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Application Requirements


Please complete directly Online
  • Personal Information Form
  • $50 nonrefundable application fee (paid online with the Personal Information Form)
  • Official GRE scores or completed GRE Waiver Request

  • (Neither required for the Executive MPA Program)
  • A current one-page resume covering employment , volunteer and community service experience
  • An essay of 500 to 700 words in which you describe one of the challenges facing your organization or field of interest and how your experience and proposed study will help you address this challenge

Please download forms and mail in to the School of Public Affairs Optional (available online)




Additional Requirements

EXECUTIVE MPA PROGRAM

All applicants to the Executive MPA Program must supplement a complete application for admission with: Note: Executive MPA Program applicants must have a minimum of three years' work experience managing projects or people. That experience automatically waives the GRE requirement for Executive MPA applicants.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Applicants who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents need to submit the International Student Supplement. Please download the form.


Application Timetable

Students must file a completed application (including the application fee) by the following deadlines:

Fall Semester Deadlines
Full-time MPA program and International ApplicantsMay 1*
All other programsJune 15
Spring Semester * Deadlines
All programsDecember 3
* Please note: The Executive MPA, MsEd In Educational Administration and Supervision, and SAS Certificate Programs only admit students for the fall semester.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling admissions basis each semester. The School of Public Affairs notifies all applicants about acceptance in writing within three weeks of receipt of their completed application.


Admissions Information Sessions

Information sessions give prospective students the opportunity to meet with faculty and current students and to learn the overall philosophy of the school as well as the individual details of each program.

Sessions are held throughout the year at School of Public Affairs Open Houses. For information on the date and time of the next Open House, please refer to our Admissions Events calendar.


Interviews

Informational interviews with admissions staff are available by appointment. Interviews are encouraged for those who have individual questions and concerns and for those who simply appreciate the opportunity to meet on an individual basis with an admissions counselor. Office hours are 9 am to 6 pm. Evening hours are available upon request.


Standardized Tests

All applicants are required to submit scores from a graduate entrance examination. The School of Public Affairs prefers scores from the GRE (Graduate Record Examinations) General Test. Eligible applicants can request a GRE waiver. GRE scores are not required of applicants to the Executive MPA Program.

International applicants and applicants who completed their bachelor's degree program in a language other than English are required to submit TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) and TWE (Test of Written English) scores (where applicable). Students submitting TOEFL or TWE scores must also submit GRE scores.

Applicants should request that scores be sent directly to the School of Public Affairs. The School code is 2027.


Mailing Address and Contact Information

School of Public Affairs
Baruch College/CUNY
One Bernard Baruch Way, Box C-0312
New York, NY 10010-5518
Phone: 212.802.5912
Fax: 212.802.5928
e-mail:
spa_admissions@baruch.cuny.edu


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