Learn about how your professors will send you messages through Blackboard and email and how to access them, so you're ready to attend class on the first day.

Learn how to see your class schedule on CUNYfirst and Schedule Builder and understand when, where and how your classes will meet.

Courses are being offered:

• in person at City Tech
• online synchronous (classes meet live online each week, through Zoom or Blackboard)
• online asynchronous (classes do not meet on a schedule; instruction, assignments, and discussion take place through course site posts on Blackboard or OpenLab) hybrid (mixture of online and in person)
• Additional information

Check your schedule on CUNYfirst How to View Class Schedule

Watch these videos on understanding your schedule and getting started for the semester

There are computer labs in the following spaces:

• Learning Center (Library Building Ground Floor) - LG18
• General Building - G600: 10:00am - 6:00pm Monday through Friday
• Voorhees Building V217

In addition, students with their own laptops can find a quiet place on campus, perhaps an empty classroom or empty seating area. Other options include the Voorhees Cafeteria, Namm Cafeteria, or one of the study rooms in the library, typically allocated to students first come, first served, by checking out a key at the Borrow & Return Desk.

The last day to add classes to your schedule is August 31, 2022.

The last day to drop courses with no financial penalty is August 24, 2022.

Please check the academic calendar for details

If you do not plan on attending, please be sure to drop all classes. The college will not do it for you.

Withdrawing from a course on or after August 24, 2022, will incur a tuition liability charge. Your liability starts on the first day of classes, regardless of whether you have classes on that day. This charge will be a certain percentage of the course tuition, depending on the date.

Check your City Tech email for info from your professors. If you have any questions about how to access college email, please email StudentHelpDesk@citytech.cuny.edu.

Most online and hybrid classes are on Blackboard, where you already have an account or OpenLab, where you will need to set up an account using your City Tech email.

If you do not see your course on Blackboard and do not see an email containing course info from your professor, email your professor right away. Find professor names in your CUNYfirst schedule, then look up their email address on the department website (look up course code here, for example: ENG is the English Department, ARTH is in the Humanities Department). If you cannot find your professor's email address, you can also email the department (cc the department chair) with your name and course number to ask for the professor and course site info. Watch Getting Connected with your Professors and Classes.

For Namm, Pearl, and Library: go to 300 Jay Street or 259 Adams Street

For Academic Complex, go to 285 Jay Street

For Voorhees Hall, go to 186 Jay Street

Directions and campus map.

Show your green Cleared4 pass and your college ID if you already have one OR proof of registration (your course schedule) with your name and EMPL ID visible.

Visit the Public Safety website for complete information about the ID Station and Stay tuned to college emails about when to get your ID.

Library

Orientation to Library Resources

Learning Center (Library Building Ground Floor) - LG18

General Building - G600: 10:00am - 6:00pm Monday through Friday

Voorhees Building - V217: 11:00am -7:00pm Monday through Friday. Bring your own headphones, for sanitation reasons. More info.

Yes. The Fitness Center will be open 3 days a week; sessions will be limited to 30 minutes.

There will be a limit on the number of people permitted in the center at a time to ensure and maintain physical distance.

Your Cleared4 access pass and your temperature will be checked before you enter the Fitness Center.

All machines will be sanitized after each use by the individuals using it.

Users of all fitness equipment will be required to wear gloves.

Masks are required at all times. On some machines (cardio) you will be allowed to remove your mask briefly.

Please contact studenthelpdesk@citytech.cuny.edu.

The Counseling Center.

Students who wish to disclose documented disabilities to be considered for reasonable accommodation(s) should contact the Center for Student Accessibility.

Emergency Financial Assistance

• Students experiencing financial hardship should speak with an emergency resource coordinator in the Student Success Center and may apply for emergency funds with this form. To contact the Student Success Center, please email StudentSuccessCenter@citytech.cuny.edu.
• For additional information, please email studentemergencyrelief@citytech.cuny.edu.

Food Security

The Student Life Office runs a food pantry on campus. City Tech students also have access to other CUNY food pantries. For more information, please visit Student Life & Development's Resources page.

Covid-19 vaccination is required for all students taking in-person and hybrid courses.

To complete vaccine verification, you will need a scan or photo of your vaccination record card; the date of your second shot for Pfizer or Moderna or single shot for Johnson & Johnson.

