Late Registration
Late Registration Fee and Late Payment Fee Policy
Fall registration. Students who register in April for the following fall semester will be required to make arrangements to pay by August 10. Failure to do so will result in a late payment fee of $150. Students who are eligible to register in April for the following fall semester but neglect to do so by August 10 will be charged a late registration fee of $150.

Spring registration. Students who register in November for the following spring semester will be required to make arrangements to pay by January 10th. Failure to do so will result in a late payment fee of $150. Students who are eligible to register in November for the following spring semester but neglect to do so by January 10 will be charged a late registration fee of $150.

This policy applies to all continuing students, including those maintaining status and registering for equivalency credits, but excepting those on leave of absence and mobility.

Appeals. Students who are charged the late payment fee or late registration fee and who have extenuating circumstances that warrant a review of the fee, may appeal by writing a letter stating their case and attaching appropriate documentation. The appeal must be received prior to October 15 for the fall semester and prior to February 15 for the spring semester. The fee must be paid before the appeal can be reviewed. If the appeal is granted, a refund will be issued. The appeal should be sent to:

Late Fee Appeal Committee
c/o University Registrar
New School University
65 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10003

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Auditing
Auditing courses is allowed and requires registration. See the section of the Bulletin titled “Admissions” for specific information. Matriculated students auditing courses, but taking no courses for credit, must also maintain status.

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Full-Time and Half-Time Status
The Graduate Faculty defines full-time status as enrollment in a minimum of nine credits per semester. Half-time status is defined as enrollment in a minimum of six credits per semester. Students with loans or tuition grants from external sources, including New York State TAP awards, should be advised that such programs may require twelve credits for full-time status. It is the student’s responsibility to meet the full-time status requirements as defined by each external source of funds.

For information regarding students over time limits and equivalency credits, see “Time Limits and Extensions of Time” and “Equivalency” sections in “Degree Requirements and Academic Policies” in this Bulletin.

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Course Adds, Drops, and Refunds

Adds and Drops
To add or drop a course, a student must contact his or her advisor for approval and instructions. All course changes must be submitted to the university’s Registration Office, either in person or via ALVIN. No course change is effective until this is complete.

Students may add a course to their schedules no later than the end of the second week of the semester (or during summer session, no later than the end of the second session of the class). International students should consult with the university’s international student advisor whenever changing their course schedules. All changes of status (from audit to credit and from credit to audit) must also be completed within the first two weeks of the semester. Please note that activities such as class attendance or completion of course requirements do not constitute formal registration, and will not make a student eligible to receive credit for a course.

Requests to drop a course with a tuition refund must be made using a drop form. Drop requests must arrive in the university’s Registration Office no later than the end of the third week of the semester (or during the summer session, no later than the end of the third session of class). If mailed, the envelope must be postmarked during the first three weeks of the semester. Failure to attend classes, failure to complete course work, failure to complete payment, or notification of the instructor, does not constitute official withdrawal.

Students may withdraw from a course with a grade of W between the fourth week and the end of the semester (or during the summer session, after the third session and through the end of the course). An advisor’s written approval is required for all withdrawal requests. Forms are available from departmental student advisors and in the Office of Academic Affairs and Scholarships. Absence from class or notification to the instructor does not constitute withdrawal. Students are not considered to have officially withdrawn by stopping payment of tuition and fees, or by the failure of a check to clear for payment.

Students may add an online course through the second week of the semester. They may drop an online course through the fourth week of the semester. They can withdraw with a grade of W from an online course after the fourth week of a semester.

Late-starting courses may be added after these deadlines with an advisor’s permission.

Withdrawing with a Grade of W
A grade of W indicates withdrawal from a course without academic penalty. Written permission must be obtained from an advisor, and then submitted in person to the Registration Office. Students can be assigned a final grade of W from the instructor. The course will appear on the student’s transcript with a grade of W, and is not counted in the cumulative GPA.

Refund Schedule and Policies
In the event of early withdrawal, a percentage of tuition and fees will be refunded (see “University Refund Schedule” below). Refunds will be granted only after the official withdrawal procedure has been completed or the university determines you are no longer enrolled. Refund processing takes approximately four weeks.

University Refund Schedule
For degree students

Refund calculations will be applied to any net reduction in credits. The refund schedule applies in all cases, even if the net reduction is one course. Because any reduction in course registration after classes begin will result in financial penalties, students should be very cautious about registering for more courses than they intend to take.

Tuition deposits for new students are nonrefundable. Housing fees are subject to the terms stated in the housing contract.

The above percentages will be applied to the number of credits dropped and the tuition will be recalculated based on the new credit load. Refund amounts will be the difference between tuition already charged and the recalculated tuition. Contact the Bursar’s Office if you have questions about your account. Your financial aid may be affected if you withdraw or drop credits. Failure to complete payment prior to withdrawal does not relieve you of financial liability.

For students receiving federal Title IV funds who withdraw officially or unofficially from all classes, refund calculations will be based on the amount of Title IV aid earned and on the amount of time the student was in attendance, using a proportional calculation through 60% of the payment period. This calculation has no relationship to the student’s institutional charges. The amount assessed for tuition, fees, housing, and meal plans will be based on the institutional refund policy.

Late registration fees are not refundable. Degree students who drop all of their courses within the first four weeks must maintain status and are obligated to pay the maintenance-of-status fee or withdraw from the program. If the student is entitled to a refund, the maintenance-of-status fee will be deducted from the refund.

