Consortium Programs

Inter-University Doctoral Consortium

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences doctoral students have the opportunity to take graduate courses in New York area schools participating in the Inter-University Doctoral Consortium (IUDC). The IUDC has been in existence for over 25 years and offers students an enormous array of courses and opportunities for contact with faculty and students in their fields.

Requirements to take IUDC graduate courses:

  • To be a doctoral student (terminal masters students and non-Arts and Sciences students are not eligible).
  • To have completed at least one year of full time study toward the Ph.D.

Inter-University Doctoral Consortium members:

  • Columbia University
  • Fordham University
  • Graduate Center, CUNY
  • New York University
  • New School for Social Research
  • Princeton University
  • Rutgers University
  • Stony Brook University
  • Teacher's College, Columbia University

To take consortium courses you need the approval of your Department/Program Chair and to complete the Inter-University Doctoral Consortium Registration Form.

For more information please visit the IUDC website.

New York Theological Group Cross Registration Consortium

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences master's and doctoral students have the opportunity to take graduate courses in New York area schools participating in the New York Theological Group Cross-Registration.

Requirements to take New York Theological Group Cross-Registration graduate courses:

  • Be a Graduate School of Arts and Sciences master's or doctoral student
  • Students will be permitted to take courses not available at the home institution in the academic year in which cross-registration is sought and not "core" or "required" courses for the degree at the home institution without the explicit permission of the program coordinator at the home institution
  • Students will be allowed to take one course per semester or other academic terms (except for summer language courses if necessary).
  • Only GSAS graduate students in good standing shall be eligible to register for classes

New York Theological Group Cross-Registration Agreement members:

  • Fordham University, Graduate School of Arts and Science
  • Fordham University, Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education
  • Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York
  • The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church
  • St. Vladimirʼs Orthodox Theological Seminary
  • New York Theological Seminary
  • Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion
  • The Jewish Theological Seminary

To take Theological consortium courses you need the approval of your Department/Program Chair and to complete the Theological Consortium Cross Registration Form.