Once your vaccine verification has been approved, you will receive an email from no-reply@cleared4work.com.This email will include a personal link to the Cleared4 system which will allow you access to your Cleared4 pass. Display this pass to Public Safety to access campus. Cleared4 Guide and FAQs

Any enrolled student who has not uploaded proof of vaccination documents to CUNYfirst by August 14 is de-registered from in-person and hybrid classes for non-compliance with the vaccination mandate

If students upload proof after this date, they may register for courses until the end of add/drop period, August 31.

Students are strongly encouraged to receive vaccine boosters, once eligible.

Booster Eligibility:

• Those 18 and older are eligible for a booster shot at 5 months after the completion of two dose regimen of Pfizer, 5 months after the completion of two dose regimen of Moderna or 2 months after the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) shot. The Pfizer or Moderna booster is preferred in most situations.

To upload Vaccine information, you will need to log into your CUNYfirst account and select the Vaccine Verification link in the CUNYFirst menu. See here the Student Guide to Vaccination Verification for further details. For assistance, email studentwellness@citytech.cuny.edu.

Students requesting medical exemptions will have to submit the COVID-19 Vaccine Medical Exemption Request Form which can be downloaded here or in the portal.

The form requires additional documentation signed by a healthcare provider; the filled form can then be uploaded into the CUNYfirst Vaccination Verification portal.

Requests for religious exception must also be made through the CUNYfirst Vaccination Verification portal and will be evaluated by the CUNY Central Office Religious Exceptions Team, on a case-by-case basis. Decisions regarding religious exceptions are final unless additional information is requested. Questions regarding religious exception requests and decisions should be emailed to studentreligiousexemption@cuny.edu.

Once your vaccine verification has been approved, you will receive an email from no-reply@cleared4work.com. This email will include your personal link to the Cleared4 system and your Cleared4 campus access pass. You will need to display this pass to Public Safety to gain entry to campus.

Per CUNY's Fall 2022 COVID Guidelines, City Tech will not require face masks during the fall semester. However, anyone who is still not vaccinated is urged to continue to wear a mask, and anyone who prefers to wear a mask is welcome to do so.

Masks are available at the Student Wellness Center (Academic Complex), Student Affairs (Namm 325), and Public Safety (Namm Hall 109).

Unvaccinated Students
Unvaccinated students with approved religious exceptions or medical exemptions must test every seven days at a CUNY testing site if they plan to be on campus or in the office weekly. Otherwise, they are responsible for making sure that before they go to a campus or office, they test within the previous seven days.

Random Testing Protocols
CUNY's testing program includes periodic screening of a random sampling of vaccinated individuals across the University. If you are selected for testing, you will receive an email from no-reply@cleared4work.com with instructions:

Complete your registration in Cleared4 (confirm your personal information is up to date and accept the testing disclaimer)

Submit a sample at a CUNY test site within 7 days (no appointment necessary)

Your test result will be available within 48 hours

You will retain your Access Pass to CUNY facilities until test results are posted to your profile and standard procedures are followed:

• If negative, you will retain your Access Pass.
• If positive, your access will be removed, and you will be contacted by a Coronavirus Task Force Liaison for guidance.

If you do not submit a sample within the 7-day period, you will be contacted by a campus or program representative on next steps determined by eligibility, on-campus requirements, and other information. If you have questions on the program, please contact www.adnas.com/CUNYhelp or your Campus Coronavirus Liaison or Local Vaccine Authority (LVA)

Fill out the COVID Reporting Form.

Stay home for 5 days (day 0 is your first day of symptoms, or the day of your first positive test if you do not develop symptoms).

Stay in a separate room from other household members, if possible.

Use a separate bathroom, if possible.

Improve ventilation in home, if possible.

Avoid contact with other members of the household and pets.

Don't share personal household items, like cups, towels, and utensils.

Wear a well-fitting mask when you need to be around other people.

If you have no symptoms or your symptoms are resolving after 5 days, you can leave your house

If an individual has access to a test and wants to test, the best approach is to use an antigen test towards the end of the 5-day isolation period. Collect the test sample only if you are fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication and your other symptoms have improved. If your test result is positive, you should continue to isolate until day 10.

Continue to wear a well-fitting mask around others for 5 additional days; if you cannot wear a mask, continue to isolate for 5 days.

If you have a fever, continue isolation until you are fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication.

If you were severely ill with COVID-19 you should isolate for at least 10 days. Consult your doctor before ending isolation.