The CUNY Baccalaureate Blog

To register for graduate level courses you need an approval from our Academic Director (please use this form: http://web.gc.cuny.edu/cunyba/pdf/graduate_course_permission.pdf) and the professor teaching the course.  If the course is meant to be part of your Area of Concentration it must also be approved by your mentor. After you have secured permission you can apply for an e-permit. Once the permit is approved you should get registration instructions. Students usually have to register in person and it is a good idea to get a letter from the professor teaching the course and/or the department offering it granting you permission to register.

Having a faculty mentor is central to our Program’s philosophy. He or she must be a full time CUNY faculty member and also teaching at a senior college. Here are a few tips on how to search for a mentor:

1) Ask a professor that you have a class with right now or had in the past. It he/she can’t serve as your mentor maybe they could recommend somebody.    

2) Ask your fellow classmates about faculty members that they have had a positive experience with.

3) Reach out to relevant departments. Try to speak with a faculty advisor from a department that you’re taking courses in.  

4) Research faculty members’ profiles (usually posted on department websites) to find out about their areas of expertise. Match that with your own interest and prepare a list of potential mentors. Contact them via phone or email.

5) Try to schedule a meeting. Come prepared, that is with a list of courses that you think should be included in your AOC.  Be open to guidance and suggestions.

6) During your initial interview, you were given a guide for faculty mentors titled “Partners in Learning”  which you can share with your mentor.  You can direct your potential faculty mentor to the Faculty Mentors section of our website.  He/she may also contact our Academic Director, Dr. Hartswick, at (khartswick@gc.cuny.edu).

We’re updating our FAQs to serve you better. Do you have a question you’d like to see answered here? If so send it to cunyba@gc.cuny.edu with FAQ in the subject line.

No, you pay tuition (which you do at your home college) at the same rate as you would if you were not enrolled in this Program.