First-Year applicants to NYU should: 

• Currently be in high school, even if taking college courses; 
• OR participating in a dual-enrollment program, even if you’re earning enough credits for an associate’s degree (Dual-enrollment means that you are in high school and also in a college-level program);
• OR graduated with a GED or high school diploma equivalency test and have not enrolled in a degree-seeking program.

Transfer applicants to NYU should: 

• Have completed the equivalent of a United States secondary school education (approximately 12 years of formal education starting at age six), and have either an appropriate diploma or leaving certificates in addition to: currently/formerly being enrolled in a degree-seeking program at a college or university
• OR currently/formerly being enrolled in a non-degree seeking program with at least 24 completed semester credits.