• All students who are registering for 5.5 or more credits must provide proof of immunization to the Wellness and Counseling Center, Marshak Science Building, room 15; (212) 650-8222.  All students, regardless of the number of credits they take, must fill out a Meningococcal Meningitis Vaccination Response form.  [More]
  

• After the deadline for late registration and program changes listed in the calendars, students who withdraw from a course due to illness or other emergencies should notify the Registrar’s Office and submit a withdrawal form along with supporting documentation.
  

• Final grades are submitted to the Office of the Registrar via a secure internet site called WEBGRADE.   To receive your grades YOU MUST ENROLL FOR eGRADE at http://webgrade.ccny.cuny.edu/eGrades/index.jsp.  You will be asked to enter your Student ID (Social Security Number), and your PIN.  Your Student PIN is usually your date of birth in mm/dd/yy format (unless you have changed it).  Once you are enrolled in eGrade, you will receive your grades via email for the current semester and all subsequent semesters.  Please note that your CCNY email is the official email used for all college communications.  You do not have to re-enroll each semester.
  

CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION

• If you expect to graduate in June 2009, you must file an your application for graduation no later than March 1, 2009 -- the earlier, the better. Apply for graduation online at the Registrar’s site. If you do not have access to a computer, Application for Degree forms are available at the Office of the Registrar, A-102, or the “i” desk in the North Academic Center lobby.

Note: You must also complete your final graduation check through the appropriate Dean’s office before the end of the semester.

• If you filed for graduation for a prior semester but did not graduate, you must file again. All temporary grades (INC, ABS, PEN) must be resolved prior to graduation, including those assigned in the final semester of attendance. Grades will not be changed after you have been cleared for graduation.
  
• You must clear all STOPS by the date of graduation. Failure to clear STOPS will delay the release of your diploma and the processing of your transcript request.
  
• If you are an upper division student, you should have a preliminary graduation check in the Dean's Office at least two semesters before you expect to graduate.
  
• You must get your final graduation check and certification to graduate from your Dean’s office at the beginning of your final semester.

What is the CUNY Proficiency Examination?

In 1997, the Board of Trustees of the City University of New York (CUNY) put in place a policy requiring students in both associate and baccalaureate programs to demonstrate their command of certain vital academic skills by the time they reach the 60^th credit.  These skills are associated primarily with academic literacy: the ability to understand and think critically about ideas and information presented in print and the ability to write clearly, logically, and correctly.  Employers of CUNY graduates consistently stress the importance of strength in these areas.  These skills are also vital to success in the junior and senior year in bachelor’s programs, as well as in graduate and professional study.  The CUNY Proficiency Exam (CPE) requires students to demonstrate their competence in aspects of academic literacy that the CUNY faculty considers important for later success.  Specifically, the CPE tests some of the skills that you have developed through the course work that you have taken: reading and interpreting textbooks and material of general interest; organizing and presenting your ideas about what you have read and connecting those ideas to other information or concepts; writing clearly and effectively for an audience; and interpreting and evaluating material presented in charts and graphs.

Who is required to take the CPE?
All students pursuing an associate or bachelor’s degree at CUNY must take and pass the CPE.  Passing the exam is a requirement for the associate degree, while students pursing a bachelor’s degree must pass by the time they have completed their 60^th credit.  Effective September 1, 2003, these requirements apply to all students pursing these two degrees, no matter when they first entered CUNY.  (Exemptions that previously had been in effect for freshmen who had matriculated at CUNY before Fall 1999 and for transfers who first arrived before Fall 2000 are no longer in force).

When is the CPE administered?
For the Fall semester, the CPE registration process begins in mid-September and the exam is administered during mid-October.  In the Spring semester, the process begins in mid-February and the exam is in mid-March.

How do I register for the CPE?
During the semester in which you are attempting 45 or more credits, you will receive a letter from the Evaluation and Testing Office asking you to go online, http://webgrade.ccny.cuny.edu/cpe, and register for the CPE.  If you do not receive a letter and you have completed 45 credits you MUST go to the Testing Office to pick up your registration material.  You will forfeit one of your chances to take the CPE if you skip a required administration.

CPE registration website: http://webgrade.ccny.cuny.edu/cpe

What if I fail the CPE?
You will have three opportunities to take and pass the exam.  Not showing up to take the exam counts as an exam failure.  Students who fail the CPE once should see an advisor to plan a program that includes one or more of the following activities:

For students who fail the CPE two or more times, consultation with the CPE Faculty Liaison and registration for an appropriate writing or writing-intensive course is mandatory.

What happens if I do not take the exam when it is required?
Students who miss the exam when required will be considered to have forfeited that required administration and will be stopped at registration.  A forfeit counts as a failure.

Resources
For CPE format (including sample questions) and the next available test date contact the Office of Evaluation and Testing located in the Wille Administration Building, Room 213, or visit http://my.ccny.cuny.edu/testing

For CPE preparation and workshops contact the Writing Center located in the Samuel L. Rudin Academic Resource Center on the 3^rd floor, Amsterdam Plaza of the North Academic Center (NA).

For CPE appeals, contact the CPE Faculty Liaison or email cpe@ccny.cuny.edu

For further information please call or visit
The Office of Evaluation and Testing
Wille Administration Building, Room 213
(212) 650-6488
http://my.ccny.cuny.edu/testing