UMass Dartmouth Admissions Viewbook 2023-24

Arts & Sciences

Biology

– Cell and Molecular Biology*

– Conservation Biology*

– Ecology and Evolutionary Biology*

– Marine Biology*

Chemistry

– Biochemistry*

Communication

Crime & Justice Studies

Data Science (interdisciplinary)

Economics

– Applied Economics*

– Healthcare Services Administration*

English

– Creative & Professional Writing*

– Literature & Criticism*

Health and Society

History

Liberal Arts

Mathematics

– Applied and Computational Mathematics*

– Applied Statistics*

Multidisciplinary Studies

Philosophy

Political Science

– International Politics*

– Pre-Law*

Portuguese Psychology

Public Administration

Sociology and Anthropology

Spanish

Women’s and Gender Studies

Minor only

Aging & Health Applied Ethics

Black Studies

Data Analytics

French

Leadership & Civic Engagement

Legal Studies

Religious Studies

Sustainability

Urban Studies

Writing, Rhetoric & Communication

Business Accounting

Finance

General Business Administration (transfers only)

Human Resources Management

Management

– Entrepreneurship*

– General Management*

Management Information Systems

– E-commerce/Digital Business*

– Technology & Management*

Marketing

Operations Management

– Business Analytics*

– Service Operation Management*

– Supply Chain Management*ain Manament*

Minor only

Business Administration

International Business Engineering

Bioengineering

– Biomedical Engineering*

Civil Engineering

– Environmental Resources Engineering*

Computer Engineering

– Cybersecurity*

Computer Science

– Artificial Intelligence*

– Cybersecurity*

– Game Design*

– So ware Engineering*

Data Science (interdisciplinary)

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

– Manufacturing* Physics

– Astronomy/Astrophysics*

Minor only

Environmental Physics

Mobile Applications Development

System So ware

Nursing & Health Sciences

Medical Laboratory Science

Nursing

Minor only

Global Health

Visual & Performing Arts

Animation & Game Arts

Art Education

Art History

Drawing

Fashion Design

Graphic Design

Illustration

Integrated Studio Arts

Interior Architecture + Design

Music

Music Education

Music Performance

Painting Photography

Sculpture

Minor only

Ceramics

Film & Media Studies

Fine Arts

Jewelry/Metals

Printmaking

Textiles/Fiber Arts

Pre-professional advising

Pre-law

Pre-med & pre-health (including pre-dental, pre-PT, pre-vet)

Still can’t decide?

You can apply to UMassD without declaring a major.

Arts & Sciences Undeclared

Business Undeclared Engineering Undeclared

Studio Arts Undeclared

*concentration/option

Photography credits:

Robert Benson

Tailyn Clark ‘19

Deirdre Confar

Karl Dominy

Jonathan Hillyer

Christine Hochkeppel

Mikala Kesselman

Ma hew LeBlanc

Kyle Mooney

Peter Pereira ‘92

Karen Philippi

Jennifer White

Ed Wonsek

Extraordinary is what we do.

285 Old Westport Road

Dartmouth, MA 02747-2300

508.999.8605

admissions@umassd.edu

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Find yourself

It’s easy to get caught up in ideas of your future. Maybe you want to join other UMass Dartmouth graduates healing patients and helping the environment, leading in the boardroom and creating in the studio, teaching the next generation and finding solutions for tomorrow’s problems.

Or maybe you don’t know yet. And that’s okay. Because at UMassD, we know your next years are about more than where you’re going. They’re about the journey you’ll take to get there.

Our campus was built with that in mind. Architect Paul Rudolph designed our unique campus with the idea that you should take the time to appreciate where you are in the moment.

Whether you’ll fill it conducting research with faculty on campus, interning at companies across the country, or exploring study abroad locations around the globe, your time as a UMassD student will be about exploration and discovery. You’ll prepare for your future, and you’ll find yourself.

15:1 student-to-faculty ratio

# 2 for social mobility

in Massachusetts

- U.S. News & World Report

38% students of color

46 states represented

years in a row

11 ranked as an environmentally responsible college

- Princeton Review

public university, national universities Top

120 + clubs and organizations

Colleges

51 countries represented

5,517 undergraduates

1,940 graduate students

2,722 students live on campus

120 academic programs

Academics

A UMassD education is about you, your potential, and your success. We’ll fuel your ambitions and help you get where you want to go. Choose from more than 100 programs in healthcare and health sciences, public policy and law, people and culture, business, STEM, art and design, and the performing arts.

6 Colleges

• Arts & Sciences

• Business

• Engineering

• Nursing & Health Sciences

• Visual & Performing Arts

• Honors

2 Graduate schools

• UMass Law

• School for Marine Science & Technology (SMAST)

You might have heard us talk about how we’re a national research university. But what does that mean?

It means that as a UMassD student, you’ll be entering a world of exploration and discovery. You’ll have the opportunity to work with world-class faculty researchers and begin your journey into real-world innovation and experiences.

Our faculty are researching the growing offshore wind industry and the use of enzymes within cranberries to treat cancer, and they’re working with K-12 students to improve their STEM skills.

Undergraduate research is available for all majors. Learn more.

Arts & Sciences COLLEGE OF

Broaden your horizons

Your passion can take you in many directions— politics, marine biology, and communications, to name a few. As the largest of our colleges, the College of Arts & Sciences makes it easy to explore different disciplines to find the right fit.

At the College of Arts & Sciences, you could fi nd yourself…

• presenting at the Eastern Psychological Association’s annual research conference in New York City

• interning at a therapeutic after school program for kids

• learning media analysis in “Digital and Media Literacy”

Work with pre-med/pre-health and pre-law advisors to pick classes that prepare you for medical school and health professions or law school.

Popular programs

• Biology

• Crime & Justice Studies

• Health & Society

• Pre-law

• Psychology

1:15 student-to-faculty

93% of undergraduates are employed or enrolled in graduate studies within six months of graduation

Accelerate your graduate degree

4+1 Master’s in Data Science

4+1 Master’s in Teaching

3+3 Juris Doctorate

My favorite thing was the opportunity to make connections and form relationships with faculty and classmates. I loved having small class sizes, as it was easier to make these types of connections.”

- Henrique Melo ‘23

hometown: Westport, MA

major: History

next steps: pursuing a master’s in teaching

umassd.edu/cas

Less than 6% of universities across the world with business degree programs earn AACSB accreditation.

96% of undergraduates were employed or enrolled in graduate studies within six months of graduation

CHARLTON CO ON C LLEGE OF

Build a foundation

From small to Fortune 500 companies, all businesses have to start somewhere. At the Charlton College of Business, you’ll gain the insightful knowledge, hands-on experience, and portfolio that can take you anywhere.

At the Charlton College of Business, you could fi nd yourself…

• pitching a product at Startup Weekend

• networking with alumni and business leaders

• developing and pitching a consumer marketing strategy to stakeholders at your internship

Popular programs

• Accounting

• Finance

• Management

• Marketing

UMassD is the perfect fit for me because it’s not too big, but not too small. You can tell that professors really care about you. And because Charlton is highly accredited, I knew this was the school for me.”

- Widline Thomas ‘24

hometown: Stamford, CT

majors: Accounting, Finance

campus involvement: Women’s Lacrosse, Beta Alpha Psi, Charlton Women in Business, STEMming while Black, Student Government Association

internships: accounting firms Ernst & Young and Deloitte

Doing research on campus has given me valuable hands-on experience. It has taught me how to solve problems and how to use different lab technologies, both of which will help me in the future.”

- Christina Hart ‘23

hometown: Glastonbury, CT

major: Mechanical Engineering

research: drag reduction of spherical superhydrophobic surfaces, 2022 Office of Undergraduate Research Award

campus involvement: Honors College, Society of Women Engineers, Newman Catholic Students Association next steps: aerospace company Pratt & Whitney

$74,137

mean starting salary for class of 2022

$3.8M endowed scholarships for engineering students

OF

Engineering

Work alongside faculty

to realize your full potential

Whether you’re interested in machine learning and AI or want to find new ways to detect and treat diseases, your curiosity will be nurtured at the College of Engineering.