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Inter-University Doctoral Consortium
The following universities—Columbia University (including Teachers College), CUNY Graduate Center, Fordham University, New York University, Princeton University, Rutgers University at New Brunswick, and SUNY at Stony Brook—form a graduate-level consortium in the arts and sciences. Students in approved doctoral programs at any one of these institutions have the opportunity to take courses at another participating institution after securing the approval of four persons: the academic advisor, the home dean (or designate), the instructor, and the host dean (or designate). Students must be in a doctoral track and courses may not be identical to courses offered at the home institution. In the Graduate Faculty, the Office of Academic Affairs and Scholarships serves as the “dean’s office” for consortial arrangement purposes. MA students wishing to enroll in consortium courses must attach to the cross-registration form a memo from the department or committee chair approving the arrangement. First-year MA students are not allowed to participate.

InterUniversity cross-registration forms, guidelines, and procedures are available in the Office of Academic Affairs and Scholarships. Students register and pay tuition at the home institution for all courses offered through the consortium; there may be special fees payable to the host institutions. Students cross-registered in the consortium may use libraries of the visited institutions while enrolled in such courses. Summer consortium courses are not available for New School University students.

Cooperative Law School Programs
Through a cooperative arrangement between New School University and Yeshiva University, matriculated students may enroll in selected courses at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Information and application forms are available in the Office of Academic Affairs and Scholarships during registration.

Inter-University Doctoral Consortium Flyer
(Adobe PDF format)

Inter-University Doctoral Registration Form
(Adobe PDF format)

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Course Numbering
The courses offered at the Graduate Faculty fall into three general categories.

• Courses numbered 5000–5899 are MA courses and are generally open to undergraduates at the junior or senior level. There is a standard cap of five undergraduates in these courses, although the faculty member teaching the course has the prerogative to raise or lower that number. A limited number of 5000–5899 courses are cross-listed with other divisions, and these courses are likely to have more undergraduate students in them than any other GF courses. A roster of cross-listed courses is available in each department’s student advisor’s office during registration.
    
• Courses numbered 6000–6899 are generally more advanced MA and PhD courses, and are open to undergraduates only by special permission from the undergraduate advisor and the faculty member teaching the course. Courses numbered 6000–6899 are generally open to MA and PhD students from other divisions (e.g., Media Studies, International Affairs, Milano). In addition to this, a very small selection of 6000-level courses can be crosslisted with other divisions in consultation with GF department chairs; a roster of these courses is also available in the student advisors’ offices during registration. There also is a standard cap of five undergraduates in these courses, although the faculty member teaching the course has the prerogative to raise or lower that number.
    
  Certain GF courses have limits on enrollments of students who are not degree-seeking students in the department offering the course. Students who are interested in enrolling in such courses must get the approval of the appropriate department’s student advisor. This procedure applies to ELC, Milano, TNS, and GF students from outside the department offering the course. A list of limited-enrollment courses is available in each department’s student advisor’s office during registration. In addition, student advisors in other divisions receive a list during registration of GF limited-enrollment courses.
    
  ELC or TNS students admitted to a GF BA/MA program can take 5000- and 6000-level courses (subject to approval by instructor, if necessary). BA/MA students must see the appropriate GF student advisor to get information on GF departmental requirements and course offerings before each registration period. However, BA/MA students register through their respective home divisions using divisional registration procedures.
    
• Courses numbered 7000–7899 are usually the most advanced PhD courses; any courses numbered 7000–7999 are open only to PhD students.

Special courses and practica are numbered 5900–5999, 6900–6999, or 7900–7999.

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Course Scheduling
CClasses and seminars of the Graduate Faculty meet once a week, for one hour and fifty minutes. They are usually held in the afternoon and evening hours, beginning at 12:00 noon, 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., and 8:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. A few classes are offered on Friday afternoon. No classes are scheduled on Thursday at 8:00 p.m. to allow for lectures, meetings, and other curricular-related activities. Semester schedules of the day and time for individual courses are available each registration period from the Graduate Faculty Admissions Office and are posted as soon as available at https://alvin.newschool.edu/schedules.htm.

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Medical Requirements
Students should plan to obtain proof of immunity before arriving in New York for registration, as obtaining proof can be a lengthy process. Further information and Immunization record forms are available in the Admissions Office.

Immunity to Measles, Mumps, and Rubella
New York State law requires that students born on or after January 1, 1957, provide proof of immunity to measles, mumps, and rubella before registering. This applies to all degree and certificate students who will be registered for six or more credits, including equivalency credit.

New students are asked to submit proof to:
Student Health Services Center
New School University
135 East 12th Street
New York, NY 10003
Fax 212-598-0059

by August 1 to avoid jeopardizing registration. Students who have failed to comply with the immunization requirement will be prevented from registering.

Proof of immunity to measles, mumps, and rubella can be shown through documentation of immunizations (two for measles), documentation of medically diagnosed disease (measles and mumps only), serological evidence (blood test indicating the presence of antibodies), or proof of attendance at a US primary or secondary school (one immunization) since 1980. Proof must be certified by a physician or healthcare practitioner.

For more about measles, mumps, and rubella immunization, go to www.newschool.edu/studentaffairs/health/nyslaw.

Meningitis Immunity
As of 2003, all students must also demonstrate that they have read the material distributed by the university on meningococcal disease, and either plan to get an immunization, have documentation of having had a meningococcal immunization, or decline the immunization. Students will receive in their admissions packet an immunization and meningitis documentation form, which must be completed and submitted prior to registering for classes. Students who do not submit the form will not be allowed to register for classes.

For more information about the meningitis immunization, go to www.newschool.edu/studentaffairs/health/meningitis.

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