Undergraduate information

• Add/drop
  • The last day to add and/or drop a course for the fall semester is Monday, September 9.  Students need to be enrolled for 12 credits to be considered full time for financial aid.
• Course Petitions and Forms
  • To petition for a late course add or drop, credit overload or late pass/fail, fill out the appropriate form. 
• College of Education Advising Center
  • The College of Education Advising Team is here to support you and help guide you during your journey here at UMass.  Stop in to say Hi, ask a question or just grab a piece of candy.  Make your appointment here. 
• Student Success Office
  • Discover your strengths, learn about strategies, tools, and resources to help you build a successful toolkit for success. 
• Success Coaching
  • Center for Multicultural Advancement and Student Success (CMASS) offers personalized support and coaching for undergraduate Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), first-generation, low- income students, foster youth, and any student seeking to thrive in their college experience (i.e. personal, social, co-curricular and academic interests). 
• Disability Services
  • The Disability Services office provides a wide variety of services to students with disabilities, including students who need accommodations due to a disability. To request an accommodation, complete the online registration with your diagnostic documentation. Access coordinator will reach out to you to set-up an appointment to discuss your accommodation. 
• Learning Resource Center
  • The Learning Resource Center serves as an academic support office for undergraduates.  Academic support is available for students including Peer Tutoring (drop in and appointment), study skills tutoring and supplemental instruction.   The Learning Resource Center is located on the 10th floor of the W.E.B. DuBois Library. 
• Writing Center
  • The goal of the Writing Center is to provide interesting, thoughtful, and open-minded responses to your writing. We work in ways that employ writers’ knowledge learned in other literacy contexts, including at home, at school, and at work. We value the differences in writing and language that writers bring with them from different regions, nations, and areas, and the dialects and languages used in these spaces.

• Mindfulness
  • Powerful tool to help you stay calm, reduce stress and stay on track for academic success.  Learn more about mindfulness and groups on campus, mind-body and yoga classes, and meditation groups. 
  • The Center for Counseling and Psychological Health (CCPH) offers a community of care to UMass Amherst students to help cope with stress or anxiety, find strategies to overcome challenges, promote mental wellbeing, and succeed in college life and beyond.  CCPH offers groups, workshops and conversation events for students, including Let’s Talk.  Let’s Talk is a free, friendly zoom session with a counselor consultant and it is a chance to briefly share what’s on your mind, find support, and get recommendations.
• Physical Wellbeing
  • Keep well with University Health Services and the UHS Women’s Clinic, transgender health resources, mind-body medicine, acupuncture, and Collegiate Recovery Communities.
  • Eat healthy at the Hampshire Dining Commons or make healthy inexpensive meals. If you drink alcohol, get a BASICS “drinker’s checkup” to reduce your risk of future problems.
  • Exercise at the Recreation Center, Boyden Gymnasium, Aquatics, the Body Shop, Mullins Center ice rink, Disc Golf course, or Curry Hicks Cage track. Enjoy outdoor sports like jogging, walking, or hiking local routes and trails or biking the Norwottuck Rail Trail. Campus Recreation offers intramural sports and group fitness like yoga, Zumba, spinning, and barre. Connect with a coach for personal training, nutrition advising, or peer wellness.
•      Spiritual Wellbeing 
  • The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life can help you connect to religious or spiritually focused Registered Student Organizations, communities of faith, and local houses of worship.

• Smart About Money (SAM) is a financial wellness program serving UMass Amherst students. SAM is here to help you become Smart About Money and give you the tools to manage your financial life at college.
• Looking for a job on campus?
  • Search for work study and non-work study jobs on the UMass Student Job Board. 
• Update the dates for scholarship.  24-25 academic year.  Deadline to apply is October 15th at 11:59pm. 
• College of Education Scholarship Application
  • The deadline to apply for College of Education scholarships is October 14, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Learn more about available scholarships and apply.
• College of Education Emergency Fund
  • The College of Education Emergency Fund provides immediate financial assistance for College of Education students who have encountered an unexpected financial emergency situation that may impact their ability to focus on their studies. Funds are awarded typically in a range from $100 - $1,000 depending on the need and availability of funds. Please email your completed application to EDUC-emergencyfund@umass.edu.
• Microgrant Program
  • Provides small microgrants of up to $500 to matriculated undergraduate and graduate students for unexpected financial emergencies. Common reasons students apply for the grant might include: a car repair, unexpected medical bill, food, or rent assistance.  Submit your microgrant application to the Dean of Students Office.

• Student Clubs
  • There are well over a hundred student clubs on campus.  If you have interest, there is a club for it. There are club sports and intramurals available for all levels of interest and athletic ability.  
• Center for Multicultural Advancement and Student Success (CMASS)
  • The Center for Multicultural Advancement and Student Success (CMASS) supports the student success and sense of belonging of first generation, students of color, multiracial students, and low income students. Check out Your CMASS and the Cultural Centers to learn how you can benefit from our programs.
• Stonewall Center
  • The mission of the Stonewall Center is to provide support, resources, programming and advocacy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, asexual (LGBTQIA) and allied students, staff, and faculty at UMass Amherst and for the surrounding Pioneer Valley.
• Veteran Services
  • Student Veterans Resource Center is a comfortable place to study, relax, meet other student veterans, learn about and access resources, or just have a cup of coffee!
• Center for Women and Community
  • Place where people of all identities partner to build a culture of gender equity on campus and in the community. Provides innovative and informed education information, workshops, counseling and more.
• Student Parent Programs
  • Provides support, events and resources for students who are parents to achieve their academic goals.

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• UMass Transit operates PVTA Bus and Accessible Services Van service on campus.  
• Download the Transit App or myStop for bus locations, alerts, departures and directions 
• How do you get from Southwest to Furcolo Hall? Watch this short video.
• Gender Inclusive restrooms
  • Find gender inclusive restrooms on campus and in the local area

Six Tips for Time Management

1. Prioritize and make a To Do List
   1. Determine which tasks and events are most important and prioritize them accordingly.
   2. Write down the list to help visualize 
2.  Create a Schedule
   1. Outline your daily courses, social activities, etc. 
   2. Include for tasks like homework, studying, eating, sleeping, chores (ex. laundry) and other activities
   3. Establish a routine
3. Use a Planner, app, calendar 
   1. Use a planner, calendar or an app for your phone, tablet, or computer
      1. Google Calendar, Calendly, Remember the Milk, myHomework, Student Success Planner
   2. Use what best works for you and will keep you on schedule
4. Set realistic and achievable Goals
   1. Don't make the large assignment the entire task such as writing a term paper.  Instead break large projects into one task a time and set deadlines as you work towards completing the larger task.
   2. Remember Rome wasn't built in a day, give yourself time to prepare for larger tasks.  
5. Remember to Prioritize Self Care
   1. You should include time for relaxing or unwinding, take breaks wisely.  Our minds crave breaks especially during stressful periods. 
   2. Build in time for enough sleep, eating and time for a walk, run or workout at the gym.   
6. Remain Flexible 
   1. Be flexible and adjust as needed.  
   2. Time management is hard, Don't give up.  Learn from your mistakes and make adjustments to your plan.