Freshmen Pre-Arrival Checklist
| Upon Deposit | NYU E-mail & NYU Home | Activate your NYUHome account at http://start.nyu.edu. Then go to http://home.nyu.edu to access your NYU e-mail account, familiarize yourself with Albert (the student information and course registration system you use to register), and complete Housing forms. Check your e-mail regularly throughout the summer. When making your summer 2013 plans, keep in mind that you will need internet access at several points. Please get in the habit of checking your e-mail regularly, and keep your e-mail address current and updated in Albert. |
| May 1 | Connect with Stern Advising, Classmates, and NYU Stern | (1) Join the official Class of 2017 Facebook group. Many important updates will be posted by Advising, upperclassmen, and Student Life over the next months. If you do not use Facebook, you can also get Advising information from our Advising Tumblr page, with tagged information just for new freshmen. (2) "Like" the Undergraduate College on Facebook |
| May 6-17 | Send AP Scores to NYU | If you did not designate NYU as a school that should receive your AP scores when registering for the exam(s), please do so at the time of testing. |
| May 20 | How to Select Your Fall Classes | Coming soon! Read the information on our website (to be updated and expanded on by this date) on how to select your fall classes: BS in Business students or BS in Business and Political Economy students (PDF) |
| May 24 | Emergency Contact Information | Submit your (1) personal cell phone and (2) emergency contact information online in Albert. Enter [a] your personal cell phone number in the "Email / Phones" screen and [b] the name and phone number of a parent/guardian in the "Emergency Contact" screen. Missing emergency information will prevent you from registering for your classes. |
| May 29 | Optional Webinar | To help answer questions you may have about the course selection information on the website, we're hosting an optional webinar presentation and Q&A. Exact time TBA. Since all questions may not be answered during the webinar, we'll post answers to the ones we don't get to on the website by June 4. If you're unable to attend the webinar, you should feel free to ask questions in the Class of 2017 Facebook group. |
| Please review Next Stop NYU for important dates in May. | ||
| June 6 | Start to Register for Your Fall Classes | Incoming NYU Stern freshmen will be able to register for Fall 2013 classes online through Albert starting at 10am EDT today. Please make sure you have viewed the webcasts (to be posted in May) and read through the online materials on which courses to select well before this date and time. If necessary, adjustments can be made later in the summer. |
| July 1 | Finalizing Your Admission | Admissions requires that all student submit both their final high school transcript and a date of graduation. 1) At most U.S. high schools, the final transcript lists both the spring/final grades and the date (day, month, and year) of a student's graduation, so submitting the final transcript alone fulfills both requirements. 2) High school outside the United States often do not list the date of graduation on the transcript. In these cases, you must have your high school send a separate letter/certificate on school letterhead that verifies your date of graduation. This is in addition to the final transcript. |
| July 27 | RSVP for Stern's Orientation | Although Orientation is required, there is some information we need from you to ensure that Orientation goes smoothly. The link to RSVP will be e-mailed out |
| Please review Next Stop NYU for important dates in June and July. | ||
| August 1st | Stern's Laptop Requirement | Stern requires all students to have their own laptop computer (recommended specifications for software and hardware will be posted over the summer and updated here when ready). Your current model may be sufficient, or you may want to upgrade at some point |
| August 1 | Complete submission of the Student Health Requirements | Failure to submit all required health forms by the deadline may result in your fall 2013 courses being dropped as well as a restriction preventing you from moving in to your residence hall on August 25. |
| August 7th | Fall Semester Tuition Due | Payment for the Fall 2013 semester is due today (unless you participate in one of NYU’s payment plans, in which case the deadline[s] may be different). You can verify receipt of your payment through Albert. The Bursar removes/drops non-payers from all their fall classes, so please contact them well in advance of this date if you have any questions about your bill. ***Because we realize that NYU is a large investment, you and your family are also strongly encouraged to discuss enrollment in the Tuition Insurance Refund Plan by this time.*** |
| August 16-25 | Activate Stern E-mail | We'll talk about this more during Orientation, but as a Stern student, you will have 2 IT/e-mail accounts: one through NYU and one through Stern. We'll send out information by this date on how to activate your Stern account. All students are expected to have activated their account before August 25. |
| August 20 | Ordering Textbooks | The NYU Bookstore will post the required (and any optional) textbooks or materials for your fall semester classes by this date. Although some course materials are only available at the NYU Bookstore (e.g., certain "coursepacks"), in general, you are not required to purchase widely available books through the NYU Bookstore. |
| August 21st | Academic Integrity Assignments | Academic integrity is vital to the life of the mind found at any university, and NYU and Stern are no exceptions. (a) Read through the “How to Recognize Plagiarism” tutorial and successfully complete the test at the end of the materials. You will need to print out the certificate you receive for completing the tutorial and turn it in during Orientation. (b) As a Stern student, you will be held to the NYU Stern Code of Conduct, so please familiarize yourself with these policies. |
| August 25th | Move-in Day | Students move in to the residence halls at assigned times on Sunday, August 25 (your assigned time is usually announced by early August). You should not plan to arrive in NYC on/after August 26. |
| August 26-30 | Stern Orientation and NYU Welcome Week | Stern's Orientation tentatively begins at 9am on October 26; a more detailed schedule will be released in August. RSVP instructions for orientation will be e-mailed in late July/early August. |
| Please review Next Stop NYU for important dates in August. | ||
| September 3 | Classes begin | Fall 2013 classes begin |
| October 19 | Parents Day | Parent's are invited to NYU to learn about what their new students have been up to. |
| December 20 | Last Day of Fall Semester Final Exams | Please be aware that, since final exam week is December 16-20 this fall, some classes will have final exams on Friday, December 20. Before making any travel arrangements to go home at the end of a semester, every semester, a student needs to check with his/her professors during the first class meetings about the timing of that class' final exam. It is not appropriate or acceptable to schedule flights before (or too soon after) your last final examination. |
| Please review Next Stop NYU for important dates in September and October. | ||
