Senior Citizens

Auditing Courses

Senior citizens satisfying the New York State residency requirements, who are 60 years of age or older (as of the first day of the semester or session), are permitted to audit no more than two undergraduate courses at the College per semester, on a space-available basis, without tuition charge. Enrolling in a course on an audit basis gives a student the right to attend and participate in all aspects of the course without receiving credit for the course. The student is assigned a grade of “AUD,” which will appear on their permanent record at the College. The course, however, will have no credit attached to it and will not count toward any degree/certificate program offered by The City University of New York.

Enrolling for Credit Bearing Courses

Senior citizens may opt to enroll for credit-bearing courses, but must do so on the same basis as other matriculated students by paying the applicable tuition charges and related fees. To apply as a senior citizen, please download the Non-Degree Application at http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/apply-non-john-jay-degree-student. The completed application should be submitted to the Office of Admissions. The application fee is not required. Senior citizens are charged a $65 administrative fee per semester or session, the consolidated services fee, as well as any penalty fees they may incur (e.g., late registration, payment reprocessing fees, library fines, etc.).

Senior citizens are required to submit proof of age.
The following forms of proof of age are acceptable:

Medicaid Card

Driver’s License

Birth Certificate

The College is required to retain a copy of the above proofs or have a signed statement by a College official attesting that one of the above forms was examined and the student satisfied the age requirement.