E-Permit

The CUNY BA/BS Program does not administer the e-permit system. If you have problems with e-permit, contact the information resources help desk at your home college.

To register for permit courses (CUNY courses taken outside of your home college):

1. Log on to www.cuny.edu. At the bottom of the left hand column, find the button for "Log In" and click on it. You will have to create an account if you have not already. It takes one full business day for CUNY to create your account. When you have your account, log into the CUNY Portal on that same page.
2. When you log in, click on "CUNY E-Permit." You will arrive on a page of lengthy instructions (most of which do not pertain to CUNY BA/BS students).
3. Click on "Create New Permit."
4. Your personal profile will appear. Make sure that it is correct. You should be able to update any incorrect information. If not, contact your home college registrar’s office. Choose your degree level (undergraduate) and then select host college. Check "Yes," that you certify the information is correct.
5. Click on the circle next to the CUNY Baccalaureate Program. On the next line, choose the semester you are registering for.
6. Skip the next part—a pull down box menu that asks if this course will fulfill a general or major requirement.
7. Click on "Schedule of Courses" (if you need that information) or click directly on "Select Host College Course." Choose undergraduate or graduate courses. Then select the department, then the actual course. Note that for CUNY BA to approve your request for a graduate course, you must have at least a 3.0 GPA overall and no Incompletes. There may be additional rules governing graduate courses at the colleges.
8. Student who have gotten prior approval from a faculty member for an independent study or internship at the host college should include these details in the "Comments to Approvers" box.
9. Click on "Submit for Approval." Your permit request goes to your home college, then to the CUNY BA/BS Office for our certification of your class status (e.g., upper junior, lower senior, etc.). Final approval does not mean that you are registered for the permit course.You must receive an appointment from the host college and then register for the permit course.
   
10. If you are registering for study abroad via E-Permit, you are responsible for making sure that the specific courses you plan to take abroad transfer back to the host college. Note that in most cases, courses will transfer back with "CR" grades, not actual letter grades.
11. Follow the same steps again for additional courses.
12. Register with the host college as soon as you get your registration appointment. You do not have to pay before you register at the host college. Pay for the permit credits at your home college as soon as the payment period opens. Make sure to keep a copy of your payment receipt.
13. If you do not register for a course that has been approved, you must cancel your E-Permit request for that course. If you do register but drop the course later, you must also cancel the E-Permit.