Parental Accommodation Policy
The Graduate Center has Doctoral Student Parental Accommodation Policies for students in the humanities, social sciences, and non-bench science programs and for CUNY Science Scholars.
The policies which provide students or partners who give birth or adopt a child under six years old an extension of time to degree by one semester, academic accommodation of course work and exams for six weeks, and a service reduction for funded students who are in at least their second year.
For more details, read the complete policies and access the request forms:
- For doctoral students in the humanities, social sciences, and non-bench science programs:
- For CUNY Science Scholars: