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If you have registered for courses and change your mind about attending please be sure to drop all classes, and don’t simply assume the school will run a cancellation process absolving you of any charges. You must withdraw from your classes prior to the first day of the semester to avoid tuition and fee drop charges. Any student that does not officially withdraw from classes prior to the start of the term will be charged tuition and fees based upon the University’s academic calendar.

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Stops/Holds

To see if you have any stops/holds on your record, log into your CUNYfirst account, then go to the Student Center in the Self Service area and look under "Holds" in the upper right corner of that page. Select "Details" to determine the academic or administrative office that issued the stop/hold on your record. Reconcile the stop/hold by calling or visiting the issuing office.

You may also see a "Negative Service Indicator" mark (a small red crossed out circle) in your CUNYfirst account, which implies that you have a hold/stop on your account. Click on the circle to determine the academic or administrative office that issued the stop/hold on your record. Reconcile the stop/hold by calling or visiting the issuing office.

If you see Negative Service Indicators on your record from other CUNY colleges, you will NOT be prohibited by the system from registering for classes at Hunter College.

The following stops/holds may be placed on your student account:

New Listing in CUNYfirst/Department	Reasons for Stop	Actions to Clear Indicator
BUR	Outstanding Balance	Pay outstanding balance
BAZ	Account sent to Collection Agency	Pay balance with ACT Collection Agency
BIC	Account sent to Collection Agency	Pay balance with ICR Collection Agency
BCF	Do Not Cancel for Past Due Balances	Positive Service Indicator; no action is needed
BCH	Past Due Balance from Credit History	Pay outstanding balance
BCK	Bounce check	No payment by checks for 1 calendar year
BDL	Student is delinquent in paying their loan(s)	Pay outstanding balance
BIH	Outstanding Balance	Pay outstanding balance
BLI	Student Loan Exit Interview	Complete Student Loan Exit Interview
BRF	Refunds being reviewed	No action is needed
FEX	Student Loan Exit Interview - Perkins Loan	Complete Student Loan Exit Interview