Bachelor of Arts in Individualized Major/Master of Public Administration in Health Policy and Management

New York University

The Gallatin School of Individualized Study and the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service have created a dual-degree program to enable students to earn both a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Gallatin's Individualized Major and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) in either Wagner's Public and Nonprofit Management and Policy Program (PNP), or its Health Policy and Management Program (HPAM) in less time than it would take to complete the programs separately. This dual degree is designed for students with a strong commitment to public leadership, and will allow such students to enhance and focus their opportunities for learning, while helping them to build a meaningful career in public service.While enrolled as undergraduates in the Gallatin School, students eligible to enroll in the dual-degree program may complete up to seven of the fifteen courses required for the Wagner MPA degree. These seven courses typically comprise five Wagner core courses and up to two courses chosen from the student’s anticipated area of concentration.After earning the Bachelor’s degree, students in this program complete the remainder of their MPA credits in generally one to two years of additional study at Wagner. Both degrees could be completed with a total of 152 credits for the BA-MPA. Taken separately, the BA and the MPA must be completed with 173 credits. Gallatin students participating in the BA-MPA dual degree program are granted the opportunity to participate in graduate coursework before completing the undergraduate degree, but this does not guarantee outright acceptance into the Wagner MPA program. Students who wish to pursue the MPA degree must also complete a regular Wagner MPA Application for Admission during the senior year at Gallatin. All interested dual-degree Gallatin students will be expected to meet the same admissions standards as other Wagner applicants, which include strong academic qualifications and relevant professional experience (i.e., internships, volunteer work, part-time jobs).

Gallatin School of Individualized Study