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Gallatin School of Individualized Study

• Welcome from the Dean
• New Student Questionnaire
• Understanding your "Statement of Transfer Credit"
• "Undergraduate Plan of Study" form
• Albert, NetID, NYUHome
• Building an Academic Program
• Finding Available
  Classes Using Albert
•    Course Subjects
•    How to Read Course
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•    Taking Classes at
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•    Prerequisite Courses
•    Special Permission
     to Register
• Obtaining Adviser
  Approval & Registration
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• Registering for Classes
  Using Albert
• Tuition Payment and Financial Matters
• Degree Requirements
• Pre-Registration Workshop Schedule
• Student Life

To see a sample listing of courses, go to the COURSE STATUS function on Albert and use the following search criteria:

Term of Course Offering: Choose the semester for which you wish to register (fall, spring, or summer)
Course Subject: Select “Interdisciplinary Seminars (UNDERGRAD-Gallatin K20)”
Course Level: Choose “All Undergraduate”
Press the SEARCH button at the top of this screen
You should now see a list of all of Gallatin’s Interdisciplinary Seminars being offered in the respective semester (fall, spring, or summer).
Below is an example of a course status search for “First-Year Program (UNDERGRAD-Gallatin K10.)” courses from Fall 2004:

Now take a look at the first entry:

Information about courses appears in highlighted sections as described below:

Let’s begin with the information contained in the blue section. Here is what it means:
K10.0023 – This is the full course identification number. “K10” tells you that it is a Gallatin course and the course subject is “First Year Program.” “0023” is the course number; you can use course numbers on the “Course Status” screen to refine your searches.
First Year Seminar: Social Criticism – This is the title of the course.

Next, go to the information contained in the un-highlighted row.
In our example, the notation “FRESHMEN ONLY” appears. This note indicates that Gallatin freshmen are the only students permitted to take this course; all other students will be electronically blocked by Albert from registering for this course.

This section is reserved for important notes and registration instructions students may need. Requirements for prerequisites or special permission for registration will be indicated in this section.

The top gray section contains registration terms used by the University. These terms refer to the numbers and codes in the bottom gray section, which is immediately below the course identification number and title. Here is what these terms mean:
Sect. # - section number: A class may be so large that it must be taught by different instructors at different times; the section number distinguishes the separate offerings of the same course. In our example, the section number is “001”, indicating that there is only one section of this course offered.
Spaces Avail. – spaces available: In our example, this field contains a number highlighted in yellow, which tells you how many more students can register for a course. This field may also contain the notations “closed” or “canceled” meaning you cannot register for these classes.
Waitlist Avail? - waitlist available?: Some departments elect to set up an electronic waitlist in case a course fills up and becomes closed. If so, this field will contain the notation “Yes”. In our example, this field is blank indicating that an electronic waitlist is not available for this class.
# - number of students on the waitlist: This field contains the number of students already on a waitlist. If you decide to put yourself onto a waitlist for a course, this number indicates how many people ahead of you are waiting to register for a course. In our example, this field contains “0” since there is no electronic waitlist set up for this course.
Call # - call number: A call number is a five-digit number to be used on Albert to register for a course. Each section of every course has been assigned a unique call number for registration.
Course Site – This field contains a code indicating the on- or off-campus location of a course. For a definition of the codes entered in this field, click on Course Site from this screen within Albert.
Days – days of the week that the course meets: The following codes represent the days of the week:
     M – Monday
     T – Tuesday
     W – Wednesday
     R – Thursday
     F – Friday
     S – Saturday
     U – Sunday
Meeting Times – time of the day that a course meets
Bldg. Room – building name and room number where a course meets: For a definition of the codes entered in this field, click on Bldg. Room from this screen within Albert.
Activ. – course type: This field indicates the style of teaching as reported by the individual schools:
     LEC Lecture
     LAB Laboratory
     RCT Recitation
     SEM Seminar
     STU Studio
     IND Independent Study
     WKS Workshop
     FLD Field Instruction or Supervision
     STI Individualized Instruction in the Performing Arts
     DLG / DLX Distance Learning
     CLI Clinic
     CLQ Colloquium
     JOU Journal
Cr. Hrs. – credit hours or points: The number of credits or points assigned to the course.
Instructor – name of the instructor teaching the course