DATE: Thursday, July 10th 
TIME:  5 PM
WHERE: Online via Zoom
SIGN UP: Info Session Registration 

You can still apply for the Fall 2025 semester.

Design a unique degree at CUNY with CUNY BA

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 the CUNY BA program (that will be the student’s home college).  Students will need to be accepted into a CUNY college for the Summer/Fall 2025 semester.

Students can start the CUNY college application and the CUNY BA Program application at the same time, as they are separate applications that go to separate places. The student searches the CUNY catalogs for courses 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 Virtual information sessions give an overview of the program. This includes:
The CUNY BA info session covers:

• • • How CUNY BA works and the application criteria
    • The CUNY BA application process and requirements for creating the CUNY BA Area of Concentration (AOC).
    • What a CUNY BA Faculty Mentor is
    • Also, where to search for CUNY courses for your CUNY BA Area of Concentration (AOC).
    • Exclusive opportunities and pipeline programs within CUNY BA
    • Question and Answer session

DATE: Thursday, July 10th 
TIME:  5 PM

SIGN UP: Info Session Registration 

This invite-only event is for new students starting CUNY BA in the Summer and Fall of 2025.

Invites and Zoom details will be sent out via email.

If you want to Study Abroad while being a CUNY BA student, sign up for this workshop:

WHO: CUNY BA Senior Academic Advisor and International Education Liaison

WHAT: Join CUNY BA Senior Academic Advisor and International Education Liaison, Kate McPherson, to learn more about the opportunity to study abroad as a CUNY BA student. Topics covered will include:

• Identifying programs and opportunities
• Working with your home campus study abroad office
• Registering and transferring credits
• CUNY International Travel Guidelines
• Funding opportunities

WHEN: Friday, September 5, from 12 PM – 1 PM
Register here

WHERE: Live online via Zoom

Register here

CUNY BA Area of Concentration (AOC) Strategy Workshop (online): 

Meet with CUNY BA Academic Director, Jody Clark Vaisman, in this interactive workshop to learn about strategies for planning or refining your Area of Concentration.
This group advisement work session is designed to:

• Help you understand the AOC process.

• Encourage you to map disciplines and topics related to your interests.

• Give you tips, tools, and time to brainstorm (in pairs or small groups.)

• Learn about integrating activities into your concentration to connect your courses and experiences, for example, research, independent study, internships, and study abroad.

WHO: CUNY BA Academic Director, Dr. Jody Clark Vaisman

WHAT: CUNY BA AOC Strategy Workshop

DATE: Monday, September 8, 2025

TIME: 2 PM – 3 PM

WHERE: Live on Zoom.

Monday, September 8, from 2 PM to 3 PM
Register here

WHO: CUNY BA Scholarships Office

DATE: Friday, September 12, from

TIME: 2 PM – 3 PM

WHERE: Online via Zoom

WHAT: CUNY BA Scholarships Workshop: Available Opportunities and Best Practices

Are you a CUNY BA student who wants to learn more about the different funding opportunities offered through the program? Do you want to apply for a scholarship or fellowship but don’t know where to start? Please join us on Friday, September 12, from 2 PM to 3 PM for an online workshop on the available opportunities and best practices to apply.

We’ll discuss different types of funding, share information on the various scholarships and fellowships offered through CUNY BA, review eligibility criteria and what you will need to apply, and discuss best practices for applying to these funding opportunities.

Friday, September 12, from 2 PM – 3 PM
Register here

SIGN UP HERE

WHO: CUNY Baccalaureate for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies (CUNY BA)

WHAT: Online workshops to help CUNY BA students find their faculty mentors. CUNY BA Graduate Doctoral Fellows and a CUNY BA Academic Advisor will lead the discussion during the workshop.

Topics will include:

• How to research faculty How to reach out to possible mentors (and prepare for an initial meeting)
• How to maintain your mentor/mentee relationship
• How to present yourself to potential mentors.

We will also answer individual questions about the process of finding a mentor.
THERE ARE TWO SESSIONS. You don’t have to attend both.

WHEN: Thursday, September 25, from 2 PM – 3 PM or
Monday, September 29 from 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

WHERE: LIVE online on Zoom

Register here for Thursday, September 25, from 2 PM – 3 PM

Register here for  Monday, September 29, from 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

WHO: CUNY Baccalaureate for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies (CUNY BA)

WHAT: Online workshops to help CUNY BA students find their faculty mentors. CUNY BA Graduate Doctoral Fellows and a CUNY BA Academic Advisor will lead the discussion during the workshop.

Topics will include:

• How to research faculty How to reach out to possible mentors (and prepare for an initial meeting)
• How to maintain your mentor/mentee relationship
• How to present yourself to potential mentors.

We will also answer individual questions about the process of finding a mentor.
THERE ARE TWO SESSIONS. You don’t have to attend both.

WHEN: Thursday, September 25, from 2 PM – 3 PM or
Monday, September 29 from 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

WHERE: LIVE online on Zoom

Register here for Thursday, September 25, from 2 PM – 3 PM

Register here for  Monday, September 29, from 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM