Following the FDA's full approval of the Pfizer vaccine on August 23, 2021, all students attending in-person or hybrid classes during the Fall 2021 semester must now be fully vaccinated and have uploaded proof of vaccination through CUNYfirst by Monday, September 27, 2021. We've heard from the QC administration that any student who isn't fully vaccinated by October 7 at the latest (or who doesn't have a rare official exemption) will be dropped from their classes and still expected to pay tuition.

If you haven't yet uploaded your proof of vaccination on CUNYfirst, check out this TikTok video on “How to upload your Vaccine Verification to CUNY” from The Knight News. Even if you're still fully online this semester, we recommend taking care of this now so you don't have to worry about it in the future.

If you are taking a hybrid or in-person course this semester, please be patient as faculty await official approval to safely begin meeting on campus in their assigned classrooms. QC has to go through and clear every classroom to ensure there's adequate space for social distancing until all vaccination/testing verifications have been submitted, which means it's possible that classes will not be able to meet in person till after October 7. In any case, please wait for your professors to notify you about if/when you'll be meeting on campus. If your professors are not communicating with you about when and where you're meeting, please let us know and we'll follow up.

A reminder that the last day to register for classes is tomorrow, Tuesday, August 31. If you enroll in a course last minute, we suggest emailing your professor to let them know and kindly request how to access their class. We do not recommend enrolling in a course if you've already missed the first day, unless you have the professor's approval.

In our previous email, we forgot to share the English MA Advising Worksheet (attached here), which you can use to keep track of your program requirements.