FAQs for First Year Students

Welcome to the Frequently Asked Questions page for First Year Students at Wagner College! Here, you’ll find answers to common questions about your first-year experience, course schedules, advising, how to declare your major, or more this page has you covered. Explore the FAQs below to get started on your academic journey at Wagner College.

Course Schedule & Majors

You will be able to see your course schedule beginning July 15th in myWagner using your OneLogin information. For instructions to set up your wagner.onelogin.com account see: https://wagner.edu/it/aap/

Wagner allows students to take 9 units (9 classes) each academic year. Most incoming freshmen take 4 classes in their first semester and 5 classes in the spring. However, if you are playing a sport that is in-season in the spring, you will be scheduled for 5 classes in the fall when your athletic schedule will be less demanding.

The major you select on the new student form will be your declared major. If you want to declare a new major you can fill this form: https://arsl.at/GAJg39om

What majors are available?
  • Arts:
    • Theatre Performance/DTM
    • Theater Studies
    • Arts Administration
  • Biological Sciences:
    • Health Sciences
    • Biopsychology
    • General Biology
    • Microbiology & Immunology
    • Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry
    • Neuroscience
  • Business:
    • Business Analytics
    • Economics
    • Finance
    • Management
    • Marketing
    • Sports Administration
  • Computer Science
  • Information Systems
  • Education
    • Double major with either Psychology or Theater Studies
  • Pre-Nursing
  • Physician Assistant
  • Psychology
 

If you don’t see a major on the list that you want to declare, you can reach out to our office for further advisement. If you want to explore in your first semester or first year, you can also do that. Choose classes that allow you to try major(s) of interest.

No, as we try to place you based on scheduling and availability. Sometimes we will not have a major class option available. In this case, you will get a class that fulfills one of our general education requirements. Yes, you will still have enough time to complete your major classes if you do not get a major class in your first semester!

Advising & Accessibility

No, you do not meet with an advisor to make your schedule for your first semester. We ask that students complete the New Student Form as accurately as possible (including your intended major, learning community preferences, any AP or college classes you took in high school) so that we can place you appropriately for the fall.

Yes! Send your AP scores from the college board to our registrar (registrar@wagner.edu). If you took college classes, have an official transcript from the college sent to our admissions office (admissions@wagner.edu).

You can email aaa.success@wagner.edu or reach out to our Academic Accessibility Specialist, Danae Choquette (danae.choquette@wagner.edu), to ask about setting up your accommodations at Wagner.

Still have questions?

If you have questions or concerns about your schedule or any other academic questions contact aaa.success@wagner.edu or reach out to Director of Academic Advising and Accessibility, Kaleefa Munroe-Peters (k.munroe-peters@wagner.edu).