<p>I read somewhere here that students are in studio classes for 3 days a week and 2 days are devoted to other coursework. If a student graduates from high school with a great deal of college credit already (not AP but dual enrollment) at a community college - 48 credits - can they graduate early from NYU Tisch or can they take more studio classes?</p>
<p>My daughter was supposed to graduate in December (1/2 year early) but is taking a year off. So yes, it is possible! She had about 12 AP credits (4 of them they wouldn’t take, though)</p>
<p>I know two people who have graduated early from Tisch. One was a double major as well. I believe she came to NYU with many APs.</p>
<p>racmom, while it is possible to graduate early, it’s not common. One thing I can tell you for sure is that the student will NOT have 48 credits accepted. The maximum possible is 32. Here is the description of how it works:</p>
<p>“Credit for college courses taken while in high school is granted for courses in subject areas taught in the College of Arts and Science at NYU, providing the grade received is B or better. For students admitted to Tisch as freshmen, no credit is given for courses in expository writing or college composition. The two-course Tisch core curriculum sequence is required of all entering freshmen, regardless of previous coursework in expository writing.”</p>
<p>So, it will depend what courses were taken, as well as the grades received. Any credits accepted will only be applicable to those courses that the student may be taking in CAS, so it will not take care of any of the Tisch academic courses which are taken on the two non-studio days. It would appear that the intent is that they only apply to electives.</p>
<p>To answer your question “can they take more studio classes?” The answer to that would be no, if you are asking if this is possible during the primary studio years, which I think is what you meant? Studio classes are a scheduled progression for whatever the length of the particular studio proscribes. The only way someone would be able to take “more studio classes” would be to do one of the secondary studio programs when they finish their primary studio, or as Susan’s D has done, take a semester or year at another studio. You cannot be taking classes in two different studios at once.</p>
<p>Thanks for all of the quick replies. All of the responses were helpful!</p>
<p>Hi, I haven’t posted lately as my son graduated fron Tisch, Playwrights horizons, 2 years ago. But yes you can graduate early. Those Ap courses add up. Now however I will tell you DON"T! My son was in such a hurry to graduate that he took advantage of his APs and did all his course work in 3 years. he won awards and appeared in Main stage and Gap productions. Now he really wishes he had stayed at school for all 4 years. He has had to tap dance and wait for his peers to graduate. It is all in making contacts. He was also too young to work the way he wanted too. Take your time and enjoy your 4 years. A Mom who has been there! Camge</p>
<p>I have a few friends who are graduating in 3 years. They didn’t come in with APs but they took lots of summer classes and full credit loads every semester.</p>
<p>Were your friends in CAP21 that graduated in 3 years. I thought that was a 3 1/2 year program.</p>
<p>racmom, my D has several friends, including in CAP21, who are graduating in 3 1/2 years (more common than in 3 years). Those kids either came in with AP credits and/or did summer college courses. Also, CAP21 is seven semesters and so they completed the training. </p>
<p>You asked how one could do it in three years if CAP is 3 1/2. The seventh semester of CAP is a showcase semester and not truly “training” and I believe it is optional. One would not HAVE to do it. However, I haven’t heard of kids graduating in three years, but definitely quite a number who are doing it in 3 1/2 years. </p>
<p>My D is going a full four years and would not choose to graduate early (not that I would want her to). For one thing, she doesn’t have the AP credits due to both graduating HS in three years and also the fact that our HS barely had any AP designated courses when she attended (they have since changed that). She has used her summers to work in theater and not to take courses. She also highly values the training she is getting and wants a full four years of it (was in CAP21 for five semesters and has chosen to finish up in ETW, in part, to get a full 8 semesters of training, and not do the showcase semester at CAP which is not training classes…she’ll audition for the Tisch Industry Night showcase instead). In her case, she also doesn’t want to rush college which she loves since she did HS in three years and as it is, she’ll graduate college at age 20. </p>
<p>I do think that graduating Tisch in 3 1/2 years is doable and several are doing it. It is a personal decision if you want to really have that four years of college experience, let alone a full four years of training. That’s what my D wants.</p>
<p>The other day, D called and said, “Mom, you haven’t turned in my AP credits!” (She doesn’t have a credit card yet to do this herself.) Well, I’m holding off for a couple of reasons:
- I believe we have until the end of freshman year to send the scores to NYU for credit.
- If she gets the credits, she can graduate in 3 1/2 years. But, at this point, she doesn’t know if she wants to go for 3 1/2 or 4 years.
- I got the impression somewhere that, if you have completed all of the graduation requirements in 3 1/2 years, but want to go for the last semester and graduate in May, it could jeopardize your scholarship and other financial aid for that last semester.
So I’m not sure what to do just yet.</p>
<p>I was just curious with the answer to this question and I appreciate everyone’s thoughts. With her school requirements, she was actually able to get 48 college credits. I guess I was trying to figure out if she could then take other theater classses or do a minor, or graduate early. I’m sure they won’t grant her all the credits, but we’re just trying to figure out what her options may be. </p>
<p>Thanks again.</p>
<p>racmom, my friends who are graduating in 3 years were in the same studio as me, Meisner, for primary training, and are now in various other studios. None in CAP, which as sooz said is a 3 year & one showcase semester program. Everyone I know in CAP has done at least those 3 1/2 years because the showcase was important to them. But as sooz also said, any drama student can audition for the Tisch showcase the year they graduate so it’s possible to graduate in 3 years and have a showcase. (not guaranteed though, as the Tisch showcase is by audition).</p>
<p>I should mention that everyone I know who’s graduating in 3 years is doing it for financial reasons, and not because they feel they don’t need 4 years of training.</p>
<p>Also I don’t know specifics about this but 48 is a lot of credits. You should check how many Tisch will accept because after a certain number they will only count them as elective credits, I think. Or maybe that’s just with APs.
And I think what you’re trying to figure out about what she can take will depend on what areas she has those credits in (humanities, sciences, etc). Doing a minor is another issue I think, as each minor has required classes (typically 4) to complete for that minor (which would count towards credits for the degree also but must be taken as a requirement for the minor). As for theatre classes you can only take one studio per semester, which is 8 credits, but you can take unlimited electives or theatre studies (up to your credit load), although once you’ve fulfilled your requirements they’ll only count as electives. There’s definite likelihood that she can graduate early though, and how early will depend how many of those 48 credits Tisch takes off her requirements.
Ask her to show you the “degree progress worksheet” and it’ll all become clear!</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply. I will check into that sheet that you mentioned. Good suggestion. She doesn’t necessarily want to graduate early, I’m just trying to help her figure out all of her options. Thanks again.</p>