LSP項目歸屬於Liberal Studies學院，該學院成立於1972年，是紐大本科招生的十個學院之一，該學院的特點主要是倡導博雅教育，為無明確專業導向的新生提供多角度嘗試的平臺。
https://liberalstudies.nyu.edu/
一、Liberal Studies學院下設置有兩個項目
1）Liberal Studies Program（兩年項目）
https://liberalstudies.nyu.edu/about/core-program.html
Liberal Studies Program是典型的以博雅教育為核心的一套教學理念和課程系統，課程以seminar為主，強調學生在教學中的參與和討論。
LSP課程設計為兩年，叫做LS Core Curriculum。
First YearDuring your first year, you will take classes primarily in Liberal Studies, to establish a foundation in the liberal arts while fulfilling degree requirements for most NYU programs.
Writing Sequence
(formerly Writing I and II)
This two-semester Writing sequence focuses on expository writing, the presentation of argument, and the elements of research to equip you with communication skills essential to every field.
Arts and Cultures Sequence and Global Works and Society Sequence
(formerly Cultural Foundations I and II and Social Foundations I and II)
Based on the study of great works from antiquity to the Enlightenment, these complementary, two-semester sequences comprise a large-scale cultural history. In Arts and Cultures Sequence, you study literature, art history, and music, while in Global Works and Society Sequence you focus on philosophy, religion, political and social theory, and history. The sequences also provide an introduction to skills in critical analysis and synthetic thinking that are essential to successful study in all academic disciplines.
Natural Sciences
In addition, first-year students typically take a course in the natural sciences at Liberal Studies.
In your sophomore year, you finish LS Core Curriculum coursework while completing electives chosen from across NYU’s diverse programs.
Arts and Cultures of Modernity and Global Works and Society: Modernity
(formerly Cultural Foundations III and Social Foundations III)
Complete the curriculum with a third semester in Global Works and Society Sequence or the Arts and Cultures Sequence. Building on the genres and great works covered in your first year, these courses introduce modern mass forms like film, radio, television, and the Internet.
Natural Sciences
Students who will transition to the College of Arts and Science typically take a second natural science course as well.
Electives
This year, your advisor will guide you in choosing elective courses from NYU’s extensive offerings. These electives are designed to help you select a major or begin work in a particular field.
在大一和大二完成上述課程，拿到64學分（通常為16門課程）後，學生轉入其他學院和專業，繼續學習完成本科學位。
2）Global Liberal Studies（四年制專業）
簡單理解，GLS就是把LSP的學習內容和學習方式延長為了四年，其中大三必須要去到NYU的海外校區一年，海外校區包括佛羅倫斯、柏林、馬德裡等9個校區，GLS的學習內容廣泛，NYU給出了六個方向供學生選擇：
Art Text Media
Critical Creative Production
Culture and Social Identities
Law, Ethics, History and Religion
Politics, Rights, and Development
Sustainability, Health, and the Environment
選擇此專業畢業的學生，拿到的學位即 Bachelor of Arts in Global Liberal Studies，這也是該學院唯一提供的本科學位和專業。
二、如何選擇申請Liberal Studies學院和專業？
Common Application申請系統，Liberal Studies學院與文理學院等其他學院為並列選擇，在選擇Liberal Studies學院後，系統提供Global Liberal Studies和Liberal Studies Core兩個專業選項，即上文中的介紹。
三、 Liberal Studies Program常見問題解答
Is Liberal Studies a bachelor’s degree program?
The Liberal Studies Core is a two-year curriculum featuring interdisciplinary, interconnected courses in the global great works. Through the core curriculum courses and elective courses, you will explore your major options and fulfill NYU graduation requirements in one innovative academic program. After you have successfully completed the curriculum at the end of sophomore year, you will continue as a junior in one of NYU’s degree-granting schools or programs, where you will earn a bachelor’s degree in your senior year.
What happens at the end of my sophomore year?
All Liberal Studies Core students are expected to continue in a bachelor’s degree program at NYU for their junior and senior years. Your LS academic advisor will guide you as you consider transition and major options. As a sophomore, you will declare a major during spring semester, after successful transition to your baccalaureate program. As a junior, you will continue your studies in your baccalaureate program. In order to transition to a bachelor’s degree program, students must be in good academic standing and meet specific program requirements in their prospective major or school.
