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.

Commitment Deposit Deadline

Your commitment deposit must be received/postmarked by the above dates. 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 five (5) business days after you have committed to Hunter College and submitted your deposit in CUNYfirst, you will be able to activate your Hunter College email account.

To access your Hunter email, please log-in to Microsoft Office 365 and click on the “Outlook” icon. Your log-in credentials are as follows:

• CUNYfirst username@MyHunter.cuny.edu (first.lastXX@myhunter.cuny.edu)
• Office 365 Password: Your CUNYfirst password

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 five (5) business days after you have committed to Hunter College and submitted your deposit in CUNYfirst, you will be sent your Hunter NetID and temporary password. Your NetID will be needed to:

• register for Freshman Orientation
• 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.

Keep an eye out for an email notification with subject line “Your Hunter College NetID.” Follow the instructions in the email to activate your Hunter NetID and reset your temporary password.

Freshman Orientation is a mandatory one-day event for all incoming freshmen.

As you register for Freshman Orientation, be sure to update your Anticipated Major on the event registration form, as this information will be used to build out your first semester course schedule. Your course schedule will be ready to review approximately one week prior to Freshman Orientation.

New Fall 2024 Freshmen
Mandatory freshman orientation concluded in June 2024. If you missed orientation, you are required to attend a half day make-up event scheduled for Thursday, August 22, 2024 to register for Fall 2024 classes. Please check your MyHunter email for the event invitation link. While the make-up session will not replace a full orientation day experience, it will cover how to register for classes, degree requirements, student life, community standards, and how to get your Mobile Student ID credentials to start the school year.

How to Register for Make-Up Orientation
The registration link for the Make-Up Freshman Orientation will be sent to your Hunter College (@myhunter.cuny.edu) email address within 5-7 days of receipt of your deposit. Please check your Hunter College email account for your invitation to register for the event.

As an entering freshman, you will be automatically enrolled in your first semester course schedule. Your course schedule will align with your Anticipated Major as indicated on your Freshman Orientation registration form.

Be sure to review your course schedule in CUNYfirst prior to attending Freshman Orientation.

Prior to registering for classes, all students are required to submit:

• MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) immunization records
• Meningococcal Meningitis information

For instructions on how to submit both, please visit the Immunization Records website.

Beginning with students entering in the Fall 2024 semester, all new incoming students will be granted access to their Hunter Student ID Card, known as the Mobile OneCard. Your Mobile OneCard may be accessed via your mobile phone by following our step-by-step instructions for setting up Multi-Factor Authentication. To gain access to your Mobile OneCard after you have attended orientation, you must upload a photo no later than five (5) business days prior to your scheduled orientation date.

Once uploaded, go to the Hunter Mobile OneCard site and follow instructions to upload and activate your Hunter College Mobile OneCard. For questions, please contact the Hunter Mobile OneCard office.

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.

We invite your parent(s) and/or guardian(s) to join us virtually to learn more about our community and resources. Please click the link below to share their contact information with us so that we may invite them to an upcoming Parent/Guardian Virtual Orientation.