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Explore flexible online programs that can help you finish your bachelor’s degree while focusing on sustainability, food systems, agriculture, health, and the connections between people and the environment You may also be able to earn credits for prior work and life experience.

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Choose a Focus That Fits Your Goals

Health Studies

Build a concentration around health, wellness, communities, and the factors that shape individual and public well-being. Offered through the University Without Walls Interdisciplinary Studies degree program, this focus area may be a strong fit if you are interested in healthcare, public health, community health, wellness education, human services, or work that supports healthier people and communities.

Eligible students may apply up to 105 credits from prior coursework, training, and work or life experience toward their degree.

Sustainable Food & Farming

Focus on food systems, agriculture, sustainability, soil health, plant science, and the relationships among farms, communities, and the environment. Offered through the Stockbridge School of Agriculture, this degree program may be a strong fit if you are interested in sustainable agriculture, local food systems, farming, food justice, horticulture, or environmental stewardship.

Eligible students must have a minimum 2.7 GPA, or receive an approved waiver.

Sustainability Studies

Explore environmental, social, and economic approaches to building a more sustainable future. Offered through the University Without Walls Interdisciplinary Studies degree program, this focus area may be a strong fit if you are interested in climate, conservation, environmental justice, sustainable communities, policy, nonprofit work, or helping organizations make more responsible decisions.

Eligible students may apply up to 105 credits from prior coursework, training, and work or life experience toward their degree.

Design Your Own Degree

Design a fully online bachelor’s degree around your goals through the University Without Walls Interdisciplinary Studies program, with the flexibility to personalize your degree and potentially earn credits for life and work experience.

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Is one of these programs right for you?

This area may be a strong fit if you want to complete your bachelor’s degree fully online while focusing on sustainability, food systems, agriculture, health, environmental issues, or community well-being.

Depending on the program, these options might also be a good fit if you:

  • Want to complete your first bachelor’s degree fully online
  • Have at least 12 college credits from previous institutions
  • Bring relevant work, military, training, or life experience
  • Want a degree that reflects both professional and personal goals
  • Prefer a flexible, individualized curriculum

A UMass Amherst Education, Designed to Fit Your Life

Programs in this area are offered by the Stockbridge School of Agriculture and University Without Walls, with each pathway connected to its respective academic home. Together, they reflect UMass Amherst’s broader commitment to helping students finish what they started in a way that fits their lives, with flexible online options, support for prior credits, and pathways designed for students balancing school with work, family, and other responsibilities.

Learn more about Bachelor's Degree Completion at UMass Amherst

 

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