At the College of Engineering, you could fi nd yourself…

• conducting research on developing biofuels from seashell waste

• creating a new product to solve real-world problems with your capstone team

• walking across your graduation stage with a job offer already in hand

Popular programs

• Bioengineering

• Civil Engineering

• Computer Engineering

• Computer Science

• Mechanical Engineering

Ranked in the top 14% of the nation’s best nursing schools -U.S. News & World Report

100% graduation and national exam pass rates for Medical Laboratory Science students

97% of undergraduates were employed or enrolled in graduate studies within six months of graduation

Nursing & Health Sciences

Find your healthcare path

From monitoring a patient’s vitals to analyzing specimens in a lab, you can make an impact in healthcare. Learning how starts with health science courses during your first year at the College of Nursing & Health Sciences and continues through your clinical placement.

At the College of Nursing & Health Sciences, you could fi nd yourself…

• learning in clinical rotations from psychiatric nursing to labor & delivery

• studying genetics and morphology in “Principles of Microbiology”

• using state-of-the-art medical laboratory science equipment including spectrophotometers, hematology cell counters, and rapid microorganism identification instruments

Programs

• Medical Laboratory Science

• Nursing

I felt very well prepared. When I went into my clinical rotation at Cape Cod Hospital, the laboratory staff commented that I showed outstanding performance and was very knowledgeable in all laboratory departments.”

- Jacob Athamni ’22

hometown: Falmouth, MA

major: Medical Laboratory Science

research: hemolytic transfusion reaction from a transfused platelet product

next steps: Microbiology and Molecular Lab, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center & pursuing master’s in public health

UMassD provided me with a great education with extremely intelligent and kind professors. Learning from them at a public school made for an excellent value. CVPA especially is filled with people who are kind, accepting, and not afraid of collaboration.”

-Evan Grant ‘23

hometown: Bourne, MA major: Graphic Design research: Access@UMassD (Office of Undergraduate Research Award recipient) next steps: freelance graphic design

2 student gallery exhibition spaces

6 instructional computing labs

of undergraduates were employed or enrolled in graduate studies within six months of graduation

Visual & Performing Arts COLLEGE OF

Bring your imagination to life

Your creativity is a highly valued skill. By joining the community of artists, designers, and performers at the College of Visual & Performing Arts, you’ll see there’s no limit to where your creativity can take you.

At the College of Visual & Performing Arts, you could fi nd yourself…

• designing office space and furniture for local small businesses

• creating cartoons to promote a biotechnology startup

• sharing your work at the BFA exhibition in the Campus Gallery

Popular programs

• Animation & Game Arts

• Fashion Design

• Graphic Design

• Illustration

• Interior Architecture + Design

Honors COLLEGE

Rise to the challenge

Honors doesn’t mean harder. It means putting in the effort to get more out of your major. In the innovative Honors College learning environment, you’ll develop deeper understanding and critical thinking skills as a member of a vibrant learning community.

I enjoy being able to bring something different to the table in the Honors College. It’s more personalized. I’m getting more students interested in art and I enjoy learning from STEM majors.”

- Emily Fontes ‘23

• taking transformative classes like “Predators: How U.S. Drones and the CIA Changed War”

• completing a research project on the relationship between resilience and positive outcomes in young adult friendships

• hearing from an industry professional about the future of wearable tech

APEX: Senior year project

There are three tracks to choose from for your APEX (Academic Project or Experience):

• Traditional research: scientific experiments, critical literature evaluation, etc.

• Performance/Expression: creative endeavors, marketing plans, or business plans

• Applied Service: internships, volunteer work, or work done in a “real-world” setting

hometown: Cranston, RI major: Illustration

APEX project: pitch deck for an animated children’s TV show about internet safety campus involvement: 20 Cent Fiction, Student Alumni Association, Admissions Ambassador

At the Honors College, you could fi nd yourself…

1:1 student-tofaculty ratio

4.16 average incoming student GPA

Honors spaces:

• Honors Scholar Living & Learning Community

• Honors Annex in the library

“The library. I live there.”

