Courses Outside Wagner

Registration

• You may not take courses outside of Wagner in your first term.
• Undergraduate courses and foreign language courses cannot count toward any Wagner degree.
• You can use the Law School and Stern course pages to find graduate offerings in those divisions. You can find courses in NYU's other graduate schools through the Albert course search.
• Wagner students are subject to Wagner's add/drop and refund policies, including for non-Wagner courses.

Grading

• Courses must award a standard grade. Courses graded on a Pass/Fail basis will not count toward your Wagner degree.
• If you receive a final grade lower than "C-" in any course, regardless of host school, the course will not count toward your Wagner degree.

Course Credits & Tuition

• Course credits vary across schools--not all award 1.5 or 3 credits as Wagner courses do.
• The number of credits assigned to the course by the NYU school hosting it will be the number of credits applied toward your Wagner degree.
• You will be financially responsible for the number of credits assigned to the course at the Wagner tuition rate.

Cross-registration permissions and timelines vary by school.

• The NYU school or department offering a course determines if and when it is open for cross-registration.
• Begin by checking the course notes in the Albert, Stern, or Law course search to confirm that your course of interest will be open for cross-registration; contact the host school or department if you are unsure.
• Refer to school-based guidelines in the menu at left. Note that Stern sets a priority enrollment request deadline each term.

For courses that are open for cross-registration BUT NOT pre-approved by Wagner faculty:

• Refer to STEP 2 below.
• Submit your petition to count the course toward your Wagner degree AT LEAST 5 WEEKS before the the start of the term in which the course is offered.
• This allows up to 3 weeks for Wagner faculty to review your petition and, if it is approved, another 1-2 weeks for you to complete the cross-registration process following school-based guidelines in the menu at left.

For courses that are open for cross-registration AND pre-approved by Wagner faculty:

• Refer to STEP 3 below.
• Follow school-based guidelines in the menu at left and begin the cross-registration process AT LEAST 2 WEEKS before the start of the term in which the course is offered.

SEARCH PRE-APPROVED COURSES     If course is pre-approved, skip to STEP 3.

• Prepare a concise memo that covers:
  • Your reason(s) for wanting to take the course, including demonstration that Wagner does not teach a similar course;
  • How the course is relevant to public service;
  • How the course fits with your public service academic and career goals;
  • A list of the course prerequisites (if any) and how you have met them. If the non-Wagner school has an explicit prerequisite or proficiency policy (for example, Stern), you must outline how you have met that school's requirements.
• Obtain the most up-to-date course syllabus available.
• Submit your memo along with a copy of the course syllabus through the Non-Wagner Course Petition Form (requires log-in with NYU Net ID and password).
• If you are requesting approval for more than one non-Wagner course, or would like to have a first choice and a back-up option reviewed, submit a separate form for each course, all on the same date.
• Faculty will determine whether the course is relevant to your Wagner degree program, and your Student Services Program Advisor will communicate that decision within 3 weeks of petition submission. Decisions rendered are final.
• If your petition is approved, move to STEP 3.
   

Refer to school-based guidelines in the menu at left. 

Begin the cross-registration process AT LEAST 2 WEEKS before the start of the term in which the course is offered. 

Note that some schools, like Stern, may set an earlier priority enrollment request deadline each term.