You can find contact information for Faculty and Staff in the Directory

Writing assistance covers nearly all academic subjects and takes place both virtually and in person. Visit BCC’s Writing Center.

Yes. BCC’s Virtual Learning Commons offers tutoring assistance in the STEM areas, including lecture notes, videos, Open Educational Resources (OERs), and simulations tailored to courses in Biology, Chemistry and Math.

You can find tutoring in the Learning Commons. BCC provides extensive support to help students with their academic classes. Instructional support beyond the classroom — both in-person and online — is provided when needed in all subject areas ranging from math, science, and English to writing.

Math and Computer Science tutoring is available in-person and online. Appointments are prioritized and highly recommended. See details here.

Yes. Check out this information on tutoring for World Languages.

Yes – for more information, see https://www.bcc.cuny.edu/registrar/e-permit/.

Contact your advisor or visit our catalog section on academic policies and procedures.

Final grades are posted in CUNYfirst.

Yes – for more information, see https://www.bcc.cuny.edu/registrar/e-permit/.

Contact your advisor or visit our catalog section on academic policies and procedures.

Final grades are posted in CUNYfirst.

View the Final Exam Schedule.

Make sure to check out the college calendar and bookmark the link so you know when classes are in session and when they are not.

Online courses with no scheduled time are considered “asynchronous.” That is, they do not meet at a standard time and teaching and learning occurs on a more flexible schedule, though with deadlines set by the professor. See more information here.

You can find this information on the college calendar.

You can find this information on the college calendar.

Some courses are self-paced and some instructor-led. Both, instructor-lead courses and self-paced courses, involve substantive and regular interaction with the professor. Also, both courses have deadlines to submit assignments and or exams.

The fully online programs are designed for adult learners, working professional, and anyone who may benefit from avoiding commuting time and needs flexibility with their schedule.

Currently, as of Spring 2024, we offer the following fully online degrees at BCC: 1. Assistant Of Children With Special Needs Certificate, 2. Bilingual Early Childhood Assistant Certificate, 3. Criminal Justice AA, 4 and 5. Online Cybersecurity and Networking AAS & Certificate, 6. Digital Design AAS, 7. Early Childhood Assistant Certificate, 8. Education AS, 9. English AA, 10 and 11. Liberal Arts And Sciences AA (Options: Media Studies, and Spanish), and 12. Public Health AS

Yes, fully online programs lead to the following degrees and/or certificates: 1. Assistant Of Children With Special Needs Certificate, 2. Bilingual Early Childhood Assistant Certificate, 3. Criminal Justice AA, 4 and 5. Online Cybersecurity and Networking AAS & Certificate, 6. Digital Design AAS, 7. Early Childhood Assistant Certificate, 8. Education AS, 9. English AA, 10 and 11. Liberal Arts And Sciences AA (Options: Media Studies, and Spanish), and 12. Public Health AS. We plan to add more programs in the near future. Check out the Online Degree Programs Website for updates: https://www.bcc.cuny.edu/online-degree-program/

Online courses at Bronx Community College, as well as all CUNY campuses, use Brightspace (starting Summer 2024) as a Learning Management System. Course information, professor information, schedule of classes, course content, assessments and exams, and everything else course related is posted in Brightspace. Additionally, each professor may use other platforms such as ePortfolios, Zoom, or others, which will be listed in the syllabus and in the course description so that you are aware of it before enrolling in the course.

These are the academic programs and majors available in BCC’s fully online programs: 1. Assistant Of Children With Special Needs Certificate, 2. Bilingual Early Childhood Assistant Certificate, 3. Criminal Justice AA, 4 and 5. Online Cybersecurity and Networking AAS & Certificate, 6. Digital Design AAS, 7. Early Childhood Assistant Certificate, 8. Education AS, 9. English AA, 10 and 11. Liberal Arts And Sciences AA (Options: Media Studies, and Spanish), and 12. Public Health AS. We plan to add more programs in the near future. Check out the Online Degree Programs Website for updates: https://www.bcc.cuny.edu/online-degree-program/

Class size varies, but all online classes are capped at 25 students.

Forms of assessment in online courses vary greatly by instructor and course. Some faculty may administer no exams, preferring only papers or projects. Others may administer oral exams. Some may administer exams online that they proctor themselves.

Some professors make course content available weekly as the semester progresses, and some professors make all course content available from the beginning of the semester. This depends on the nature of each course and the teaching pedagogy chosen by each professor. However, all courses have deadlines for assignment and or exams.

Yes, some courses have alternatives to traditional exams. The alternatives to traditional exams (e.g., project, field report, activity report, paper, reflection, skills demonstration) depend on each course and discipline.

