As you know, Capstone is a degree requirement for all students. Wagner believes that it is an important requirement that makes a significant difference in the quality of your academic and professional experience.

We generally recommend that students in your position either seek out stretch assignments at work or do something similar. The purpose of the Professional Experience Requirement is to help bring your specialization coursework to life outside the classroom as well as give you new opportunities to help you professionally once you graduate from Wagner.

No, nothing about the degree is changing; graduate schools across the US and throughout the world have varying credit structures. You will continue to attend classes for the same amount of time and faculty will cover the same content as before the conversion.

Yes!  Students taking 3-4.5 credits in the summer term qualify for half-time equivalency and should submit the Request for Equivalency once their summer schedule is finalized.

Wagner Student and Program Services can sign a CPT form. Please go to NYU’s Office of Global Services webpage at this link to download the CPT form and instructions.

In order to fulfill the PER, a position must be directly relevant to your career goals as well as your degree program and/or specialization.

No, all Wagner courses taken in Summer 2015 and earlier will remain as they appear on the transcript under the 4-credit/2-credit system. Please see the grid at the end the Credit Conversion FAQ PDF to learn how to calculate remaining credits needed.

An independent reading must be approved and supervised by a Wagner full-time faculty member. Be sure to read the detailed information on the steps to enroll in an independent reading.

A full list of Wagner’s faculty, visiting scholars, practitioners, as well as information about current faculty research and projects may be found here.

There are two ways you can waive a course:

Once you have secured a position that matches the above requirements, you must submit it for approval in the Career Directory by following these steps:

If you have prior graduate coursework that meets the NYU Wagner criteria for transfer credit, you should follow the steps in the approval process in order to pursue transferring these credits.