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Students who change their degree objective or major field will be subject to the admission requirements of the new curriculum pertaining to the new major field, including core and preliminary requirements. Courses successfully completed under the student’s original program may be transferred to the new program only if they are applicable. However, prior credits and GPA are not carried over to the new degree objective or specialization. Academic deficiencies are carried over from one program to another (e.g., a student on probation under the original program remains on probation under the new program).

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Students who interrupt their graduate studies for one or more semesters must file for re-entry using the following form: Re-entry form  prior  prior to the term in which they plan to return. The six-year time period for completion of the requirements for the master’s degree will be extended no more than two semesters for such nonattendance.

If the original six-year period and two additional semesters have expired, the student must apply to the appropriate graduate committee on academic standing for a time extension. In some instances, an extension of time may require a review of the student’s original program for currency of subject matter. Additional courses may be required to complete the degree.

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Students who drop all courses during the refund period must file a re-entry application. If this occurs during the student’s first semester, the student will need to file a new application with the appropriate office of graduate admissions.  International students need to obtain approval from the International Student Service Center prior to dropping any course.

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A graduate student must file an Application for Graduation for their degree prior to their last semester in which all the requirements for the degree will be completed. This application can be filed at the Registrar’s Office or using the application within CUNYFirst (see Academic Calendar for deadlines). A student cannot be recommended for the degree at the close of the semester without having submitted an application.

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Students who wish to take additional courses after meeting their original degree requirements must file a new application for admission to graduate school. Students who have completed an MBA degree and who wish to take additional courses should consider one of the MS programs, an MA, MPA, MSEd, MIA or the Post-Master’s Certificate Programor MIA  degree. Students applying for a second degree must meet current admission requirements.

Grading System*

As part of The City University of New York’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, during the Fall 2020 semester, students shall have the option to convert some or all of the (B+ through F) letter grades they earn in their classes, to Credit/No Credit (CR/NC) grading, per the provisions below.

1.       During the Fall 2020 semester, all students enrolled in courses with the CR/NC policy shall have the option to convert some or all of the (B+  through F) letter grades they earn in these classes to Credit/No Credit grading.

 2.       Students will be able to make this decision for eligible courses between December 24, 2020 and January 12, 2021. Once selected, the CR/NC option cannot be reversed.  Any changes to the dates of this opt-in window will be communicated in a timely fashion.

 3.       If a student chooses to exercise this option for an eligible course, a passing letter grade (B+ through D-) will convert to ‘CR’ with credit for the class being awarded, while a failing grade (F) will convert to ‘NC’, with no credit awarded. Credit/No Credit grades will not impact the student’s GPA.

 4.       Courses taken for a letter grade will continue to be included in the semester and general GPA, while courses taken for a Credit/No Credit grade will be excluded, just as is the case with such courses taken at a student’s home institution.

 5.       If a student exercises the option of Credit/No Credit, the Credit (CR) grade will not negatively impact the student’s progress toward degree completion.

 6.       Students with Credit/No Credit grades will be able to transfer those courses across colleges within CUNY, per current CUNY policy.

 7.       The Fall 2020 CR/NC Policy shall apply to coursework completed on Permit and will not affect Board of Trustees Policy 1.14 – Policy on Coursework Completed on Permit.

 8.       Students placed on academic probation by their institution at the start of the Fall 2020 semester who choose Credit/No Credit grades shall not be penalized with academic dismissal based upon their grades earned this semester.

 9.       The Fall 2020 CR/NC Policy shall not affect the University standards of student retention and progress in accordance with Board of Trustees Policy 1.26.

 10.   Before choosing this grading option for one or more of their classes, students shall consult with their academic and financial aid advisors regarding potential impact to their financial aid, licensure requirements, and graduate school admissions.

 11.   Except for courses explicitly excluded by a College from application, the policy shall supersede and override all undergraduate and graduate program-level grading policies currently in effect at CUNY colleges and schools, including those related to required and elective courses within the major, minor, general education (Pathways), pre-requisite courses, honors courses, courses taken on permit and maximum number of credits that a student can earn with Credit/No Credit grades.

 12.   The grade glossary, attached to each transcript, will be updated to include a notation denoting that all Fall 2020 grades, including CR or NC, were earned during a major disruption to instruction as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Courses Excluded from the CR/NC option for Fall 2020

