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. The deadline for course work requests for Spring 2012 notification is Friday, December 16th at noon.

*Please note that the waiver process may take up to 20 business days to complete, so please make sure you plan accordingly.

Note: Waiving a required course does not reduce the credits required for your degree program, rather it increases your choice by allowing you to take an elective, in place of the waived course.

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 (2 exams) 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:

 
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.