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Before you submit your application to the CUNY BA program, you are encouraged to attend a virtual Information Session. These sessions are approximately 45 minutes long and are held regularly on Zoom during the academic semester.
Information Session Dates to Apply for the Spring 2027 Semester
If you'd like to apply for the Spring 2027 semester, sign up for one of the upcoming info sessions below:
- Wednesday, September 23, at 12:30 PM
- Thursday, October 8, at 4 PM
- Monday, October 19, at 3 PM
Tabashshum Jahan (TJ) Islam is a PhD Candidate in the Social Welfare program at CUNY Graduate Center and MLS student at CUNY Queens College. Their interests include trauma-informed approaches to empower and honor immigrant and diasporic communities through narrative, teaching, and research. They are currently doing mixed-methods research and arts-based inquiry to explore artists’ experiences in receiving a guaranteed income through Creatives Rebuild New York. In their down time they enjoy meditating, scrapbooking, and going for long walks.
Souli Fertitta Boutis is an English PhD candidate at the Graduate Center. From North Carolina, his research centers around paranoia in the Cold War global novel and its relation to American imperialism.
Diomelca Rivas is a PhD candidate in the History Department at The Graduate Center, CUNY. Her research focuses on the interconnection between the expansion of public education and the consolidation of nation-state formation in the Dominican Republic during the Trujillo dictatorship.
Mia Greco (she/her) is a participatory researcher, facilitator, and PhD student in Critical Social Psychology at the CUNY Graduate Center. Her work explores how people build more liberatory models of self-governance, and how they achieve non-reformist reform. She is especially interested in reimagining how we keep ourselves safe outside of the family policing system. Mia loves cooking, walking, and filling up small apartments with friends and family.
Email: MIA.GRECO@cunyba.cuny.edu
Alum Ricky Costas-Hernandez on How CUNY BA Helped Launch His Career
My CUNY BA degree in Business Analytics & Data Strategy provided the rigorous academic foundation needed to land a competitive management consulting role.
Collaborating with my CUNY BA faculty mentor to design my degree, I blended foundational data analysis and business management courses with graduate-level courses in disciplines like algorithmic bias and industrial-organizational psychology. I also had the flexibility to explore innovative courses such as the Google Experiential Practicum, a unique course where we developed real products under the mentorship of current Google employees.
My interdisciplinary, industry-aligned degree excellently positioned me to earn a summer 2025 internship at Accenture, a leading multinational technology consulting firm. After applying my academic learning to industry over the summer, I gained firsthand experience in change management and testing AI algorithms for bias.
Ultimately, I earned a full-time role as a Process Excellence Analyst at Accenture and am starting my career in San Francisco, California the global hub for technology and AI.
CUNY BA is pleased to offer a group mentoring program in which there will be an alumni mentor and up to 5 current CUNY BA students with the common theme “Social Entrepreneurship”.
In this group, students will understand the elements involved in creating a business and gain firsthand insight into the challenges that may arise. The group’s goal will be supported by CUNY BA alumnus Ethan Frisch, who will facilitate discussions and share best practices in a group setting.
ABOUT ETHAN FRISCH
Ethan Frisch graduated from CUNY BA in 2008 with concentrations in Conflict Studies and Education & Social Change. He is the co-founder and co-CEO of Burlap & Barrel, a spice company that partners directly with smallholder farmers worldwide to source spices for professional chefs and home cooks.
A native New Yorker, entrepreneur, and activist for food systems and social justice, he leads Burlap & Barrel’s sourcing, culinary, and advocacy work. You can learn more about Ethan here: About – Burlap & Barrel
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
To be eligible, an applicant must:
- be a current student of the CUNY BA program in good academic standing
- have an Area of Concentration (AOC) related to the theme of social entrepreneurship such as financial sustainability, social change, nonprofit management, and other related fields of study
- Priority will be given to juniors and seniors who have approved AOC(s)
- Selected applicants will be expected to join two virtual meetings per semester through the academic year and attend a virtual kickoff meeting at the end of October
Applications are accepted from August 10, 2026 to September 30, 2026. Interested students must submit an APPLICATION HERE
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Job Overview:
The intern would support a television production team working on monthly film showcases and a studio show.
