New York University Bulletin - Gallatin School of Individualized ...

GALLATIN SCHOOL OF INDIVIDUALIZED STUDYAppropriate evidence of financial ability must be submitted with the AFCOE to the Officefor International Students and Scholars in order for the appropriate visa document to beissued.If the applicant’s studies are being financed by means of his or her own savings,parentalsupport, outside private or government scholarships or any combination of these, he or shemust arrange to send official letters or similar certification as proof of such support. Studentsholding F-1 visas may not work. New students may wish to view the multimedia tutorial fornew international students at http://www.nyu.edu/oiss/documents/tutorialHome/index.htm.See also Office for International Students and Scholars, page 131.It is essential for the student to understand and be able to communicate in English.Tomeasure this ability, every applicant whose native language is not English must take the Testof English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Information concerning this examination maybe obtained by writing directly toTOEFL/ETS, P.O.Box 6151,Princeton, NJ 08541, U.S.A.,or by visiting the Web site at www.toefl.org. Each student must request that his or her scoreon this examination be sent to the Office of Graduate Admissions, Gallatin School of IndividualizedStudy, NewYork University, code 2569.Advanced Standing Transfer ApplicantsGallatin welcomes applicants who have done some work in another graduate program, eitherwithin NYU or at another institution.A maximum of 12 units (combined with courseequivalency credit) may transfer. Courses must have been taken at the graduate level and beequivalent to those offered by the graduate divisions of New York University, consistentwith the student’s program of study in the Gallatin School, completed with a grade of B orbetter, not applied to another degree and earned in the classroom at an institution of establishedacademic reputation.University policy dictates that units over 10 years old are not transferable. Students withadvanced standing who wish to transfer credit toward their degree in the Gallatin Schoolmust complete the Request for Transfer Credit form, which can be found on the GallatinWeb site, within the first year of matriculation.Graduate Course CreditFor graduates of Gallatin’s B.A. program, 6 units earned in graduate-level courses may be appliedtoward the Gallatin School M.A. program as transfer credit, providing that the unitsearned are in excess of those used to meet the requirements for the undergraduate degree.Students must request that their course work be reserved for graduate credit at the timethey register for their courses as a Gallatin undergraduate.The transfer of credit is not automatic,and all courses must adhere to the transfer credit policies of the M.A. program (seeabove). Graduate students will receive credit only for graduate-level courses. No undergraduatecourses may be applied for credit toward the M.A. degree.NewYork University Bulletin 2012-2013 107