How to Apply

The application is pretty standard: your name(s), contact information, complete educational history (including ALL colleges attended and other credits earned through things like College Now, AP, Project Advance, etc.), a personal statement and your Area of Concentration (AoC) Proposal. Because the major that you are applying for doesn't exist at your college, a critical component of your application is the AoC, so it's important that you craft a strong proposal in your application. You can learn more about that here: Proposing Your Area.

A brief one to two-page (250-500 word) essay describing your academic and post-graduate goals and how you will achieve them through CUNY BA.

Transcripts

• You do not need to send any CUNY transcripts*.
• You will need to submit either official sealed non-CUNY college transcript(s) or have an official electronic version sent directly from the college in the following instances:
  • 1. If you submitted your non-CUNY transcripts directly to one of the CUNY colleges
    2. If you applied to CUNY and submitted your non-CUNY transcript(s) to the UAPC while you had coursework in progress (even if you already submitted a finalized copy to one of the CUNY colleges).

• If you have sent your non-CUNY transcripts to the University Application Processing Center (UAPC) when you applied to CUNY, we can access those in many (but not all) instances.
• Please note: You can submit an unofficial student copy of your non-CUNY transcript(s) for temporary review purposes while you arrange to have an official version sent directly from the college to our program.

*In rare circumstances, students with older records, which are not in CUNYfirst, will need to request an official transcript.

Note: All materials that are submitted become the property of CUNY Baccalaureate for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies and cannot be released to the student or to other institutions.

Matriculation

The college where you are matriculated will serve as your home college in the program. Many of our applicants are current CUNY students; if that describes you, you don't need to do anything else. If you previously attended a CUNY school, you may file for readmission or file a CUNY transfer application if you'd like to be based at another campus.

If you have never attended CUNY, you can file a CUNY transfer application. Keep in mind that students with 68 or more credits must be matriculated at a senior college (as opposed to a community college).

Note that students must meet CUNY Proficiency Requirements in English and Math.