Tuition and Fees Payment Methods & Deadlines

  1. How do I access my CUNYfirst account to see my tuition and fee charges and balance due?

  2. Navigate to http://www.cuny.edu/index.html

  3. Click on LOG-IN and select CUNYfirst

  4. Enter your Username and Password

  5. Then click in the menu options on the left, click on Student Center, then Finances

  6. Under the Finances section, you can view your current charges and balance due.

  7. When is the deadline for paying my tuition and fees each semester?

Your tuition and fees are due before the first day of classes each semester, EXCEPT if 100% of your tuition and fees will be paid by any of the following or a combination thereof:

  1. NEWMARK J-SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP: These funds will be disbursed in CUNYFirst by the CUNY Graduate Center Financial Aid Office as a payment toward your tuition and/or fees charges - usually within the first three weeks of classes.

  2. FEDERAL LOANS: Such loans will be applied as a payment toward your tuition and fees balance in CUNYfirst, based on the CUNY Graduate Center’s Financial Aid Office and CUNY Central Office loan disbursement schedule, which is usually within 14 days of receipt of the funds from the federal government. We encourage you to apply as early as possible before classes begin to avoid delays in payment of your tuition and fees.

  3. 3rd PARTY PAYER: If your tuition and fees will be paid by your employer, government, a private organization or foundation, etc., you must send, before the first day of classes, proof in the form of a letter or email from the payer to the Graduate Center Bursar’s Office (Bursar@gc.cuny.edu) and the Newmark J- School Finance Department (Finance@journalism.cuny.edu). Also indicate if your payer needs billing or invoicing. Make sure your payer makes all checks payable to the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism and sends them directly to the Graduate Center Bursar’s Office, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016, Room 8105.07. Your payer can also wire funds to the Newmark J-School’s Citibank account. Request bank account wire info by contacting Finance@journalism.cuny.edu and include your CUNYFirst Emplid.

  4. Enrollment in the CUNY/Nelnet installment payment plan to pay your tuition from your checking account or via a credit or debit card. Click on the link below for information on how and when to enroll. http://mycollegepaymentplan.com/cunysenior/ Note that the enrollment dates for the Newmark J-School falls under “Group #2” when you click on the above link.

  5. What happens if I have to pay all or part of my tuition and fees out of pocket?

Any out-of-pocket balance should be paid by the following options below and is due before the first day of class, unless you pay via the CUNY/Nelnet installment plan, the last option listed below, which allows you to pay your tuition and fees over a few months.

Options for paying your out-of-pocket-balance include:

  1. By check or cash at the Graduate Center Bursar’s Office, see address above

  2. Via bank wire payment to the Newmark J-School’s Citibank account. Contact Finance@journalism.cuny.edu for the bank account wire info and include your CUNYFirst Emplid.

  3. By an one time e-check payment through Nelnet: Log into CUNYfirst, go to HR Campus Solutions, click on Self-Service and go to your Student Center, go to Finances and select make a payment. Click here to log into CUNYfirst. http://www.cuny.edu/index.html

  4. By enrolling in a CUNY/Nelnet installment payment plan. Click on the link below for more information on how to enroll. http://mycollegepaymentplan.com/cunysenior/

  5. Click here to log into CUNYfirst: http://www.cuny.edu/index.html

Can I pay my out-of-pocket balance via more than one method above? Yes, providing that your payments are made by the due date