FAQs: Current Students

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 NYU Wagner.

Yes, many Wagner faculty are involved with large research and program evaluation projects. Many of these include positions for full- or part-time research assistants, and Wagner students are strongly encouraged to apply for these positions.

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.

Registration for coursework at the NYU Stern Graduate School of Business is open to graduate students from other schools at New York University only during specific periods each term and via a detailed process.

There are two ways you can waive a course:

You may check your progress toward graduation by mapping your courses on the Program Requirement Checksheet for your degree program and specialization.

In order to fulfill the PER, your PER position must be directly relevant to your NYU Wagner MUP or MPA degree program, specialization and Wagner coursework as well as your career goals in public service.

Course waivers based on prior coursework can take 4-6 weeks to receive results.  Depending on how confident you are that your waiver will be approved and how many seats are left in your preferred section of the course you are trying to waive, you should consider registering for a seat in your preferred section, especially if that course is on the First Term Cour

Please be sure to read the details on how to add, drop or withdraw from a course.

Please email wagner.studentservices@nyu.edu with the following information:

There are a number of courses that have been pre-approved by the Wagner faculty. Be sure to follow the detailed directions on how to request a pre-approved non-Wagner course. 
 

To help students get started with determining where to live, how to get around, and how to enjoy New York, Wagner created a neighborhood map of where most students live, a list of apartment search and housing resources, and several resource links recommended by other students.