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Financial Aid Deadlines & Application Process

Scholarships for First-Year & Transfer Students

Early action deadline: November 1; Regular Decision Deadline: June 15

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

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

Introductory Psychology Courses (6 to 7 Credits):
Take two courses from the list below.

• PSYCH 100 - Introductory Psychology 3 Credit(s)
  or
• PSYCH 101 - Introductory Psychology 4 Credit(s)
   
• PSYCH 201 - Introduction to Behavioral Research 3 Credit(s)

Intermediate Psychology Courses (15 Credits):
Take one course from each category below.

Personality/Clinical:

• PSYCH 210 - Personality 3 Credit(s)
  or
• PSYCH 215 - Abnormal Psychology 3 Credit(s)

Social Psychology:

• PSYCH 230 - Social Psychology 3 Credit(s) 

Developmental:

• PSYCH 241 - Infancy and Childhood Development 3 Credit(s)
  or
• PSYCH 242 - Adolescence 3 Credit(s)

Cognitive:

• PSYCH 250 - Learning and Memory 3 Credit(s)
  or
• PSYCH 255 - Perception 3 Credit(s) 

Psychobiology:

• PSYCH 360 - Behavioral Neuroscience 3 Credit(s)

Psychology Statistics Course (3 Credits):

• PSYCH 370 - Statistics 3 Credit(s)

Experimental Method Psychology Course (3 Credits):
Take one course from the list below.

• PSYCH 466 - Hormones and Behavior 3 Credit(s)
• PSYCH 475 - Experimental Methods: Learning and Perception 3 Credit(s)
• PSYCH 476 - Experimental Methods: Physiological 3 Credit(s)
• PSYCH 477 - Experimental Methods: Social 3 Credit(s)

Advanced Psychology Courses (6 Credits):
Take two psychology courses at the 300-level or higher except for PSYCH 444, 487, 488, and 489. At least one course must be at the 400-level.

One 400-level course will be used as the psychology capstone and must have a grade of C- or higher. No more than one psychology research apprenticeship may be applied toward this requirement.

Psychology Elective (3 Credits):
Take any two additional psychology courses except for first year seminar courses and PSYCH 230.

Calculus Course (3 to 4 Credits):
Take MATH 135 - Survey of Calculus or a higher level calculus course.

Introductory Biology Courses (8 Credits):

• BIOL 111 - General Biology I 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 112 - General Biology II 4 Credit(s)

Science Courses (12 to 16 Credits):
Take four science courses from the list below.

• BIOCHM 383 - Biochemistry I 3 Credit(s)
• BIOCHM 384 - Biochemistry II 3 Credit(s)
• BIOCHM 385 - Biochemistry Lab I 3 Credit(s)
• BIOCHM 386 - Biochemistry Lab II 3 Credit(s)
   
• BIOL 210 - Cell Biology 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 212 - Cell Biology (Lecture) 3 Credit(s)
• BIOL 252 - Genetics 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 254 - Genetics (Lecture) 3 Credit(s)
• BIOL 290 - Population Biology 3 Credit(s)
• BIOL 306 - Marine & Coastal Ecological Research 3 Credit(s)
• BIOL 313 - Developmental Biology and Embryology 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 314 - Developmental Biol 3 Credit(s)
• BIOL 316 - Neurobiology 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 317 - Endocrinology 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 318 - Neurobiology (Lecture) 3 Credit(s)
• BIOL 319 - Endocrinology (Lecture) 3 Credit(s)
• BIOL 321 - Plant Physiology 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 323 - Plant Physiology (Lecture) 3 Credit(s)
• BIOL 328 - Plant Life 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 329 - Plant Life (Lecture) 3 Credit(s)
• BIOL 330 - Biology of Fishes 3 Credit(s)
• BIOL 333 - Biology of Marine Invertebrates (Lecture) 3 Credit(s)
• BIOL 334 - Microbiology 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 335 - Genomics: Microbes, Human Biome and Other Metagenomes 3 Credit(s)
• BIOL 336L - Ecosystems Ecology 3 Credit(s)
• BIOL 337 - Comparative Animal Physiology 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 338 - Insect Life 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 339 - Comparative Animal Physiology (Lecture) 3 Credit(s)
• BIOL 340 - Marine Mammal Biology 3 Credit(s)
• BIOL 342 - Ecology 3 Credit(s)
• BIOL 348 - Animal Behavior 3 Credit(s)
• BIOL 352 - Evolution 3 Credit(s)
• BIOL 360 - Bioinformatics 3 Credit(s)
• BIOL 370 - Molecular Biology 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 372 - Molecular Biology (Lecture) 3 Credit(s)
• BIOL 378 - Introduction to Immunology 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 380 - Introduction to Immunology (Lecture) 3 Credit(s)
• BIOL 384L - Game Theory, Evolution and Ecology 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)
• CHEM 252 - Organic Chemistry II Lecture 3 Credit(s)
• CHEM 300 through 499
   
• CS 110 - Introduction to Computing 4 Credit(s)
• CS 210 - Intermediate Computing with Data Structures 4 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 220 - Applied Discrete Mathematics 3 Credit(s)
• CS 341 - Computer Architecture and Organization 3 Credit(s)
• CS 410 - An Introduction to Software Engineering 3 Credit(s)
• CS 420 - An Introduction to the Theory of Computation 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 443 - Mobile Applications 3 Credit(s)
• CS 444 - An Introduction to Operating Systems 3 Credit(s)
• CS 446 - Introduction to Internetworking 3 Credit(s)
• CS 449 - Introduction to Computer Security 3 Credit(s)
• CS 450 - The Structure of Higher Level Languages 3 Credit(s)
• CS 451 - Compilers 3 Credit(s)
• CS 460 - Graphics 3 Credit(s)
• CS 470 - An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence 3 Credit(s)

• ENGIN 103 - Introduction to Engineering 3 Credit(s)
• ENGIN 104 - Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering 3 Credit(s)
• ENGIN 202 - Statics (Mechanical Engineering) 3 Credit(s)
• ENGIN 211L - Engineering Mathematics 3 Credit(s)
• ENGIN 221 - Strength of Materials I 3 Credit(s)
• ENGIN 231 - Circuit Analysis I 3 Credit(s)
• ENGIN 232 - Circuit Analysis II 3 Credit(s)
• ENGIN 241 - Digital Systems with Lab 4 Credit(s)
• ENGIN 271 - Circuit Lab I 1 Credit(s)
• ENGIN 272 - Circuit Lab II 1 Credit(s)
• ENGIN 300 through 499
   
• ENVSCI 120 - Introduction to Environmental Science 3 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 121 - Introduction to Environmental Science Lab 1 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 122 - Introduction to Environmental Policy & Management 3 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 210 - Earth’s Dynamic Systems 4 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 226 - Introduction to Oceanography 3 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 260 - