Learn to Make a Difference in the World
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Community of Scholars
Commonwealth Honors College students benefit from a tight-knit community, close ties with faculty, small honors classes, value-added honors advising, and access to special programs, merit scholarships, and research grants.
Small Classes, Big Ideas
Commonwealth Honors College students reach beyond the boundaries of their academic majors and our advanced scholarship tracks provide them with opportunities to contribute original knowledge to their fields of study.
Campus Full of Opportunities
Commonwealth Honors College students have access to the extensive resources of UMass Amherst — a large research university with roughly 100 majors and wide-ranging opportunities for student engagement.
Close Ties to Faculty
Micheal Orlando shares how having close ties to faculty has shaped his academic journey.
Featured Events
In the News
Meet Our New Director of Advising: Cody Olson
After serving as an advisor at the Honors College for three and a half years, Cody Olson recently stepped into a new role as the new director of advising!
Meet the Honors College's Student Success Assistants
Student success assistants support student success initiatives at CHC, deliver academic support to their peers, and help inform CHC to improve resources.
How I Became a Runner: My Journey to Loving the Sport Most People Hate
Read about how Leila found a love for running.
