ePermit and Permit Courses

If you wish to take a course at a non-CUNY college or university, you must complete a paper permit. In order to get approved for a permit you must:

• Be matriculated (admitted and enrolled at Hunter as a degree student)
• Be in good academic standing (not on probation)
• Have a minimum 2.0 GPA or higher
• Not have any negative service indicators (stops or holds) on your records
• Have attended a previous semester
• Not exceed 17.5 credits during the fall and spring, 15 credits during the summer, or 4 credits during the winter session
• Not recommended to go on permit during the semester you plan to graduate

To Request a Permit

1. Take the form to the applicable Hunter department in order to obtain both a Hunter College equivalent and approval (both stamped and signed) to take courses at the other school.
2. Make a copy of the approved permit and return to the original to the Office of the Registrar.
3. You will be registered for the number of credits the course is listed for at the host college.
4. Pay the tuition rate that is charged at Hunter via your CUNYfirst account.
5. Show a copy of the CUNY permit form and paid Bursar’s receipt to the school you wish to attend.
6. Contact the host college to find out the procedures for admission and registration.
7. If you did not register for the permit credits or register for a different number of credits, you must contact the Office of the Registrar.

Additional Information on Permits

• Nothing is returned to you and no registration for the permit course is done at Hunter. All registration for the course is done at the school you are planning to attend.
• If during the fall and spring semesters, you are not taking any classes at Hunter while attending a non-CUNY school you should not fill out this form. The course will be handled as a Transfer of Credit through the Office of Admissions.
• A Readmission Application must be filed with the Office of Admissions by the deadline date prior to returning to Hunter.
• When you have completed your course(s), have an official transcript sent to the Office of the Registrar. Only a grade of C or higher is acceptable from a non-CUNY school course.
• You may attend Marymount Manhattan College on the Special Exchange Program during the fall and spring semesters only.
• You may also attend Manhattan College of Aerospace Studies course given by the Air Force ROTC Unit. The credits for these courses will be accepted by Hunter as electives only.

CUNY BA students should refer to the Request an ePermit without an equivalency instructions below. 

1. Log into CUNYfirst → Student Center → Course Planning and Enrollment
2. Select ePermit on the left-hand margin and then Add ePermit with Equiv Courses
3. Select Hunter College from the list of institutions
4. Select Additional ways to search to specify the Hunter equivalent course or manually search using the text field
5. Use View Classes to verify if the course is scheduled at the host college(s) and select Fetch equivalent CUNY courses
   Not all Hunter courses have an equivalent at other campuses.
6. First select the host term and then toggle No → Yes within the row of the host(s) you wish to request an ePermit. Students may request a maximum of two host colleges which can be included in the same form for the same course equivalency. You may add a row if the course has a separate laboratory component if scheduled
7. Select Apply for ePermit
8. Note: The Permit Type will depend on what area of your degree requirements this ePermit will be used to fulfill. You may use DegreeWorks as a guide: 
   • CUNY Baccalaureate (CUNYBA) – Only applicable to students participating in the CUNY Baccalaureate for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies program. Do not use if you are a matriculated Hunter student. 
   • General elective – For courses that fall under electives, Pluralism and Diversity, or classes that do not fall under a specific category.
   • Major elective – major requirements. Pre-health or medical tracks are not major requirements.
   • Pathways Flexible Core – Flexible Core requirements. 
   • Pathways Required Core – Required Core requirements.
9. Refer to the class details on the Schedule Builder or CUNY Global Search for the correct host sessions indicated from the drop-down menu. Using the incorrect term will result in denial: 
   • Regular academic semesters apply to the Fall or Spring term. 
   • Winter for the winter Session. (Winter session part of the Spring term but billed separate tuition.)
     Only use when applicable:
     