Favorite place on campus...

“The STEM Learning Lab and the STAR Center.”

“The peacefulness in the library. The third floor is where I’m most productive, sitting at a big table, laying out all my flashcards, and studying for finals.”

“The fireplace at The Grove.”

“Fredrick Douglass Unity House. It represents to me what UMass Dartmouth is. It’s always lively with club meetings, events, or just students interacting with one another.”

“Greek Life: Delta Pi Omega Sorority, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Sigma Phi Rho Fraternity.”

Favorite club or organization...

“20 Cent Fiction has changed me as a person. I found my group of people.”

Favorite memories...

“The day I became an admissions ambassador. I had no idea I would meet forever friends that day.”

“By far my favorite experiences on campus were when I hung out with my friends, whether that was going to football or basketball games, parties, or hanging out in our apartment.”

“Watching all my classmates grow together. We are in different places now than our first year.”

Favorite foods...

“Birch Grill is always the favorite place to eat on campus.”

“I love the açaí bowls from The Smoothie Lab!”

“Attending my new student orientation after coming here from Zambia.”

“Grabbing a Chippi from Marisol’s Cafe!”

Get a sneak peek at life at UMassD!

Corsairs work hard, but we also have fun.

One of the best parts of being a Corsair is our close-knit community. Some of your best experiences will happen outside of the classroom making lifelong memories.

Campus life

Staying active

Compete in our recreational intramural program. Head to the fitness center for state-of-the-art cardio equipment, a multipurpose aerobics room, and a free weight area. Work out alone or with friends, or take one of our fitness classes. The track and tennis courts and our disc golf course are great places to get your workout on!

Traditions

Corsair Olympics

A highlight of your UMassD experience, you’ll compete against other first-year students in challenges.

Corsair Fair

Browse academic, cultural, and social clubs and organizations. Can’t find the one you want? It’s easy to start your own.

Weeks of Welcome

Kick off the start of the semester with a series of fun activities.

Blue & Gold Weekend

Join alumni, families, faculty & staff to celebrate why we’re #ProudToBeUMassD!

Moonlight Breakfast

Take a break from studying for finals and let faculty and staff serve you this late-night breakfast.

UMass Dartmouth is committed to establishing an environment of civility and respect, while building cultural competency reflective of the diversity of thought, experiences, and talents of the UMass Dartmouth campus community.

In good company

75% of first-year students choose to live on campus for the convenience and the community.

A short walk

Balsam & Spruce are a short walk from everywhere else on campus, which means more time to study, socialize, and sleep—not necessarily in that order.

• shared kitchen space, lounges, and study areas

• 24/7 card access and overnight security

• gender-neutral bathrooms

• bring your car to campus as a first-year

• free laundry you can track with an app

Community

Whether or not you choose to join a living and learning community with other students who share your academic, social, or cultural interests, you’re going to be forming lifelong friendships.

Housing? Guaranteed.

When we say guaranteed housing, we mean it. Every year that you apply to live on campus, there will be a space for you. As an upperclassman, you’ll live in our traditional residence hall suites or apartments.

Campus Dining

Whatever you’re craving, The Grove has it.

Worried about campus dining? Don’t be.

Meals that’ll remind you of home? √

Dishes from around the world? √

Vegetarian and vegan options? √

Special dietary needs & allergen station? √

Where do our students love to eat around campus?

Our favorites:

• comfort foods

• vegetarian & vegan options

• homestyle cooking

• all-day breakfast

• regional & international dishes

• dessert station

If that’s not enough variety...

With early morning and late night locations, you’ll always have an option. Stop by the Campus Center for Wendy’s or grab a sandwich at Arnie’s subs. Burgers are a favorite at Birch Grill.

