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.

All MPA and MUP students who enter NYU Wagner with less than two years of full-time, degree relevant experience are required to fulfill the PER.   Your admission letter would have indicated if you are required to complete PER.

Click here for more information about the PER.

The Registrar's office sends a Graduation Checksheet to all students who applied for graduation. Students should review this checksheet for accuracy and/or missing degree requirements and contact their appropriate program administrator for assistance.

Student Services Program Advisors offer walk-in hours for current students during the fall and spring terms when classes are in session.  These hours are intended for quick, general advising questions and are posted on the Advisement & Resources page.

Matriculated students in good standing who need to take a leave of absence from school for one or more semesters for national service or serious illness are required to submit a written leave of absence request to the administrator of their program along with supporting documentation. The academic year begins on September 1 and ends on August 31.