Smart Start to Registration
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First Year Experience
500 West 56th Street
Room 100W
New York, NY 10019
Main Office: 212.484.1130
FYE Summer Academy and Extension Program: 212.237.8138
fye@jjay.cuny.edu
Hours:
Monday – Friday
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

About Us
To schedule your Advisement & Registration appointment, see Step 5.
Before you come to your appointment, make sure you have completed the steps below:
1. Receive a letter of acceptance from President Travis of John Jay College.
2. Testing invitations arrive in the mail. You need to register for the CUNY Assessment Test/s and take the required test/s on the sheduled dates at John Jay College.
See Preparation for the CUNY Assessment Tests (CAT).
3. Take the CUNY Assessment Test(s).
4. Receive an invitation for an advisement and registration session.
Before your registration appointment:
• Get your immunization record from the local doctor’s office and submit it to the Student Health Center.
Student Health Center
445 West 59th Street
Room 1292, North Hall
212.237.8052
healthoffice@jjay.cuny.edu
• Apply for financial aid. File out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online.
Office of Student Financial Services
445 West 59th Street
Room 1280, North Hall
212.237.8936
finaid@jjay.cuny.edu
• Visit the John Jay College website to find out about courses in your major and in general education. We recommend you register for general education courses in your first semester since these are often prerequisites for courses in your major.
Academic Programs for First-Year Students
General Education Requirements for Baccalaureate Degree
• Pay your $ 100 commitment deposit. For more information, click here. Exception: If you are a conditionally admitted student, you do not have to pay your deposit until you recieve your admission letter.
5. Advisement and Registration link--click to schedule your Advisement and Registration session.
6. Come to register for classes in the College’s T-Building (Haaren Hall) at 899 Tenth Avenue.
Directions: Take #1, 9, A, B, C, D to 59th Street & Columbus Circle or R, N to 57th Street & 7th Avenue.
Inside JJC (Faculty & Staff)
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