1. Thriving At the City College of New York
What You Need To Know
Carlito Berlus
Gateway Academic Center

2. Thriving At The City College of New York: what you need to know
Your Academic Record
Resources
Advising at CCNY
Applying to the Professional Schools
Advisement
Be Mindful
OVERVIEW

3. Thriving At ccny The academic record you bring to CCNY
YOUR RECORD
The academic record you bring to CCNY
2nd Degree
AA and AS degrees
Credit accumulated/Transferred
Applying to the professional schools
Grove School of Engineering
Spitzer School of Architecture
School of Education
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

4. Thriving At The City College of New York: what you need to know
Use the resources of the college
Instructors
Advisors
Academic resources
The undergraduate bulletin
(Bulletin)
Be in the know
Know how to find information (CCNY directory)
(Directory)
Speak to your advising division
RESOURCES

5. Thriving At The City College of New York: what you need to know
ADVISING AT CCNY
Advisement
What it is/What it isn’t
How advising is conducted at CCNY?
Degree type and common requirements (Pathways)

6. Thriving At ccny college advisement sTRUCTURE
ADVISING AT CCNY
Grove School of Engineering
School of Education
Spitzer School of Architecture
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS)
Humanities
Colin Powell
Sciences

7. Thriving At ccny college of liberal arts and sciences ADVISING AT CCNY
Humanities & Arts
Powell School
(Social Sciences)
Science
Art
ANTHROPOLOGY
BIOLOGY
Asian Studies
ECONOMICS
CHEMISTRY
Black Studies
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
EARTH AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE
Comparative Literature
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
MATHEMATICS
English
LATIN AMERICAN & LATINO STUDIES
PHYSICS
Foreign Languages & Literatures
POLITICAL SCIENCE
PRE-MEDICAL STUDIES PROGRAM (Any major)
History
PRE-LAW PROGRAM (Any major)
Jewish Studies
PSYCHOLOGY
Media & Communication Arts
PUBLIC POLICY & PUBLIC AFFAIRS (minor)
Music
WOMEN'S STUDIES (minor)
Philosophy
Theatre
Divisions within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences- Majors and Programs

8. The components/parts of your degreee
ADVISING AT CCNY
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Engineering

9. Know what you need to take, and when
ADVISING AT CCNY
I.E.:
Pathways Checklist:
(Checklist)
The College Option
The classes you take depend on the degree you are pursuing, NOT what your friends say.
Don’t plan vacations during the semester!

10. Thriving At ccny The academic record you bring to CCNY Be mindful of :
2nd Degree
AA and AS degrees
Credit accumulated/Transferred
Be mindful of :
Know that the rigors of CCNY are likely different from you prior institution
Your financial aid package and remaining semester
The number of credits you have & TAP
Declaring a major and the hard deadline (2/14/2019)
(track contributory courses on DegreeWorks)
* check your CCNY regularly

11. The components/parts of your degreee
ADVISING AT CCNY
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Engineering
Bachelor of Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts
2nd Major OR
Minor OR
Free Electives
College Requirement
(Gen. Ed OR Pathways)
Major a
*Every course you are enrolled into must fall into one of these or you risk financial aid/TAP

12. Strategies for Career Success
Excellent Writing Skills
Effective Speaking/Communication
Diversification
Lifelong Learning

13. Conclusion & General Reminders
Key Points:
Bring updated transcripts of all institutions you have attended
(what you have determines what is left to do)
* Know that the rigors of CCNY are likely different from your prior institution(s)