Getting Started on the Web for Students!
Before you start: Make sure that you are connected to
the internet and that you have enabled your browser to
accept cookies!
1. Go to the Graduate Center Web Site www.gc.cuny.edu.
2. Click "STUDENT WEB" (the small green tab in the lower
right hand corner of the screen). This brings you to the
Student Web home page.
3. On the Student Web home page, click on the fourth option
"LOGIN TO SECURE AREA."
4. You will be prompted for your BANNER ID NUMBER and
your BANNER PIN. Your Banner ID is a nine-digit number
that begins with 4 or 5 zeros. You can find your Banner
ID number on your Graduate Center ID card, registration
card, and bill.
Your six-digit Banner PIN number was initially set to
your date of birth in the format MMDDYY with no slashes,
dashes,
or spaces (in other words, if you were born on February
1, 1960, your PIN was set to 020160).
If this is your first time using Student Web and you have
successfully entered your PIN and your Banner ID, the next
screen you see will read "YOUR PIN HAS EXPIRED. PLEASE
CHANGE IT NOW." Do not be alarmed. Using your birth date
as your
PIN is insecure, so we would like you to change it to something
else. You will be prompted to enter your old PIN (your
birth date in MMDDYY format) and enter a new PIN twice.
Your new PIN must be six digits. No more, no less. Any
combination of numbers and letter is acceptable. When you
have entered your new PIN twice, press the 'LOGIN" button.
5. You will now be asked to create and answer a question
to which only you know the answer. In the unlikely event
that you forget your PIN number in the future, you can
click on the "FORGOT PIN?" button. The STudent Web system
will ask you the secret question and (should you answer
it correctly) allow you to change your PIN.
***IMPORTANT NOTE***
Should you incorrectly enter your PIN number
several times in a row, you will get the message that YOUR
ACCOUNT HAS BEEN DISABLED. If you get this message, you
must report to the Office of the Registrar with your Graduate
Center Photo ID to reset your account.
6. Once you have created and answered the
secret question you are ready to login and experience convenient,
fun, and worry-free access to your student records. Check
your grades! Print out a copy of your class schedule! Check
your registration for holds! Make sure your current address
is correct! See your bill! Find out the status of your
financial aid awards!
