Register for Classes
Meet with your Program Coordinator/Faculty Advisor
Review your academic plan with your advisors to ensure you are taking the correct courses.
Review Important Registration Deadlines
Review the registration and payment deadlines prior to registering for classes.
Log in to your CUNYfirst Account
Check to make sure you have an Active Enrollment Date
How to find your enrollment date: Option 1
How to find your enrollment date: Option 2
If you are returning from an approved Leave of Absence or did not take courses in the previous semester, then you must apply for readmission to Hunter College before you can register.
For support on enrollment appointments or readmission, please contact you programs Administrative Advisor.
New Students
Make sure you have paid your commitment deposit. If you have not, you will need to submit your commitment deposit before you can register. Also review all other requirements for new students on the Newly Accepted Students tab.
Submit Your Commitment Deposit
Resolve Holds on your CUNYfirst account
A hold on your account will prohibit you from registering for a course. To inquire about a hold, go to the Student Center in the Self Service area of CUNYfirst and look under “holds” in the upper right corner. Select “details” to determine the office that placed the hold. To clear the hold, contact the office that issued the hold.
Register for Classes in CUNYfirst
There are two ways to register for classes in CUNYfirst
Registering for classes via Class Search
Registering for classes via Enrollment/Add Class
Courses must be open to your Academic Plan to register
The CUNYfirst code for your Academic Plan (major) must match what is listed on CUNYfirst for the course. To find your Academic Plan’s CUNYfirst code go to Student Center > Academics tab within CUNYfirst.
Finding your Academic Plan – Guide
Pre-requisites and co-requisites must be met to register for a course
Checking your course history for Pre-Requisite and Co-Requisite Courses – Guide
Check the class notes to make sure the course you are attempting to register for is open to non-cohort programs
Reviewing Class Notes – Guide
If a course is in conflict with another course on your record, complete and submit the Course Conflict Override Form and obtain your instructor’s approvals.
You will register for one course and the second course, if approved, will be manually added to your record by the Registrar. You are still responsible for paying for the second course once added to your record. Failure to do so may result in the course being dropped from your record.
Submit a Department Permission Request Form to over tally into a closed class/be placed on the course waitlist. The waitlist function does not work for all School of Education courses within CUNYfirst.
Only submit a Department Permission Request Form if the course you are requesting is open to your academic plan and the class notes section in CUNYfirst does not list any additional registration restriction.
Permission requests are reviewed on a weekly basis by the department office. Students will be notified via your myHunter email account concerning their request.
Department Permission Request Form for SEDF, CEDF, ECF, COCO, COUNR, COUNM, COUNS and EDPS courses.
Department Permission Request Form for SPED, SPEDE, and EDABA courses.
Submit a Department Permission Request Form to register for a course outside your academic plan.
Only submit a Department Permission Request Form if the course you are requesting does not list any additional registration restrictions in the class notes section in CUNYfirst.
Permission requests are reviewed on a weekly basis by the department office. Students will be notified by email concerning their request.
Department Permission Request Form for SEDF, CEDF, ECF, COCO, COUNR, COUNM, COUNS and EDPS courses.
Department Permission Request Form for SPED, SPEDE, and EDABA courses
Students looking to fulfill an admission condition by taking an undergraduate course at Hunter through the School of Arts & Sciences must request permission via the form below. Please do not contact the school directly.
Arts & Sciences Permission Request to Meet Admission Conditions
Students requesting permission to take a course within the Romance Languages Department must take a language exam prior to being placed in a course. You must visit the Romance Languages Department (1341 West) to schedule to take the language exam. You will not be granted permission until you have taken the language exam.
Submit a Department Permission Request Form to over tally into a closed class/be placed on the course waitlist. The waitlist function does not work for School of Education within CUNYfirst.
Only submit a Department Permission Request Form if the course you are requesting is open to your academic plan and the class notes section in CUNYfirst does not list any additional registration restriction
Permission requests are reviewed on a weekly basis by the department office. Students will be notified by email concerning their request.
Department Permission Request Form for SEDF, CEDF, ECF, COCO, COUNR, COUNM, COUNS and EDPS courses.
Department Permission Request Form for SPED, SPEDE, and EDABA courses.
Students must obtain an E-Permit to study at another CUNY college.
Remember to cancel your e-permit if you do not register for the course or if you drop the course.
Students must obtain a paper permit to study at a college or university outside of CUNY.
To resolve registration issues after the registration and late registration periods have ended, submit the registration appeal request form. A request is considered when there are documented, compelling and unavoidable reasons to grant an exception to policies, procedures, and deadlines
To resolve registration issues after the registration appeal period has ended, submit the School of Education Dean’s Request Form. Please note, a course deletion request requires extenuating circumstances and you must not have attended any class meetings.
Information on course withdrawal can be found on the Hunter College Student Affairs website.
Exemption or waiver of a course requirement may be granted to a student who has completed an undergraduate course at another college with the same or similar content as a Hunter College course required in your program. An exemption reduces the number of credits you need to take in your program. A waiver requires you to take an approved elective course of at least the same number of credits at Hunter to replace the waived course. Only matriculated students may be granted exemptions or waivers. All programs have limits on the number of credits from which students may be exempted or waived.
For courses taken on the graduate level, see below for Transfer Credit Request
A transfer of credit request may be granted to a matriculated student who has completed a course at another college. The course must be graduate level, no more than five years old, and with the same or similar content as a Hunter College course required in your program. All programs have limits on the number of credits that may be transferred.
For courses taken on the undergraduate level, see above for Exemption/Waiver Request
The Independent Study Form must be submitted no later than the last day of regular registration in order to get approval for independent study. No independent studies will be approved during late registration. After the form is submitted, an independent study course number and code will be assigned and you will be notified about which course code to register for. You may not register without securing your advisor’s and chairperson’s signature on this form. Once all signatures are obtained, return this form to room 1000 West.
A Graduate Degree student who is not registered for any course(s) but is completing other degree requirements for graduation must complete the registration procedure by registering to maintain matriculation (for maintenance fee). A student must be on file for the semester in which they are planning to graduate. If you have been out of attendance for one semester or more, you must file for readmission to Hunter College. Students may not register for other course work during the semester in which they maintain matriculation.