   • Seven Wk (Week) 1, 6 Wk (Week) 2, etc., subsessions. Typically used during the Summer session but can be offered during the regular terms at some hosts.
10. You may enter comments pertaining to your request in the text box. Admins cannot reply to your comments via the ePermit form.
11. Review your request to verify that it is correct and scroll to the top right-hand corner and click on Submit
12. A pop-box will appear confirming your submission has been successful

1. Log into CUNYfirst → Student Center → Course Planning and Enrollment.
   
2. Select ‘ePermit’ on the left-hand margin and then ‘Add ePermit’.
   
3. Identify the row where Hunter College is the listed institution and the associated term (e.g., Hunter College – Spring 2025), then click on the toggle switch to go from N → Y (No → Yes).
   
4. The next section of the application will populate starting with the Permit Type. Use: General elective.
   
5. Under ‘Select the Home Course’ Using the drop menu select: Subject: ELECT Catalog: 11111.
   
6. Under ‘Select Host Information’. Move from left to right to complete the form by using the drop-down menus. 
   • Host career: Graduate.
   • Host term: Select the correct host term/semester corresponding with the course. 
   • Host session: Refer to the class details on the Schedule Builder or CUNY Global Search for the correct host sessions indicated from the menu. Requests with incorrect terms will be denied: 
   • ‘Regular’ academic semesters apply to the Fall or Spring term. 
   • ‘Winter’ for the winter Session. (Winter session part of the Spring term but billed separately for tuition.) 
   • Seven Wk (Week) 1, 6 Wk (Week) 2, etc., subsessions. These are typically used for the Summer Session and can be offered during the regular terms at some hosts. 
   • Subject: The subject as it appears at the host college. 
   • Catalog: Associated catalog number as it appears at the host college numeric and/or alpha symbols (e.g., 12500, 7201X). 
7. The course description will populate in the last column.
   
8. You may enter comments pertaining to your request in the text box. Admins cannot reply to your comments via the ePermit form.
   
9. Review your request to verify that it is correct and scroll to the top right-hand corner and click on ‘Submit’ to submit the application.
   
10. A pop-box will appear confirming your submission has been successful. 

1. Log into CUNYfirst → Student Center → Course Planning and Enrollment.
2. Select ‘ePermit’ on the left-hand margin and then ‘Add ePermit’.
3. Identify the row where Hunter College is the listed institution and the corresponding term (e.g., Hunter College – Spring 2025), then click on the toggle switch to go from N → Y (No → Yes).
4. The next section of the application will generate starting with the Permit Type. Use the one of the following:  

• Matriculated Hunter students should use: General elective 
• CUNY Baccalaureate – Only applicable to those participating in the CUNY BA Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies program. Do not use if you are a matriculated Hunter student. 

5. Select the Home Course

• Matriculated students: Subject: ELECT and Catalog: 111LA 
• CUNY BA students: Subject: CUNBA and Catalog: 11111 

6. Select Host Information 

• Move from left to right to complete the form by using the drop-down menus. 
• Host career: Undergraduate or graduate. 
• Host term: Select the correct host term/semester corresponding with the course. 
• Host session: Refer to the class details on the Schedule Builder or CUNY Global Search for the correct host sessions indicated from the drop-down menu. Requests with incorrect terms will be denied.
  • ‘Regular’ academic semesters apply to the Fall or Spring term.
  • ‘Winter’ for the winter Session. (Winter session part of the Spring term but billed separately tuition.)
  • Seven Wk (Week) 1, 6 Wk (Week) 2, etc., subsessions. These are typically used for the Summer Session and can be offered during the regular terms at some hosts.
  • Subject: The subject as it appears at the host college.
  • Catalog: Corresponding catalog as it appears at the host college numeric and/or alpha symbols (e.g., 7201X). 

7. The course description will populate in the last column.
8. You may enter comments pertaining to your request in the text box. Admins cannot reply to your comments via the ePermit form.
9. Review your request to verify that it is correct and scroll to the top right-hand corner and click on ‘Submit’.
10. A pop-box will appear confirming your submission has been successful.

