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Non-Degree Students

How to Apply

If you are a US citizen or permanent resident with a bachelor's degree who is not seeking a graduate degree and you want to expand your knowledge in a particular area of study, you can enroll in select graduate-level courses at NYU Steinhardt as a Non-Degree student.

How to Apply

Complete and submit the online Non-Degree application a week before the term starts.  To determine when a term starts please review NYU's academic calendar.  As part of your online application, you will be required to submit he following components:

  • A transcript indicating your bachelor's degree was awarded/conferred.
  • If applicable, a signed Department / Program Approval Form.
  • If applicable, a copy of your  Mentor Teacher / Cooperating Teacher / Educational Affiliate status.
  • A brief statement on why you want to take the course(s) in the selected program.
  • Non-refundable $75 application fee, payable via credit card or electronic check via NYU’s payment system.  

If you recently applied to a degree program and were not offered admission, you cannot enroll as a non-degree student. 

Transcript Requirements 

Upload an official copy of your university transcript that indicates the conferral of your bachelor's degree (the degree awarded and the date the degree was awarded/conferred must be present on the transcript), even if your undergraduate degree is from NYU. This is the preferred method.

However, If you request a official transcript from your undergraduate institution to be mailed or submitted electronically to steinhardt.gradtranscript@nyu.edu  please allow time for our office to receive and process the transcript to your online application. Please note you will not be able to submit the Non-Degree application without this requirement.  

Returning Non-Degree Students

If you are a returning Non-Degree student you must re-apply by submitting a new application each semester you wish to register. If you previously submitted a transcript along with a hard copy non-degree application (on paper or via pdf), you will need to submit your transcript again via the online application process. However, you do not need to submit a transcript if you previously submitted a transcript using the online non-degree application system.

How to Search for Courses

Please follow these steps to search for courses offered by NYU Steinhardt.  We recommend you do this before you start your non-degree application to determine the program in which your desired course is offered.

  • Go to Albert
  • Select the Public Search Course button
  • Select the appropriate Academic Year
  • Filter by:  Academic Career:  Graduate
  • Filter by School:  NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development - Graduate.  [our courses will have -GE in the title]
  • Then select the program button to see all courses offered for the term.

 

Policies and Requirements

As a Non-Degree student, you will be limited to a total of 18 credits over the course of your studies and must meet academic standards, which means having at least a 3.00 undergraduate grade point average (GPA) upon application.

Learn more about Non-Degree student policies.

The following Steinhardt departments and programs do not allow Non-Degree student enrollment and will not be an available option in the online application:

  • Applied Psychology
  • Art Therapy
  • Communicative Sciences and Disorders
  • Instrumental Performance (including music lessons)
  • Music Business
  • Music Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Piano Performance
  • Studio Art
  • Vocal Performance
  • Online Programs:
    • Counseling@NYU
    • Teacher Residency, Secondary Education
    • OT@NYU
    • Speech@NYU

If you are interested in enrolling as a Non-Degree student in a course in one of the following graduate programs, you must meet with a departmental advisor and upload a completed and signed departmental approval form to the online application where prompted.  To have access to the link to the approval form, you must start an online non-degree application for your term of entry.  Additionally, you can contact them via the information provided below: