IMA-NY Registration Guide (2025-2026)

You can see our advising FAQs for new students and also view our new student group session schedule and slide presentations here:

This page has the breakdown of all of your course requirements:

You can check-in with an IMA advisor or your mentor for individual advising meetings at any time during the academic year.

We also have group advising sessions each semester. We will announce the dates for group advising during the given semester; please check your inbox for the announcement.

During the Fall Semester – For Spring Registration

During the Spring Semester – For Fall Registration

You can find all the current videos and slides for Fall and Spring registration advising on this page:

Share your registration plans to get your advising hold cleared!

These are your options:

• Join/watch a group advising session – send your plan afterwards
• Meet with your mentor or an advisor – send your plan before/after
• Didn’t do any of these? – still send us your plan so we can clear you to register

Make sure to send your form in by these dates:

If you’re planning to take classes during the Summer or maybe J-Term, you’ll have to check in with an IMA advisor; you can find the process on this page.

We can review your classes once you’re officially registered!

We will let you know if you’re on track for graduation or what you’ll need to do to stay on track. We can review your spreadsheet to make sure your DPR is capturing your completed courses according to the categories you picked for that semester’s registration.

You can use the NYU Academic Calendar to check these dates and also add them to your calendar.

You can also find this info in our Timely Links section in our Help Page. You’ll also get department reminders; check your email for these announcements.

General Questions

To get help with your immigration and visa questions, contact OGS. Also, make sure that they are aware of anything about your registration that can impact your visa status.

Please be sure to also reach to ima-advise@itp.nyu.edu with any updates.

CPT/OPT

For the CPT process, please review our internship page: IMA Internships & CPT

For the OPT form process, please see this page: IMA-NY OPT REQUESTS

Yes, you can find all IMA, Tisch, and NYU resources on this page: IMA Student Resources

If you joined or watched our sessions, take our quick surveys and tell us what you think!! The surveys are anonymous and will help future IMA group advising sessions.

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!

You have a team of advisors. Our “IMA Advise” team is here to help answer your academic questions, such as:

• “Will this class count for this category”
• “I’m having problems with Albert”
• “Is my DPR or spreadsheet correct”
• “Am I on track with my courses and credits”
• “I need this form signed”
• “I need to transfer in credits”
• “I would like to talk about internships”
• “I’m considering a withdrawal, pass/fail, or a leave”
• “What should I do to prepare for graduation”
• “I’m having an issue in class or in general that’s affecting me with class and I need help”

For administrative, academic advising, or general questions, please email ima-advise@itp.nyu.edu or you can schedule a meeting with us through NYU Connect.   

You are assigned to a “Faculty Mentor” and they are a full time IMA faculty member who you should regularly meet with. They can also help guide you through your IMA journey in these ways:

• Talk you through your overall plans, trajectory, and career path
• Give you IMA major distribution or elective course recommendations suited for your skills and interests
• Support you in developing the skills you need for your IMA major courses and for your future career
• Share their expertise as professionals in the fields you may interested in

• 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)
• Study Away Internship Info Session – Watch this session and learn about internship options while studying away
• Study Away Internships and Part-Time Work – See this doc for the types of opportunities available
• 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

Office of Global Programs runs all the study programs. If you have questions about the study abroad process or your pending application, please contact Global Programs.

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 are an international student, also meet with OGS to discuss how to study away and maintain your visa status.

Learn more about the locations & the courses you can take here!

Select a location to view the study away experience. Click on “Courses” to explore the classes available.

You can use the Tisch Allocation Sheet on the Interchange, which has a link on the first page to Global Programs course allocations so you can see what these courses might count for.