Undergraduate Admissions
The Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs (BSPA) program attracts passionate, intelligent, and engaged students from all over the world who are determined to challenge themselves and make their own positive impact on society. Whether you’re just beginning college or transferring from another institution, the BSPA provides the skills and practical experience needed to prepare you for a career as a leader and advocate for social change in myriad careers in either government or the nonprofit sector.
Marxe School BSPA advisors are here to guide you through the admissions process from start to finish. To apply for undergraduate degree programs, please visit CUNY’s general application page. If you would like to learn more, email a BSPA advisor.
This degree is also offered in an online asynchronous format – the Online BSPA. Applicants must have completed an associate’s degree. Entry term is each fall.
Minor in Public Service
The minor is designed to introduce students to the concept of public service and the complex relations that exist among government, nonprofit and business sectors, as well as social movements, in advancing what is loosely defined as the public good. Students who take these classes will be well prepared for public service internships, volunteer work, and careers that take into account social well-being.
The capstone course of the public service minor requires students to identify a social, economic, or political problem, develop a causal analysis, and propose a public service action plan to meliorate the condition. Students will have an opportunity to delve more deeply into the problem through the lenses of policy, politics, social action, law/or and governance. The outcome will be a portfolio demonstrating how public service can bring about change.
Upon completion of the liberal arts minor in public service, students will be able to:
- Explain the concept of public service as it relates to notions of collective and individual well–being;
- Differentiate between the roles played by the government, nonprofit, and business sectors, and advocacy groups in identifying and advancing the public good;
- Identify how public service can result in inequitable outcomes, and strategies to avoid such outcomes; and
- Articulate, compare, and evaluate strategic actions that may be used to address a societal problem and improve our community, nation, and global society.
To declare the minor, students need to file the Minor Declaration Form with the Registrar’s Office.
