Advising Guidelines

Advising process for Spring 2023

Current Students: Please submit your completed registration worksheet by Thursday, November 10th at 12:00pm to be cleared before registration on November 14th.

Spring 2023 NEW students: you do not need to submit anything before we schedule your individual advising appointment. Once you've confirmed your courses, you can submit your completed registration worksheet. New student registration is December 1st.

To get cleared to register, submit your registration worksheet. Have the following information available:

• • Your unofficial transcript or Degree Progress Report (to see what core classes you have taken) - only for continuing students

  • Your completed registration worksheet

  • N number

  • Whether or not you are planning to graduate spring 2023

There will be three Zoom sessions for open advising (optional) - please register before the session using the links below. Sam and faculty will be there to answer any questions. If you prefer to speak privately, we can do a breakout room during the Zoom session.

• Thursday, November 3rd, 2-3:30pm

• Monday, November 7th, 4-5:30pm

• Wednesday, November 9th, 4-5:30pm

Get cleared to register - submit your registration worksheet here!

How many credits to enroll in

If you work full time – take only 3 or 6 credits

If you work 20-30 hours – take 6 or 9 credits at the most

If you are NOT working – you should be able to handle a full 9 credit load.

Please DO NOT take more than 12 credits

Full-time study is 9 credits as of Fall 2020. Part-time study is 4.5 credits as of Fall 2020.

We STRONGLY encourage students to go to school part-time if possible, and pursue work opportunities in the field (internships, fellowships, etc). These opportunities are not for credit, but valuable for experience.

CORE CLASSES available Spring 2023:

Current Research (incoming students only)
Food Systems
Food Policy - online
Contemporary Issues - online
Nutrition in Food Studies - online
Research Applications (1 & 2 semester options available--only to be taken in your final semesters)

Financial Aid

If you applied for full-time financial aid, you must take 9 credits. If you decide to lighten your academic load, then you need to contact financial aid and request a part-time loan. Failure to notify the Office of Financial Aid of the change may cause you to lose your package.

If you applied for part-time financial aid, you must take at least 4.5 credits.

Part-Time or Full-Time Equivalency

If you are registering for your final semester and taking fewer than 4.5 credits and need financial aid, you can complete the part-time or full-time equivalency form. For international students, if you are taking fewer than 9 credits (full-time), you should apply with OGS for reduced study. Read more in the NFS Grad Student Handbook! Remember: you need to be logged into your NYU account to access the Student Handbook.

Study Abroad

January Term: Los Angeles: Global Food Cultures
Spring Break: Washington, D.C.: Nutrition, Health, and Foodways of African Americans
Summer: Global Food Cultures: Food Heritage in Spain

Courses in Other Departments

If you plan on taking courses outside of Food Studies, you must contact an advisor in that program for approval to register. Food Studies advisors cannot approve or register you for any classes outside the Food Studies Program.

Food Studies Course Descriptions and Schedule

****Once you’ve submitted your registration worksheet, we will clear you to register. To guarantee we can clear your advisor hold before registration, you must submit your worksheet by November 10th at 12pm. You still need to go online to Albert and register yourself. Registration for current students begins on Monday, November 14th with an assigned registration time (check Albert for time). Registration for all newly accepted MA students begins on Monday, December 1st.****