Weissman School of Arts and Sciences

• All courses in the Graduate program in Mental Health Counseling are excluded.
• Graduate courses in Mathematics and Undergraduate courses at or above the 3000 level in Mathematics are excluded.
• Foundations of Mental Health Counseling             9811       NRA
• Clinical Instructions         9813       WTA
• Ethical and Legal Issues for Mental Health Counselors     9814       CTRA
• Psychosocial and Cultural Foundations of Counseling       9815       WTA
• Psychopathology             9819       BMWA
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy     9821       NRA
• Theories of Counseling  9828       DMWA
• Mental Health Counseling Internship I    9830       BTRB
• Mental Health Counseling Internship I    9830       BTRA
• Research and Program Evaluation in Mental Health Counseling   9922       FPSY
• Elements of Calculus II   3006
• Calculus II            3010
• Calculus III           3020
• Elements of Calculus III  3030
• Multi-variable and Vector Calculus            3050
• Elementary Probability  3120
• Introductory Computer Concepts             3300
• Bridge to Higher Mathematics    4000
• Problem Solving Seminar              4005
• Proof Writing for Mathematical Analysis 4009
• Mathematical Analysis   4010
• Linear Algebra   4100
• Multivariate Probability Distributions      4119
• Mathematical Probability             4120
• Introduction to Stochastic Processes       4125
• Mathematics of Statistics              4130
• Combinatorics   4150
• Theory of Numbers         4200
• Algorithms, Computers and Programming II         4300
• Theory of Interest           4410
• Actuarial Mathematics I 4420
• Mathematics of Inferential Statistics        4430
• Introduction to Financial Mathematics   4500
• A Quantitative Introduction to Financial Instruments       9814
• Software Engineering for Finance              9815
• Fundamentals of Trading              9816
• Numerical Methods for Finance 9821
• Probability and Stochastic Processes for Finance I              9831
• Linear and Quadratic Optimization Techniques   9842
• Modeling and Market Making in Foreign Exchange            9866
• The Volatility Surface     9875
• Current Topics in Mathematical Finance 9881
• Time Series Analysis        9893
• Systemic Trading              9897
• Emerging Markets and Inflation Modeling             9886

Zicklin School of Business

• All required Zicklin Undergraduate business courses including Zicklin courses that are part of the pre-business core, business core courses, and the required courses in the BBA majors will be excluded.
• ALL GRADUATE AND EXECUTIVE COURSES ARE EXCLUDED.
• ACC 2101              Principles of Accounting
• ACC 2203              Principles of Managerial Accounting For Non-accounting Majors
• ACC 3000              Financial Accounting I
• ACC 3100              Financial Accounting II
• ACC 3200              Cost Accounting
• ACC 3202              Accounting Information Systems (for Accounting Majors)
• ACC 4100              Financial Accounting III
• ACC 5400              Principles of Auditing
• BPL 5100              Business Policy
• BUS 1011              Business Fundamentals: The Contemporary Business Landscape
• CIS 2200               Introduction to Information Systems and Technologies
• CIS 2300               Programming and Computational Thinking
• CIS 3100               Object Oriented Programming I
• CIS 3110               Object Oriented Programming with Java
• CIS 3120               Programming for Analytics
• CIS 3400               Database Management Systems
• CIS 3500               Networks and Telecommunications I
• CIS 3550               Cybersecurity
• CIS 3920/STA 3920           Data Mining for Business Analytics
• CIS 4350               Information Technology Audit
• CIS 4400               Data Warehousing for Analytics
• CIS 4800               Systems Analysis and Design
• CIS 5800               Information Technology Development and Project Management
• ECO 1001             Microeconomics
• ECO 1002             Macroeconomics
• ECO 3100             Intermediate Micro-Economics
• ECO 3200             Intermediate Macro-Economics
• ECO 4000             Statistical Analysis for Economics and Finance
• FIN 3000               Principles of Finance
• FIN 3610               Corporate Finance
• FIN 3710               Investment Analysis
• FIN 4610               Advanced Corporate Finance
• FIN 4710               Advanced Investment Analysis
• IBS 4200               Foreign Markets, Cultures, and Institutions
• IBS 5750               International Competitiveness
• LAW 1101            Fundamentals of Business Law
• MGT 3120            Fundamentals of Management
• MGT 3121            Service Operations Management
• MGT 3300            Management: A Behavioral Approach
• MGT 3500            Business Decision Models
• MGT 3710            Introduction to Supply Chain Management
• MGT 3730            Business Process Analysis
• MGT 3800            Management and Society
• MGT 3950            Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset
• MGT 3951            Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities
• MGT 3962            Family Enterprise Dynamics
• MGT 3971            Multicultural Entrepreneurial
• MGT 4400            Human Resource Management
• MGT 4500            Cases in Operations Management
• MGT 4551            Service Operations Strategy
• MGT 4880            Management of Multinational Corporations
• MGT 4952            Designing for Innovation
• MGT 4961            Entrepreneurial Experiences
• MGT 4962            Family Business Management
• MGT 4963            Entrepreneurial Start-ups
• MGT 5985            Entrepreneurship in the Wild
• MKT 3000            Marketing Foundations
• MKT 3400            International Business Principles
• MKT 3520            Advertising and Marketing Communications
• MKT 3600            Marketing Research
• MKT 3605            Consumer Behavior
• MKT 4123            Marketing Web Analytics and Intelligence
• MKT 4410            International Trade Operations
• MKT 4420            International Marketing Research and Management
• MKT 4555            Internet Marketing
• MKT 4561            Marketing Analytics
• MKT 5750            Marketing Strategy
• OPR 3450             Quantitative Decision Making for Business I
• QNT 2020             Foundations of Predictive Analytics and Decision Modeling
• RES 3000              Real Estate Law
• RES 3100              Real Estate Principles
• RES 3200              Real Estate Finance and Investment
• RES 3400              Real Estate Capital Markets
• RES 3900              Real Estate Development
• STA 2000              Business Statistics I
• STA 3000              Statistical Computing
• STA 3154              Business Statistics II
• STA 4155              Regression and Forecasting Models for Business Applications
• TAX 3300              Federal Income Taxation
• Graduate/Executive Courses Excluded from CR/NC
• All Zicklin graduate and executive courses are excluded

