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.
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What I’m Looking Forward to as We Near Graduation
As the semester progresses, the inevitable slowly creeps in. The realization that I will graduate this semester, concluding my undergraduate years at UMass.
New Honors Thesis Seminar Explores the Intersection of Supreme Court Decisions, Race, and Family
Martha Yoder's thesis seminar, The Supreme Court, Race, and Family 499CR, explores landmark cases on race, marriage, and family. Open to all majors.
Discover ONSA and How It Can Help You!
UMass students can explore top scholarships like Fulbright and Gilman at upcoming ONSA info sessions. Learn, prepare, and get support to apply!
