH, by approval of the home school advisor. Per the GPH transfer credit policy for the undergraduate program, students may transfer in up to 4 credits (one core course) of approved coursework, from an accredited school or program.