• Log into your CUNYfirst account
• Click on “Student Center”
• View Details for Baruch College
• Accept Offer
• Confirm Offer of Acceptance

Accept Offer to Baruch
Click on Pay Commitment Deposit to pay a non-refundable $100 commitment deposit by credit card or e-check. See the deadline as stated in your acceptance email. (If you do not see the Pay Commitment Deposit button, your deposit has been waived.)

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Students who have accepted their admission offer via CUNYfirst and submitted their deposit (or have been waived) will be able to claim their official Baruch Username and BaruchMail. This process may take up to 7-10 business days from accepting your offer of admission.

Once your accounts have been created, you will receive an email asking you to claim your accounts. Please wait for the notification. See BCTC’s webpage for instructions. Your BaruchMail is the way that all official college communications will be conducted.

Admitted students will no longer need to take a CUNY exam in order to receive placement. Students may be placed in Math and English courses in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, meeting benchmark scores on the SAT, ACT, and New York State Regents exams.

Admitted freshmen will be required to take a writing exam for English placement purposes. You may click here for more information.

*English As A Second Language (ESL) Students – Applicants who have spent at least six months or more in an institution where English is not the primary language of instruction are flagged as potential ESL via the CUNY admission process. Please visit the Office of Testing and Evaluation for more information.

Ability to Benefit (ATB) – Students who graduated from a high school outside of the United States, may be required to take the ATB test prior to receiving any financial aid, if eligible.

Fill out the online Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). If you have not filled out your FAFSA, do it as soon as possible. This is required to be considered for any financial aid or honors programs. Apply at studentaid.gov.

 All students attending in-person or hybrid classes for the Spring 2022 semester are required to be fully vaccinated* (14 days after final dose) with the COVID Vaccine, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Meningitis (proof/waiver). You must submit your proof of COVID vaccination or a request for medical exemption or religious exception via CUNYfirst, as well as submitting immunization records for MMR and Meningitis (see below) documentation no later than:

• Freshman & Transfer Students will be invited to attend a mandatory on-line orientation; therefore, they must submit proof of vaccination no later than January 18, 2022.

MMR/Meningitis

Submit your Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Meningitis (proof/waiver) documents to the Medical Records Unit within the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at medicalrecords@baruch.cuny.edu. If you previously submitted this information to another CUNY college, you do not need to resubmit them.

For more information, you can visit Immunization Policy FAQ.

COVID Vaccine:

All students registering for any in-person or hybrid classes must be fully vaccinated* (14 days after final dose) to attend in-person classes, unless you have been granted a religious exception or medical exemption.

For more information on how to submit COVID vaccination documentation, click here. For up-to-date information on CUNY COVID Vaccination Policy, please visit the CUNY Coronavirus FAQ.

Email any COVID-19 related questions to LVA@baruch.cuny.edu.

*All vaccines must be approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be considered fully vaccinated and be in compliance of CUNY policy. For a full listing of approved vaccines click here.

All transcripts listing college coursework (also Advanced Placement & International Baccalaureate), including those taken while in high school must be submitted prior to orientation. CUNY transcripts do not need to be submitted. For more information you may click here.

All new freshman students must submit an official high school transcript indicating date of graduation. This must be submitted prior to the first day of classes. High Schools can email a PDF of the final high school transcript to new.freshman@baruch.cuny.edu. *NYC DOE students do not need to request a final high school transcript as long as they have listed their OSIS number on their admission application.

All new transfer students must submit official final transcript(s) for courses taken outside CUNY, upon completion of any coursework in progress. Colleges can email a PDF of the transcript to new.transfer@baruch.cuny.edu.

 Students who have accepted their admissions offer via CUNYfirst and submitted their deposit (or have been waived) will be sent an invitation to attend an Orientation program. Invitations will only be sent to your BaruchMail account.

Orientation programs are mandatory and will take place from December through January, for the Spring 2022 semester.

• Freshman & Transfer Students will be invited to attend a mandatory on-line orientation; therefore, they must submit proof of vaccination no later than January 18, 2022.

During orientation, students will meet with Academic Advisors, review degree requirements, and register for their Spring semester courses.  Students requesting an individual advisement session (scheduled through Navigate) must first complete Orientation.

Please note: Students will NOT be invited to attend orientation unless they have submitted proof of being fully vaccinated* (14 days after final dose) with the COVID-19 Vaccine or have an approved medical exemption or religious exception as well as submitting immunization records for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Meningitis. For more information, click here.

*All vaccines must be approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be considered fully vaccinated and be in compliance of CUNY policy. For a full listing of approved vaccines click here.

Stay connected to your advisors and fellow students with the Navigate Student app.  Please note that you must first attend Orientation before you can schedule an app0ointment with an Academic Advisor.

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After you have registered, you can check your tuition bill on your CUNYfirst account. Tuition payments can be made online or by mail. For more information, you may refer to the Office of the Bursar.

Qualifying for New York state residency greatly affects how much tuition you will be paying. If you want more information on residency, including qualifying for it, click here to read more.