Deadline Reminders

I realize that we are coming upon the busiest time of the semester but I’d like to encourage you to be mindful of a few approaching deadlines:

1. Area of Concentration forms are due on December 1^st for all students admitted into the Program for Summer and Fall 2007; getting your AOC approved is a critical part of your requirements.
2. If you have received an overdue notice regarding your AOC form you may face dismissal from the Program if you do not submit the form by December 1^st.
3. The deadline to file for January graduation has passed; students who plan to graduate in June or September 2008 should schedule graduation audits as soon as possible. If you plan to graduate in June you MUST have a graduation audit prior to the beginning of the Spring 2008 semester.
4. All students who have at least 90-100 credits (or who will reach this point at the end of the semester) and have approved AOC form(s) are encouraged to schedule graduation audits regardless of how many semesters of courses they have remaining. CUNY BA does audits early so that students have time to plan out their final semesters, rather than waiting until the end when it is too late to adjust registration or meet requirements.
5. Do not wait to contact your Academic Advisor about registration. If you have questions about requirements, you want to confirm that courses will meet requirements or if you have problems registering please deal with that as early as possible. We cannot adequately advise 700 students simultaneously. You should also plan to register AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE and not wait until late January.
6. The CUNY Baccalaureate Scholarships Application is now available on our website. The absolute deadline for this application is February 22, 2008- no exceptions will be made. Now is a good time to ask professors to write letters of recommendation as you won’t find that many are available between semesters and that they are busy early in the semester.
7. All forms are available on our website and you should visit both the website (www.cunyba.cuny.edu) and our blog (http://cunyba.blogspot.com) regularly for updated information.
8. Finally, the CUNY BA Office (and the Graduate Center) will be closed on Thursday and Friday of this week (11/22 & 11/23).

If you have any questions please contact your Academic Advisor:

A-F Helene Brown hbrown1@gc.cuny.edu 212.817.8229

G-N Rafal Szczurowski rszczurowski@gc.cuny.edu 212.817.8225

O-Z Kate McPherson kmcpherson@gc.cuny.edu 212.817.8237

If you are unable to reach your Advisor right away please leave a message or send an e-mail and we will respond to you in a timely manner. All Academic Advisors are now full-time but this is a busy time of year so you can’t always expect immediate service. Please do not contact an Advisor for another alpha group if you do not reach your Advisor immediately. All students will be responded to as quickly as possible.

If you have a registration problem please contact your Academic Advisor or the CUNY BA Registrar’s Office (212.817.8227). To schedule an appointment for a graduation audit or a credit check please contact our main office (212.817.8221). Area of Concentration forms can be faxed (212.817.1512) or e-mailed to your Academic Advisor.

Enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday and good luck on the rest of your semester!