Academic Affairs and Advising | Free Course

Full-time and Focused MBA Students

Full-time and Focused MBA students may add their free course through Albert at the end of the add/drop period. If a Full-time or Focused MBA student will exceed their program credit maximum for their last semester in order to take the Free Course, they must request approval through the Credit Overload Site. Once the overload has been processed, the student may add the course on his or her own. Please note that the credit overload requests will not be processed until the lottery period has ended. All credit overload policies apply.

Dual Degree Students

In order to be eligible for the Free Course, Dual Degree students must be in residence at Stern at the time when they finish their outstanding Stern credits (60 credits, including the joint degree credit reduction). Dual Degree students who finish their Stern credits while in residence at their partner school are not eligible to take the Free Course. If a Dual Degree student attempts to take a Free Course while in residence at his or her partner school, that student will be required to pay for the course.

Langone Part-time MBA Students 

Langone Part-time MBA students may add the free course through Albert at the end of the add/drop period. If a Langone Part-time MBA student will exceed the semester credit maximum in order to take the free course, they must request an Acceleration through the Academic Policy Board. After successfully adding the course, Langone Part-time MBA students must complete the Free Credit Request Form. Langone Part-time MBA students pay by point and will be charged tuition and fees for the free course. After the free course is approved, the Office of Financial Aid at Stern will place an award towards the free course within approximately two weeks of approval. Although the charges for the free course will temporarily show on the student’s account, payment should not be made for these additional charges. However, students must pay the rest of their balance--tuition and fees for all other courses--by the Bursar deadlines. Reducing your credits after approval will impact your eligibility for a Free Class Waiver. If a waiver has already been applied to your financial aid account, you must immediately notify the Graduate Financial Aid Office of any enrollment changes.

• Free courses are taken for a letter grade and will figure into a student's GPA.
• Auditing is not permitted.
• All grading policies and deadlines apply including drop and withdrawal deadlines.
• Courses may be applied towards Specializations.

Full-time and Focused MBA students pay a flat fee for tuition and the free course is included within this flat fee.

Langone Part-time MBA students pay by point and will be charged tuition and fees for the free course. After the free course is approved, the Office of Financial Aid at Stern will place an award towards the free course within approximately two weeks of approval. Although the charges for the free course will temporarily show on the student’s account, payment should not be made for these additional charges. However, students must pay the rest of their balance--tuition and fees for all other courses--by the Bursar deadlines. Reducing your credits after approval will impact your eligibility for a Free Class Waiver. If a waiver has already been applied to your financial aid account, you must immediately notify the Graduate Financial Aid Office of any enrollment changes.

Please check with the Office of Financial Aid with any questions on qualifying for financial aid in any given semester.