Searching for Courses on Albert

1) Learn how to use Albert

Albert is located at online at www.albert.nyu.edu

Before you go there, you should print out the University's instructions, "Registering on Albert".

2) Regarding Your PIN Number

Each time you use Albert, you will be asked for your Student ID number and your PIN number. Your Student ID number is your social security number. Your PIN number is a special code you choose for yourself.

The first time you go on to Albert, use your six digit birth date as your PIN number: i.e., someone born on February 9, 1965 would use the pin 020965. If you do this correctly, you'll wind up with a screen in front of you asking you to change your PIN to something only you will remember, just as you would at an ATM machine.

If you receive an error message when you enter your birth date, you must call the University Registrar to reset your PIN. Please call Registration Services at 212-998-4290, and tell them you are an incoming transfer student trying to register on Albert, but you cannot access the system because your PIN is not working.

3) Find the "Course status" feature of Albert

Once you are in Albert, use the buttons on the left hand side of the page to navigate. Click on the Registration button to get to the initial registration page.

From the Registration menu, select the option for Course Status. This option allows you to search for course by subject area.

4) Use the "Course status" feature to find possible classes

The Course Status feature offers a series of pull-down menus to customize students' searches for courses. Follow these prompts to get where you want to go:

  • Term of Course Offering: choose "Fall 2002"
  • Course Subject: Select a Subject (Click here for a list of areas/departments for which Gallatin students are eligible to choose courses. You which you may want to print this out to help as you use Albert.)
  • Course Level: choose "All Undergraduate"
  • Press the "search" button
5) Here is a sample course search
  • Go to "Registration"
  • Go to "course status".
  • Choose "fall 2002" as your term of course offering.
  • Using the Subject pull-down menu, choose "Africana Studies (UNDERGRAD: CAS V.11)"
  • Choose "All undergraduate" as your course level (don't forget this step!)
  • Press the "search" button. You should see the following (but much longer...)
7) Read descriptions of courses that interest you

Course descriptions for Gallatin classes can be found at:

Course desciptions for classes outside of Gallatin are a bit more difficult to locate. We recommend reading the section on "Taking classes in Other NYU schools" to learn more.

8) Determine If You Need Access Codes or Special Permissions to Register

You can learn how to figure this out by reading the "Special Registration Permission" page:

9) Print out courses you think you may wish to take, so you can quickly access the course and call numbers

Bear in mind that spaces may fill up between the last time you looked up a course on the Web and the time you register.