{"id":6583,"date":"2020-10-26T10:50:45","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T14:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/149.4.100.129\/academics\/af\/?page_id=6583"},"modified":"2026-02-24T12:28:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T17:28:38","slug":"eligibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/mmuf\/eligibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Eligibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;16px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; header_6_font=&#8221;Ubuntu|700|||||||&#8221; header_6_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_6_font_size=&#8221;35px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#e71939&#8243; 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