AdPR NYC Maymester Program
NYC Maymester
Program
overview
overview
In addition to Study Abroad opportunities, Grady College offers incredible experiences for students within the US. The ADPR NYC Maymester program provides students an opportunity to learn what working life is like in the advertising, public relations, and creative communications industries. For one week during this program, students travel to New York City to visit some of the world’s top creative communications agencies to gain a real-time feel for the agency landscape and daily work environment.
While in New York, you’ll be invited inside the hallowed halls to experience a firsthand look at traditional and nontraditional ad agencies; PR firms; and media branding, interactive, consumer culture, and viral content companies.
LEARN MORE: Attend an information session this Fall in Grady College.
o Friday, September 19, 2025 12:30-1:30 p.m. (PAF Conference room – 239 – 2nd floor)
—or—
o Monday, October 13, 2025 4:30-5:30 p.m. (PAF Conference room – 239 – 2nd floor)
Agency visits
Agencies that students visit change year to year depending on availability. In previous years, students have been able to meet with leading professionals from places such as, Saatchi & Saatchi, Translation, McGarry Bowen, McCann-Erickson, Amp3, Weber Shandwick, Agent16, TBWA, Interbrand, Lucky Branded Entertainment, Ketchum, BBDO, PHD, Mother, Razorfish, Cosmopolitan, Spotify, and Tribal DDB, among others.
This program operates in Maymester each year. The first and last week of this program are conducted at UGA in Athens for preparation, course work and reflection. The second week is held in New York City for agency visits and networking events.
Dates for this year’s program are:
The course taught on the ADPR NYC Maymester program is ADPR 5991 – Seminar in Advertising and Public Relations. This course, along with the trip to NYC, counts for 3 upper-level elective credits. During the course, students will learn valuable job seeking skills- such as creating/updating resumes, tailoring Linkedin profiles, interviewing skills, in addition to learning the ins and outs of various different advertising and public relations agencies.
The ADPR NYC Maymester program takes 16 students each year. These students can be involved in undergraduate or graduate studies. The program is open to UGA students with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. There are no prerequisites for this course, however preference is given to those interested in a career in advertising or public relations.
Apply
Applications for study away in Summer 2026 will open at the start of Fall Semester and are due before midnight, Monday, November 3, 2025.
Costs & Logistics
The program costs vary from year to year depending on number of students enrolled and logistical cost changes. The estimated PROGRAM FEE for Maymester 2025 is $1,085 (this includes the $150 security deposit paid upon acceptance to the program). This amount is subject to change for May 2025 until all students are accepted to the program.
In addition to the program fee, students will be expected to pay for tuition hours. For out-of-state students, please note that because 2 hours take place in Athens, those will be billed at out-of-state rates. For the 1 hour that takes place in New York, that tuition hour will be billed at an in-state tuition rate.
HOPE and ZELL scholarships may be applied towards the TUITION part of the program costs if applicable. See UGA’s website for the most up-to-date tuition rates for Summer 2025.
Program fee includes:
- 1 week lodging at the luxurious Manhattan Hotel at Times Square.
- Some faculty related travel expenses
- Alumni Mixer Event
- Miscellaneous program related expenses
Program fee does not include:
- 3 hours of tuition (See note above regarding in-state/out-of-state) and UGA Mandatory fees (See UGA’s website for updated tuition and fees rates for Summer 2025)
- Roundtrip airfare to NYC ~ $450
- Ground transportation while in NYC (taxis, subway, etc) ~ $150
- Meals ~ $200
- Personal Purchases
Program Faculty & Staff
Amy Hicks
Global Studies Program Manager