Graduate Advisement

Marxe Academic Advisors work hybrid schedules and are available to meet in various formats. Advising sessions can be conducted via Zoom video calls, by telephone or in-person appointments. We are always available to be reached via email.

Students can make advisement appointments with their advisors using the Navigate App. Appointments are required for in-person meetings.

Our Mission

The Marxe graduate academic advisement team is committed to creating an inclusive atmosphere of respect and professionalism through shared accountability between students and their advisor in order guide and support graduate students throughout their academic career and beyond, and also to ensure they receive the best possible services to enhance their overall graduate experience.

Graduate students are encouraged to

Attend all orientations and other mandatory advisement events
Check their Baruch student email frequently for the weekly advisement newsletter, updates on course scheduling, and changes in academic policies
Contact an advisor for a problem with a professor, academic difficulties with a class, or when having personal issues while pursuing coursework
Review Degreeworks to be informed of their degree progress and course requirements

Questions?

Email us at mspia.advisement@baruch.cuny.edu

Remember to meet and stay in touch with your advisor to make sure you are on track for success in your degree program!

Graduate Student Handbook

View and download the Handbook

Registration Information

Graduate students must claim their CUNYfirst account in order register for classes. Students in the traditional MPA, MIA and MSEd-HEA claim their account and register themselves. Students in the Online MPA and the Graduate Certificate programs should claim their account, but do not register themselves; this is done by the graduate advisement team. It is recommended that students meet with their advisor to plan out their courses in the correct order to avoid taking classes at the wrong time.

The Schedule of Classes is available prior to each registration period for the upcoming semester for students to search for classes, instructor names, and course information. Students that register themselves must access CUNYfirst to find their appointment time for registration for each upcoming term. Each student is assigned a unique registration appointment time on CUNYfirst and will not be able to register before the appointment time listed for them. Students will use Schedule Builder to search for classes, explore different schedule options, and also to their finalize registration. For troubleshooting with Schedule Builder, please visit this page.

It is imperative that students register for classes as soon as their registration window opens. Neither instructors nor advisors can add seats to a closed class; there are also no waitlists for any of our graduate PAF classes. Students closed out of classes are recommended to habitually check the schedule for any seats that may open up. If there is a hold on the student’s account (late payments, overdue library fines, etc.), the hold will need to be cleared and removed in order to register.

Graduate students working full-time should not register for a full-time course load (9 or more credits). Any Marxe graduate student who wants to take more than 9 credits (full-time) in a given semester must consult with an academic advisor and get permission to do so. Please email your advisor or contact mspia.advisement@baruch.cuny.edu.
It is highly recommended that graduate students should take core required courses before taking elective courses. Core courses are foundational courses and prerequisites to many electives. New graduate students enrolling in their first semester should plan to only take core classes.
Students should not register for a capstone class (PAF 9190, PAF 9390 or PAF 9490) until they are at the end of their academic program. Independent study capstones are not permitted.
Students seeking to complete an independent study must make arrangements with a full-time member of the public affairs faculty, who then must obtain authorization from the Associate Dean. Adjunct faculty are not permitted to teach independent study sections.
If classes are cancelled due to insufficient enrollment or for some other reason, a notification will be sent prior to the start of the semester via the student’s Baruch email account. Keeping a back-up schedule in mind is recommended in the event a class is cancelled or moved to an alternative time slot.
Courses are offered in a variety of instruction modalities; such as online (synchronous or asynchronous), hybrid and in-person. Click here to read more about instruction modalities.
Students may take courses at other CUNY senior colleges using the ePermit system on CUNYfirst. Preapproval is required by emailing mspia.advisement@baruch.cuny.edu; please email the course number, title and the description of the course you would like to take on ePermit. After being granted the pre-approval, students may then go ahead and fill out the ePermit on CUNYfirst. We recommend any student doing an epermit to submit this as soon as their registration opens for the following semester. For more information about ePermits, visit the College’s how-to guide to ePermit.

