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Gallatin School of Individualized Study

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• Course Selection & Registration
•    Building an Academic
     Program
•    Taking Classes at
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•    Finding Available Classes
     Using Albert
•    Adviser Approval &
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•    Registering for Classes
     Using Albert
• Tuition & Financial Matters
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• If You Have Questions

If you are like most Gallatin students, you will find that your individualized program will lead you to take many classes outside of Gallatin. A Gallatin interdisciplinary seminar on aesthetics might spark an interest in art history, for example, which could lead you to the Department of Fine Arts in the College of Arts and Science, a studio art class in the School of Education, or a seminar on art and social change in the Tisch School of the Arts. Likewise, a marketing course that you take in the Stern School of Business or in the School of Continuing and Professional Studies might interest you in a Gallatin course on advocacy writing or on the politics of consumer culture.

Finding and registering for non-Gallatin courses usually requires perseverance and a bit of patience. Each school and department of the University has its own policies about who can register for its classes and when they can do so. Some departments restrict registration to their own students, and some courses require the permission of the instructor or department to register. (The “Finding Available Classes Using Albert” section of this website contains detailed information about obtaining permission to register for restricted courses.) In any case, you have to abide by the policies of the department offering the course.

Follow this sequence when you are searching for courses in other NYU schools:

1. Use the “Course Status” function of Albert to identify departments and courses that interest you. (The “Course Status” function is explained in detail in the “Finding Available Classes Using Albert” section of this website.)
2. Verify on the “Course Status” function that the course is open. You cannot register for closed courses, although you can usually put yourself on the electronic waitlist.
3. Look for a description of the course on the school’s website (listed below). NOTE: Some departments do not publish course descriptions. For these courses, you would need to speak with the professor or to attend the first class in order to obtain a syllabus.
4. If necessary, obtain registration approval from the school or department offering the course. NOTE: While Gallatin’s Office of Advising can help you determine how to obtain this approval, it is your responsibility to contact the pertinent offices.

These are the other NYU schools where Gallatin students take classes:

College of Arts and Science (CAS). With close to 40 departments, CAS is one of the largest schools at NYU. Located here are departments in area studies (such as Africana Studies and East Asian Studies), art history, computer science, cultural studies (Social and Cultural Analysis), economics, foreign languages (Chinese, German, Swahili), history, journalism, literature, mathematics, politics, social sciences (such as Anthropology and Sociology), and sciences (Biology, Chemistry, and Physics).
http://www.nyu.edu/cas/

School of Social Work (SSW). Students interested in social work may take some of the introductory classes at SSW.
http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/

School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS). Taking courses at SCPS allows students to study with professionals who work in literally hundreds of different fields. Especially popular with Gallatin students are SCPS courses in business, journalism, and digital technology.
http://www.scps.nyu.edu/

Steinhardt School of Education (Steinhardt). In addition to training teachers, Steinhardt offers an extensive array of courses in communications, music, and studio art.
http://www.nyu.edu/education/

Stern School of Business (Stern). Students with sophomore standing and who meet the necessary prerequisites may take up to 32 credits at Stern, whose departments include Accounting, Economics, Finance, Information Systems, and Marketing.
http://www.stern.nyu.edu/

Tisch School of the Arts (TSOA). With departments that include cinema studies, dramatic writing, film, and photography, Tisch is a popular destination for many Gallatin students. Tisch’s extensive Open Arts curriculum offers a variety of courses especially designed for students in Gallatin and other NYU schools.
http://www.tisch.nyu.edu/page/home

Wagner School of Public Service (Wagner). Wagner offers only graduate degrees, but each Spring semester professors there offer undergraduate courses in public policy.
http://wagner.nyu.edu/