How do I transfer credits?
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.
FAQs: Current Students
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.
Students may audit courses at Wagner. Please read more about our audit policy, the associated tuition, and the necessary steps to request to audit a course.
Students may check their progress toward Capstone by using their Program Requirement Checksheet, which outlines all degree requirements. You can consult each Program Requirement Checksheet here.
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.
Your PER position must be directly relevant to your career goals as well as your degree program and specialization. The role must provide opportunities to practically apply the skills and knowledge gained through your coursework and to gain the skills and knowledge needed to compete for employment in your field of interest.
Courses occasionally have waitlists. If you place yourself on a waitlist, remember that the next eligible person on waitlist is automatically enrolled when a space opens up in the course.
After the Add/Drop deadline on Albert, students may not add or withdraw from a course via Albert. Instead Wagner’s Academic Services department must complete and sign an Program Change Form for the student, which the student must then deliver to the Registrar’s window at the NYU Student Services Center (25 W. 4th Street).
The Ellen Schall Experience Fund (ESEF) provides financial support and professional development opportunities for students who have secured an unpaid summer internship in the field of public service.
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:
In order to fulfill the NYU Wagner professional experience requirement prior to enrollment, students must enter the program with at least two years of full-time, degree-relevant professional experience.
The University defines "full-time" as taking 9 or more credits in one semester and "half-time" as taking 4.5 or more credits in one semester.
A list containing all of the non-Wagner courses that have been pre-approved can be found here.