New York University

Gallatin School of Individualized Study

• June Orientation
• August Orientation
• Convocation
• AP Credit / Placement Exams
• Advising
• First-Year Program
• Mandatory Advising Questionnaire
• New Student Academic Resource Guide
• Albert, NetID, and NYUHome
• Course Selection & Registration
•    Building an Academic
     Program
•    Taking Classes at
     Other NYU Schools
•    Finding Available Classes
     Using Albert
•       Course Subjects
•       How to Read Course
        Lists on Albert
•       Prerequisite Courses
•       Special Permission
        to Register
•    Adviser Approval &
     Registration Clearance
•    Registering for Classes
     Using Albert
• Tuition & Financial Matters
• Student Life
• Welcome Week
• If You Have Questions

Once you are in Albert, use the buttons to navigate. Make sure you read all notes and instructions on each Albert screen before continuing to the next function or screen. You can click on underlined items on each screen to get more information about these topics.

What you are looking for now is the list of courses offered in Fall 2009. Spend some time going through courses in different departments and programs so you can see what is available.

1. From the REGISTRATION menu of Albert, select the Course Status option. This allows you to search for courses by subject area.
   
2. Use the COURSE STATUS feature to find possible classes. This allows you to see all the courses across the University that are being offered in a given semester.
• In the “Term of Course Offering” select “Fall Semester, 2009”
• Select the drop-down menu under “Course Subject” by clicking on the down arrow to the right and you will see an alphabetical listing of all the course subjects. To learn how to read and understand this list, go to Course Subjects.
• Select a subject that interests you.
• In the “Course Level” section, select “All Undergraduate.”
• Select the “Search” button. (Once you understand how to use this simple search, you can refine your searches using the search criteria on the bottom part of the COURSE STATUS screen.) You can learn how to read the course listing that will return from this search by going to How to Read Course Lists on Albert.
  
  
3. Begin to put together a class schedule by looking for courses that are not closed. Open courses will have a yellow, highlighted “Open” field so that you can identify them right away. You can read course descriptions for most courses by clicking the course title hyperlink. While you are trying to put together a schedule of approximately 16 credits worth of open classes, you should also select “back-up courses” for all of these classes. Back-up courses are alternative classes that you would like to take in case your first choices are closed by the time you register.
   
   NOTE: Albert maintains electronic waitlists for some closed courses. You can add your name to a waitlist provided the meeting time of the class does not overlap with another course for which you have registered. Students move up the waitlist (and sometimes into the actual course) as other students de-enroll. You must be diligent in monitoring your location on each waitlist, as you will be academically and financially liable for the course should you be enrolled. Waitlists expire at the end of the first week of classes. You should adjust your schedule accordingly at this time, depending on your success on the waitlist(s).
   
   
4. Investigate whether your course selections require prerequisites or special permission to register. This may be indicated in the notes section of the course listing. For more information on these topics, go to Prerequisite Courses or Special Permission to Register.
   
5. Once you feel you have selected a tentative schedule of open courses, along with open back-up courses, you should proceed to the next section: Obtaining Adviser Approval and Registration Clearance.