— plan your semester-by-semester path to graduation

The Academic Career Planner is a tool to help you visualize what classes you will take over time in order to complete your degree. If you have already started one, this is a good time to review the next two semesters to see if you want or need to make any changes to your plans.

1. Download the pdf that’s right for you — associate or bachelor’s degree — and save it somewhere you’ll be able to find again. You can download and save the planner as a clickable and fillable pdf file, or print and fill it in with pen or pencil. (Free printing is available in the library and G600, LG 18, and V217 computer labs.)
2. Using the information you wrote down yesterday, and looking at your degree requirements on the college website, fill in the next two semesters — or more if you want to lay out the classes and timing that works best for you from the start to the end of your time at City Tech.
3. You can use the Sample Course of Study tab on the degree page to see the sequence of courses your department recommends that you take, and to use as a starting point for your personal plan. Make sure to click on classes and read the prerequisites when you’re choosing which courses to take first.
4. As you fill out the planner, write down any questions that you have and save them for Monday’s activity.

— prepare questions about ways to get involved, to prepare for your career, or address any challenges

After your first semester at City Tech, you switch from having a STAR Center advisor to consulting with a faculty advisor in your department.

If you are in ACE, ASAP, EDGE, or SEEK, you should speak to your advisor there about your schedule, but you can also benefit from talking to a faculty advisor in your department about things specific to your major and careers in your field.

You can find a list of departments and how to contact faculty advisors on the advising site.

1. Click to expand the section that is relevant to your major, and copy and paste or write down how to get in touch with your faculty advisor. This might be a specific name and email address or Zoom link, or it might be a place to fill out a form with your specific question to get matched with the right person, or it might be a table of faculty advisors with times and locations of availability.
2. Decide on your next step to get in touch with an advisor and take action, whether that is setting yourself a reminder to attend in-person hours, sending an email, or submitting a form.
3. Make a list of questions you want to ask your advisor when you meet. The list should include the questions you had when filling out your Academic Career Planner. Here are additional ideas for topics you might want to ask about:
   • Your skills, interests, and career plans, or intention to attend graduate or professional school
   • What track or electives in the degree might fit with your skills, interests, and future plans
   • A review of your Academic Career Planner, and any recommendations your advisor has
   • Whether the classes you want are likely to be available in a specific semester or summer session
   • Recommendations for clubs, activities, or projects that align with your interests
   • What area they conduct research in, and if they work with undergraduate researchers or could recommend other professors who do
   • Anything else relevant to your academic or co-curricular plans at City Tech and beyond!

— make sure you are able to register

To see your holds, log in to CUNYfirst and look at your Student Center. In the upper right-hand corner, you will see the holds area.

• If it says “No Holds,” you’re ready to go.
• If there is a message there, you can click to look at the full holds list, and then click the specific hold to see a brief description of what the it means and which office to speak to for resolution.

Pay special attention to these areas:

• FINANCIAL: Bursar, Library, Past Due, In-House Collections, etc
  • Bursar’s office is open Monday — Friday from 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM in NG-06 (Namm, ground floor)
  • bursar@citytech.cuny.edu
• ADVISING: ASAP, ACE, SEEK, or other special program advising hold
  • Contact your program advisor
• IMMUNIZATION: proof of required vaccinations for MMR or meningococcus
  • Get in touch with the Student Wellness Center: https://www.citytech.cuny.edu/wellness-center/immunizations.aspx
  • StudentWellness@citytech.cuny.edu
• REGISTRAR
  • Open Monday — Thursday from 9:00 am — 5:00 pm in Namm, NG-15
  • Zoom hours available Monday — Thursday; see website for times and link: www.citytech.cuny.edu/registrar
  • registrar@citytech.cuny.edu
• DISCIPLINARY or academic integrity hold
  • Follow up with your contact person for the case to see what needs to be done to resolve the hold before March 27.

— make sure you know when to register to get the schedule and classes you want

Today is the day the registrar’s office releases registration appointment times for summer and fall 2023. Your appointment represents the first moment you will be able to register for summer and fall classes.

While you will continue to have access to register for new classes and change your selections until the end of add/drop each semester, it’s best to register right away to make sure that you get the best class sections, days, and times for you before they fill up.

Log into CUNYfirst and look at your Student Center. Choose the “Course Planning and Enrollment Dates” tile, and then select “Enrollment Dates” to view your appointment.

Set up calendar reminders for yourself for:

• March 23, which is the first day Schedule Builder carts will be open so you can pre-select and save your preferred schedule.
• Your personal registration appointment, so you can log in and register for all of the courses in your cart as soon as possible.