ASAP Selection Criteria

Spring 2027 Recruitment

• Be an enrolled first semester freshman for fall 2026
• Enrolled in at least 15 credits during the fall 2026 semester
• Earned less than 21 credits (AP, College Now, etc.) prior to the fall 2026 semester
• Select an ASAP-eligible major. Find a list of all ASAP-eligible majors. STEM majors are not eligible.
• Is not a member of another JJAY cohort program such as SEEK, Macaulay Honors, John Jay Honors, APPLE Corps, and Adelante.

Applications are closed for the spring 2027 semester. We have reached our limit.

• Be a first-time CUNY transfer student from the CUNY Justice Academy
• Earned an associate's degree by spring 2026
• Earned less than 90 credits prior to the first semester at John Jay College
• The first semester of enrollment at John Jay must be fall 2026 (continuing/returning transfers are not eligible)
• Completed prerequisite coursework at prior CUNY community college for the intended ASAP-eligible major at John Jay
• Select an ASAP-eligible major. Find a list of all ASAP-eligible majors.
• Not enrolled in the CJBS online program
• Students cannot participate in both ASAP and another JJAY special program (SEEK, APPLE Corps, etc.).
• Be willing to enroll in an in-person transfer seminar course and attend in-person workshops, advising appointments throughout the fall 2026 semester
• Be willing to attend an in-person event each summer (typically hosted on a single day, one week before the semester begins)