ePermit and Permit Courses

You must submit an “ePermit” application if you are planning to go to another CUNY school. An ePermit allows you to take courses at other CUNY institutions. You still pay all tuitions and fees to Hunter College. The ePermit application can be found on the Student Center page on CUNYfirst. Remember to register at the college you will attend.

If you cannot obtain the class you wish to register for at a CUNY school, please cancel your ePermit on CUNYfirst immediately to avoid incurring any additional charges and fees.

If you have any problems with your ePermit, please contact the Office of the Registrar.

Accessing ePermit

1. To gain access to the ePermit system, log into your CUNYfirst account.
2. Select: Student Center > Other Academic > ePermit > Go
3. Navigate to Records and Enrollment > Enroll Students > Enrollment Requests, then select the term (semester or session) and home college for which you wish to create an ePermit request.
4. Select the option to “Add ePermit with Equivalent Courses.”
5. Browse the Course Catalog to search by subject for ePermit courses.
6. Select the desired course.
7. On Course Detail page, click the button to “fetch equivalent CUNY courses” to search for equivalent courses across all CUNY colleges.

Once your ePermit request has been submitted, your permit status will change to “Initiated.”

To check the status of your ePermit request, navigate back to Student Service > Self Service > Other Academics > ePermit, then select the radio button to “Search ePermit.”

All ePermit grades, as well as credits, from other CUNY Colleges, will be entered on your Hunter College record and calculated GPA.

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.