Overview of the program

The program is designed to allow students to earn an MAIR with one additional year of study beyond their bachelor's degree. Students who arrive at Syracuse with sufficient AP credit may be able to complete both bachelor's degree and the MAIR within four years of study.

Contacts

General Inquiries: ccemaxwell@syr.edu

Faculty: Jonathan Beagles, Robert Bifulco, Stuart Brown, Julia Carboni, Renee de Nevers, Todd Dickey, Sarah Hamersma, Colleen Heflin, Catherine Herrold, Johannes Himmelreich, Yilin Hou, Zachary Huitink, Masood Hyder, W. Henry Lambright, Leonard Lopoo, John G. McPeak, Robert Murrett, Tina Nabatchi, Sean C. O'Keefe, John L. Palmer, David C. Popo, Michah Rothbart, Sabina Schnell, Amy Ellen Schwartz, Ying Shi, Saba Siddiki, David Van Slyke, Emily Wiemers, Peter J. Wilcoxen, Michael Williams, John M. Yinger

Application process

Applications to enter the MAIR portion of the combined degree program will normally be submitted during the spring semester of the junior year, and are allowed once a student has declared their major and completed 75 credit hours toward the bachelor's degree. 

Interested students are encouraged to meet with the admissions director of the MAIR program before applying. The application package typically requires two letters of recommendation from a Syracuse University faculty member, the student's resume, a Statement of Purpose, and the student's transcript. GRE and the TOEFL scores will be waived for Syracuse University students. 

Student applications that show evidence of sufficient preparation in writing skills and quantitative analysis will have a greater chance of being admitted to the program. The preferred way to demonstrate this competence is by completing a “writing intensive” course and a course that requires quantitative analysis with a grade of B or better prior to applying. Examples of such courses include, but are not limited to MAX 123, MAX 132, and MAX 201. 

Students accepted for graduate study as part of the combined BA/BS-MA program will typically begin the MA portion of the program following completion of their third year of study (six semesters), but are not fully matriculated as graduate students until all requirements for the B.A. degree have been met. 

Degree Requirements

At regular requirements for the student's undergraduate major along with the minimum 120 credit hours necessary to meet College of Arts and Sciences requirements. The MAIR degree requires 40 credits. However, up to four courses (12 credit hours) can be counted towards both the bachelor's and the MAIR degrees. Any 500, 600 or 700 level PAI course is eligible for dual credit.