Plan of Study, Graduate

Adviser Instructions

Use this form to approve your advisees's plan of study. You can view the original submission below. 

Please leave a comment for your advisee explaining why the Plan of Study has not been approved and what revisions are needed.

Plan of Study: [webform_submission:values:semester] [webform_submission:values:year] [webform_submission:values:first_name] [webform_submission:values:last_name]

This study plan is designed to help you and your adviser define your educational goals and to identify strategies for accomplishing them.

Before completing this form, please familiarize yourself with the M.A. Degree Requirements as well as the Options and Limitations.

Please see the Graduate Registration instructions on the Gallatin website for more information about the registration process.

Registration Restrictions

Course Levels

Graduate students will not receive credit for undergraduate course work.

Individualized Projects

A maximum of 12 units may be earned in individualized projects (independent studies, tutorials, internships and private lessons). Master’s Thesis I and Master’s Thesis II, which are required independent studies, are not counted toward these 12 units. If a student chooses to complete the Additional Gallatin Graduate Course requirement through independent study, these units will count toward the 12-unit maximum for individualized projects. Students are permitted to earn a maximum of 6 units in private lessons. Please see the Gallatin website for more information about Independent Study and the Individualized Project Deadlines for each term.

Stern School of Business

The Stern School of Business limits enrollment in many of their courses to Stern students. Gallatin students must apply to register for a subset of Stern courses that may be available to non-Stern students. Classes at Stern are usually very difficult to access. Many advanced Stern courses have prerequisites, and the courses that fulfill those prerequisites fill up quickly. Note that Stern has a separate registration process (please see Graduate Registration For Stern for more information).

Questions

Continuing students should answer all four questions below; entering students should answer the first two.

What short- and long-term goals (educational, professional, personal) do you hope to accomplish through the Gallatin program?
What is your area of concentration? In what schools, departments, and programs are you taking courses? What independent studies, internships, and extracurricular activities have you done or do you plan to do?
What have you done over the past semester to help realize the goals described above? In what ways have your interests, goals, and plans changed since you wrote the plan of study last semester? What difficulties are you encountering? When do you expect to complete the degree?
What courses, independent studies, and other work have you done to prepare for the thesis? What type of thesis do you plan to write (research, project, or creative)? If you are prepared to do so at this time, discuss your thesis topic.

(including transfer units)

(You must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.00 to remain in good academic standing; a final minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 is required for graduation.)
(You are required to complete a minimum of 14 units in classroom courses. This does not include the Graduate Core or individualized projects such as Independent Study, Tutorial, Internship, or Private Lessons.)

Graduate Core

You are required to take the following Gallatin Core Requirement courses, totaling 14 units. Check box if fulfilled.

Please answer all of the questions below

The questions that follow all refer to the “Semester of Registration” that you indicated at the start of this form.

I have reviewed my remaining degree requirements on my Degree Progress Report on Albert, and I acknowledge that my graduation will be delayed if I do not complete all of the Gallatin degree requirements.

Graduating students should make sure all requirements are listed as satisfied on the Degree Progress Report (DPR). Students cannot be granted a degree until all requirements are listed as satisfied in the DPR. Students with questions about their DPR should contact gallatin.ma@nyu.edu.

Are you planning to register for an individualized project (independent studies, tutorials, internships and private lessons)?

A maximum of 12 units may be earned in individualized projects. Master’s Thesis I and Master’s Thesis II, which are required independent studies, are not counted toward these 12 units. If a student chooses to complete the Additional Gallatin Graduate Course requirement through independent study, these units will count toward the 12-unit maximum for individualized projects. Students are permitted to earn a maximum of 6 units in private lessons.

Registration for individualized projects requires the submission of a proposal form by a specific deadline for each semester . Please consult the following for registration instructions:

Are you planning to register for courses at the Stern School of Business?
  • The Stern School of Business limits enrollment in many of their courses to Stern students. Gallatin students must apply to register for a subset of Stern courses that may be available to non-Stern students. Classes at Stern are usually very difficult to access.
  • Many advanced Stern courses have prerequisites, and the courses that fulfill those prerequisites fill up quickly.
  • Non-Stern students may not take more than 6 units of Stern courses per semester, and may not take more than a total of 15 units of Stern School of Business courses.

For complete registration instructions, consult the Registration For Graduate Stern Courses web page.

Are you planning to register for an undergraduate-level course or a non-credit course at the School of Professional Studies (SPS) course?

  • Graduate students will not receive credit toward the master’s degree for undergraduate-level or SPS non-credit courses. Courses that contain -G * in the subject area (e.g. CORE- G G, COLIT- G A, MCC- G E, etc.) are graduate-level courses. Courses with a -U * in the subject code are undergraduate courses (e.g., JOUR- U A, IDSEM- U G, MCC- U E, etc.). 

Are you planning to register for Master’s Thesis I or Master’s Thesis II or Thesis Advisement?

Enrollment in Master’s Thesis I or Master’s Thesis II requires the submission of a proposal form in addition to this Plan of Study form. To learn how to register for these courses after submitting this Plan of Study, please consult the following websites:

Are you planning to exceed the 40-unit requirement for the MA degree?

While students are generally not permitted to exceed the required number of units for the degree, if there are unusual circumstances requiring additional course work in excess of 40 units, the student may petition the MA Program Committee to take the extra units. Please keep in mind that there are financial implications for exceeding 40 units.

Do you plan to apply for full-time or half-time equivalency this semester?

To learn about the policies, procedures, and instructions for applying for full-time and half-time equivalency, consult the Full-Time, Half-Time Equivalency web page.

Are you planning to defend the thesis this semester?

Students should be enrolled for either MA Thesis II or Thesis Advisement in the semester in which they will defend the thesis. At least six weeks prior to the defense, students must submit the full thesis to all committee members. At least four weeks prior to the defense, when an acceptable date and time have been arranged, the student must complete the online Thesis Defense Registration form , Students may not be allowed to defend if the preceding deadlines are not met. Students planning to defend the thesis should also apply for graduation in the semester in which they defend the thesis. More information can be found on the Thesis Submission and Defense Process web page.

I acknowledge that I understand the above registration restrictions and I have met with my adviser to discuss my course selections.

Course Selections

In the "Choice" field, select whether the course is your first choice or an alternate.

Are you planning to register for at least one in-person NYU course this semester?

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