Review Your Degree Requirements in DegreeWorks

DegreeWorks is a new online tool that will show you which degree requirements you have completed and which still need to be done. You can find the link to DegreeWorks on MyNewSchool in the Student tab. Take the DegreeWorks tutorial.

 Petitioning to Graduate

The New School confers degrees twice a year, in January and May. All degree requirements, as specified in the latest division catalogs, must be completed prior to the graduation date for a degree to be awarded.

Students planning to graduate must submit a graduation petition to the Office of the Registrar.

The petition should be submitted online through MyNewSchool before the appropriate deadline.
-Deadline for May graduation: April 1.
-Deadline for January graduation: November 1.

Students who miss the deadline must submit a paper graduation petition and pay a late fee.
Download the Graduation Petition Form (PDF) (which includes a statement of the late fees).

Graduation Requirements

To receive an undergraduate degree, a student must have have completed all published academic requirements and have a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA.

To receive a graduate degree, a students must have completed all published academic requirements and have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA (except some doctoral programs require a cumulative GPA above 3.0.)

Degree Completion Term Limits

Students in a master's degree program must complete all degree requirements within 5 years. For a PhD, the time limit is 8 years at the Milano School and 10 years at The New School for Social Research (except the clinical psychology PhD, for which the limit is 12 years. Beyond these limits, students are not permitted to register unless they have asked for and obtained an extension.

Extensions of the time limit may be granted based on a petition submitted by the student and assessed by the student's department. The petition must degree requirements completed to date and include a specific plan for completion. If the extension of time is not granted, the student will be dismissed from the program.

Graduation Honors

Undergraduates who have completed at least 60 credits in residence for a bachelor's degree or 34 credits in residence for an associate's degree and who have a 3.7 cumulative GPA will graduate with honors, which will be noted on their diplomas and transcripts. At Parsons The New School for Design, undergraduate and graduate departmental honors are also noted on diplomas and transcripts.