Yes, many professors and students at Bronx Community College participate in research. There are disciplines that may require in person lab work, but talk with the Program Director of your program of interest to find out more. Find contact information for your program at this link https://www.bcc.cuny.edu/online-degree-program/

Not at this time. All programs offered online are expected to be completable in the approximately the same amount of time as in-person. However, since online courses are often asynchronous, they tend to pose less of a scheduling challenge than do in-person courses. Therefore, a motivated and high-achieving online student may be able to complete some programs more quickly than an in-person student can.  

At this time, we have no programs or courses offered online that require students to take exams at a testing center.

Yes, you can access the course material and lecture material at any time during the semester while you are taking a course. Some professors make course content available weekly as the semester progresses, and some professors make all course content available from the beginning of the semester. This depends on the nature of each course and the teaching pedagogy chosen by each professor.

No, not at this time a fully online STEM program is not available.  Some of the required science and math courses are only conducted in person.  

BCC does offer some credit for prior learning opportunities. Please see here for more information. Note, though, that prior learning credit must typically be equivalent to a specific course at BCC in order to be considered for credit.

Online students can participate in the BCC Honors Program, either by enrolling in honors sections or completing honors contracts.

Students in BCC online programs are eligible to engage in the international education opportunities available to in-person students. Some logistical challenges may present themselves, however, depending on the location of the online student. For example, study abroad programs often involve students travelling together from New York. This may be more difficult for an online student living outside the metropolitan area.

All assignments and exams are submitted or taken online. Bronx Community College, as well as all CUNY campuses, uses Brightspace (starting Summer 2024) as a Learning Management System. Interactions among students and with the professor are channeled through Brightspace. Additionally, each professor may use other platforms such as ePortfolios, Zoom, or others, which will be listed in the syllabus and in the course description so that you are aware of it before enrolling in the course. Grading will depend on the nature of the assignments (i.e. whether it is a written assignment, a report, or an other type of assignment)

All exams and assessments are taken or submitted online. Bronx Community College, as well as all CUNY campuses, uses Brightspace (starting Summer 2024) as a Learning Management System. Submission of exams and assessments are channeled through Brightspace. Additionally, each professor may use other platforms such as ePortfolios, Zoom, or others, which will be listed in the syllabus and in the course description so that you are aware of it before enrolling in the course.

The structure of the course depends on each course and each professor. However, the design of all courses follows the guidelines provided by the Online Course Quality Review Rubric (OSCQR), used for online courses at CUNY and SUNY. These guidelines ensure that each course is accessible and that there is regular and substantive interaction. Online courses at Bronx Community College, as well as all CUNY campuses, are delivered using Brightspace (starting Summer 2024) as a Learning Management System. Additionally, each professor may use other platforms such as ePortfolios, Zoom, or others, which will be listed in the syllabus and in the course description so that you are aware of it before enrolling in the course.

Group projects and online discussions vary among courses and their conduction depends on the goal of the discussion and the pedagogical approach of the professor. Discussion boards may be written discussion boards, or video discussion boards. In both cases students interact with each other and with the instructor. Group projects may be also written projects sharing a common document or site, or audio or video project working together.

Some research projects and laboratory requirements can be meet online and some cannot. Talk with the Program Director of your program of interest to find out more. Find contact information for your program at this link https://www.bcc.cuny.edu/online-degree-program/

To share your Letter of Accommodations with your instructors in your online classes, you have a couple of options. One way is to share it during office hours with your instructor. Also, you can share it with your instructor by sending a copy via email. If you need an additional electronic copy, you can request it by emailing disabilityservices@bcc.cuny.edu.

The schedule depends on the course. In asynchronous courses there is no specific schedule except the deadlines established to submit assignments or any other type of assessment. In synchronous courses there is a regular meeting schedule, which depends on each specific course.

Yes, you will be assigned an Academic Advisor who will assist and guide you with degree requirements, academic support, career, transfer and financial aid information.

Yes, you can change your major to another fully online program or any other major offered at BCC. You should consult with your Academic Advisor to go over the degree requirements and credits. A change of major form needs to be submitted to the Registrar Office

10-12-23-revised-application-for-change-of-plansubplan-fillable.pdf (cuny.edu)

No, there are no restrictions on the number of courses you can take. However, taking more courses that you can handle is not advisable. Talk with your Academic Advisor and with the Program Director before enrolling in your courses. Find contact information for your program of interest at this link https://www.bcc.cuny.edu/online-degree-program/

All exams and assessments will be taken or submitted online. Bronx Community College, as well as all CUNY campuses, uses Brightspace (starting Summer 2024) as a Learning Management System. Submission of exams and assessments are channeled through Brightspace. Additionally, each professor may use other platforms such as ePortfolios, Zoom, or others, which will be listed in the syllabus and in the course description so that you are aware of it before enrolling in the course.