Registration Checklist

January Term 2025 Registration Information

Registration for January Term 2025 begins on Tuesday, October 15. January Term 2025 courses are viewable in the Albert Course Search as part of Academic Year 2024-2025.

Given the intensive nature of January courses, the maximum credit load for January is three (3) credits.

Note about Federal Financial Aid for January Term:
Federal Direct Loans are available for January Term enrollment. Credits for eligibility are based on the combined total credits between January Term and Spring Term: you must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credits between the two terms to be eligible. If you are enrolling in the January 2025 term but not the Spring 2025 term, you should email wagner.studentservices@nyu.edu for advisement. If you are interested in federal financial aid for the January term, you must have a valid FAFSA on file and be otherwise eligible. Once registered, it is important the email wagner.financialaid@nyu.edu.

Note about Wagner Scholarships for January Term:
As stated in your scholarship letter, Wagner scholarships do not apply to the January term.

Spring 2025 Registration Information

Registration for Spring 2025 begins on Monday, November 18. Spring 2025 courses should be viewable in the Albert Course Search on October 21 as part of Academic Year 2024-2025.

FIRST...

1. Verify your Expected Graduation Term in your Albert Student Center under the "Academics" tab. If the term listed is incorrect, please follow the easy instructions on the Registrar's website to update your record immediately. (And no later than November 8)
2. Check your Albert Student Center for any HOLDS, and resolve them immediately.
3. Check your Enrollment Appointment under "Enrollment Dates" on the main landing page your Albert Student Center.
4. Review your degree requirements, as well as the prerequisites for courses and Capstone (if applicable to your degree), on your Program Requirement Checksheet.
5. Reach out to your Student Services Program Advisor now for an appointment to discuss your academic plans.
6. Reach out to your Faculty Advisor (EMPA, MPA, MSPP, MUP) if you have any questions about course content and shaping your academic and professional goals. They can give you guidance on course selection, specialization requirements, and how to use elective coursework to support your goals. [Your advisors are listed on the "Academics" page of your Albert Student Center.]
7. Check your NYU email for announcements about upcoming advising opportunities within your program.

THEN (for EMPA, MPA, MSPP, and MUP only)...

1. Read the instructions for the Weighted Course Lottery.
2. Read the Course Highlights for information about new courses, new instructors, courses that require an application, intensive courses, courses with a new meeting pattern, and courses without prerequisites.
3. Prerequisites matter! Prerequisites MUST be taken prior to advanced courses. They are listed at the bottom of the course description for each course on the Wagner website.
4. Carefully review the notes for each course in Albert to see if it has any prerequisites or special restrictions.
5. Consider free non-credit workshops and modules, such as Math Review.
6. If considering courses outside Wagner, read through the policies and cross-registration instructions now. If the course you are interested in isn't on the pre-approved elective list, you must obtain course approval from the faculty well in advance of registering!

LAST...

1. Review the Registrar's Student Training pages to refresh your memory about using Albert.
2. Check Albert Public Course Search for the most up-to-date details on meeting dates, times, and classrooms.
   [Albert is subject to change so check for updates regularly!]
3. Remember that you need to use the unique four- or five-digit Albert Class Number to register for a specific course section (not the digits of the course catalog number, e.g. NOT the "1011" of CORE-GP 1011).

AFTER YOU REGISTER...

1. If you are changing your enrollment status (full-time/part-time) next semester or need an equivalency, review the procedures so your financial aid eligibility isn't impacted.
2. Review the Tuition/Bursar Payment Schedule and familiarize yourself with the add/drop and refund dates on the Spring 2025 Academic Calendar.

Capstone

1. If you are currently in Capstone, you will be given a permission number to register yourself for the Spring section of Capstone in early December.
2. If you are planning on starting Capstone in Fall 2025, review the Capstone prerequisites for your specialization on your Program Requirement Checksheet, and be certain to register for the prerequisites that you will need to be eligible!