Effecting Change Through Public Service Leadership
This accelerated Master of Public Administration (AMPA) program provides talented and motivated students with an opportunity to complete both undergraduate and graduate degrees in five years. Undergraduates who are accepted into the program can begin taking graduate courses as undergraduates and count them toward both degrees. The program requires a total of 141 credits, including all 45 credits of the Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree. Students can take up to 24 credits of graduate-level courses during their undergraduate study.
Students may apply for admission to the AMPA program if they meet the following requirements:
Completion of 60 credits and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater
Completion of PAF 1250 Citizenship and Public Affairs or POL 1101 American Government
Completion of ENG 2150 Writing II
Completion of MTH 1023 or MTH 1030 or placement higher than 1030
Completion of Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning (MQR) requirement in Pathways. Eligible courses include but not limited to MTH 2140 or 2160 or 2001 or 2003 or 2009 or 2206 or 2207 or 2600 or 2610 or BIO 2100 or PSY 2100 or STA 2000, etc.
Must be officially accepted into the Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs (BSPA) program
Marxe School advisors will provide accepted students with a curriculum map for completing both degrees. Accepted students can begin taking MPA courses once they have been accepted into the AMPA program. To gain more information about the BSPA program, email MSPIA.BSPA@baruch.cuny.edu, or make an appointment to speak with a team member.
*PAF 9270 is a required course in the MPA and is the prerequisite of PAF9271 and PAF 9272. In the accelerated programs, students can only waive PAF 9270 after they complete PAF3015, PAF3401, and pass a proctored Excel exam. If not, students must take PAF 9270 as one of the MPA Electives.
