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Newly Accepted Transfer Students

FALL 2012 NEWLY ACCEPTED TRANSFER STUDENTS CHECKLIST

PLEASE PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THESE ENROLLMENT STEPS! 

Commitment Deposit and Enrollment Information Form: The College requires newly admitted applicants to pay a non-refundable $100 deposit toward tuition and fee charges by May 1st. If you are admitted after May 1st, your commitment deposit is due 15 days after the date indicated on your admission letter. This form will be sent via email. This deposit reserves your space in the entering class and allows the College to schedule you for registration and advisement.

An online Enrollment Information Form link will be sent via your John Jay email address. The Enrollment Information Form is to help us identify additional information we may need from you for advisement and registration purposes.

Commitment deposits may be submitted by check or money order, along with the Commitment Deposit Form and mailed to: John Jay College, Bursar’s Office, 860 Eleventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019. Cash payments for Commitment Deposits can be made in person. For Bursar office hour’s visit here. You may also pay your Commitment Deposit Online.

Commitment deposit waiver eligibility: You may be eligible to have your commitment deposit waived if you filed your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and your Student Aid Report (SAR) has an expected family contribution (EFC) of $3,000 or less. You need to check your Student Aid Report (SAR) sent by FAFSA to your personal email address to find your EFC. Enter your EFC on the Enrollment Information Form and submit it. The Financial Aid Office will verify eligibility for the waiver.

Email Account: Set up your email account today: John Jay College will be communicating with you using your new John Jay email account and your personal email address linked to your CUNY Portal account. Thus, it is very important that you check your accounts daily so that you do not miss out on any important information that could delay your enrollment to John Jay College. Upon completing the enrollment process, John Jay College will be communicating with you exclusively through your John Jay email account.

Course Evaluation and Registration: To help you understand your course evaluation and register successfully, click onto the New Transfer Student Tutorial. We recommend that you review this tutorial carefully.

Immunization Requirements: Before you register for classes, you will need to download and submit to the Health Office the immunization forms. 

Testing Information: If you did not complete a college-level algebra course or a precalculus or a calculus course from your previous college, you are required to take the CUNY Assessment Test in Mathematics for placement purposes. You will be receiving a letter from the CUNY Testing Office notifying you of the date and time to take the CUNY Assessment in Mathematics. You may also schedule your test date by emailing the Testing Office at testing@jjay.cuny.edu and in the subject section enter "Fall 2012 Transfer" or you may call them at 212.237.8108.

Transfer Credit Evaluation: An email will be sent to you confirming that your transfer credits have been evaluated and posted on eSIMS. The Commitment Deposit is required in order to register online or attend a Registration and Advisement workshop.

Registration and Advisement Workshop: We encourage students to attend a Registration and Advisement workshop prior to registering for the Fall 2012 semester. An email with an RSVP link will be sent to you with the dates and times.

Transcripts: Students with courses in progress must have official transcripts mailed to the Admissions Office as soon as they have completed their studies.

Financial Aid: If you are currently receiving financial aid, make sure to change your school codes. John Jay College FAFSA school code is 2693 and NYS TAP code is 1414.

If you have not yet applied for financial aid, we urge you to apply. Please note that you will need to complete your FAFSA application (Select 2012 -2013 FAFSA) to determine financial aid eligibility by June 1, 2012 and submit federal student loan forms by June 15, 2012.

If you applied for FAFSA, check your personal email for your Student Aid Report (SAR). Download the Student Aid Report (SAR) and read it carefully. If the Student Aid Report (SAR) states that you need to verify information that you entered on the FAFSA, you will need to submit the required documents in addition to your income documentation. Below is a list of acceptable income documentation that you will need to submit along with the 2012 – 2013 Verification Form. Submit documentation in person to Jay Express Services Center. For office hours visit here.

1) Signed copies of your parents’ and your 2011 Federal tax forms (1040, 1040A or 1040EZ, including W-2 forms)

2) Social Security award letter for 2011 (Form 1099)

3) Public Assistance (PA) budget letter, dated 2011, listing all family members in the case

4) Veteran’s benefits award letters for 2011

5) Pension award notices for 2011

6) Birth or baptismal certificates for siblings not listed on tax returns or PA budget letter.

To download 2012–2013 Verification Form, go to: www. jjay.cuny.edu, click on The Jay Stop, click Money Matters, choose Getting Financial Aid, scroll down to Financial Aid Forms and click on either 2012 – 2013 Dependent or Independent Verification.

You can use the Financial Aid Estimator to find out the kind of financial aid you may expect. You can find the link for the Financial Aid Estimator on the “Getting Financial Aid” website. For more Financial Aid information, you should click on Financial Aid TV.

Housing Services: Students interested in housing options can contact: Education Housing Services www.studenthousing.org. For additional information about housing, go to www.jjay.cuny.edu/housing

Transfer Orientation will be held on Thursday, August 16,  2012. An email will be sent to you with an RSVP link.      

First Day of Class is Monday, August 27, 2012.