Responsibilities and Duties:
Under the supervision of the senior producer, the intern would review films for broadcast compliance, upload files, update project databases, communicate with stakeholders, manage production calendars, and support studio-show production.
Qualifications:
Interest in television production and familiarity with project management tools. Strong organizational, writing, research, and communication skills. Arts Administration, Business, Media Production, or related majors.
Open only to seniors and master’s students who are enrolled full-time at CUNY.
The CUNY TV Internship/Mentorship Program is an on-the-job learning experience where students develop practical skills in television production while working alongside industry professionals. Interns are matched with experienced mentors, participate in skills development activities, and attend an orientation covering work expectations, CUNY-wide policies, and CUNY TV–specific communication and safety protocols.
We typically accept approximately 15 student interns per semester. Current internship offerings are production assistant, camera assistant, editing assistant, and social media assistant.
CUNY TV offers unpaid internships during the academic Fall and Spring semesters exclusively to full-time CUNY students. Federal Work-Study and Academic Credit internships are available.
Fall 2026 Application Period:
Applications are now open and will be accepted until August 20. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Apply here:
CUNY TV Internship/Mentorship Program Application Form
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Program information:
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Questions: internships@tv.cuny.edu
Instagram: @cunytvinternships
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CUNY BA New Student Orientation INVITE ONLY [ONLINE]
AUGUST 2026
Check your email for the registration link.
SEPTEMBER 2026
CUNY BA Study Abroad [Online]
Friday, September 4, from 12 PM – 1 PM
REGISTER HERE
CUNY BA Advanced Area of Concentration (AOC) Strategy [Online]
Monday, September 14, from 2 PM – 3 PM
REGISTER HERE
Book Talk With CUNY BA Alumna, Pennell Somsen [IN-PERSON EVENT]
Thursday, September 17, from 3 PM – 6 PM
REGISTER HERE
CUNY BA Scholarships & Funding Opportunities [Online]
Friday, September 18, from 12 PM to 2 PM
REGISTER HERE
Internships Workshop [Online]
Tuesday, September 22, from 12 PM to 1 PM
REGISTER HERE
Finding a Faculty Mentor: Advisement Session [Online]
Thursday, September 24, from 12 PM to 1 PM
REGISTER HERE
Finding a Faculty Mentor: Advisement Session [Online]
Monday, September 28, from 6 PM to 7 PM
REGISTER HERE
Telling My CUNY BA Story Persuasively [Online]
Friday, October 30, from 2 PM to 3 PM
REGISTER HERE
CUNY BA Advanced Area of Concentration (AOC) Strategy [Online]
Tuesday, November 17, from 3 PM to 4 PM
REGISTER HERE
ADD THE CUNY BA COMMUNITY GOOGLE CALENDAR TO STAY UPDATED ON UPCOMING EVENTS HERE
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]]>What is the CUNY Baccalaureate for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies (CUNY BA)?
CUNY Baccalaureate (CUNY BA) has been around for over 50 years! It offers highly motivated students with unique academic and career goals the opportunity to design Areas of Concentration (AOCs) (similar to majors) in collaboration with CUNY faculty mentors. (You get to design a unique bachelor’s degree in CUNY!)
Create Unique Degrees Like:
- Game Production
- New Content Creation and Entrepreneurship
- Health and Exercise Science
- Financial Technology
- AND MORE
CUNY BA is an interdisciplinary studies program within the CUNY system. Students choose courses from different CUNY departments and campuses to earn a bachelor’s degree. Attend the info session to learn more about the process.
CUNY BA is for students who want to design a bachelor’s degree (Area of Concentration|AOC) that is not already offered at CUNY (minimum 120 credits). 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).
Please watch the CUNY BA Info session for more information.
At the CUNY BA information session, you will get an overview of the program, including:
- 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).
- Opportunities and accelerated graduate programs within CUNY BA
- Question and Answer session