The M.A.O. Program

The M.A.O. program is designed to be flexible according to students’ interests. Students in the M.A.O. program pursue a variety of careers, and the program gives students the opportunity for exposure in some of these fields. Our graduates have advanced to graduate schools and careers in Journalism, Law, Business and to Ph.D. programs in political science, other social sciences, and other graduate fields of study. Students in the M.A.O. program who wish to continue their political science studies toward a Ph.D. must formally apply to the Ph.D. program.

  • The GSAS Application is available at http://www.columbia.edu/cu/gsas/pages/pstudents/admissions/apply/index.html The MA application deadline is April 1, 2012.

  • GSAS Admissions Information is available at http://www.columbia.edu/cu/gsas/pages/pstudents/admissions/information/index.html.
  • The ETS code (the GSAS Institution Code for submitting TOEFL and GRE scores) is 2162.

    Any and all mailed materials for the application should be submitted to the GSAS Admissions office at 107 Low Memorial Library, 535 West 116th Street, MC 4304, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027.