Policies and Procedures

Advisement and Registration Services

Academic Advisement

Linda Chin, Assistant Director,
Advisement and Registration Services
212 998 5053, linda.chin@nyu.edu

Belkis Baez, Undergraduate Student Advisor
212 998 9031, belkis.baez@nyu.edu

Advisement in the Steinhardt School is integral to the academic experience and is organized departmentally and by program. Undergraduate and graduate students are admitted to the Steinhardt School to pursue a chosen major. Advisement provides the framework for educational planning and assessing progress toward educational, personal, and career goals. For detailed information regarding the advisement process, visit www.steinhardt.nyu.edu/advisement. The most important person to meet with for academic advisement is your department program advisor.

Go To Advisement And Registration Services For:

  • change of curriculum;
  • permission to take courses off campus;
  • domestic and study abroad programs;
  • permission to declare a minor/major/double major;
  • undergraduate reevaluation of transfer credit;
  • substitution forms.

International Student Advisement

Staff meet with international students and nonnative speakers of English with refugee or permanent resident status prior to their first registration.

Go To The International Student Advisor For:

  • preadvisement;
  • English competency testing information;
  • orientation;
  • information about the New International Student Seminar (E03.2003);
  • general academic information;
  • assistance with issues specific to international students.

Special Student (Nondegree) Advisement

Doctoral Level: Nancy Hall, Coordinator, Office of Graduate Studies
212 998 5044, nancy.hall@nyu.edu

Master's Level: Mark Perez, Certification Advisor
212 998 5033, mark.perez@nyu.edu

Undergraduate Level: Linda Chin, Assistant Director, Advisement and Registration Services
212 998 5053, linda.chin@nyu.edu

A nondegree student (nonmatriculant) is one who is enrolled for course work but is not a degree candidate. Requirements for admission are the same as those for degree candidates, and all course work must be taken for credit. No auditing is permitted. Applications for admission may be obtained from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, 22 Washington Square North, 1st Floor, or the Office of Graduate Admissions, Pless Hall, 3rd Floor. Clearance to register must be obtained for each semester's registration. After obtaining the permit to register, nondegree students meet with a special student advisor. For detailed information regarding the registration process, visit www.steinhardt.nyu.edu/advisement/special/guide.

Go To The Special Student Advisor For:

  • general advisement and registration clearance

Teacher Certification

Mark Perez, Certification Advisor
212 998 5033, mark.perez@nyu.edu
Contact the certification advisor with any concerns you may have that cannot be answered by your departmental certification liaison.

Go To The Certification Advisor For:

  • information on education statutes, requirements, and certification in other states;
  • information on teacher certification requirements;
  • requirements for New York State Teacher Certification Examinations.

Graduate Studies

Nancy Hall, Coordinator, Office of Graduate Studies
212 998 5044, nancy.hall@nyu.edu

After you enroll as a master's or doctoral student, all matters affecting graduate status are processed through this office. Visit this office online at:

Go To The Office Of Graduate Studies For:

  • approval forms for master's thesis;
  • applications for doctoral candidacy;
  • directions for filing doctoral dissertation;
  • extension/reinstatement/rematriculation information and materials;
  • filing advisor's written requests for exemption/submission of degree requirements;
  • formation of dissertation committee;
  • applications for Doctoral Student Travel Fund;
  • applications for Pre-Doctoral Summer Research grant;
  • Doctoral Handbook;
  • graduate transfer credit.

Special Programs

Community College Transfer Opportunity Program (CCTOP) Bart Grachan, Director
Pless Hall, 3rd Floor, 212 998 5139, bart.grachan@nyu.edu
CCTOP recruits, pre-enrolls, and provides general advisement for students transferring from metropolitan-area community colleges.

NYU Opportunity Programs (HEOP/CSTEP)
Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP)
Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP)
239 Greene Street, 8th Floor, 212 998 5667
HEOP/CSTEP provides preadvisement, academic advisement, personal counseling, tutoring, and educational workshops for students enrolled through these programs.

Professional Studies (PRST) Program
Mark Perez, Certification Advisor
212 998 5033, mark.perez@nyu.edu
Undergraduates in their senior year who have not met departmental requirements for their original course of study are referred to, and may graduate through, the Professional Studies Program, following a liberal arts curriculum.

Registration Services

David Zapotocky, Director
Registration Services
212 998 5054, david.zapotocky@nyu.edu
Registration for both graduate and undergraduate students is completed through Albert, the online student information system, at www.albert.nyu.edu, and the most important person to see about registration is your advisor. You may also find answers to your questions in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) area of www.steinhardt.nyu.edu/registration.

Go To Registration Services In Pless Hall For:

  • course permission forms;
  • deferred tuition payment;
  • drop/add course forms;
  • incomplete grade forms;
  • independent study forms;
  • pass/fail option forms.