The College Option at Baruch
The College Option consists of as many as four courses, depending on how much coursework the student has completed at another institution. The following table explains the College Option (COPT) requirements for students, based on their entering status.
Baruch Freshmen | 12 COPT credits |
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Students transferring from an Associate Degree Program to Baruch (including non-CUNY regionally accredited colleges) |
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Students transferring from a CUNY Bachelor’s Degree Program to Baruch | 12 COPT credits are required; HOWEVER, any COPT credits completed at and/or received upon transfer to the previous CUNY campus will transfer to Baruch with the designation. Students who have remaining COPT requirements begin taking courses at the top of the relevant Baruch COPT course list. |
Students transferring from a Non-CUNY Bachelor’s Degree Program to Baruch | 12 COPT credits |
Second Bachelor’s Degree Students Students with earned bachelor’s degrees from institutions that are accredited and recognized by a regional accrediting U.S. agency, as well as students from international universities with degrees that are equivalent to a baccalaureate degree as determined by CUNY | No COPT credits are required |
STUDENTS WHO TRANSFER MULTIPLE TIMES * | |
Began college in associate program | 6, 9, or 12 COPT credits |
Began college in baccalaureate program | 12 COPT credits; HOWEVER, any COPT credits completed at and/or received upon transfer to another CUNY senior college will transfer to Baruch with the designation. Students who have remaining College Option requirements begin taking courses at the top of the relevant Baruch COPT course list. |
* The College Option requirement for a student who transfers multiple times is determined by the type of program in which he or she first enrolled. A student who begins his or her college career in an associate program, and transfers multiple times will be responsible for a total of 6, 9, or 12 College Option credits depending on the student’s status when they first transferred from the associate program.
Macaulay Honors College Option at Baruch College | ||
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Course 1 | CMP 2800/ ENG 2800 or CMP 2850/ ENG 2850 | Great Works of Literature I or Great Works of Literature II |
Course 2 | IDC 3001H | The Peopling of New York |
Course 3 | IDC 3002H | Science and Technology in New York City |
Course 4 | IDC 4001H | New York in the Twenty-First Century |
Prerequisite for IDC 3001H - IDC 1001H The Arts in New York City
The Baruch College Option | ||
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Course 1 | CMP 2800 /ENG 2800 or CMP 2850/ ENG 2850 | Great Works of Literature I or Great Works of Literature II |
Course 2 | 4000-level CIC "capstone" course for one of the liberal arts minors This course must be completed at Baruch. | |
Course 3 | 1st 3000-level liberal arts course toward the same liberal arts minor | |
Course 4 | 2nd 3000-level liberal arts course toward the same liberal arts minor | |
NOTES:
Any transfer student with concerns about how completed courses have been evaluated for the Great Works of Literature requirement (course 1), may initiate the Pathways transfer credit appeal
process.
Any transfer student with questions on how/if completed courses may be applied to their desired liberal art minor (courses 2-4) should consult the relevant faculty advisor. Please see the Weissman
site for the current list of major and minor faculty advisors.
The liberal arts minor cannot be within the same area of study as the major. This is also true for
students who are required to complete part of the minor for the College Option.
There is no GPA stipulation attached to the College Option courses, but in order to graduate with
the liberal arts minor, a student must have a grade point average of at least 2.00 in the three
courses that make up his or her liberal arts minor.
BA students who complete two Weissman majors are waived from College Option requirements other than Great Works of Literature ( ENG 2800, CMP 2800, ENG 2850, or CMP 2850).
The requirement to complete a 9-credit liberal arts minor that fulfills the college option
requirement is waived for BBA students who complete an optional in liberal arts or public affairs.
Optional Additional 24-30 Credits Optional Focus in Liberal Arts (effective Spring 2022)
Students in the BBA degree program may complete a concentration in liberal arts based on the requirements of a major from the Weissman school of Arts and Sciences. Students completing an optional focus in liberal arts will be subject to all the requirements that apply to the corresponding Weissman major.