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Course Waivers

Students who have acquired knowledge of the subject matter of any of the core courses prior to enrolling at the Wagner School are encouraged to pursue course waivers.  In some instances, a student can take a waiver exam to waive a course. See specific course waiver policies below or consult an assistant director for more details. All students must pursue waiver requests prior to the start of their second semester.

Note: Core course waiver exams may only be taken once. Students who are not successful in their first attempt must enroll in the relevant course to satisfy the requirement.

Download Spring 2008 waiver test schedule:

• Waiver Schedule

Register for Summer 2008 waiver exams

Download waiver policies (pdf files) for the following core courses:

• P11.1011 - Statistical Methods for Public, Nonprofit, and Health Management
• P11.1018 - Microeconomics for Public Management, Planning, and Policy Analysis
• P11.1020 - Managing Public Service Organizations
• P11.1021 - Financial Management for Public, Nonprofit, and Health Organizations
• P11.1022 - Introduction to Public Policy

Please click on the link below for information about the recommended Introduction to Governance module prior to P11.1022 Intro to Policy:

• Governance module

Download the waiver policy (pdf file) for the following core course in the Health Program:

• P11.1830 Community Health and Medical Care

Download the waiver policy (pdf file) for the following international core course:

• P11.2214 Institutions, Governance and International Development

Please click on the link below to review the Frequently Asked Questions and complete the waiver request form for the Professional Experience Requirement (PER):

• Professional Experience Requirement (PER)

Download waiver Practice Exams (pdf files) for the following core courses:

• P11.1011 - Statistical Methods for Public, Nonprofit, and Health Management
• P11.1018 - Microeconomics for Public Management, Planning, and Policy Analysis
• P11.1021 - Financial Management for Public, Nonprofit, and Health Organizations Module 1
• P11.1021 - Financial Management for Public, Nonprofit, and Health Organizations Module 2

To submit your course waiver request, send the specific materials outlined in the policies above. Please note that all waiver requests must include the following:

• Memo describing how you meet the waiver criteria (i.e. graduate or undergraduate coursework, work experience)
• Copy of supporting documentation (i.e. syllabi and/or resume)

We will copy the relevant transcript from your student file.

Please make sure to include your full name, University ID (example N12345678), mailing address and email address on all documents. Waivers can be submitted to:

Wagner Student Services
The Puck Building
295 Lafayette Street, 2nd Fl.
New York, NY 10012

or via email to wagner.studentservices@nyu.edu, or faxed to 212-995-4164 with a cover sheet to the attention of Wagner Student Services.

To expedite the processing of your waiver request, all materials must be submitted together.