Completed online application for the Master of Arts in Journalism including the Bilingual Program and Master of Arts in Engagement Journalism. Create your online application account by clicking here.

The following documents MUST be uploaded to your application. Hard copies of application materials submitted to the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism or the CUNY Graduate Center will not be accepted.

• One-page Resume
• Applicant Statement

In no more than 1,000 words, tell us about your personal background and your interests. Please explain what draws you to the profession, what subjects you’d like to shine a light on, and what you hope to gain from studying at the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism.

• Academic Transcripts

We require transcripts from all academic institutions attended.

Unofficial transcripts can be uploaded to the online application. If you are admitted, official transcripts will be required prior to registration in August.

• 3 Letters of Recommendation

When you complete your online application, you will be asked for the email address of each recommender and our application system will send an email directly to that individual. The recommender is asked to upload a personal letter of recommendation and to answer one question: Do they recommend the applicant?

Your recommenders may include professors, editors, employers, community leaders, or any non-family individual who can appraise your academic, personal, or professional achievements and speak to your journalistic potential.

• Clips/Writing Samples

We require three writing samples. One multimedia sample can be submitted in lieu of one of the writing samples. Work samples must be non-fiction, a maximum of five pages each, and can include published news clips, academic papers, or unpublished writing.

If you choose to submit a multimedia sample in lieu of one writing sample you will include the URL in the space provided on the online application.

IMPORTANT: Applicants to the Bilingual Program must include two writing samples in English and one in Spanish.

You can pay the application fee via credit card, or by check or money order. At the point of submitting your online application you will receive instructions for how to make the payment.

*Graduates of CUNY schools or those who will have graduated from a CUNY school by the time they enroll in the Newmark J-School receive an application fee waiver. 

The admissions exam is designed to give us an idea of your interest in current affairs, your analytical and editing skills, and your ability to write clearly and concisely in a timed environment.  Check out some of our past entrance exams.

Exam registration information will be sent via email to anyone who has started their application. All applicants will take the exam remotely via Proctor U.

Applicants will receive an email with information about scheduling an interview after starting the application. All interviews are conducted virtually.

Applicants who received an undergraduate degree from an institution where English is not the language of instruction and is located in a country that does not recognize English as an Official Language must submit an official scores from TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo English Test or Pearson Test of English (PTE). Applicants with a bachelor’s degree from a Puerto Rican university must also submit the TOEFL, IELTS Duolingo English Test or PTE scores unless the language of instruction was English-only.

Electronic score reports must be sent directly from the test center to the Office of Admissions in order to be considered official. All TOEFL/IELTS/PTE/Duolingo test centers are able to send scores electronically to our institution by adding Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY as a recipient. Scores will only be accepted from an exam taken within the past two years.

Please view this document for a list of English-language testing exempt countries.

Minimum score requirements:

TOEFL (iBT) = 105

IELTS = 7.5

Duolingo English Test = 125

PTE Academic = 73

The TOEFL iBT code number is C269.