The Freshman Year and Freshman-Year Withdrawal Policy

Freshmen in the B.A. and B.S. degree programs, and freshmen who have not declared their major, normally complete from three to seven general education courses, depending on their program of study. Freshmen in the B.F.A. and Mus.B. degree programs normally complete two to three general education courses as well as foundation courses within their discipline.

Freshman Seminar
FRS 1030/Freshman Seminar is required for incoming freshmen and selected transfer students in the B.A. and B.S. degree programs (excluding the liberal studies B.A.), as well as freshmen who have not declared their major. All incoming freshmen in the School of Art+Design take VIS 1030/Art+Design Freshman Seminar in their freshman year.

Freshman-Year Withdrawal Policy
Because the freshman program is carefully planned to provide a foundation for further academic study at Purchase College, freshmen may not withdraw from any freshman-year courses without the permission of both the student’s advisor and the associate dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences or the associate dean of the School of the Arts.

Freshmen in the B.A. and B.S. degree programs—and freshmen who have not declared their major—who fail their freshman “humanities group” course and LWR 1110/College Writing are subject to academic dismissal at the end of the first semester.

Revised policy, effective Fall 2011; posted Feb. 14, 2011

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