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Getting Started @ NYU-Poly

Getting Started @ NYU-Poly

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New Undergraduate Student Checklist 

Once you have been accepted, use this checklist to ensure a smooth transition to NYU-Poly:

  • Orientation: Register for and attend New Student Orientation which is held at the beginning of each Fall and Spring semester.  Check back during the summer for further details.

  • Tuition Deposit: Send in your tuition deposit in order to hold your spot in the class.  

  • Major Confirmation: Students will be allowed to go online to register for classes based on their major. During the month of June, students will receive a correspondence from NYU-Poly listing their current major on file.

  • Health Insurance: Familiarize yourself with NYU-Poly's student Health Insurance. All students taking 9 or more credits are automatically enrolled in the NYU-Poly health insurance plan. If you are a domestic student you may opt-out of the program.

  • Immunization: Submit your proof of immunity documents.

  • Advanced Placement (AP) Scores: Students can obtain college credit at NYU-Poly for their work on the Advanced Placement examinations (AP).  In order for you to get college credit for your AP work, please request that the College Board send your Advanced Placement scores to the NYU-Poly Office of Admissions, Six MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201 ASAP. Refer to this chart to see which AP courses will count towards degree requirements at NYU-Poly.

  • Laptop Computer: Since 2000, NYU-Poly has required all of its students to have laptops. For a thorough outline of the academic year’s laptop hardware and software requirements, take a moment to read the Laptop Computer Program Guide.
  • Mathematics Diagnostic Exams: All incoming students (both first year students and transfer students) MUST take the mathematics diagnostic exam, except those students who have received a score of 4 or 5 on the AP Calculus AB or BC exam(s).  Official copies of AP scores must be sent to the NYU-Poly Admissions Office as soon as possible in order to waive this requirement. Please contact the Mathematics Department for further information.  Exams typically take 1.5 to 2 hours although you may take as much time as you wish; you may use pen or pencil and any calculator during the exam. 

Spring 2012 Exam dates:

Saturday, December 10th at 10am (RH 215)
Tuesday, January 10th at 6pm (RH 116)
Saturday, January 14th at 10am (JAB 474)
Tuesday, January 17th at 6pm (RH 116)
Thursday, January 19th at 6pm (RH 116)

  • English Placement Survey and Exam: Selected admitted students will be notified by the Admissions Office if they are required to complete the survey and placement exam.  If you are not sure if you need to complete the survey and exam, please call 718-637-5955 or email uadmit@poly.edu.

  • ID Card and E-mail address: You will be assigned an NYU-Poly ID number at the time of your acceptance to the school. Please keep this number, printed on your acceptance letter, in a safe place as you will need it during the various stages of the student enrollment process. Find information on the NYU-Poly ID card.  You will also be provided an NYU-Poly email address which will be your official point of contact with the institute once the school year begins. 

  • The NYU and NYU-Poly Affiliation: Become familiar with the NYU and NYU-Poly affiliation.

  • Buying books: Once your schedule is set, you can find the books the professors have selected for your courses and purchase the required and suggested texts via the NYU Main Bookstore. Please note that not all classes will have texts for sale via the NYU Bookstore - in this case, you will learn what text(s) are needed the first day of class. 

  • The NYU-Poly Peer Alliance Program: Peer Mentors, upper class students mentoring incoming first-year students, provide guidance and support to first-year students in order to ease their transition into the University, to Brooklyn, and life in New York City.  Mentors will meet during structured outings two times during the fall semester and two times during the spring semester, in addition to being on call to answer questions and offer support for first year students throughout the matriculation process.  To sign up for a Peer Mentor, please complete the survey here. Mentors will reach out to their mentees via email during the first week of classes. 

Campus Living

Now that you are a part of the NYU-Poly community, start here to learn more about your new home!

  • Athletics: Cheer on your Fighting Blue Jays!
  • Campus Safety: Get some safety tips and familiarize yourself with the safety measures in place on campus and in the community.
  • On-Campus Housing:  Information regarding NYU-Poly's residence halls and residence life.
  • Student Organization Directory: Check out the clubs and other organizations on campus that you can join.  Also be sure to learn about clubs at the Washington Square campus.

Registration and Scheduling

As an NYU-Poly undergraduate student, you will be responsible for scheduling yourself online via PeopleSoft Student Self Service. Webinars will be held over the summer to guide you through the process for the first time.  Please refer to the official Registration Webpage for first-year students for further information.

  • Academic Advisement Center: The Academic Advisement Center (AAC) will help you with all your advising questions in your first year at NYU-Poly.

  • Academic Departments: After your first year, or beginning immediately if you are a transfer student, a department-specific adviser will help you along the way with all your registration and academic needs.
  • Bills: After your initial NYU-Poly bill which is sent to your home, all subsequent bills will be electronic.  NYU-Poly does not send paper bills.  Familiarize yourself with the payment timeline and financial process on the Student Financial Services site.
  • Blackboard and MyPoly: The course management system NYU-Poly faculty and students use to post/view course information (syllabus, assignments, grades, etc). MyPoly is also an online document repository for commonly-used forms, reference documents, and how-to guides for the entire NYU-Poly community.
  • Catalog: Familiarize yourself with the different entities within NYU-Poly as well as academic policies, procedures and other guidelines to help you succeed.
  • Class Schedule: Search here to see class offerings for the semester.
  • Financial Aid: At NYU-Poly we make every effort to assist you as you apply for the wide variety of financial aid, scholarships, grants, and loans available to undergraduate and graduate students. We offer a range of scholarships, work-study, and graduate assistantship programs that reduce education costs for students of need and merit. 
  • Registrar: The Office of the Registrar is responsible for maintaining the academic records of all current and former students at NYU-Poly.