Join a bold community of thinkers, makers, and boundary-pushers at CUNY BA.

Here, you won’t settle for a standard degree—you design one. If your academic passion doesn’t
fit neatly into any one discipline, that’s where CUNY BA comes in: we give you the tools to craft
an Area of Concentration that reflects your unique voice and vision.

At CUNY Baccalaureate for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies, you are able to combine
courses from multiple CUNY colleges and academic departments, work closely with
dedicated faculty mentors, and map out a degree that’s unique to you. You’ll develop a proposal
for your Area of Concentration, blend knowledge across fields, and shape a learning path that
matches your intellectual curiosity.

Apply now—with college credits in hand, a minimum 2.8 GPA, and a desire to explore—and
we’ll support you through a personalized admissions process, advising, and orientation.
If you’re ready to learn without limits and build a major that matters—to you, your community,
your future—CUNY BA is the place where your ideas take form.

Why is CUNY BA right for you?

Flexibility: You shape your own Area of Concentration, drawing on courses across all CUNY
campuses to build a program that truly fits your interests.

Innovation: By combining fields and perspectives in new ways, you create an original path of
study that traditional majors can’t offer.

Support: Faculty mentors and dedicated advisors guide you from proposal to graduation,
ensuring your self-designed degree stays focused and achievable.

Quality: You benefit from CUNY’s world-class faculty and resources, while following a rigorous
course of study that distinguishes your degree from any other in the University.