Navigator Application

Please note: We highly encourage you to review the application before starting it.

Please complete the following form. Some of the questions we are about to ask you may be sensitive. We are asking you these questions to learn more about your background so that we can best support you in reaching your career and academic goals.

Date

Age (must be 18 or older)

First Name

Last Name

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip code

Cell phone (10 digit)

Alternate phone number (10 digit)

Date of birth

In Case of Emergency

First Name

Last Name

Relationship

Please specify:

Phone (10 digit)

Computer Skills

All classes, whether remote or in person, require students utilize computers. We want to gauge if our students have access to a computer and their level of comfort using them.

Do you have access to:

a computer (with a microphone and camera)

YesNo

stable Internet

YesNo

Electronic tablet/iPad/Samsung

YesNo

Describe your level of comfort with the following:

	Yes	Yes, but with difficulty	No
Computer (turn On/Off, log in, Navigate)
Email (compose, sending, manage)
Internet (use a search engine, navigate, job search)
Files (save, open, and find files or documents)
Microsoft Word (create documents, save, open, edit)
Microsoft Excel (create a spreadsheet, save, open, edit)
Academic Platforms (CUNYFirst and Blackboard)
ZOOM or other video platforms
Watch videos on YouTube (phone or computer)

Essay Questions

An integral part of the Navigator Certificate in Human Services and Community Justice course is writing. Please choose ONE of the THREE below questions to answer in essay form. Each essay should be:
- 300-500 words
- Typed in 12pt font
- Double spaced
- Saved as a word document and uploaded to this application

(PLEASE NOTE YOU MUST COMPLETE ONE ESSAY AND UPLOAD YOUR ESSAY AS AN ATTACHMENT OR THE APPLICATION WILL BE CONSIDERED INCOMPLETE AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED)

Essay 1
Recount a time you helped an individual or community in need.

In your essay, please include the following:
(a) Describe your approach to helping the individual(s)
(b) What contributed to you being successful in your efforts
(c) How this experience contributed to a new understanding of yourself or others.

Essay 2
What motivates you to enroll in the Navigator Certificate in the Human Services and Community Justice course?

In your essay, please include the following:

(a) What do you hope to gain at the end of the course?
(b) What are your career goals in the Human Services Field?
(c) How do you intend on using the skills you acquire from the Navigator Certificate in Human
Services and Community Justice course in your current position or your future position in the
field of Human Services?

Essay 3
Describe a time during your lived experience in the criminal justice system when you helped someone?

In your essay, please include the following:

(a) What challenges arose and how did you overcome those challenges with the individual?
(b) What lesson(s) did you learn from that experience?
(c) How could the knowledge you gained from this experience help you in the Navigator
Certificate in Human Services and Community Justice course and in the Human Services field?

Which Essay(s) did you complete? (Please select one)

Essay 1Essay 2Essay 3

Upload Essay

Professional References

Please provide written letters of recommendation from two professional references. Family members or friends will not be accepted as professional references.

Please note: Applicants who advance to the interview stage will be required to submit at least one letter of recommendation before they can be accepted into the program. We strongly encourage applicants to notify their professional references ahead of time that they may be asked for a letter of recommendation. Letters of recommendation are due no later than August 1st in order for your application to be considered.

Reference 1
Name:

Phone Number:

Email

Relationship:
How long have you known this reference?

Reference 2
Name:

Phone Number:

Email

Relationship:
How long have you known this reference?

Please Upload your resume here:

Is there anything else you'd like us to consider when reviewing your application?

HIDDEN: Confirm Interest Type

Navigator

American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian	Black or African American, Hispanic, Latinx, or Spanish
Middle Eastern or North African, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White
Other

GED/High School Diploma	Some College Credits
Associate's Degree	More than Associate's but Less than a Bachelor's Degree
Bachelor's Degree (obtained while incarcerated)

Federal prison	New York State prison
New York City jail	No, I have never been incarcerated
Other (please specify)