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Eugene Lang College offers a Bachelor of Arts in:

Combined Degree Programs

Lang offers a dual BA/BFA degree program, in which students can combine a BA from Lang with a BFA from Parsons The New School for Design or The New School for Jazz Contemporary Music. The college also offers several combined bachelor's and master's degree programs with other divisions at The New School, which accelerate your progress toward completing a master's program. Degree programs include Media Studies and International Affairs at The New School for General Studies and all master's programs offered by The New School for Social Research and Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy (more information below).

General Degree Requirements

  • Successful completion of a minimum of 120 credits, including no more than 30 credits in non-liberal arts courses defined as studio and practice-based courses and internships
  • Writing the Essay 1 and 2, Workshop, Advising seminar, and Reading NYC
  • Two University Lecture (ULEC) courses (transfer students are exempt from this requirement)
  • Completion of the requirements for the student's chosen major or interdisciplinary program, generally a minimum of thirteen courses, which includes the senior capstone
  • Students who have started at Lang as freshman must take 40 credits of 3000 level or higher courses.
  • Senior-year residency: students must spend their final two semesters in residence at Lang

Notes for Transfer Students:

  • Transfer students must complete a minimum of 60 credits at The New School.
  • All transfer students must enroll in at least three Lang courses in their first semester.
  • Students receive pro-rated credit toward the 40 credit requirement of 3000 level or higher courses
  • Transfer students may use up to three courses taken at other institutions to fulfill major or interdisciplinary program requirements, as determined by the program chair. Transfer students wishing to apply transfered courses to their area of study must have the courses evaluated by the chair or director of the relevant program. Syllabi are often required.

BA/BFA Degree Requirements

  • Successful completion of a minimum of 180 credits, including a minimum of 90 credits in liberal arts courses and 90 credits in non-liberal arts (studio and practice-based) courses
  • Completion of at least one Lang course in each semester, for a minimum of 44 credits in Lang courses
  • Completion of the requirements for a Lang major or interdisciplinary program
  • Writing the Essay 1 and 2, Workshop, Advising seminar, and Reading NYC
  • Two University Lecture (ULEC) courses (transfer students are exempt from this requirement)
  • Completion of Parsons or Jazz program requirements

Transfer students: The transferability of prior studio credits is determined by the Parsons and Jazz offices of Admissions.

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Bachelor's/Master's Programs

You can accelerate your progress toward a master’s degree by combining your undergraduate work at Eugene Lang College with graduate study at one of the university’s graduate schools. In your junior year, you may apply for any of these programs (see below for credit requirements). If admitted, you can earn up to 12 swing credits applicable toward both degree programs, equivalent to approximately one semester of graduate studies. The benefits of the program therefore include reduced time to earn your master’s degree, a significant tuition savings, additional access to graduate courses, and waiver of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and application fees for full admission to your chosen graduate program.

You are eligible to apply during the semester in which you will complete or have completed (60) undergraduate credits. For transfer students, you must have completed or be in the process of completing at least one full year of academic coursework at Lang. We recommend all students contact an admissions representative from the graduate program of interest, or attend an information session to learn more. We also recommend applicants consult with the Senior Class Advisor at Lang, Jemima Gedeon GedeonJ@newschool.edu, for additional guidance throughout the application process.

The application deadline is October 15 for spring admission and April 1 for fall admission. Download guidelines and an application.

Students completing certain undergraduate degree programs may apply for a dual degree in the corresponding graduate program of study. Current dual-degree programs include:

Lang and The New School for Social Research
BA in Economics/MA in Economics
BA in History/MA in Historical Studies
BA in Literary Studies/MA in Liberal Studies
BA in Philosophy/MA in Philosophy
BA in Psychology/MA in Psychology

Lang and The New School for General Studies
BA in Culture and Media/MA in Media Studies

In addition, students completing the BA in liberal arts may apply for dual-degree programs in:

The New School for General Studies:

Media Studies
International Affairs

The New School for Social Research:

Anthropology
Economics
Historical Studies
Liberal Studies
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology (important information on the BA/MA program in Psychology)
Sociology 

Milano The New School of Management and Urban Policy:

Urban Policy Analysis and Management
Organizational Change Management
Nonprofit Management