Occasionally an applicant will demonstrate a particular need to study at the Graduate School of Arts and Science without entering a degree program. A few students are permitted to register each year as non-degree or visiting students. Students may enroll for a maximum of 12 points of credit over no more than three consecutive semesters. If a non-degree visiting student ultimately enrolls in a degree program, courses taken at the Graduate School may sometimes, but not always, be credited toward the degree. Visiting students must be eligible to register in a master’s or doctoral degree program in their home institution. Applicants must meet the same application deadline date as students who seek degrees. Refer to Application Requirements and Deadlines.

For further information, please visit the GSAS Policies and Procedures Manual and the GSAS Bulletin, page 405.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Applicants for the summer session should refer to the GSAS Summer Session Application Instructions.

U.S Citizens or Permanent Residents Applying to
Biology, Computer Science, Math, Math in Finance, Physics, and General Psychology

1. Applicants must use the online application for admission. Please refer to the Application Resource Center for instructions.
2. Read the "Program-Specific Application Requirements" section of your department’s listing in the Application Requirements and Deadlines for specific information as to what is required in your application for non-degree study. Some departments have additional requirements, e.g., recommending the GRE, so be sure to check with the department for details. A letter of recommendation is optional.

U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents Applying to All Other Programs

1. Contact the department in which you are interested (http://gsas.nyu.edu/page/grad.scholarlyprograms.deptsprograms) to see if they accept non-degree or visiting students and to learn what they require in the application materials. Note that not all of the programs/departments in the Graduate School accept applications from non-degree or visiting students.
2. If the department agrees that you may apply for admission, then you will need to ask them to send you an email message that indicates they will permit you to apply as a non-degree or visiting student. Please save a dated version of this message since you will need to include it with your application.
3. Applicants who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and who have received department approval to apply for non-degree or visiting student study should contact Graduate Enrollment Services to request the paper Non-degree Application for Admission. Please forward a copy of the email from the department to gsas.admissions@nyu.edu.
4. Provide undergraduate transcripts showing proof of a bachelor's degree and/or the equivalent. If you attended an international college or university, English-language translations must be provided (if necessary). The Graduate School will evaluate the credentials for U.S. Bachelor's equivalency before forwarding your application to the department for review.
5. Write a personal statement, outlining your anticipated course of study in the department, including why you wish to study in the department, the courses you plan on taking, and the faculty member, if known, who will be advising you.
6. Some departments have additional requirements, e.g., recommending the GRE, so be sure to check with the department
   for details.
7. A letter of recommendation is optional.
8. Include the $95 application fee. You may pay the application fee with a U.S. personal check, money order, or international money order; we cannot accept credit card payments or wire transfers. Please make the check or money order payable to New York University GSAS.
9. Mail the application using one of the addresses included on our website: http://gsas.nyu.edu/object/grad.app.instructions#submit

International Student Applicants

1. Students on an F1 visa must obtain permission from their international student advisor at their home institution before starting non-degree work at NYU. You may not use the online application to apply for non-degree study; only the paper application is accepted. Please email Graduate Enrollment Services at gsas.admissions@nyu.edu to obtain the application if you meet the below requirements. Please include in the email your visa status, the department you would like to apply for, and that you are interested in non-degree study. Some departments have additional requirements, e.g., recommending the GRE, so be sure to check with the department for details.
1. Math in Finance: Math in Finance will review any non degree applications as long as they are not sponsoring a visa and applicants meet their minimum requirements. If you have questions about the visa process, please be in touch with our Office of Global Services (OGS). Read the "Program-Specific Application Requirements" section of the department’s listing in the Application Requirements and Deadlines for specific information as to what is required in your application for non-degree study. Some departments have additional requirements, e.g., recommending the GRE, so be sure to check with the department for details. A letter of recommendation is optional.
2. Biology, Computer Science, Math, Physics, Psychology: Please contact the department you are interested in (http://gsas.nyu.edu/page/grad.scholarlyprograms.deptsprograms) to see if they accept non-degree visiting students and to learn what they require of non-degree visiting applicants. Note that not all of the programs/departments accept non-degree visiting applications. If you do receive permission to apply, please forward the email to Graduate Enrollment Services to obtain a paper non-degree application. Once you have department support, you will need to submit the Application for Admission, the application fee, and undergraduate transcripts showing proof of a bachelor's degree. Read the "Program-Specific Application Requirements" section of the department’s listing in the Application Requirements and Deadlines for specific information as to what is required in your application for non-degree study. Some departments have additional requirements, e.g., recommending the GRE, so be sure to check with the department for details. A letter of recommendation is optional.
3. International Student Applicants to All Other Departments: Please contact the department you are interested in (http://gsas.nyu.edu/page/grad.scholarlyprograms.deptsprograms) to see if they accept non-degree visiting students and to learn what they require of non-degree visiting applicants. Note that not all of the programs/departments accept non-degree visiting applications. If you do receive permission to apply, please forward the email to Graduate Enrollment Services to obtain a paper non-degree application. Once you have department support, you will need to submit the Application for Admission, the application fee, a personal statement, outlining your anticipated course of study in the department, including why you wish to study in the department, the courses you plan on taking, and official TOEFL scores, if you are not a native English speaker (refer to FAQ on testing in our Application Resource Center). Provide undergraduate transcripts showing proof of a bachelor's degree and/or the equivalent. If you attended an international college or university, English-language translations must be provided (if necessary). The Graduate School will evaluate the credentials for equivalency before granting permission to register. Some departments have additional requirements, e.g., recommending the GRE, so be sure to check with the department for details. A letter of recommendation is optional.
2. When applying, please include the $95 application fee. You may pay the application fee with a personal check, money order, or international money order; we cannot accept credit card payments or wire transfers. Please make the check or money order payable to New York University GSAS.

