New York University

Gallatin School of Individualized Study

• Important Deadlines
• Registration Policies & Procedures
•    Gallatin Registration
     Process
•    Waitlisting
•    Registration Deadlines
•    Adding and/or Dropping
     Courses
•    Maintaining Matriculation
•    Registering for Stern
     Courses

Adding and/or Dropping Courses

Before adding or dropping courses, students should discuss with their adviser all substantial changes to their program.

• Adding Courses
• Dropping Courses
• Completing a Drop/Add
• Withdrawing from Courses

Adding Courses

For the fall and spring terms, students may add a course using Albert without obtaining special permission from the instructor or the Gallatin Office of Student Services until the last day of the second week of classes. During the third full week of classes, a course may be added only if the student obtains written permission on the appropriate departmental form or on University stationery from the instructor of the course; this registration must be done in-person. Students should contact Gallatin’s Office of Student Services (212-998-7370) for in-person registration procedures. Adding courses after the third full week of classes is not permitted.

Dropping Courses

Until the last day of the third week of classes for the fall and spring semesters, and until the third day of classes for the six-week summer sessions, dropped courses do not appear on the student’s transcript. Courses dropped during the fourth through the ninth week of fall and spring classes and from the fourth day through the fourth Wednesday of six-week summer classes are recorded with a grade of “W” (Withdrawal), which cannot be removed from the official record. (For more information see Withdrawing from Courses.)

For the fall and spring terms, students may drop a course using Albert until the last day of the second week of classes. After this time, a course may be dropped by in-person registration only. Students should contact Gallatin’s Office of Student Services (212-998-7370) for in-person registration procedures.

Students should confer with the Office of the Bursar and the Office of Financial Aid to investigate the financial impact, if any, from dropping courses. Students are eligible for a refund of tuition for dropped courses only in accordance with the University’s published Refund Schedule (available at http://www.nyu.edu/bursar/refunds/schedule.html). There is NO WAIVING of the refund schedule.

Completing a Drop/Add

If a student drops a course and adds another course of the same credit value during the first three weeks of the fall or spring term, or by the end of the second calendar day of classes for the six-week summer session, this transaction is considered an even exchange and does not result in additional tuition charges (unless there are associated fees attached to the added course). However, after the third week of fall or spring classes, or after the second day of classes for the six-week summer session, students are charged full per-credit tuition for adding courses in place of withdrawn courses. Therefore, students should consult with the Office of the Bursar before attempting to withdraw from one course and add another course. Students should also review the University’s published Refund Schedule at http://www.nyu.edu/bursar/refunds/schedule.html.

Withdrawing from Courses

After the last day of the third week of classes for fall and spring semesters, and after the third day of classes for the six-week summer sessions, dropped courses are recorded with a grade of "W" (Withdrawal), which cannot be removed from the official academic record. A student may withdraw from a class up until the last day of the ninth week of the fall or spring term or by the Wednesday of the fourth week of classes during the summer session.

Students can withdraw from courses via in-person registration only - Albert is not active during the withdrawal period. Please contact Gallatin’s Office of Student Services (212-998-7370) for procedures to withdraw from classes. Merely ceasing to attend a class does not constitute official withdrawal, nor does notification to the instructor.

Students should confer with the Office of the Bursar and the Office of Financial Aid to investigate the financial impact, if any, from withdrawing from courses. Students are eligible for a refund of tuition for withdrawn courses only in accordance with the University’s published Refund Schedule (available at http://www.nyu.edu/bursar/refunds/schedule.html). There is NO WAIVING of the refund schedule.

Students who must withdraw from courses for medical reasons or other extenuating circumstances should seek permission and consideration for withdrawal from the Office of Student Affairs (documentation is required).