Academic Policies
Special COVID-19 Flexible Grading Policy for the Fall 2020 Semester
The City University of New York has extended the Special COVID-19 Flexible Grading Policy — also known as the Credit/No Credit Policy — to the Fall 2020 term. The policy will be administered by each of CUNY’s 25 colleges, which may alter…
Special COVID-19 Flexible Grading Policy for the Spring 2020 Semester
As part of The City University of New York’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, during the Spring 2020 semester, all students shall have the option to convert any or all of the (A-F) letter grades they earn in their classes,…
Transfer Credit Policies
“If academic creativity is what you seek and limitlessness is what you yearn, CUNY BA is the answer.” – Heylan Tsumagari, Globalization / Sustainability and Health One of the many advantages of transferring to CUNY BA is that your transfer…
Taking Graduate-Level Courses
Qualified students may take some graduate courses as part of their CUNY BA undergraduate program. Policies about admission of undergraduates into graduate courses vary from campus to campus and from discipline to discipline; students must comply with those policies. Interested…
Leaves of Absence
Taking a Leave of Absence from CUNY BA: If you do not intend to register for classes in the fall or spring semester (this is not necessary for winter or summer sessions), please request a CUNY BA Leave of Absence…
Restricted Departments and Schools
While CUNY BA students are eligible to take courses in almost all schools and departments across the CUNY campuses, there are a few exceptions which applicants and currents students should be aware of. Often, these schools or departments have admissions…
Taking Business Courses at Baruch
The following policy is set by the Dean of the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College: The demand for many business courses frequently exceed the supply for these courses at the Zicklin School of Business every semester, as undergraduate…
F Grade Policy and Repeating D Grades
CUNY Baccalaureate follows the University policy on “F” grades: effective fall 1990, students may re-take up to 16 credits of “F” (or FIN, WU) earned in courses taken in CUNY after September 1984. The course (same number and title) must…
CLEP Credits and other Credits-by-Exam
CUNY Baccalaureate allows students to earn a maximum of 30 non-classroom credits which includes credit-by-examination. There are a number of opportunities for students to receive credit by examination, including the New York University Language Proficiency Exam (offered in over 40…
Graduation Honors
Academic Honors Graduation honors are determined by calculating the grade point average (GPA) for all grades the student has received (CUNY and non CUNY, including those grades that were not transferable) and separately calculating the GPA of CUNY courses which…