• You must be a matriculated student currently in attendance at a CUNY college (Home College).
• Undergraduate students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of at least 2.00.
• A student cannot have any holds on his/her record by the bursar, library, advisement etc.
• A student must meet all Home College registration requirements, such as completed immunization.
• Courses taken on permit must meet a specific degree requirement.
• You cannot take a course on permit if you are a non-degree student at BCC.
• First-semester and transfer students are not eligible to take courses on permit during their first semester at BCC.

Make sure you apply for an e-permit before the deadline.

For the Summer 2024 session, the last days to file an e-permit are as follows:

Three Week-First (3W1) – June 3, 2024 – June 26, 2024 (Deadline: Monday, May 27, 2024)

Five Week-First (5W1) – July 1, 2024 – August 1, 2024 (Deadline: Thursday, June 27, 2024)

Eight Week-First (8W1) – June 3, 2024 – August 1, 2024 (Deadline: Monday, May 27, 2024)

For Fall 2024, the last day to file an e-permit is Wednesday, August 21, 2024.

E-permit forms submitted after the deadline WILL NOT be processed.

Courses and grades on permit cannot be used towards the “F” policy. Courses must be taken at the same institution that issued the “F” grade.

Please allow 10 business days for the processing of your e-permit.
Please make sure there is a valid email address on your permit request.

A student granted approval to take courses on permit must check their CUNYFirst Student Center for the registration appointment time from the Host College. Note that an e-permit approval only grants permission to take a course at another CUNY college and does not enroll a student or guarantee a seat in a course. Normal registration procedures should then be followed by the student with the Host College. You must register for the course approved on the permit form. If you want to register for another course, you need to cancel the course you do not want and submit another e-permit for approval.

Courses will be transferred to the Home College and recorded with the grade assigned by the Host College and included in the cumulative GPA. The number of credits transferred for each course will be the value assigned by the Host College and not the Home College. The approved permit will show on your schedule as PERM 11 to 18 (one to eight credits)

Courses that do not have the same number of credits will not be approved. For example, ACC 111 is a four-credit course at BCC while ACC 101 is a three-credit course at Lehman College. This course will not be approved because it is one credit short of the required credit at BCC.

A student may cancel his/her e-permit request at any time prior to registering at the Host College. However, if the course is cancelled before the start of the semester, you must send an email to epermit@bcc.cuny.edu to request that the course be removed from your course schedule. Since this course is by permission, students cannot drop the course from their schedule.

If a student enrolls in a course at the selected Host College and decides not to attend the course, it is the student’s responsibility to drop the course registration at both the Home and Host campuses as well as canceling the e-permit request. The student must notify his/her Home College of the cancellation before classes begin to avoid a tuition liability and prevent any academic consequences. E-permit course cancellation adheres to the CUNY refund policy dates and deadlines published in the academic calendar. Students must complete a minimum number of credits at their Home institution, including a minimum of the major courses, to satisfy the courses-in-residence requirement to be eligible for graduation. Permit credits are coded as transfer credits since the courses are taken outside of BCC. If you have transfer credits, the limit is 30 credits.

If you have any questions, contact epermit@bcc.cuny.edu.