BA-MPA and BA-MUP with Gallatin School of Individualized Study
Students at the NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study already have a reputation for their vision, their drive, and their unique perspectives: multi-disciplinary study? No problem. Operationalizing grand imaginings? Easy. If that’s the case, then NYU Wagner’s got a challenge for you: join us for our BA-MPA or BA-MUP program in collaboration with NYU Gallatin.
Pursuing a graduate degree with us means you’ll get to funnel your undergraduate explorations directly into a professionally-focused master’s degree that is constantly looking at the intersections of ideas, needs, and the greater good. Furthermore, you’ll get to translate your philosophies into actions—and impact.
Admission to the dual-degree program is open to Gallatin students who have completed 72 credits toward their BA degree and have earned a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Interested? Submit the Pre-Application to the Gallatin Office of Advising for consideration.
Advising
Adrienne Smith, Assistant Director of Student Services and Bloomberg Fellowship Program
Cameron Williams, Gallatin Office of Advising
Curriculum
As part of the BA-MPA and BA-MUP tracks, you can complete up to 21 credits toward the 45 credit graduate degree as an undergraduate student. This can include both undergraduate course equivalents (see below) and graduate coursework.
If you complete the maximum 21 credits during your undergraduate career and take a prescribed sequence of coursework in consultation with an advisor, you can finish the MPA or MUP degree in one additional full-time year.
With any less credits completed, you will need two years to finish the graduate degree at Wagner. You also can finish your degree in up to five years part-time which would give you longer access to Wagner resources as you begin your public service career.
For more information about planning your coursework during undergrad and other policies, please see our Advising and Policies.
Undergraduate Course Equivalents
| NYU Wagner Core Course | Undergraduate Course Equivalents |
|---|---|
| CORE-GP 1011 Statistical Methods | BIOL-UA 42 Biostatistics ECON-UA 18, Statistics ENVST-UA 310, Environmental Quantitative Methods POL-UA 850, Introduction to Research Methods in Political Science PSYCH-UA 10, Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences SOC-UA 302, Statistics for Social Research UGPH-GU 20, Biostatistics for Public Health UPADM-GP 111, Quantitative Analysis for Public Policy |
| CORE-GP 1018 Microeconomics | ECON-UA 2, Introduction to Microeconomics; ECI-UF 2, Principles of Microeconomics ECON-UA 10, Intermediate Microeconomics UPADM-GP 140, Economics of Public Policy |
| CORE-GP 1020 Management and Leadership**,*** | UPADM-GP 103, Management and Leadership* |
| CORE-GP 1021 Financial Management** | No undergraduate course equivalent |
| CORE-GP 1022 Introduction to Public Policy**** | POL-UA 300, Power and Politics in America POL-UA 354, Politics of Administrative Law UPADM-GP 101, Politics of Public Policy* |
* UPADM-GP 101, 111, & 103 are NYU Wagner undergraduate courses
** BA-MUP students should delay completing these requirements if they are planning to complete the MUP in one additional year
*** Undergraduate students must take the undergraduate version of CORE-GP 1020 Management and Leadership (UPADM-GP 103 Management and Leadership)
**** Not accepted for MUP degree
APPLYING TO WAGNER
If you’re accepted to the BA-MPA or BA-MUP track, you are not guaranteed admittance to the Wagner graduate program. You must complete the graduate application in your final undergraduate year by the priority deadline at the end of the fall semester.
As part of the admissions process, you may be asked to participate in an interview to help us better understand your candidacy which may not be fully captured in your application materials. If invited to interview, it then becomes a requirement for admission and will be held early- to mid- February.
Please see our admissions website for more information about the graduate application.
Deferral
Wagner graduate students come from a variety of professional backgrounds - many have several years of substantial experience in public service before starting a Wagner graduate degree. We believe that this real-world experience strongly enriches the Wagner education in and outside the classroom. As a result, our graduate admissions team may accept you into the MPA or MUP program with the requirement that you defer 1 year to gain full-time professional experience in a public service field.
You may also choose to defer your enrollment for up to 2 years in order to gain additional experience.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Pursuing a graduate dual degree is an investment in the future and a serious commitment of time and money. All Bachelor’s-Master’s track applicants will be considered for scholarships and funding as part of the graduate application. You can also apply for the the Georgina and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Service Fellows Program in the graduate application - a full-tuition scholarship opportunity. .