Baruch uses a 4.0 grade point average (GPA) calculation to determine a student’s academic standing. All grades for 9000- level courses are used in Baruch uses a 4.0 grade point average (GPA) calculation to determine a student’s academic standing. All grades for 9000- level courses are used in calculating the GPA.

Grades for graduate courses are indicated as follows:

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Once filed, a grade can be changed only on the recommendation of the instructor. Such recommendation must have the approval of the department chairperson and the appropriate school dean. Once a grade has been submitted, students may not do extra work to improve that grade.No change of final grade for a completed course will be made without the approval of the instructor’s dean. Application for change of grade may be made at any time within one (1) year from the end of the semester in which the course was taken. Deans will consider the grade change upon the receipt of the instructor’s written explanation. Grades cannot be changed once a student's degree has been conferred. Extra work may not be submitted for a higher grade. 

PASS/NO CREDIT OPTION (P/NC)

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• To exercise the P/NC option, the student must register for the course in the usual manner and apply at the Registrar’s Office no later than the third week of the semester last day of classes (see Baruch College Academic Calendar). 
• The grade of P or NC is not computed in the grade point average.
• If a grade of NC is received in a core or required course, the student must repeat the course. The course may be repeated only once and for a P/NC grade only. 
• If a grade of NC is received in an elective course, the student may either repeat the course or select another course; in both cases, a conventional grade will be assigned. 
• The P/NC option is applied by the Registrar’s Office; the instructor is not informed of the student’s decision. 
• The P/NC option applies as follows to students in the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs: MPA, MIA, and  MSEd in Higher Education Administration students may use the P/NC option for one elective course only. The option does not apply to the Capstone Seminar Courses (PAF 9190 and PAF 9390). MSEd in Educational Leadership and SBL students are allowed to use the P/NC option for any one (1) course in their degree program. 
• The P/NC option applies as follows to students in the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences: MS in Industrial and Organizational Psychology students may use the P/NC option for any course in addition to thesis courses. Thesis courses are graded only on a P/NC basis. MA students may elect to use the P/NC option for electives or required courses within the degree program.
• The P/NC option applies as follows to students in the Zicklin School of Business: MBA students are not permitted to use the P/NC option for core, major, foundational, or functional skills courses, but they may use the option for one elective course. Students following the 57-credit MBA who use the P/NC option and then change their major or pursue a second major cannot apply a course previously graded P/NC toward their new major or petition to withdraw the option. Students cannot apply a P/NC to a graded course in accountancy or taxation used toward CPA requirements. MS students may not use the P/NC option.

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The following illustration shows how a student who has attempted 27 credits should compute his/her grade point average on a 4.0 basis.

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Divide the total grade points by the total indexible indexable credits to obtain the grade point average: 85.8/27 = 3.17 on 27 indexible creditsindexable credits.

AUDITOR STATUS

A registered student in good academic standing may attend classes as an auditor.

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Students who receive this grade may not register for or attend (“sit-in”) the course in the following semester.

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Make-up exams will be given during the midterm and final exam periods. Refer to the Academic Calendar in the Schedule of Classes for application deadlines. 

An unresolved INC grade will be converted to FIN and calculated as an F in the computation of the cumulative GPA after the grace period.

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Students on probation will be dismissed if their term grade point average is below the required 3.0. INC grades are not permitted.

Students in the MA, MBA, MIA, MPA, MS, and MSEd programs are expected to adhere to the general policies governing academic probation. The following exceptions apply to students in the Executive programs in MBA, MPA, and MS:

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• Marxe School of Public and International Affairs
•      Weissman School of Arts and Sciences: Graduate students who wish to file an academic appeal should contact the Office of Graduate Studies at 646-312-4490.
•      Zicklin School of Business: Zicklin graduate students should use the Zicklin online application system to submit an appeal:  https://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/current/zicklin-graduate-programs/gcas/
  
  

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