Fall ’25 Registration
You can use the following information to help guide you through registration and the current semester. If you have any questions about registration or academic advisement, please email ima-advise@itp.nyu.edu.
IMA Program Structure
| Old IMA Program Structure | For students who entered IMA previous to Fall 2022 |
| New IMA Program Structure | For students who joined IMA in Fall 2022 to current |
IMA / IDM Study Away
For study away info, watch our group session for IMA / IDM Study Away! Office of Global Programs and current students who have studied abroad shared a lot helpful info. Also, view OGP’s slide and click on their resources. Please reach out to your mentor or an advisor if you have any questions about studying abroad.
IMA Fall Registration Advising
For registration info, watch our group session for General IMA Registration Advising! Also, view the slide and click on the resources. Please reach out to your mentor or an advisor if you have any questions about registration.
IMA Capstone & Graduating Advising
If you are graduating in January and taking Capstone in the Fall Semester, watch our session for Capstone & Graduating! Also, view the slide and click on the resources. For questions about preparing for graduation next semester, please email ima-advise@itp.nyu.edu. For questions about Capstone, email: aparrish@nyu.edu.
Share Your Registration Plan
If you met/emailed with your mentor or an advisor or joined/watched an advising session, get your advising hold cleared by also sharing your registration plans below! We’ll also email you with a copy of your plan.
Tell Us What You Think
If you joined or watched our sessions, take our quick surveys and share your opinion! The surveys are anonymous and will help future IMA group advising sessions.
Shape the Future of Creative Computing
Are you in your 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year at IMA? Did you take Creative Computing in your first year? We’d love to hear from you! Your insights will guide course updates and enhance the IMA experience. Please take our quick, anonymous survey. Thank you for contributing!
More Registration Details…
IMA Courses
The IMA New York Fall course list will be available on IMA Course Listings.
Registration in Albert begins April 21st (view and add to your calendar). Please log into Albert to see your individual registration appointment time. You can see class-specific dates and other important term deadlines for this semester on this page.
IMA majors have priority registration for IMA courses although these courses will open to other NYU students 1 week after registration begins. Please do not delay in registering and if you have issues with registering in Albert, please contact us.
Department consent holds for IMA courses will be cleared by the official registration date.
Courses Outside of IMA
For NYU courses outside of IMA that may count towards required IMA electives or Liberal Arts electives, please see the IMA Interchange. To check on the course categories, please review the allocation form info on this page: New Allocations.
The Interchange lists courses from many programs throughout the University, including Tisch’s Game Design, Tandon’s IDM, Tisch’s Open Arts, Steinhardt’s MCC, CAS’s Computer Science, Steinhardt’s Studio Art. Each department has its own procedures for registering so if there is a question, please contact the individual department for registration instructions. You can find some contacts here: Non-Major Registration.
When using the Interchange, please be sure you are looking at classes that are offered in Fall 2025. Classes will all be listed with that category and further organized by the IMA category that they fulfill. The Featured page lists courses that may be of particular interest to IMA students.
Important Note:
IMA students cannot take SPS courses for credit.
ITP Courses
IMA Juniors and Seniors may register directly in Albert for ITP courses. These will be available for registration after ITP registration. You can find more info on the ITP Non-Major Registration Page. Please do not count on any particular ITP course being open and fill out your schedule with alternate classes in advance of this.
Courses Outside of NYU
Permission to Register Off-Campus Requests (PROC) should be submitted before you register at the other institution. You can only take PROC courses during J-Term or Summer and transfer 8 credits maximum while at NYU.
- For Liberal Arts credits, skip this step. For IMA Elective credits, complete the IMA Elective Allocation Request Form here: New Allocations.
- Complete Tisch’s PROC form located in “Off-Campus Registration Request Forms” section on this page
- Please include the following advisor in the PROC form: Patricia John (patricia.john@nyu.edu)
- If your plans change and you’d like to cancel the PROC, email us to let us know and also reach out to tisch.academic.services@nyu.edu
If you have questions, please email ima-advise@itp.nyu.edu.
IMA Faculty Mentors & IMA Advisement
You have each been assigned a “Faculty Mentor” and this is a full time faculty member whom you should to meet with. They are assigned to you to talk through your overall plans, trajectory, career path, IMA course recommendations, and interests. They do not handle the technical advising processes in Albert or tracking course allocations.
