4 to SOAR!
At York College, we will help you discover your:
- Strengths – and optimize them
- Opportunities – to seize the possibilities that abound
- Aspirations – work on them and achieve your dreams
- Results – soar across the graduation stage in four years!
Why 4 to SOAR?
- 12 credits/semester = full time for financial aid, but 30 credits/ year = on-time graduation.
- 30 credits/year = increased eligibility for the full-tuition Excelsior Scholarship and maximizes NYS TAP awards, both limited to 8 semesters.
- Students who graduate later may run out of financial aid and have to pay out of pocket.
- At CUNY, it doesn’t cost more to take 15 vs. 12 credits.
- Research shows that taking 15 vs. 12 credits = higher first- semester GPAs, retention, and graduation rates.
Connect
Commit to actions and behaviors that help you stay on track. Register for15 credits per semester/30 credits per year. Earning 15 credits may not be easy, but it will give you the advantage of graduating on time and getting ahead.
Academic Path
- Bulletin
- Graduation Requirements
- Grading Policies
- Academic Programs
- Degree Maps
- Declaration of Major / Minor
- Major Plans
- Academic Advisement Center
- Academic Schools and Departments
- Course Schedule and Fees
- CUNY ePermit
- CLEP Exams
- Community Professional Program (Life Experience)
- Career Services - Four Year College Plan
- Excelsior Scholarship
Take Summer/Winter Courses
Take Summer Session and Winter Session courses to stay on track.
Advisors are critical to helping you understand how to graduate on time. Be sure to consult with your advisor to set the best path for you.
Engage
What can you do to stay on track academically outside of the classroom
Be Proactive
Our wish is for each student to have a successful academic experience at York College. Be proactive and stop by any of the student services offices in the Division of Student Development for assistance, information, or just to say hello.
Access/Use
Take advantage of Campus Resources
- Admissions
- Office of the Registrar
- Office of the Bursar
- Financial Aid Office
- Scholarship Center
- Collaborative Learning Center (Tutoring)
- Math Learning Center
- Career Services
- Writing Across the Curriculum
- Honors Program
- Undergraduate Research
- Counseling Center
- Center for Students with Disabilities
- Study Abroad
- Office of Student Academic Services (Committee on Academic Policy and Standards (CAPS), Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP), and for information regarding excess credits)
- International Students
Stay Connected and Study!
Plan
Commit to actions and behaviors that help you stay on track. Register for15 credits per semester/30 credits per year. Earning 15 credits may not be easy, but it will give you the advantage of graduating on time and getting ahead.
Complete 30 Credits
- Set up a meeting with a Faculty and/or Academic Advisor for advisement and review the Degree Map for your major of interest
- Along with your Faculty and/or Academic Advisor, create a Student Education Plan (SEP)
- Freshmen, enroll in NESS 100 College Survival and Success
- Visit Career Services, Room 3M01 to complete FOCUS 2 CAREER - A Career, Major, and Education Planning System
- Participate in student clubs and organizations; Visit Student Activities, Room 1E01
Revised: September 12, 2023
York College / CUNY
94 - 20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd.
Jamaica, NY 11451
P: 718-262-2000
