New Student Guide for Freshmen

To accept your offer of admission to Hunter College, log into your CUNYfirst account and click on the tile labeled Admissions Center > View my Application Status > I Accept.

Click the link below to log into your CUNYfirst account and accept your offer of admission.

Deadline

• For the Fall semester, the deposit must be received/postmarked by May 1.
• For students who are admitted after the deadline, the commitment deposit is due two (2) weeks after the date you were sent your admission notification email.

Within 48 hours of committing to Hunter and paying your commitment deposit, you will be granted access to your official Hunter College student email account.

College students are provided a Microsoft Office 365 (O365) email account in the following format: CUNYfirst username@myhunter.cuny.edu, e.g., jane.smith03@myhunter.cuny.edu. Your email password is your CUNYfirst password. Whenever you change your CUNYfirst password, your email password will change automatically. (Depending on the traffic volume on the CUNYfirst website, you may need to wait briefly for your password to sync up with your CUNYfirst and email account.)

To access your Hunter email, enter your CUNYfirst username followed by @myhunter.cuny.edu at the login screen.

All official College communication will be sent to your Hunter College email address. Make sure to activate your Hunter College O365 email account immediately and make a habit to check it regularly.

Within 48 hours of committing to Hunter College and paying your commitment deposit, you will be sent your Hunter NetID credentials. Your NetID will be needed to:

• register for Freshman Orientation and New Student Convocation
• RSVP for student events
• complete various applications such as declaring a major/minor, late registration, and course repeat requests
• access Hunter's secure WiFi
• access off-campus library resources, computer labs, etc.

To activate your Hunter NetID, follow the instructions in the email notification to log into your NetID account and reset your password.

Prior to registering for classes, all students are required to submit MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) immunization records and the Meningococcal Meningitis Vaccination Response Form.

For instructions on how to submit your immunization records, visit the Immunization Records website.

CUNY mandates that all students taking in-person and hybrid classes be fully vaccinated unless they have been granted a religious exception or medical exemption to the vaccine. All students taking in-person or hybrid classes must upload proof of their status to CUNYfirst so it can be approved by the start of classes. For additional guidelines and instructions on how to submit your COVID-19 vaccination verification, see the Student Guide to Vaccination Verification.

Your Math Placement Milestone will determine the math course(s) in which you are able to enroll. You may review your Math Placement Milestone in your CUNYfirst account.

Prior to enrolling in classes, all general freshmen will be required to select a Learning Community based on your academic interests and goals in one of the following areas:

• Learning Community 1: Health and Community
• Learning Community 2: Science and the Medical Professions
• Learning Community 3: Money, Power and Social Responsibility
• Learning Community 4: Mihi Cura Futuri (Care of the Future is Mine)
• Learning Community 5: Technology and Communications in a Global Society
• Learning Community 6: Exploring Gotham
• Learning Community 7: Individual and Society
• Learning Communities 8: Diversity and Democracy
• Learning Communities 9: Exploring the Arts and Sciences

You will be required to indicate your first and second choice Learning Community during registration for Freshman Orientation. 

Students Admitted to Macaulay at Hunter
If you were admitted to the Macaulay Honors College at Hunter College, you are not required to select a Learning Community and/or attend Freshman Orientation. You will be invited directly by the Macaulay at Hunter program to attend an advising and registration session.

To prepare and register for classes, all general freshmen are required to attend an in-person Freshman Orientation day between June 22-29, 2023.

Students Admitted to Macaulay at Hunter
If you were admitted to the Macaulay Honors College at Hunter College, you are not required to select a Learning Community and/or attend Freshman Orientation. You will be invited directly by the Macaulay at Hunter program to attend an advising and registration session.

Stay connected to your advisors with the Navigate Student app. Use the app to make advising appointments, connect with campus resources, and view your class schedule. Sign up to receive alerts, texts and email messages.