Our “IMA Advise“ team is here to help you answer more academic or technical questions, such as “will this class count for this category,” “I’m having problems with Albert,” “is my DPR correct,” “Am I on track with my courses and credits,” “I need this form signed,” or “I need to transfer in credits.” For administrative or academic advising questions, please email ima-advise@itp.nyu.edu or you can schedule a meeting with us through NYU Connect.
Transfer Student Advising
We will share your individual advising “spreadsheet” with you that includes all of the classes you have taken so far and which requirement they fulfill. You can email or setting an appointment with IMA Advise to discuss.
IMA Degree Progress Reports
You can check your Degree Progress Report through Albert.
IMA Advise will also share your individual advising “spreadsheet” with you that includes all of the classes you have taken so far and which requirement they fulfill. You can email or setting an appointment with IMA Advise to discuss.
Important NOTE:
You should receive your updated advising spreadsheets before group advising begins.
AP, IB, & Advanced Standing Credits
We do not apply AP, IB, or Advanced Standing credits automatically. You have to ask to have them applied to your transcript.
You can begin the process of transferring your credits once you are a Sophomore (or have completed your 1st year). There are a variety of reasons for this mostly relating to Visas, Financial Aid, and Graduation timing. Please contact us to discuss.
Important NOTE:
Many of these courses count for various requirements. Please make sure you are not taking a repetitive class because you cannot get credit for an AP, IB or Advanced Standing credit or the class equivalent if you take the credits at NYU. You can transfer a max of 32 credits and only 8 credits will count towards Liberal Arts Elective credits.
Studying Abroad at IMA
| Study Abroad Emerging Media – Learn about taking IMA classes while abroad, including the locations where you can take courses that count for IMA Electives (Abu Dhabi, Accra, Berlin, KAIST, London, Los Angeles, and Shanghai) |
| Undergraduate Semester or Academic Year Away – Learn about studying abroad, plan ahead for your time abroad, and see FAQs |
| Study Away Costs & Financial Aid – See costs, financial aid, and scholarship info for studying abroad |
| Global Study Planner – If you search for Interactive Media Arts, Core, or specific subjects here, it will show what will be offered where and in what semester |
More Studying Abroad Help
Office of Global Programs runs the programs where you can study around the world. You can pick the locations you’d like to apply for and see the courses available.
If you have questions about course selection and which locations can work with your academic plan, please email ima-advise@itp.nyu.edu.
If you have questions about the study abroad process or your application, please contact Global Programs.
Click here to learn more about each location and the types of courses you can take!
Select a location to view the study away experience. Click on “Courses” to explore the classes available.
| Location | What You Can Take | Find Classes |
|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | IMA, Arts & Sci. | Courses |
| Accra | IMA, Arts & Sci. | Courses |
| Berlin | IMA, Arts & Sci. | Courses |
| Buenos Aires | Arts & Sci. | Courses |
| Florence | IMA, Arts & Sci. | Courses |
| KAIST (See other International Partner Universities here) | IMA, Arts & Sci. | Courses |
| London | IMA, Arts & Sci. | Courses |
| Los Angeles | IMA, Arts & Sci. | Courses |
| Madrid | IMA, Arts & Sci. | Courses |
| Paris | IMA, Arts & Sci. | Courses |
| Prague | IMA, Arts & Sci. | Courses |
| Shanghai | IMA, Arts & Sci. | Courses |
| Sydney | IMA, Arts & Sci. | Courses |
| Tel Aviv | Arts & Sci. | Courses |
| Tulsa | Arts & Sci. | Courses |
| Washington, DC | Arts & Sci. | Courses |
Tisch Policies & Procedures
The Tisch bulletin is a publication of Tisch’s Office of Student Affairs. Student Affairs is also here to help you with almost any concern while in our program. Please familiarize yourself with Tisch School of the Arts’ policies and procedures.
Much of the information contained here will affect you on an ongoing basis – matters, such as academic standards, grading policies, registration regulations, degree requirements, etc. We expect you to become conversant with this information since you will need it as a NYU/IMA student.
A detailed breakdown of the services offered by Student Affairs is included in the bulletin, as well as a listing of Tisch administrators. In addition, you can learn more about Tisch and individual Tisch departments.
If you do not find the answer to your questions in the bulletin, write, call, or stop by Tisch’s Office of Student Affairs:
| Address: | 726 Broadway, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10003 |
| Phone: | 212-998-1900 |
| Email: | tisch.student.affairs@nyu.edu |
| Website: | tisch.nyu.edu/student-affairs |