Course Waivers

Students who have acquired knowledge of the subject matter of any of the core courses prior to enrolling at Wagner 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 your program administrator for more details. All students must pursue waiver requests prior to the start of their second semester. The last date to submit waiver requests in order to receive results before the start of Fall 2013 is Thursday, August 1, 2013 at 5 pm.

*Please note that the waiver process generally takes 20 business days to complete (and sometimes longer because faculty are away during the summer and winter), so please plan accordingly.

Note: Waiving a required course does not reduce the credits required for your degree program, rather it increases the number of electives you may take.

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.

Click here to register for upcoming waiver exams. Exams are offered in January, May, August and December. Students must take the waiver exam prior to their second semester at Wagner.

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


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

*Please note that as of August 2012 the faculty has written a new exam in which Part I is 2 hours not 1.5 hours [Part II remains at 2 hours]. Please plan accordingly.

 
To submit your course waiver request, read through the waiver policies carefully and submit the online form found here: http://wagner.nyu.edu/students/coursewaivers.php.  Please note that all documents must be submitted as one PDF and uploaded to the form.

If you have questions, email wagner.studentservices@nyu.edu.