Registrar’s Frequently Asked Questions

General Questions

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How to Find Your Wagner ID Number:

  1. Log in to MyWagner.

  2. At the top of the page, click Personal Info.

  3. Select the Biographical Info tab.

  4. Your Wagner ID number will appear on the right-hand side of the page.

Instructions to Check for Holds:

  1. Log in to MyWagner.

  2. At the top of the page, click Personal Info.

  3. Then select Academic Info.

  4. At the top of the page, you will see No Holds if your account is clear. If any holds are present, they will be listed there.

For any REG holds, please contact the Bursar’s Office at 718-390-3122 or email student.accounts@wagner.edu.

Billing is managed through the Student Account Center, which can be accessed by clicking the BILLING tab in MyWagner. The Student Account Center provides real-time, online access to your student account. The summary screen displays your current balance, reflecting any pending financial aid and scheduled payment plan installments. Please allow one business day after registration for charges to appear.

To request a Leave of Absence please follow these steps:

To withdraw for a semester or completely from Wagner College please follow these steps:

Each student must complete a major field of study, which must be declared no later than the end of the sophomore year through the relevant academic department. Graduation recommendations are granted by the department only after the student has met all course and other requirements for the major. Declaration forms can be found by going to the following link: Form and Instructions.

For the Bachelor of Science degree, no more than 22 units in the major, including required related courses, may count toward the 36 units required for graduation. For the Bachelor of Arts degree, no more than 18 major units, including required related courses, may count toward the 36 units. Students may exceed these limits only if the total units exceed the 36 required for graduation. Students are responsible for scheduling and sequencing courses to meet major requirements.

Double Major
Students may pursue two majors by:

  • Declaring both majors during the sophomore year.
  • Officially registering both majors with approval from each department’s Division Chair or Dean.
  • Completing related course requirements for both majors unless identical courses fulfill both.
  • Completing the senior learning community in the primary major, and in some cases, the secondary major if required.
  • Receiving a degree based on the primary major.
  • Applying no more than four identical course units to both majors.

Concentration
A concentration is a specialization within a major. Students choosing a major with a concentration must complete the designated courses, which will be noted on the transcript. Concentrations are established through the academic department.

Minor
A minor consists of 5 to 7 units in a single discipline. No more than two transfer units may apply to a minor, and no more than two minor units may count toward a major or second minor. Departments determine acceptable courses, and students establish a minor through the academic department. Minors are noted on the transcript.

To request a verification enrollment letter:

  1. First, please click to visit our Forms page
  2. Next, look for Enrollment Verification
  3. Then, fill out the request form.
  4. Please note there is usually a 3 to 5 days turnaround and we ask that you give us the best address for where the letter should be sent.
  5. Please send to transcript@wagner.edu with one of the following the subject lines:
    • Full time enrollment verification
    • Graduation verification

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

FERPA protects the privacy of student education records, establishes students’ rights to review and inspect their records, and outlines procedures for correcting inaccurate or misleading information.

The College may release directory information without a student’s consent unless the student submits a written request to withhold such information.

Students have the right to file a complaint with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Office (FERPA) if they believe the College has not complied with the Act. Copies of the full policy are available from the Office of the Registrar, and it is also published in the Student Handbook, the College Catalog, and on the Registrar’s webpage.

Questions about FERPA may be directed to the Registrar’s Office.

Directory Information at Wagner College

At Wagner College, the following items are considered “Directory Information” and may, at the College’s discretion, be released to the general public or to individuals upon request: a student’s name, local and permanent addresses, phone number on record, email address, college major, minor and/or concentration, honors, awards, classification, enrollment status (full-time or part-time), dates of attendance (current and past), degrees earned, dates of conferral, graduation distinctions, and digital images (photo or film).

For student-athletes, additional information may be released, including participation in officially recognized activities and sports, height and weight of team members, and hometown.

Students who wish to withhold any or all of this directory information from disclosure must submit a written request to the Registrar’s Office no later than the fourth week of the semester.

Academic Policy FAQs

A unit (or fraction of a unit) represents satisfactory completion of the coursework, which corresponds to 3.34 hours per week for lecture/recitation courses, or 4.4 hours per week for science courses with a laboratory component, over a 15-week semester.

You must have completed a total of 36 units, which include general education, major and/or minor requirements, and any electives needed to reach this total.

You must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher. In some cases, certain majors may require a higher GPA (for example, a 3.0 in education courses) if specified.

Graduate students should confirm with their department the number of credits required for their program.

Class standing is determined by the number of units completed.

