10-23-25: Winter/Spring 2026 Session(s) Registration is Opening Soon!

TO: All Students, Faculty, and Staff
FROM: Shavonne McKiever, Registrar
DATE: October 23, 2025
RE:  Winter/Spring 2026 Session(s) Registration is Opening Soon!

We are excited to announce that registration for the Winter/Spring 2026 Session(s) opens on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. Please read this email thoroughly for a seamless registration process. 

Are you ready to register? Take these steps to make sure you get the classes you want: 

• Resolve any holds: Your account must be free of any active holds to register for courses. If you have a hold, you’ve probably already received an email about it. Check your CUNYfirst account now to confirm that you’re all set to register for classes.
• Register on time: On Tuesday, October 28, 2025, students will receive a separate email with their registration date and time for the Winter/Spring 2026 Session(s). Note emails will only be sent to students who are eligible to register.  Registering on the day of your appointment is the best chance of securing your spot in the classes you want. Add it to your calendar to avoid forgetting!
• Build your schedule: Winter/Spring 2026 Session(s) ‘Shopping Carts’ will open on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. You can view the Schedule of Classes using the CUNY Global Search feature.  Use Schedule Builder (available on CUNYfirst) to add courses to your shopping cart and plan your schedule.
• IMPORTANT REMINDER: Please pay close attention to your class selection and do not mistake the Winter courses with the regular Spring courses.

All information in the Schedule of Classes is in effect at the time of publication. It is subject to change without notice when circumstances dictate. 

What you should know:

• CUNY MFA Reminder: CUNY Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is required for all University Applications in November: All John Jay students, faculty, and staff will be required to use CUNY MFA to access key university systems. Without CUNY MFA, the following university systems will be inaccessible to you:

Winter 2026 Session

• Students may begin registering for the Winter session on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.
• Students can enroll for a maximum of 4 credits in the Winter session.
• Winter 2026 classes begin on Friday, January 2, 2026, and the term ends on Friday, January 23, 2026, with the end of final examinations (Winter 2026 Academic Calendar -coming soon for more details).

• IMPORTANT REMINDER: Winter session courses are listed as part of the Spring schedule, so be sure you’re signing up for the right sections! Winter session course section numbers all start with a 5xx, so ENG 101-01 would be held in the spring, but ENG 101-501 would be offered in the Winter.

Winter 2026 Schedule

 Spring 2026 Term

• Students will be assigned a registration appointment.  Registration dates and times are based on the number of credits each student has earned within their classification, i.e., Senior, Junior, Sophomore, and Freshman.  Individual academic progress generates your registration date and time.
• You may not register before your assigned registration appointment date and time. You may register at any point after your assigned appointment date and time until January 25, 2026, to avoid late registration and program change fees.  Remember that the earlier you register, the better your chance of finding the classes you want open.  
• Spring 2026 Term: Classes begin on Monday, January 26, 2026, and the term ends on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, with the end of final examinations (Spring 2026 Academic Calendar – coming soon for more details).

Spring 2026 Schedule

 Student Support:

• If you have any questions about registering for courses, checking for or resolving any active holds, or what courses you might want to take, talk to your advisor. If you do not have an advisor or are unsure of who your advisor is, you may contact your cohort program office (ACE, Honors, SEEK@jjay.cuny.edu) or the Academic Advisement Center. Graduate students are advised to consult with their graduate program advisor regarding their academic plan/course needs.

 CUNYfirst Access:

• The November CUNYfirst monthly maintenance is scheduled for the weekend of November 15-16, 2025. CUNYfirst will be unavailable from November 15, 2025, to November 16, 2025, and no one will have access to CUNYfirst during this time.
  • Unavailable start time: 7:00 PM EDT on Saturday, November 15, 2025
  • Unavailable end time: 7:00 PM EDT on Sunday, November 16, 2025

 
Instructional Delivery Modes: John Jay College offers online, hybrid, and in-person instruction. Click here to learn more about course modalities. 

We hope that the rest of your term goes well!