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Financing Your Education

Become a Beacon and pursue your passion in UMass Boston’s diverse, supportive environment. Many students across our 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs receive financial aid—providing access to an education that’s exceptional and affordable. Click below to learn more about financial aid opportunities and deadlines.

Financial Aid Deadlines & Application Process

Scholarships for First-Year & Transfer Students

Required Computer Science Courses (38 Credits):

• CS 110 - Introduction to Computing 4 Credit(s)
  or
• CS 210 - Intermediate Computing with Data Structures 4 Credit(s)
• CS 220 - Applied Discrete Mathematics 3 Credit(s)
• CS 240 - Programming in C 3 Credit(s)
• CS 285L - Social Issues and Ethics in Computing 3 Credit(s)
• CS 310 - Advanced Data Structures and Algorithms 3 Credit(s)
• CS 341 - Computer Architecture and Organization 3 Credit(s)
• CS 410 - An Introduction to Software Engineering 3 Credit(s) (this will be the capstone course for the major)
• CS 420 - An Introduction to the Theory of Computation 3 Credit(s)
• CS 444 - An Introduction to Operating Systems 3 Credit(s)
• CS 450 - The Structure of Higher Level Languages 3 Credit(s)
• CS 451 - Compilers 3 Credit(s)

Mathematics Courses (14 Credits):

• MATH 140 - Calculus I 4 Credit(s)
• MATH 141 - Calculus II 4 Credit(s)
• MATH 260 - Linear Algebra I 3 Credit(s)
• MATH 345 - Probability and Statistics 3 Credit(s)

Physics Courses (12 Credits):

• PHYSIC 113 - Fundamentals of Physics I 4 Credit(s)
• PHYSIC 114 - Fundamentals of Physics II 4 Credit(s)
• PHYSIC 181 - Physics Laboratory I 2 Credit(s)
• PHYSIC 182 - Physics Laboratory II 2 Credit(s)

Science Elective (3 to 5 Credits):
Take one elective from below.

• ANTH 105 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology 3 Credit(s)
• ANTH 317 - Human Epidemiology 3 Credit(s)
• ANTH 432 - Archeological Science 3 Credit(s)
• BIOCHM 300 to 499
• BIOL 111 - General Biology I 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 112 - General Biology II 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 210 - Cell Biology 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 252 - Genetics 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 290 - Population Biology 3 Credit(s)
• BIOL 378 - Introduction to Immunology 4 Credit(s)
• CHEM 111L - Environmental Concerns and Chemical Solutions 3 Credit(s)
• CHEM 115 - Chemical Principles I Lecture 3 Credit(s)
• CHEM 116 - Chemical Principles II Lecture 3 Credit(s)
   
• CHEM 251 - Organic Chemistry I Lecture 3 Credit(s)
  and
• CHEM 255 - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory 2 Credit(s)
   
• CHEM 252 - Organic Chemistry II Lecture 3 Credit(s)
  and
• CHEM 256 - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory 2 Credit(s)
   
• CHEM 311 to 379
• ENVSCI 120 - Introduction to Environmental Science 3 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 225 - Weather and Climate 3 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 226 - Introduction to Oceanography 3 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 260 - Global Environmental Change 3 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 281 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 4 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 305 - Hydrology 3 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 381 - GIS Applications and Spatial Databases 4 Credit(s)
• ENVSTY 111L - Environmental Concerns and Chemical Solutions 3 Credit(s)
• PHYSIC 211 - Introduction to Contemporary Physics 3 Credit(s)
• PHYSIC 214 - Thermodynamics 3 Credit(s)
• PHYSIC 281 - Physical Laboratory I 3 Credit(s)
• PHYSIC 300 to 499
• PSYCH 475 - Experimental Methods: Learning and Perception 3 Credit(s)
• PSYCH 476 - Experimental Methods: Physiological 3 Credit(s)

Computer Science Electives (6 Credits):
Take two courses from below. With prior permission, it may be possible to take an independent study course.

• CS 413 - Applied Cryptography 3 Credit(s)
• CS 430 - Database Management 3 Credit(s)
• CS 436 - Database Application Development 3 Credit(s)
• CS 437 - Database-Backed Web Sites & Web Services 3 Credit(s)
• CS 438 - Applied Machine Learning 3 Credit(s)
• CS 442 - Cybersecurity in the Internet of Things 3 Credit(s)
• CS 443 - Mobile Applications 3 Credit(s)
• CS 446 - Introduction to Internetworking 3 Credit(s)
• CS 449 - Introduction to Computer Security 3 Credit(s)
• CS 460 - Graphics 3 Credit(s)
• CS 461 - Computer Games Programming 3 Credit(s)
• CS 470 - An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence 3 Credit(s)

The following graduate level courses can also be used, but require departmental approval. Descriptions can be found in the Graduate Catalog.

• CS 615
• CS 620
• CS 622
• CS 624
• CS 630
• CS 632
• CS 634
• CS 636
• CS 637
• CS 639
• CS 641
• CS 644
• CS 646
• CS 647
• CS 648
• CS 662
• CS 664
• CS 670
• CS 672
• CS 674
• CS 675
• CS 680

Cost & Aid
Please refer to the following Admissions pages for more information:

• First-year students
• Transfer students
• International Students

For additional information regarding tuition and fees, please visit the Bursar’s Office or send an email to Bursar@umb.edu.