Thank you for your interest in Conversation Partners Program! Please click here for the CPP Fall 2025 application form.
The Application Deadline is Thursday, September 25, 2025 by 11:59pm EST.
Please fill out the application only if you agree to all the CPP requirements:
- Are a registered Baruch College student for the semester you are applying to participate in.
- Attend the required orientation.
- Contact your partner(s) within a week of being matched.
- Meet your partner *at least six times during the semester, and each meeting must be at least an hour long (meetings should be spread out).
- Complete the timesheet **within 48 hours after your meeting. If you have more than one partner, then you are committed to meet each partner one-on-one at least six times throughout the semester. The deadline for the last timesheet submission is 11:59pm EST on Monday, December 15, 2025. Make sure your partner fills out their timesheet as well.
- Contact CPP program administrators immediately ([email protected]) if you can’t participate anymore due to an unforeseen circumstance.
*CPP participants have the option of in-person or online (Zoom, FaceTime, or similar) meetings. Texting/emailing does not constitute a meeting.
**Find more information about the timesheet under the “Get Involved” tab.
Required Orientation:
To participate in the program, you must attend the required orientation. There will be four online orientation sessions for the Fall 2025 semester, but you do not need to attend more than one session.
For more information, check out Required Orientation
There is also a CPP Certificate option. If you are interested in receiving a CPP Certificate upon completion of the program, then review the requirements below.
To obtain the CPP certificate:
- Meet with each partner one-on-one at least 6 times, and each meeting must be at least an hour long.
- Complete the timesheet *within 48 hours after meeting with your partner. The deadline for the last submission is 11:59pm EST on Monday, December 15, 2025. Your partner is required to fill out the timesheet as well.
- You will also need to attend at least 3 CPP social events. However, the General Interest Meetings and Orientation do not count towards the events requirement.
- Complete the program feedback survey
- Write a short reflection paper on your experience in the program
PLEASE NOTE: To receive the CPP Certificate, you need to complete the certificate interest form that will be sent to participating students later in the semester. In the fall semester, it will usually be sent out in late November. In the spring semester, it will usually be sent out in late April. After you submit the form, we will confirm your eligibility to receive a certificate based on fulfilled requirements.
*Find more information about the timesheet under the “Get Involved” tab.
To obtain extra credit (dependent on the professor):
Some professors offer students extra credit if they participate in CPP. If you already discussed with your professor about receiving extra credit for participating in CPP, then please check with their specific requirements. It will likely be similar to CPP requirements, but not necessarily, so make sure you understand their extra credit requirements. Every professor has different requirements.