WHAT IS CUNY BACCALAUREATE (CUNY BA)?  

CUNY BA is an Interdisciplinary Studies program that works within the CUNY college system. It has been around for over fifty years! CUNY BA is for students who want to design a bachelor’s degree (Area of Concentration|AOC) that is not already offered in CUNY.
While CUNY BA does guide students with requirements, the program does not tell students what to study. Students should know what areas they want to pursue. As part of the CUNY BA application, students propose what they want to study and what CUNY courses they think are suitable for the bachelor’s degree they are creating (it’s a first draft).
CUNY BA students take courses in the CUNY departments and/or colleges to fulfill the AOC requirements. So, students will have to be enrolled in a CUNY college to be part of CUNY BA program (that will be the student’s home college).  Students will need to be accepted into a CUNY college for the Summer or Fall 2025 semester. Students can start the CUNY college application and the CUNY BA Program application at the same time, as they are different applications that go to separate places. The student searches the CUNY catalogs for courses that are suitable for their Area of Concentration (AOC). The courses listed in the AOC must be from CUNY’s four-year colleges (not community colleges).

CUNY BA  information sessions give an overview of the program and the application process. This includes: 

• benefits of the CUNY BA program
  • transferring up to 90 credits
  • studying at different CUNY departments and colleges
  • students can start at a CUNY Community College (2-year college)
• CUNY BA application process (no fee to apply).
• tips on finding CUNY courses for your Area of Concentration (AOC; CUNY BA's version of a major)
• students propose what they want to study in the CUNY BA Application (Name and list of courses)
• The Role of the CUNY BA Faculty Mentor
• Question and answer session at the end

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These are the admissions criteria to apply to CUNY BA.

UPCOMING CUNY BA INFO SESSION DATES (LIVE ONLINE VIA ZOOM): 

• Monday, February 24th, 2025 at 5 PM
• Wednesday, March 5th, 2025 at 12:30 PM
• Tuesday, March 25th, 2025 at 3 PM

Find us online: 

CUNY BA Website: https://cunyba.cuny.edu

CUNY BA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/cunybac

CUNY BA Facebook: https://facebook.com/cunybac

CUNY BA Instagram: https://instagram.com/cunybac