Which degree-granting programs may I transition to following completion of the Liberal Studies Core curriculum?
NYU is characterized by its diversity of majors and programs. As an LS Core student, you will have access to the university’s varied academic programs, from the College of Arts and Science’s more than 60 majors, to a bachelor’s degree at the Tandon School of Engineering.
As is required of all NYU students, LS Core students who maintain good academic standing, who have completed a minimum of 64 credits, and who meet specific program requirements in their prospective major or school have the opportunity to transition directly to degree programs in these NYU schools:
Arts and Science (College of Arts and Science; Liberal Studies)
College of Global Public Health
Gallatin School of Individualized Study
Rory Meyers School of Nursing
School of Professional Studies (specific programs)
Silver School of Social Work
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development (specific liberal arts programs)
Tandon School of Engineering (specific liberal arts programs)
LS Core students who meet the above requirements may also apply for internal transfer to the following colleges and degree programs at NYU. Application and/or additional materials (e.g. audition, portfolio) will be reviewed for admission to:
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development (Music and Performing Arts; Art and Art Professions)
Stern School of Business
Tandon School of Engineering
Tisch School of the Arts
How will I determine which degree program to select?
Starting from your first semester, your LS academic advisor will address questions that are most important as you consider major options. LS Core students generally have one free elective each semester in the first year and three free electives each semester in the sophomore year. These elective spaces are used to complete requirements in your destination school, to explore potential majors, to begin introductory classes in a major, or to begin a minor. Advisors from the College of Arts and Science and from Steinhardt also have regular office hours in the LS Advising Office as a resource for students considering degree-granting programs within those schools.
Can I begin a major or a minor while at Liberal Studies?
Elective credits may be used to begin to complete requirements in your prospective school, to begin introductory classes in a major, or to begin a minor. In addition to minors available within schools, you also may pursue any of NYU’s cross-school minors that are available to undergraduates.
Which applicants are selected?
The admissions committee selects applicants for Liberal Studies who would thrive in an interdisciplinary curriculum with small, seminar-style classes where students are actively expected to engage in classroom discussion. Selected students may or may not have expressed an interest in a specific major or another school or college on their application for admission. The admissions committee, however, believes selected students would benefit from exploring the liberal arts at NYU and completing their general education requirements at Liberal Studies before committing to a major, minor, double-major, etc.
四、Study Away項目是怎麼回事？
無論是LSP還是GLS項目，在大一階段都有去NYU海外校區學習的機會，六個可選校區為：佛羅倫斯、倫敦、馬德裡、巴黎、華盛頓特區以及NYU本部。Study Away時間為一年，各個校區提供的課程一致，大二都需要回到NYU本部，這是NYU發展多元校區的一個途徑，也有少部分學生大一就一直選擇在NYU本部。
Study Away和GLS的大三海外校區一年學習是兩回事，一個為可選，發生在大一；一個是必須，發生在大三。
五、Liberal Arts學院的規模？
2018秋季學期紐約大學本科在讀人數排名前10的本科項目，其中商科數量最多為2328人，排名第二和排名第十的就是LSP和GLS項目，分別為2109人和489人，可見整體數量還是比較大的，不算是一個冷門項目。
六 、LSP項目的錄取難度？總體來說，是容易一些。
第一從NYU的學院設置和學校氛圍看，和通常的文理學院差別比較大。而考慮到上文所說的LSP學院人數規模，要完成那個數量級的招生，LSP的選材空間會比其他學院小。
第二是從網申設置看，當我們在CA系統完成第一專業選擇後，必須單獨完成對LSP學院招生考慮的回應，如果第一專業錄不到，剛好LSP缺人，可以把相對條件好的學生錄取。
七、 LSP的畢業後情況？
NYU的2018屆本科畢業生就業統計報告顯示：畢業後6個月內的總就業率（包括升學）為96.6%，參加工作的比例為84。4%，GLS項目畢業生的就業率為96.2%，算是達到了平均水平。畢業生平均年薪為64734美金，GLS為49225美金，力壓藝術學院。15.6%的畢業生選擇升學，GLS升學率為27.6%，僅次於社工學院。