FAQs for Visiting Students

Fall courses at NYUAD will remain remote for the entirety of the semester. 

This is currently under discussion.  More information will be forthcoming shortly.

Visiting students enrolled full-time in remote NYUAD classes can apply for help with this connectivity.  More information will be forthcoming over summer.

We are reviewing the course registrations for visiting students for fall semester at NYUAD and will be in touch to discuss such circumstances.  Many  laboratory and studio courses will be available remotely.

Yes, as long as your home school permits it.

We welcome you to stay for both spring and summer, but you should discuss this with your advisor at your home school and may need to wait to decide until the NYUAD summer course offerings are announced. 

Global Programs will advise on the possibility of combinations of remote courses at different global sites.  For NYUAD, you would need to be enrolled in three courses (or at least 12 credits) to be a full-time student.  Advantages include smaller class sizes, textbooks purchased for you by NYUAD, assistance with connectivity for conducting remote classes, access to our Health Center and Counseling Services (telemedicine), NYUAD Career Development Center support with graduate school and job applications, and, depending on your home location, convenience of time zone for remote classes.

Many courses at NYUAD, especially in the Arab Crossroads Program and Arabic Studies, bring you deeply into the culture of the UAE and the larger Arab world (past, present, and future.)  Some of these courses will have virtual community-based learning components with expert speakers from the Emirates and other regions and virtual tours of local museums, nature reserves, organizations, and cities.