Admission
Applicants for master’s degree programs must have earned a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution, with a GPA of 3.0 or better to qualify for admission. Individual programs may have additional admission criteria.

International applicants must have a TOEFL minimum score of 577 on the paper based test, minimum score of 233 on the computer based test (CBT), or a minimum of 90 on the internet based test (IBT). The TOEFL code for the CUNY School of Professional Studies is 4829. For questions about TOEFL requirements, please call 212.652.2869.

To learn more and begin the application process please visit the program page you are interesting in applying to.

     MA in Applied Theatre                MA in Disability Studies

     MA in Labor Studies                   MS in Business Management and Leadership

Registration
Before beginning the registration process admitted students must consult with your program/faculty adviser about the courses you should enroll in. Once you know what courses you will be taking for the upcoming semester you will need to register through CUNY’s eSIMS system following the instructions below.

Note:  You will be blocked from registering for courses if you have not satisfied the immunization requirements. For information about immunization requirements click here.

Note: Students enrolled solely in online courses are exempt from immunization requirements.

Register for Classes Using eSIMS

Before you start, you will need to change the pop-up setting on your internet browser to “enable”.

1. Log in to you CUNY Portal Account at http://cuny.edu (lower left hand corner of the screen).
   
   

Note: Instructions for creating a CUNY Portal Account are located here.

2. Select My Profile (lower left hand corner of the screen)
   
   
3. Ensure the Primary College is listed as School of Professional Studies and your primary CUNY Role is Student. If either of these items are not correct you will need to modify your profile.
   1. Select Modify
      
      
   2. In the Primary College drop down menu, select School of Professional Studies.
      
      
   3. In the Primary CUNY Role drop down menu, select Student .
      
      
   4. Select Save on the top of the screen.
      
      
   5. NOTE:  If you are a CUNY Employee, please ensure that you make these changes when registering for class then revert back to your original work setting after you have completed your registration.
      
      
   
   
   
4. Go to My Page (select from the top navigation panel)
   
   
5. Look for the SSO Applications for Students then select eSIMS. You will be directed to the School of Professional Studies eSIMS page.  If it does not, return to Step 3 to ensure that the School of Professional Studies is your primary college.
   
   
6. If you are a new student to CUNY registering for the first time, select the Meningitis Check-off link on the navigation panel on the left. Read the Meningococcal Meningitis Response Form then scroll to the bottom of the page. Select a response then enter the required information. Select submit.
   
   Please note that this web form does not replace the immunization requirements as detailed in the Immunization Requirements section.  
   
   

7. Find the courses you wish to register for by selecting the Open Sections from the navigation panel on the left. This will bring you to the CUNY Schedule of Classes page.
   
1. Select a CUNY College: If School of Professional Studies is not already selected, do so now using the drop down menu.
   
   
2. Select a semester using the drop down menu.
   
   
3. Select a Division: place a check in the box next to Graduate
   
   
4. Click on the Search for Course Sections button on the bottom of the page. This will bring you another page. You do not need to make any changes to this page. 
   
   
5. Click again on the Search for Course Sections on the bottom of the page.
   
   
6. Find the course(s) you wish to register for this semester then on a piece of paper, write down the corresponding code.  You will need these codes to complete your registration.

Note: ensure you are selecting courses that have available seating.  The Open Seats column will indicate the available seating in a course.  So if you see a “0” in that column, the course is full and the section is closed.


8. After you have written down all the course codes for the courses you wish to register for this term, return to the main eSIMS page.
   
   
9. Select the Registration link from the navigation panel on the left.
   
   
10. Select the semester you wish to register for. 
    
    
11. Enter the course codes for the courses you wish to register for then select Submit.