Students interested in participating in study abroad programs through other CUNY colleges or externally should first consult with the Hunter Education Aboard office. You cannot be enrolled in other classes the same session/term you’re abroad.

1. Log into CUNYfirst → Student Center → Course Planning and Enrollment.
2. Select ‘ePermit’ on the left-hand margin and then ‘Add ePermit’
3. Identify the row where Hunter College is the listed institution and the corresponding term (e.g., Hunter College – Spring 2025), then click on the toggle switch to go from N → Y (No → Yes).
4. The next section of the application will generate starting with the Permit Type and select Study Abroad.
5. Select the Home Course. Select the following:

• Subject: STABD and Catalog: (Determined by Hunter Education Aboard director/program coordinator.)

6. Select Host Information

• Move from left to right to complete the form by using the drop-down menus.
• Host career: Undergraduate.
• Host term: Select the correct host term/semester corresponding with the course.
• Host session: Refer to the class details on the Schedule Builder or CUNY Global Search for the correct host sessions indicated from the drop-down menu. Requests with incorrect terms will be denied.
• Regular academic semesters apply to the Fall or Spring term.
• ‘Winter’ for the winter Session. (Winter session are part of the Spring term but tuition is billed separately.)
• Seven Wk (Week) 1, 6 Wk (Week) 2, etc., subsessions. These are typically used for the Summer Session and can be offered during the regular terms at some hosts.
• Subject: Refer to the host college and the Education Abroad director/program coordinator.
• Catalog: Refer to the host college and the Education Abroad director/program coordinator.

1. Log into CUNYfirst → Student Center → Course Planning and Enrollment.
2. Select ‘ePermit’ on the left-hand margin and then ‘My ePermits’.
3. Identify the row where Hunter College is the listed institution with the corresponding term in which your ePermit has been submitted.
4. Click the toggle switch: N → Y (No → Yes) to view your ePermit requests.
5. The ‘ePermit to View Details’ will populate below the term table. The last column will display the relevant status: 

• Initiated: ePermit request has been received by Hunter’s ePermit unit and will be reviewed in the order it has been received. 
• Pending Committee Approval: The request has been forwarded to committee member(s) or advisor(s) responsible. 
• Approved: Hunter has approved your ePermit. The host college will be notified electronically. 
• Denied: Hunter’s ePermit unit or the committee has denied your request. Review eRegistrar or committee comments for rationale. No need to cancel denied requests. 
• Cancelled: Student has clicked on the ‘Cancel’ button. The ePermit is now invalid and cannot be reactivated. 
  

6. To view comments from the ePermit unit and/or committee(s) click on the request and a pop-up window will appear with the ePermit Details.
7. Within that window, scroll down to review instructions or rationale in eRegistrar comments and/or the committee ePermit Approval comments section.
8. To return to the previous screen, select Close. Do not select ‘Cancel’ to return to the previous page. It will invalidate your entire request. 

1. Log into CUNYfirst → Student Center → Course Planning and Enrollment.
   
2. Select ‘ePermit’ on the left-hand margin and select ‘My ePermits’.
   
3. Identify the row where Hunter College is the listed institution with the corresponding term in which your ePermit has been submitted.
   
4. Click the toggle switch: N → Y (No → Yes) to view your ePermit requests.
   
5. A table with the ePermit submissions will populate below and you will see your request(s) with the status displayed in the last column.
   
6. Select the ePermit you need to review, and a popup window will appear with the details.
   
7. Select ‘Cancel ePermit’ at the top of the window. Select ‘Yes’ to confirm you would like to proceed with cancellation.
   
8. Your ePermit Status will change to ‘Cancelled’. Select ‘Close’ to return to the previous screen.
9. If you were billed for an ePermit, the ePermit unit will process your cancellation request within 1-3 business days. If there are any issues, please contact: epermit@hunter.cuny.edu.