Advisement Information for Winter/Spring 2025

Important Dates

Advisement for Winter 2025 courses begins November 6th, 2024

Advisement for Spring 2025 courses begins November 13th, 2024

Enrollment Information

Most students are required to gain departmental permission approval in order to register for a language course. Before making an appointment read the exceptions, detailed below.

No advising/permission approvals/e-permits are done via walk-ins, email, or phone.

Appointments should be booked on the Navigate Website or the "Navigate Student" Mobile App.

Download the “Navigate Student” app in the App Store or Google Play Store.

Exceptions:

 Students currently or have taken a 111 or 113 level course. (This applies to current Lehman students only):

• Students moving from 111 language courses to 112 courses and 113 language courses to 114 courses do not need an appointment or permission prior to enrolling in their Spring 2025 classes. If you are in a 111 course, you can enroll in 112 of the same language. If you are in SPA 113 you can enroll in SPA 114.
• IF YOU HAVE TRIED TO ENROLL AND IT'S NOT WORKING. Please cancel your appointment (if you made one) and email us at Languages.Literatures@lehman.cuny.edu with your Full Named, EMPLID#, the semester you want to enroll in (Winter or Spring) and the language course you are currently taking or have already taken.
  • Example: "My name is Jane Smith, my emplid is 00000000. I have taken SPA 111 at Lehman and need approval for SPA 112 for Spring 2025 I tried to enroll and it says I need departmental approval" 
• If you are a Transfer Student, you need to make an appointment.

• Asako.Tochika@lehman.cuny.edu will handle permission/advisement for Japanese, Chinese, and Arabic courses. This includes students who want to e-permit a class in those languages.
• Students currently enrolled in Japanese will receive permission from their professor.

For All Other Students (Transfer Students, New Language Learners)

For Permission

Schedule an appointment in Navigate to consult with a Language Advisor during the designated times listed on the Winter/Spring 2025 Registration Schedule (dates and times subject to change).

We have opened up more appointments. In the event that we run out of appointments again, check Navigate frequently for cancelled appointments. 

What to enter in Navigate:

1. Appointments Icon.
2. Schedule an Appointment.
3. For "What type of appointment would you like to schedule?" choose "Departmental Academic Advisement - Major/Minor"
4. For "Service", choose "Languages and Literatures".
5. Skip the date, and click "Find Available Time".
6. Pick the time that works best for you. 
7. If you need to cancel the appointment, please cancel it in Navigate, prior to the time of the appointment.

For more information on how to use Navigate, click here.

For Placement Exams

Please schedule an appointment with a Language Advisor in Navigate first. A language advisor can best determine who needs a placement exam. Not everyone needs to take a placement exam, click here to learn more. 

For E-Permits

Please schedule an appointment in Navigate with Oscar Martin for all languages except Arabic, Chinese and Japanese. Please email Asako.Tochika@lehman.cuny.edu for e-Permits for Arabic, Chinese and Japanese.

Other Program Information

If you want more information on Arabic, Chinese or Japanese classes or if you are a Major/Minor in French, Italian, Japanese or Spanish, or if you are considering one of those programs, please click on the + sign below, for more information according to the language: