BA: Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences

IAS/CWE New Students

welcome new students
Congratulations on your acceptance to the department of interdisciplinary studies at CWE!  
On behalf of our students, faculty, administration, and staff, welcome to The City College of New York.

This page will assist you with what you need to do now that you are accepted to our program.

As a new student, you need to take the next steps: 

1.  Log in to CUNY First and make sure your contact information is correct and up to date.

2.  Activate your Citymail Email Account, CUNY Portal and Web Checkout: Go Here.

3.  Contact the CWE Front Desk ( cwefrontdesk@ccny.cuny.edu ) to make a registration appointment with one of our Academic Advisors. 

4.  New Student Events:

  • CWE New Student Orientation: Tuesday, January 10th, 2023 5pm 
    • Hiflex: In-person and via Zoom. Registration Information will be posted soon.
  • Tech Savvy Sessions: Wednesday, January  11th 5pm & Thursday, January 12th, 5pm
    • Zoom. Registration Information will be posted soon.
Academic Advising
ACADEMIC ADVISING AND ENROLLMENT

Academic Advising and Enrollment for the B.S. in Early Childhood Education and B.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences are by appointment only.  Appointments are held for an hour via video or phone conference. To schedule your individual advising appointment, please contact the CCNY Downtown Front Desk, cwefrontdesk@ccny.cuny.edu or go  here. Please schedule all appointments through the Virtual Front Desk rather than contacting your advisor directly. Send an email containing : 

STUDENT INFORMATION:

  • Full Name 
  • Empld ID 
  • Phone 
  • Email:  
  • Advisor: (If known)
  • Intended Major: 
  • Reason for appointment: NEW STUDENT

Once you email the front desk you will receive an email confirmation with the appointment link to access the meeting. Prior to your appointment review the academic calendar and schedule classes that are in the email. You can also review these items at the current students or home page. 

NAVIGATING THE SYSTEMS

CUNY First

CUNY FIRST

Activating your CUNY First Account
Go to www.ccny.cuny.edu

  • Click on LOGIN in the upper right corner of the page
  • From the drop-down menu, select CUNY First
  • If you have used CUNY First in the past, login or select “Forgot Password”
  • If you are new to CUNY First, click on NEW USER and follow the prompts to
  • claim your account, set your challenge questions, and set your password.
     

Updating your CUNYFirst Account

  • In your CUNY First Student Center, select “Profile”
  • Make sure your phone number and secondary email are both current
  • Your Citymail Email account remains your preferred email.

Citymail

CITYMAIL EMAIL ACCOUNT

Setting up your Citymail Email Account

  • Go to Reset.ccny.cuny.edu
  • Select Student Password Reset
  • Select Option A and follow the prompts

 

CCNY ID CARD

NEW ID CARDS FOR INCOMING TRANSFER STUDENTS: You can email a photo to the ID office with the information required as described on the ID office website and they office will MAIL the ID card to your home.

Email  ID Request must include:

  • Full name as it appears in CUNYFirst
  • EMPLD ID# - Make sure it is accurate
  • Date of birth as it is in CUNYFirst

Please give the ID office time as they have limited staff on duty.  Contact:   idoffice@ccny.cuny.edu  Validation Stickers: Please stop by the CWE Front Desk for your sticker.

Blackboard

BLACKBOARD

Accessing Blackboard

Go to www.ccny.cuny.edu

  • Click on LOGIN in the upper right corner of the page
  • From the drop-down menu, select Blackboard
  •  Login with your CUNY First credentials.         

BLACKBOARD

  • All course related information can be accessed using Blackboard. Go Here.
  • Go to www.ccny.cuny.edu
  • Click on LOGIN in the upper right corner of the page
  • From the drop-down menu, select Blackboard
  • Login with your CUNY First credentials.        

Financial Aid

TUITION & FINANCIAL AID

The City College of New York Financial aid home page:

https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/financialaid

  • If you have a Financial aid item on your CUNYfirst “To Do List” on the “Student Services Ctr” page
  • you must activate a CUNY Student Forms account at: https://cuny-cty.studentforms.com/.
  • If you need assistance contact the front desk to request an appointment with
    • CWE's Financial Aid Advisor, Mr. Warren Orange

training

IMPORTANT STUDENT TRAINING DATES

The following events take place a few weeks before classes start every semester.

Email announcements will be sent for more information:

Check your Citymail Email account frequently for all dates and information. 

Spring term

READY FOR SPRING    

All registered student information can be found:

  • CURRENT STUDENTS PAGE
    • Academic calendars, course directory, student support services and more!
  • BLACKBOARD
    • All course related inf can be accessed using Blackboard. Go Here.
    • Go to www.ccny.cuny.edu
    • Click on LOGIN in the upper right corner of the page
    • From the drop-down menu, select Blackboard
    • Login with your CUNY First credentials.        
  • COURSE DIRECTORY 
    • Go the current students page and find your course

Last Updated: 12/22/2022 15:39