Student Resources

Tutoring and Quantitative Support

Tutoring, Workshops, and More

The Quantitative Student Support department offers graduate tutoring services, creates helpful review workshops, and generally provides supportive academic programs for students in the Marxe School. We focus on helping students refine their mathematical and quantitative skills, as they are key components of courses that involve applied statistics, research and analysis, economics, and budgeting. Furthermore, it is essential to ensure students are quantitatively literate in an era of growing data importance. A key goal is to develop a student’s abilities in critical analysis, so that they can find logical and imaginative solutions to new problems, instead of relying on rote memorization of known techniques.

Students can navigate our blog in order find out how to reserve a tutoring appointment, learn about upcoming events, schedule a consultation, or download materials from past/current workshops.

Writing Support For Public & International Affairs

Writing support services for graduate students in the Marxe school are available through a partnership with the Bernard L. Schwartz Communication Institute. Please reach out to the Assistant Director for Writing in Public and International Affairs, Melina Moore, at Melina.Moore@baruch.CUNY.edu with any questions.

In-class Workshops

Marxe graduate students can expect to encounter some embedded, course-specific writing workshops as they complete their coursework. Developed in partnership with Marxe faculty members, these workshops contextualize core writing skills within the disciplinary context of the courses and assignments. The in-class workshops are strategically placed to support writing skills-development early on in the programs and emphasize writing and revision strategies that can be applied in both professional and academic settings.

Writing Workshop Series

All Marxe graduate students are invited to participate in our writing workshops, which take place in August and January, as well as throughout the semester. Tailored to the Marxe curriculum, these workshops introduce students to the common genres of writing in the programs and offer opportunities to develop editing strategies that improve clarity and precision.

To view this semester’s workshop offerings and register for upcoming workshops, please click here.

One-to-One Writing Consultations

Marxe graduate students have the opportunity to book specialized writing consultations with Communication Fellows at the Bernard L. Schwartz Communication Institute. Our Fellows are writers and researchers with specialized expertise in teaching writing and are familiar with writing assignments and expectations in Marxe courses.

These one-to-one writing consultations are attached to specific courses in the Marxe curriculum, including the Capstone, and structured to ensure that all students have access to this service at some point during their program track. The Consultations are also available by referral.

In addition to these specialized one-to-one consultations, all Baruch students are invited to make use of the Baruch Writing Center, which also offers one-to-one consultations and written feedback on drafts. Please visit their website to learn more about their services.

Additional Writing Resources

Click here for further resources for Marxe student writers, including our Annotated Capstone Guides.

Financial Aid

Health Services

Counseling Center

The Counseling Center provides free and confidential services to anyone who is currently enrolled and registered as an undergraduate or graduate student at Baruch College.

Our mission is simple – helping students succeed! Through culturally-responsive and trauma-informed counseling and psychological services and outreach, the Counseling Center assists students in achieving their academic and personal goals. Counselors work collaboratively with students to improve their emotional well-being, balance priorities, enhance interpersonal relationships, and empower them with useful coping skills to attain success both in and out of the classroom.

During this period of remote learning, the Counseling Center is open and providing all services remotely. Please click on Make An Appointment to set up an intake session.

BCTC (Baruch Computing and Technology Center)

BCTC is an excellent resource for any tech-related problems or issues with Blackboard, Baruch email, borrowing computers for the whole semester, printingservices and also and also CUNYFirst assistance. Active students can also look on their website for available software they can download as well. Students can get tech support and direct any technology questions to helpdesk@baruch.cuny.edu.

Meet the Marxe Academic Advisement Staff

Contact Us

Office of Graduate Academic Advisement
mspia.advisement@baruch.cuny.edu

Graduate Advisement

Our Mission

Graduate students are encouraged to

Questions?

Graduate Student Handbook

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Sandra Fajardo

Maureen Samedy

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