Getting Started Checklist
The Getting Started Checklist is your month-by-month guide to tasks you need to accomplish before the start of the Fall 2025 term. We've broken down the tasks based on when you need to complete them. Below you will find the first few lists to get you started now. The complete Getting Started Checklist will be included in the Getting Started Guide, which you will receive in early May.
Feel free to work ahead where possible, but as long as you stay on pace with the suggested timing, you will be prepared for the first week of class.
April
- Activate NetID
- Add pronouns and name pronunciation in Albert
- Submit deposit [Step 3 in Accepting Your Offer]
- Follow instructions from Wagner Admissions for submitting your official undergraduate transcript with the date your bachelor's degree was awarded
- Complete Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) (for U.S. citizens and eligible non-citizens)
- Start to gather immunization documentation [DEADLINE: July 15]
- Access the NYU-Sponsored Student Health Insurance portal to enroll in or waiver [DEADLINE: TBD (early September)]
International Students studying in the U.S. on a visa:
- Begin visa application process immediately