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.

In up to five (5) business days 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.

In up to five (5) business days 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.

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, Honors Scholar Program, or SEEK Program at Hunter
If you were admitted to the Macaulay Honors College; Athena, Daedalus, Muse, Nursing, Roosevelt, or Yalow Scholar Program; or the SEEK at Hunter Program, please skip this step. You will be invited directly by the program to attend an advising and registration session.

Top Tips to be a Successful Hunter Student

Don’t forget to review the Top Tips to be a Successful Hunter Student handout if you did not attend orientation.

Students Admitted to Macaulay at Hunter, Honors Scholar Program, or SEEK Program at Hunter
If you were admitted to the Macaulay Honors College; Athena, Daedalus, Muse, Nursing, Roosevelt, or Yalow Scholar Program; or the SEEK at Hunter Program, please skip this step. You will be invited directly by the program to attend an advising and registration session.

Freshman Orientation has concluded. If you have missed orientation, please follow the link below for Virtual Front Desk info for advising and registration assistance.

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.

All new incoming students should upload a photo no later than five (5) business days prior to their scheduled orientation date. Once uploaded, your Hunter ID Card, known as your OneCard, will be available for pick up on your orientation day.

How to Submit Your Photo

1. Visit https://onecard.hunter.cuny.edu
2. Log in using your NetID and password.
3. Navigate to the Profile window (located on the gray bar.)
4. Open the online photo upload window by selecting Click to submit a new photo.A new browser tab will open to the Online Photo Submission application.
5. Here, you may:
   • Click the cloud upload icon to open a local folder to select a photo file,
   • Drag a photo file to the cloud upload icon for upload, or
   • Snap a photo when a camera is available for the browser device.
6. Review the photo requirements, terms and conditions, and preview your uploaded photo.
7. Crop and adjust your photo to center, if necessary.
8. When satisfied with the image preview, click Submit & Sign Out. If not satisfied with the preview, click Edit pencil icon to restart the photo upload process.

Once the photo has been approved, your OneCard will be available for pickup during your orientation day.

Photo Guidelines

• Desired format: JPEG
• Should be cropped slightly above head to middle of chest
• Should be taken against a plain, light background
• Must be a color photo.
• Must not include sunglasses or hat.
• Must be positioned directly facing the camera.
• Eyes should be open and looking at the camera.
• Can not use any Photo Filters.

After you have been admitted to the Macaulay Honors College at Hunter College, complete the steps indicated in your Macaulay Enrollment Information Packet provided in your Macaulay at Hunter acceptance email.

For questions, contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at admissions@hunter.cuny.edu.

Students admitted to the Honors Scholar Program should complete the steps for General Freshmen as indicated above. Additionally, you will be contacted directly by the Honors Scholar Program for information regarding advising and how to register for classes.

For questions, please contact the Honors Scholar team at https://www.hunter.cuny.edu/scholars/scholars-team

Students admitted to the SEEK program should follow the enrollment instructions found on the SEEK website at https://hunter.cuny.edu/students/opportunities/seek/admitted-students.

For questions, contact seek@hunter.cuny.edu.