Registration Resources
Get Registration Ready
Registration opens on October 31 for the 2023 Winter and Spring semesters! Don’t get left behind and start today!
- Clear Your Holds
- Check your Navigate to quickly see if you have any holds.
- Review your to-do list on CUNYFirst. This will also have your enrollment appointment, and how to clear your holds.
- Run your Degree Works Audit
- Degree Works will allow you to view your progress toward your major.
- View your general requirements including: number of credits, courses taken, courses currently being taken, GPA, and much more.
- The courses listed on the left are for major, minor, and Liberal Arts electives. Suggestion for other courses are listed on the right with links.
- Process and review your audit and have an undergraduate academic advisor or graduate academic advisor confirm your choices.
- Check your FACTS
- The Financial Aid Eligibility and Certification Tracking System (FACTS) is an online financial aid tool that will help you understand and monitor eligibility for the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), Aid for Part Time Study (APTS) and some HESC scholarships. FACTS determines eligibility to receive an award each semester.
- Use FACTS each semester to determine your eligibility.
- Review your TAP Compliance, your TAP Guide, and TAP FAQ’s.
- Enrollment Appointments:
Enrollment/Registration appointments will be available in early March and will be listed on CUNYfirst. - Schedule Builder
- A visual tool designed for you to explore, plan, and build your class schedule.
- With this tool, you can arrange selected courses into a conflict-free timetable grid, making it easier to see what available options best fits into your personal and academic lives. For more information, Schedule Builder .
- Make an appointment with an Academic Advisor
Registration from A-Z
Appeals
If you need school specific information on Academic Appeals.
- Joint Committee on Academic Standing (students not officially in their major)
- Pathways Appeal Committee
- Marxe
- Weissman
- Zicklin
Classes and Courses
How to find courses in CUNYfirst
Course Modality/Mode of Instruction
Understanding the instruction mode of a class is extremely important. On CUNYfirst, it will indicate if your class is in person, hybrid, or fully online. If it is fully online, make sure you know if it’s Synchronous/Asynchronous. Learn more about the differences here.
Credit Overload
CUNY First Guides
Check out a wide range of guides about CUNYFirst. Here are a few that are centered on registration.
- How to View enrollment appointment
- How to Register
- How to Drop a Class
- How to find classes
Degree Works
Degree Works – Student Degree Audit System is a web-based application that allows students to view their progress towards a degree. It lists all of your requirements including: courses taken, courses currently being taken, skills assessment tests, transfer credits and much more.
Graduation
For more information on due dates, applying for graduation, and more information, check out Applying for Graduation.
Major/Minor Forms
To view and download any of the following major/minor forms, check the Program Updates page.
- Intended Major Form
- Declaration of Liberal Arts Minor/College Option Capstone
- Business Minor
For students that have been officially accepted into the Zicklin School of Business: Zicklin Major/Minor Plan Change
Online Learning Resources
Looking for additional support? Check out Baruch Forward for a listing of student resources throughout the College.
Registration Dates
View all registration appointment and application dates. Please keep checking back as dates will be updated as registration gets closer. Your registration appointment time will be updated in your CUNYFirst To Do’s.
Schedule Builder
Schedule Builder is a real-time class scheduling tool that enables students to plan and register for courses that meet their schedules and other needs. With this tool, students can easily arrange class schedules that fit their personal and academic lives.
Science Courses
How to Register for Pathways Science Classes. For more information check the Natural Sciences Department website.
Choose corresponding sections as per example below.
After you choose a pair, you will automatically be added to your lecture section. Therefore, the classes will appear 3 times on your page as:
LAB, REC & LECTURE
Examples of co-requisite sections of Pathways courses:
NOTE: The sections that end with an X (e.g., SMWX) are only open to students who have satisfied one part of their Pathways requirement.
Examples of stand-alone sections of Pathways courses:
Tuition and Fees
- Undergraduate/Graduate Tuition and Fees including Summer
- How to see Student Account Statement (your bill)
- How to Make a Payment
Zicklin Waitlist
You can use the waitlist feature when a class is full and a waitlist option is available. You are allowed to be waitlisted for a maximum of 8 units in any given semester. All waitlists are processed through CUNYfirst on a first-come, first-served basis.