  1. Freshman: Standing with less than 8 units completed
  2. Sophomore: 8-16.5 units completed
  3. Junior: 17-25.5 units completed
  4. Senior: 26 or more units completed

The grading scale is as follows:

  1. A=4.0
  2. A- =3.7
  3. B+ =3.3
  4. B=3.0
  5. B- =2.7
  6. C+=2.3
  7. C=2.0
  8. C- =1.7
  9. D+=1.3
  10. D=1.0,
  11. D- = 0.7
  12. F=0.0

 

The numeric equivalents of the grades as mentioned above are as follows:

  1. A        93-100
  2. A-      90-92.9
  3. B+     87-89.9
  4. B       83-86.9
  5. B-      80-82.9
  6. C+     77-79.9
  7. C       73-76.9
  8. C-      70-72.9
  9. D+    67-69.9
  10. D      63-66.9
  11. D-    60-62.9
  12. F      Below 60

The pass-fail option is an optional way to get credit for a course: The criteria is below:

  1. Only available for 2nd year and above. Granted by special request to registrar
  2. Can’t be course from major minor or gen ed.
  3. Declared by 4th week, irrevocable
  4. Does not count as a letter grade

Advanced Placement (AP) Credit

AP exams must have a score of 3 or higher, and an official report must be sent directly from the College Board.

Please refer to the Course Transfer Equivalencies for details.

AP Transfer Equivalencies

International Baccalaureate Policy

Wagner College recognizes the International Baccalaureate as a challenging program of study and takes this into consideration when reviewing an applicant’s record. Students who present scores of 5 or better on the IB higher level examinations may be granted advanced standing and/or credit. Credit is offered on an individual, course-by-course basis by the Registrar.

For incoming and transfer students, you can find detailed information on the transfer policy by clicking this link.

For matriculated students, you can find detailed information on transferring credits by clicking this link. In addition, you will need to complete this form for pre-approval.

For more information on the grade appeal policy, please click the link below.

Grade Appeal Policy

Course Questions:

Courses in which you earned a grade of D or F may be retaken only at Wagner College. While the original grade will remain on your transcript, the most recent grade will be used to calculate your GPA. Undergraduate students may repeat a course only once and may repeat up to a maximum of seven courses. Both the original and the new grades will appear on the transcript.

Please note that the credit for a repeated course will not be counted twice toward your earned credits. Students should plan accordingly to ensure they complete enough credits to meet the graduation requirements of their program.

To take an extra unit during the academic year, you must:

  1. Obtain approval from your advisor.

  2. Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2.

  3. Complete and submit the Overload Request Form.

If you’re a freshman, approval will be considered only after your first semester grades are posted, so your advisor can confirm you meet the GPA requirement.

A senior undergraduate student may take up to nine graduate-level credits toward a master’s degree, provided all of the following conditions are met:

  1. The student has completed their junior year.

  2. The student submits an Application for Permission to Take Graduate Courses to the Office of Graduate Studies.

  3. The application is approved in writing by both the department chair and the Graduate Program Director.

Approval must be received before registration for the graduate courses is allowed.

Graduate students may take up to nine 600+ level credits in their senior year, with no more than six credits of graduate work per semester.

These credits are in addition to the 36 units required for the bachelor’s degree and are not applicable to that degree.

Graduation/Commencement Questions

You can view your projected graduation date by following these steps:

  1. Review your unofficial transcript in your MyWagner account.

  2. Calculate your estimated graduation date based on the number of units remaining and the requirements needed to complete your major, minor, and Skills and Knowledge areas.

A total of 36 units are required for graduation, which include your general education (Skills and Knowledge) as well as your major and/or minor requirements.

If you have any questions, please contact the Registrar’s Office for assistance.

In order to apply for graduation:

You have to meet the Graduation Requirements:

For graduate students, please contact the Department Chair to review and to have the graduation application completed, which is also the degree audit.  Please go to FORMS for the application.

For undergraduate students, please do the following:

Please follow the following steps to see your degree process and remaining requirements:

  1. Go through the requirements for your specific major, and check off any courses you have completed. Click here to find out requirements for your major.
  2. Go through the General Education requirements and check off any courses you have completed. Click here to see the General Education Requirements 
  3. After reviewing the checklist and marking off the courses you have completed, contact your advisor to review and/or call the Registrar’s Office at 718- 390-3173 to make an appointment.
  4. Please bring both requirement sheets with you to the meeting.

