MPA Summer & Fall 2020 Registration
Dear MPA Student,

Summer & Fall 2020 registration will begin soon for graduate students . As a reminder, each student is given a specific registration appointment which should be posted on your CUNYfirst Student Center. Not sure how to view your appointment, click here . Summer and Fall registration dates can differ, so please remember to check both terms. It is recommended that you look through the schedule of classes on CUNYfirst and add classes before your registration date. 
Contacting Your Advisor for Registration Consultation
The Marxe Advisement Team would like to remind students that academic advisors are available for registration consultations in various formats: in person, via email, or by phone. We understand that under current circumstances some students may prefer to schedule a phone appointment or consult advisors via email, and we are prepared for that.

WAYS TO CONTACT AN ADVISOR:

·        let us know your preferred date and time for a PHONE appointment, OR
·        email us your questions/concerns
Introducing Schedule Builder!
What is Schedule Builder?
Schedule Builder is a real-time class scheduling tool that enables students to plan and register for courses that meet their schedules and other needs. With this tool, students can easily arrange class schedules that fit their personal and academic lives

Key Benefits:
  • Add Courses
  • Add Breaks
  • Compare Schedules

Students should have received additional information via email from the Baruch Registrar's Office about Schedule Builder.

Featured Electives & PAF 9199 Selected Topics Electives


Summer 2020-Session 1 (June 8th - July 9th)
  • PAF 9129 Animal Rights and Welfare (Hybrid)
  • PAF 9163 Leadership and Strategy in Public Affairs (Hybrid)
  • PAF 9199 Peacebuilding
  • New! PAF 9199 Qualitative Methods
  • New! PAF 9199 Improv for Leadership

Summer 2020-Session 2 (July 13th - Aug.13th)
  • PAF 9104 Media, Politics & Public Culture (Online)
  • PAF 9132 Governing New York City (Hybrid)

Fall 2020
  • PAF 9156 Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery
  • PAF 9160 Public and Nonprofit Management II (Online)
  • PAF 9173 Program Auditing and Performance Measurement
  • PAF 9199 Civic and Political Speechmaking
  • New! PAF 9199 Global Climate
  • PAF 9436 International Security and the Liberal World Order

A Note About EPermit

Students interested in taking a course outside of Baruch must submit an ePermit application.

Students must wait until their registration appointment to submit an epermit application, or else it will be denied.

Before submitting an ePermit application, you must receive approval and the course equivalencies from your academic advisor.

ePermit courses should be related to your degree program and are courses from another graduate degree program. Courses equivalent or similar to core courses in your program will not be approved.

MPA students can look into graduate classes offered by John Jay for general MPA classes and the School of Public Health for health policy related classes.

ePermits can take a few weeks to be processed. Students should plan in advance if they would like to submit one.
Please contact MSPIA.advisement@baruch.cuny.edu for more information.
PAF 9190: MPA Capstone Seminar
Capstone should be taken in the student's last spring or fall semester. All core requirements and a majority of the elective requirements should be completed when students enroll in the capstone.

Below are the professors teaching the capstone seminar in Fall 2020.


All capstone professors can work with any student's capstone topic. Students are encouraged to read the bios of each professor in order to select an instructor that best fits their capstone topic/ academic interests. Please note that space is limited in each section of capstone, so please register on time and prepare back-up schedules if you do not get into your first choice.
Tips for Successful Registration
  • Register on Time: Students who need capstone, cores, and/or who are graduating should not delay their registration. We cannot guarantee that you will get your classes even if it's your final semester
  • Courses come in many formats i.e In-person, Hybrid and Fully Online. Check the class details to confirm the "instruction mode" 
  • Prepare multiple schedules since classes fill up quickly (you can add courses to your "shopping cart" now)
  • Resolve all holds on your record which can delay or prevent you from enrolling in your classes. E.g Bursars or Financial Aid holds 
  • Courses that are closed and have XMPA in their section codes are part of cohort programs and are not available to students in traditional programs. 
  • Check your student email regularly for schedule updates. If there are any changes to summer or fall class offerings, Marxe Academic Advisement will send out announcements to your email