J1 Visa Policies

Students must have financial resources adequate to provide for all expenses in the United States. These expenses include tuition, fees, required health insurance and living expenses estimated at $2000 per month. A J-1 participant must receive substantial funding from an organization or institution, and may not be supported solely on personal funds.

NYU policy and U.S. Department of State regulations stipulate that J-1 visiting students:

• must be admitted to NYU as visiting students through NYU GSAS Enrollment Services
• must receive significant funding from a source other than personal funds, such as an institution or organization
• must have sufficient funds to cover tuition and fee expenses for each term of enrollment , personal living expenses, and mandatory health insurance and may stay in the U.S. for a maximum of 24 months
• must register for matriculation or courses for the term in which the visit begins and each subsequent term, including summer, for the duration of the visit must have health insurance which meets minimum federal requirements for the duration of stay (student will be charged for mandatory insurance upon registration at NYU)
• must provide local address information in Albert immediately upon arrival
• must report to the OGS promptly for required check-in with an OGS staff member prior to program start date
• must abide by all school rules pertaining to visiting students

A student’s failure to register or to purchase insurance will result in termination of exchange visitor status and require immediate departure from the United States.

For additional information please contact:
Office of Global Services
561 LaGuardia Place
Telephone: (212) 998-4720
Fax: (212) 995-4115
Email: ogs@nyu.edu
Web: http://www.nyu.edu/ogs

Visiting Scholars

1. If you have been invited by a faculty member to conduct research, or if you are interested in conducting research, please follow the instructions for your department:
   
   Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, Comparative Literature, Computer Science, English, European Studies, German, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Linguistics, History, Math, Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Music, Neural Science, Physics, Politics, Psychology, Sociology, Spanish and Portuguese
1. You may be processed as a Visiting Scholar. Please contact the department for specific instructions.
2. If you are not eligible to apply as a visiting scholar, or if you are interested in conducting research in a department not listed above, then please follow the instructions for International Student Applicants 1.b. or 1.c. above. The TOEFL is only a requirement for those applicants who will register for courses. Please note that Physics applicants do not need to submit a personal statement if not taking classes. When applying, please include the $95 application fee. You may pay the application fee with a personal check, money order, or international money order; we cannot accept credit card payments or wire transfers. Please make the check or money order payable to New York University GSAS.

Tuition, Fees and Health Insurance

• Non-degree and visiting students are not eligible for any form of University financial aid.
• All non-degree and visiting students are charged tuition and fees. Please visit the Bursar website to review the fee schedule if you are taking courses (up to 12 credits permitted): http://www.nyu.edu/bursar/tuition.fees.
• If you are not taking courses, then visiting students must pay the visiting researcher course tuition and fees ($916 for the fall; $934 for the spring). 2013-14 rates TBD.
• Visiting students accepted into the Economics or Politics Department (if not processed as a Visiting Scholar) are charged a higher rate ($3,416 for the fall; $3,434 for the spring) for the visiting student researcher course. 2013-14 rates TBD.
• All international non-degree and visiting students on an F1 or J1 visa are required to maintain health insurance (approximately $3,500 for the year). Please visit Student Health Services for comprehensive information on our insurance plans and to learn the process for downgrading to the basic plan or waiving out of insurance if you maintain your own plan: https://www.consolidatedhealthplan.com/student_health/new_york_university.html. 2013-14 rates TBD.

Additional Resources

GSAS International Student Reference Guide: http://gsas.nyu.edu/object/grad.ne.intlnews
Off-Campus Housing Office: http://www.nyu.edu/housing/offcampus/