CUNY e-Permits
You may access the Medgar Evers Student E-permit Guide by clicking here.
The online permit process allows students to make arrangements to take courses at OTHER CUNY COLLEGES without having to directly contact both the home and host colleges for approval. This process intends to provide a convenient means of obtaining permission to register for courses offered at other CUNY colleges. This will enhance the opportunity to graduate on time and allow students to pursue academic interests not offered at their home colleges.
students who wish to take a course at another CUNY school can fill out the ePermit application in CUNYFirst. The request will reviewed by the Registrar’s Office, and within 2-3 business days students will receive a decision on their request on the ePermit page in CUNYFirst. If approved, the Host College (where you want to take the course), will set up an enrollment appointment (This can take up to a week). The approval of an ePermit does not guarantee you a seat in a course/section.
CUNY e-Permit Guidelines
Undergraduate and Graduate students may apply for an e-Permit and must follow CUNY-wide policies and procedures and John Jay College bulletin/permit guidelines presented below:
To be eligible for a permit you must:
- Be matriculated and currently in attendance at the Home College;
- If an undergraduate student, have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00;
- Prerequisites apply to permit courses and must be adhered to. All prerequisites must be completed before submitting a permit request.
- Not have any holds on your record;
- Have met all the HOME College requirements, such as required immunizations and residency.
- First time freshman or transfer students are not permitted to register for permit courses.
Each permit request is for a single course and its equivalent. Thus, a student needs to complete a permit request for each equivalent course he/she would like to take at other CUNY Colleges. Courses taken on permit must meet the student’s outstanding degree requirement.
You may cancel your request to take a permit course at any time before your registration at the Host College. If a student enrolls in a course at the selected HOST College and decides not to attend the course, it is the student’s responsibility to cancel the course registration at both the HOME and HOST campuses as well as the ePermit request. The student must notify his/her HOME College of the cancellation before classes begin to avoid tuition liability and to prevent any academic consequences. ePermit course cancellation adheres to the CUNY refund policy dates and deadlines published in the academic calendar.
Tuition Payment: The Home College Bursar will bill you for your tuition. Students eligible for financial aid are to apply through their HOME College and are responsible for meeting any credit load requirements. If you are unable to register at the Host College, your financial aid and TAP may be affected if you do not remain full-time. Courses for which material fees are applied are paid by the student to the HOST College.
Full-time Status: If the permit course is being used to calculate full-time status (a minimum of 12 billable credits), the approved permit course must be one that will meet degree requirements for the program in which you are matriculated. If the credits for the permit course are more than twelve for the semester or six for the summer session, the course does not have to satisfy degree requirements.
There may be a limit to the number of permit credits allowed. Please check your Home College Catalog.
Permits will not be issued to:
- A non-degree student.
- A readmitted matriculated student who is not currently enrolled or who does not need the permit course for graduation.
- An incoming newly matriculated student who requests a permit for the semester or summer session preceding his/her effective term of admission.