After determining you are eligible to apply for graduation, you would need to fill out a Application to Graduation Form. Please click here for an Application to Graduate Form

For the determination of eligibility for Latin Honors, indices are based on all courses taken by the student at Wagner.  To be eligible for a degree cum laude, the student must have an earned cumulative index.  (Policy change approved Fall 2019)

  • Cum laude (with honors) 3.50
  • Magna cum laude (with high honors) 3.75
  • Summa cum laude (with highest honors). 3.90

Diplomas are ordered after commencement, and your degree application asks you to PRINT your name AS YOU would like on your Diploma.   So, confirm that your name is request at the time of the final degree audit.

If we receive requests for a change in the diploma name, you will be charged a replacement charge and it will take up to 4 to 6 weeks to receive.

Any graduate who has a Bursar’s hold will not be able to receive the diploma and/or transcript until the balance is paid in full

To order a replacement diploma:

Diploma Replacement Order form

  1. Pay the $50 fee and obtain a payment confirmation number.
  2. Once you have paid and completed the form, please email the form to registrar@wagner.edu.

 You must earn 4 units with no incompletes or Pass Fail and a semester GPA 3.7

Independent Study and Internship Questions

You will find an internship request form by clicking on this link.

Academic credit internships are also available to students who have earned a minimum of four units with a minimum 2.5 grade point average. Typically, an internship taken for one unit requires 105 work hours while an internship taken for two units requires 210 work hours; however, specific degree programs may require more, such as Arts Administration. Please consult the department chair to verify the required number of work hours prior to registering for the internship. Not including internship requirements of major programs, a student may apply no more than two units of internship credit toward the 36 units required for the bachelor’s degree

Students who have demonstrated a capacity for individual work at an advanced level may, with approval, register for Independent Study in place of a regular, non-core course

Each student must have both a minimum of 5 earned units and a grade point average of 3.0 in the department in which he or she is doing the independent study. Any exceptions to this rule must be approved by the Registrar, the chair of the department, and the faculty mentor.

For all undergraduates, independent studies have the following college-wide minimum requirements:

  1. Each student must have both a minimum of 5 earned units
  2. Each student must have a  grade point average of 3.0 in the department in which he or she is doing the independent study.
  3. Any exceptions to this rule must be approved by the Registrar, the chair of the department, and the faculty mentor.

Graduate students who enroll in an Independent Study course must have both a minimum of nine credits earned and a grade point average of 3.0 in the department in which they are doing the independent study. Students are permitted to count no more than six credit hours of Independent Study courses toward their graduate degree. Students are required to register for an Independent Study by the last day for adding courses.

No student is permitted to count more than two Independent Study courses toward an undergraduate degree. Students are required to register for Independent Study by the last day of the Add/Drop period.

Transfer Questions

We are using the TES – Transfer Equivalent Website to see if a course has already been evaluated to see how it transferred in.

At this time there is no course equivalency catalogue. All courses for transfer must go through the pre-approval form which is located on our FORMS page.

In order to have a Course Pre-Approved for Transfer:

 

Incoming Students:  Upon review with the Admissions Office, incoming students should have all official college transcripts sent to Admissions for evaluation.  Please contact the Admissions Office for further instructions on this process.

 

Current Students:

Review of transfer courses has to go through the pre-approval process.

Please discuss with your advisor then complete the preapproval of transfer credit form found here https://wagner.edu/registrar/forms/

 

Please go here for information pertaining benefits:

Veteran’s Benefits and Resources

Your contact is:  Theresa Weimer, Director of Financial Aid  who can be reached at:  tweimer@wagner.edu or 1-718-390-3183

 

 

Registration Questions

  1. Once logged in to myWagner, click on the Academics Tab
  2. Then, click on Course Schedule and Planner, which is located on the left side bar
  3. Then, click Course Registration
  4. Use the Course Search field to search for a course. (Be sure that all criteria, such as Semester, Course Code, Title, etc are correct)
  5. Once the criteria is correct, click search.
  1. Once logged in to myWagner, click on the Academics Tab
  2. Then, click on Course Schedule and Planner, which is located on the left side bar
  3. Then, click Course Registration
  4. Then, click on the Add by Course Code tab
  5. Once you have added the courses, be sure to click Course Registration. The courses you added by their code should be listed below.
  1. Once logged in to myWagner, click on the Academics Tab
  2. Then, click on Course Schedule and Planner, which is located on the left side bar
  3. Then, click Course Registration
  4. On the bottom half of the screen, you will see the courses you are currently schedule for. Click the courses you wish to drop and click Drop Selected Courses
  1. Once logged in to myWagner, click on the Academics Tab
  2. Then, click on Course Schedule and Planner, which is located on the left side bar
  3. Then, click Course Registration
  4. On the bottom half of the screen, you will see the courses you are currently schedule for. Click the courses you wish to swap and click Swap.
  5. A course search page will load. You may enter the course code directly OR enter a criteria to search and swap a new course.