And whatever your caffeine of choice is to fuel your day, we’ve got you covered. Grab Dunkin’ in the Campus Center or head to the Library Café where they brew Starbucks.

Corsairs succeed on the court and the field—and in the classroom. Our student-athletes graduate at a higher rate than non-athletes.

Athletics

Let’s go, Corsairs!

Whether you’re interested in one of our NCAA Division III teams, an intramural sport, or cheering from the stands, you’ll find Corsair pride across campus.

NCAA Division III

Men’s Baseball

Basketball

Cross Country Football

Ice Hockey

Soccer

Track & Field

Women’s

Basketball

Cross Country Field Hockey

Lacrosse

Soccer

Softball

Swimming & Diving

Tennis

Track & Field

Volleyball

Intramurals

Badminton Basketball

Flag Football Soccer

Volleyball

...and more

Club sports

Bowling

Cheer Squad

Women’s and Men’s Rugby

Sailing

Men’s Volleyball

...and more

I’ll never forget. To see the

Having the whole campus rally behind us for the New England Bowl was a moment I’ll never forget. To see the work we put surmount in a championship was very rewarding. Our progression solidifies the change of culture our program is adapting to, which is a credit to our coaches, players, and supporters.”

our program is adapting to, which is a credit to our -

Mekhi Geter ’22 Captain, Corsair Football hometown: West Haven, CT major: Crime & Justice Studies

Location,

Location, Location

Get to know Dartmouth

Dartmouth is the ideal location. As a coastal town on the SouthCoast of Massachusetts, it’s close to not only the ocean, but also opportunity-rich cities.

Within a mile of campus, you’ll find everything you need—shopping, restaurants, and entertainment.

You get the best of both worlds in Dartmouth.

You’ll never run out of fun things to do here. Venture a little farther into the community, and plan a beach day or explore the arts and live music scene in New Bedford.

And it’s an ideal location for experiential learning. You’ll have no problem finding internships, research, and service-learning opportunities in the community. But we’re close enough to bigger cities for you to explore options there, too. miles to Providence miles to Boston

to the beach to Cape Cod

Our campus was built with room to spare.

Walking paths, up-to-date athletic facilities, and a disc golf course are only a few of the features you’ll find on our 710 acres.

umassd.edu/location

Success Prepared for

A few of the places you’ll find the class of ‘22

We’re constantly searching for individuals with a diverse background to present a unique perspective to collaborate in our team environment. We always find talented students at UMass Dartmouth. They possess the skills that we’re looking for at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center.”

- Crystal Tanguay Recruiting/Staffing Specialist, Naval Undersea Warfare Center

The most valuable skills I developed at UMassD were the interpersonal skills I acquired. I learned how to work with different kinds of people in order to approach them in a way that best benefits them.”

- Busola Awobode ‘22

Consumer Marketing Specialist, Hearst Newspapers

hometown: Boston, MA

major: English

minor: Philosophy

research: The Transformative Research Project, BuyBlackNB, Hearst

I feel very prepared and comfortable to enter the workforce. I built a very extensive network, and I realized where my strengths are and that I am not limited to one specific role.”

hometown: Milford, MA

4+1 accelerated degree program: Management Information Systems BS

- Kenny Duong ‘22 ‘23 Systems Engineer for Robotic Surgery, DePuy Synthes

Find yourself

It’s easy to get caught up in ideas of your future. Maybe you want to join other UMass Dartmouth graduates healing patients and helping the environment, leading in the boardroom and creating in the studio, teaching the next generation and finding solutions for tomorrow’s problems.

Or maybe you don’t know yet. And that’s okay. Because at UMassD, we know your next years are about more than where you’re going. They’re about the journey you’ll take to get there.

Our campus was built with that in mind. Architect Paul Rudolph designed our unique campus with the idea that you should take the time to appreciate where you are in the moment.

Whether you’ll fill it conducting research with faculty on campus, interning at companies across the country, or exploring study abroad locations around the globe, your time as a UMassD student will be about exploration and discovery.

You’ll prepare for your future, and you’ll find yourself.

Campus points of interest