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SEEK for Guidance Counselors

Dear Guidance Counselor,

This section of the SEEK website is intended to provide you with accurate and up-to-date information regarding the SEEK Program at Baruch College.

We feel that our SEEK Program has a lot to offer students. Over the years we have successfully helped students fulfill their goal of becoming college graduates.

Please feel free to email us at seek@baruch.cuny.edu.

Sincerely,

Dr. Kristy Clementina Perez
SEEK Director

Admissions Requirements

There are two major requirements to be accepted into SEEK. Students must meet and academic and economic criteria.

Myth: SEEK Admits Only Students With Low Averages

Each CUNY college differs with regard to its admissions standards, as do the various SEEK Programs. As Baruch has raised its admissions standards, so has Baruch’s SEEK Program. It is more difficult to be accepted as a SEEK student at Baruch than it is to be accepted as a non-SEEK student at some of the other senior colleges in CUNY. Overall our SEEK students are highly motivated and perform well academically while at Baruch.

The following criteria can be used as a guideline when working with your students. It represents Baruch’s admissions standards for SEEK and non-SEEK student.

Eligibility for Admission to the SEEK or College Discovery Program (CD)

A student must meet all of the following criteria in order to be considered for admission to the SEEK or CD Program:

Be a high school graduate or have a New York State approved General Equivalency Diploma or its equivalent
Have not previously attended a college or university, except in the case of students enrolled in the State University of New York’s Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), or the independent colleges’ Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP)
Be a resident of New York State for SEEK admission or a resident of New York City for CD Program admission
Have an admissions index score that is below the cutpoint for regular admissions to a particular senior college (for SEEK admission) or have a college admissions average of less than 80 percent for admission to a community college CD Program
Have a family income and other available financial resources fall within guidelines established by New York State
Attend a pre-freshman summer session if you do not satisfy the University criteria on one or more of the University Skills Assessment Tests in Reading, Writing, or Mathematics

Financial Requirements for SEEK Eligibility

The following is a guideline for determining economic eligibility for Special Programs for students entering college between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025. It is not a substitute for an actual eligibility assessment. Please contact the Baruch Financial Aid Services office at 646-312-1360 for more information.

Academic Year: 2025-2026
Number of Members in Household (including head of household)	Total Annual Household Income
1	$27,861
2	$37,814
3	$47,767
4	$57,720
5	$67,673
6	$77,626
7	$87,579
8	$97,532
Add $9,953 for each family member in excess of 8.

SEEK for Guidance Counselors

Academic Year: 2025-2026