In order to be added to a course that is full or you do not have the prerequisite for,  you would need to approval from the course’s professor. Complete the DROP/ADD Form that is available online only under the registrar’s office FORMS/INSTRUCTION.  this form will be sent directly to the professor and once approved it will be forwarded to the Registrar’s Office for processing.

If you  do not hear back from the instructor OR they have responded that the course is closed and you can not be added, please make another choice before the end of drop/add.  There has be a confirmation if the course is approved and added.

Choosing your courses before your start time will make your selections invalid.  You have to select the courses after your start time to have the system accept your selection.  If you miss your sign up time, there will be another opportunity after 3:00pm when we reopen the groups after the initial openings.

To withdraw from a course after the Add/Drop period:

  1. Click here to view the Course Withdrawal Form
  2. Fill out the form and return to the Registrar’s Office

Please click here for instructions on applying and registering as a non-degree seeking student. 

Academic Probation Questions

While on probation, the student should repeat as many “D” and “F” graded courses as are available on the course schedule. A maximum of seven courses can be repeated in an effort to earn a higher grade. Part-time students may take 1 to 2 units during the semester. Full-time students may take 4 or 5 units during the semester.

Students on probation are not permitted to register for tutorials, independent studies, internships not required by their major, or Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) courses. Individuals on academic probation are not eligible to hold office or a leadership position in any student group or organization. Appropriate additional restrictions may be imposed. Placement on probationary status may affect a student’s financial aid package. Please click here for the Financial Aid Office’s web page to view the policy on satisfactory academic progress and aid eligibility . The academic progress of every student placed on probation will be closely monitored by the staff of the Center for Academic and Career Engagement. A student who has been suspended from the College may not enroll in the College either as a full-time or part-time degree student or as a special student. Suspended students who were registered for an upcoming semester will be removed from courses. Suspended students may not participate in any activities of the College until such a time as they have been readmitted.

For degree seeking undergraduate students you will be placed on academic probation if your cumulative or semester GPA falls below a 2.0. For non-degree seeking students, if a cumulative GPA of 2.0 is not achieved by the completion of 8 units, the student will placed on academic probation. Students who achieve 2.0 semester and cumulative indices will be removed from probationary status at the end of the fall or spring.

Graduate students must maintain a 3.0 and above for all courses and cumulative GPA.

Appeals of a suspension may be made to the Office of the Provost; however, a student is considered suspended unless an appeal is granted and the student is readmitted.

A suspended student may be considered for readmission upon formal application to the Office of Admissions after the lapse of at least one year. Such an application should provide information about increased maturity, as well as enhanced academic skills. If the application is approved, readmission will be probationary for a period of one semester only. If good academic standing is not achieved and maintained, the student will be expelled.

First Year Learning Community Questions

There are several different factors that influence how you were placed in a Learning Community (LC). First, we try our best to accommodate your top choices but you are not guaranteed a specific LC. All classes in an LC and your 4th class will apply towards graduation requirements. In addition if you are involved in other campus organizations like choir, band, athletics, etc. then your schedule will only permit certain classes.

Don’t panic, this class can be easily changed. There were a couple of questions that we asked you on the New Student Form to see if you had these credits. If this was left blank, then you were scheduled for a class.

Please contact the Registrar’s Office and we can review the situation on the best course of action.

Yes. Any course that offers a lab is required.

College is very different from high school. Not everyone will have the same classes. There are some courses that you are taking now that someone else will take next semester and vice versa due to space. We believe in getting to know our students and therefore have small class sizes. As a result, not everyone can take the same class at the same time.

One unit is equal to 3.34 credit hours. A one unit course meets for at least 3 hours per week for 13 weeks. Tuition covers 9 units per academic year (for example Fall 2018-Spring 2019). Therefore you will take either 4 or 5 units in one semester. Wagner suggests starting with 4 units in order to adjust to college level work. However some majors may require starting with 5. Certain sports that are in-season may also require athletes to start with 5. Students expecting to graduate within four years should take/earn 9 units per year. 36 units are required for graduation as well as satisfying both major and General Education requirements.

At the end of the academic year all incoming freshmen will earn 9 units (if all classes receive a passing grade), no more and no less. Tuition covers 9 units.