Permit/CUNY ePermit Courses

John Jay College Permit Guidelines

• Students who wish to take a course on permit must be currently enrolled as matriculated students and have a grade point average of 2.0 or higher. Students who have stop(s) on their record (e.g., Bursar’s, Financial Aid, Library, etc.) will not be considered for a permit until their stop(s) have been cleared.
• ROTC students taking courses specific to their ROTC program will be allowed a permit even in their first semester.
• Transfer students (other than for ROTC) may not take a course on permit until they have completed at least one semester at John Jay and have posted grades.
• Readmitted students may not take courses on permit the same semester they are readmitted.

If, after having been approved to take a course on permit, the student opts not to take the course, the student must cancel the permit on the CUNY Portal. Undergraduate Forensic Science majors seeking a permit for science courses must obtain written approval from the chairperson of the Department of Sciences before the permit is considered. A permit does NOT guarantee a student a seat in the class that the student wants to attend.

Approval to Take Course on Permit at Other CUNY Colleges

The City University of New York has put in place an ePermit system designed to help students find, receive approval for and register for courses at other CUNY colleges. Through ePermit, students can file an online request and it will be processed online. Students are kept informed of the progress of their permit request throughout the approval process. If a request is rejected, a student will be notified electronically of the reason for the disapproval. To access ePermit, log in to the CUNY Portal at http://www.cuny.edu and click ePermit. You will be prompted for your CUNY Portal login information again.

Through the ePermit website, students can find listings and descriptions of courses at all CUNY colleges. The CUNY online schedule of classes is accessible through the ePermit site. It is the student’s responsibility to find out whether a selected course is being offered in that semester, whether it fits into the student’s schedule, and whether seats are still available. Students are required to use the ePermit application on the ePermit website (http://www.cuny.edu) for all CUNY permit courses. (SEE above)

Please note: students are required to submit one ePermit application for each course they wish to take on permit. When a permit is approved, students will be notified by the host college when they can register. Students must then register for the course at the host college.

Once the permit is approved to another CUNY institution, the credits will be posted to the student’s tuition bill. Payment must be made in full at the John Jay College Bursar’s Office before a student can register at the host institution. All notifications are e-mailed directly to the student’s college e-mail address. All grades (A to WU) of courses taken on permit at CUNY colleges will be posted to the student’s record and computed into his or her overall grade point average. Students receiving a failing grade (WU, F) for a course taken on permit will not benefit from the CUNY F-grade policy.

Approval to Take Courses on Permit at Non-CUNY Colleges

All students seeking a permit to a non-CUNY institution must make an appointment to see the permit coordinator at the Office of the Registrar. Students must bring a copy of the most recent college catalog of the institution they plan to attend to the appointment. The catalog must have course descriptions of the classes. Students planning to take courses on permit at a non-CUNY educational institution while enrolled at John Jay College must obtain permission via a paper permit in advance from the Office of the Registrar. Guidelines are available at the Office of the Registrar or by visiting the registrar’s office site on the College’s home page, http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/registrar. Permits to non-CUNY institutions require that payment be made at the host institution. Students will be liable for the tuition rate of the college they plan to attend outside the CUNY system. Students are responsible for arranging to have an official transcript sent from the host institution to John Jay College.