Registration Policies

Academic Calendar

Students should be aware of important dates like add/drop deadlines, withdrawal deadlines, and holidays through the Academic Calendar. Refer to the University Bursar website for payment deadlines.

Permission Codes

Certain courses require special permission from an instructor, program, or department before a student may register. Students who want to take one of these courses should ask for the department in which the course is offered for the access code that will permit registration for the class.

Frequently, the contact information is available in the notes for the class. If the course is within the program or our department, you can ask your advisor.

Class Schedule

The University Registrar maintains a listing for all available classes for each semester by school and program including course schedules and room assignments. The class schedule will be available approximately one month prior to the start of each semester’s registration. Sometimes the days and times of courses change after the Class Schedule is posted, so please check again when registering.

http://www.albert.nyu.edu/course-search

Course Information

To get information about a course you are interested in taking, first speak with your advisor in your advising meeting about whether the course is a good match for your interests and skills. If you need more information, such as a syllabus, course readings, or a prerequisite waived and the course is not in our department, the best resource is the instructor.

If you are looking for course information and you are already enrolled in the course, instructors will frequently use NYU Brightspace to post assignments, readings, and syllabi. Note that the instructor may wait until just before or just after classes begin to post information so if you do not see information for a specific class, you may need to wait or contact the instructor. Note that Albert Student Center is the official way to note your enrollment, not based on what is showing in your NYU Brightspace.

See this guide for help using NYU Brightspace.

TIPS:

  1. Keep a copy of your Advising Worksheet or correspondence with your advisor for your records.

  2. Check your course registration in Albert to ensure that courses and the number of credits match.

Verify Your Schedule

Verify your schedule, course credits, meeting days, times and locations just prior to the first week of classes. Check classroom locations at the start of each day during the first week of classes, because these frequently change last minute