Programs

Earn your Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Degree online from the UMass Amherst Isenberg School of Management and open a world of new opportunities for your career.

The Online Business Administration Degree Program is a part-time degree completion program that is ideal for those who have work, family or other commitments that make it difficult to attend classes on the Amherst campus. And the flexibility of online learning makes it possible to fit classes into your own schedule and progress towards a degree at your own pace.

Program Highlights:

• First - Rate Faculty
• Commitment to the Student Experience
• Tradition of Leadership in Business Education

Learn more about this program:

To receive more information and connect with the program manager, please click on inquire now to the right.

Sample a Course

Click here for more information on the Isenberg School of Management Bachelor of Business Administration program.

Registration is administered through UMass Amherst Continuing & Professional Education. Please see Fee Schedule below.

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*applicable when you register after deadline; non-refundable unless course has been cancelled

** applicable when checks returned unpaid

*** Courses can vary from one to six credits; this total represents a standard 3 credit course

Did you know?

University of Massachusetts has earned several awards for its distance learning programs, faculty and technology including:

• University of Massachusetts Ranked Among Top 28 Best Value in Online Education for Human Services & Psychology Professionals, 2009 by Get Educated
  
• Ranked Top 10 Online Degrees Colleges- September 2009 (Online Degree Reviews.com)
  
• UMassOnline Awarded Public Sector of the Year by Mass Technology Leadership Council , 2008
  
• Most Outstanding Online Teaching and Learning Program, UMass Lowell’s Online Graduate Behavioral Intervention in Autism Program, Sloan Consortium Excellence Awards, 2008
  
• ‘Excellence in Online Teaching’ Award, Dr. Jeannette E. Riley, Sloan Consortium Excellence Awards, 2008
  
• 21st Century Best Practices Award, United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA)
  
• Program of Excellence, University Continuing Education Association (UCEA)-Journalism Certificate
  
• Excellence in Faculty Development, Sloan-C Excellence Awards
  
• Excellence in Online Programming, Sloan-C Excellence Awards
  
• Excellence in Online Teaching, Sloan-C Excellence Awards
  
• UMass Amherst Isenberg MBA, Top 10 national rankings, #4 Best Professors (2005, 2006, 2007 Princeton Review: Best Business Schools rankings)
  
• 4th in Primary Care Education, U.S. World Reports
  
• Ranked 45th Best University System in the World - London Times
  
• Excellence in Distance Teaching Education - United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) 

Generally, an applicant to the Online Business Administration Degree Program is required to have completed approximately two years of college-level coursework and maintained a 3.0 or higher GPA. Coursework should include Financial Accounting, College Writing/Composition, Calculus, Statistics, Microeconomics and Macroeconomics. Here's how to apply.

1.  Read application form instructions carefully. Click here for application details and instructions.

2.  Complete application form and sign the bottom of the last page of the application. You need to print the application and mail it in. Please make a copy for your own record, and mail in the original. If you have any questions regarding the application, contact Liz Leary at 413.577.0746 or at admissions@contined.umass.edu.

3. In your personal statement, you should explain why you want to be part of the Isenberg Online BBA Degree Program.

4. Request official transcripts from each college or university you have attended. You may either have the transcripts sent directly Continuing & Professional Education (address below) or they must remain in the sealed envelope if they are included with your application form.

5. If you are applying for Financial Aid, please fill out the FAFSA form at www.fafsa.ed.gov.

6.  Once you have completed the application, send it to the address below.

Do not send application to the University's Admissions Office

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Continuing & Professional Education
Admissions Office
University of Massachusetts Amherst
100 Venture Way, STE 201
Hadley, MA 01035-9430
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7.  The application is in a PDF file. Click here for the application. You will need an Acrobat Reader application by Adobe to view and print the application. If you don't have the Acrobat Reader application, you can download the installation from their website for free.

Download by clicking on the link below
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/main.html

Below are the deadlines:

Spring: October 1st

Fall: May 15th

Availability of financial aid varies depending on matriculation and course status.  Generally, if you are matriculated in a degree program and are enrolled in a minimum of 6 credits each semester, you may qualify for financial aid. Please review our Financial Aid Checklist below.

1. Fill out the FAFSA form at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
2. It is important to list the University of Massachusetts Amherst school code number 002221.
3. For more information please click here.

Tips:

• Please renew your FAFSA form every year.
• When you register for classes, you should make sure that you see that your financial aid available in SPIRE. You can register online mentioning financial aid as payment in the notes section. 

Contact:

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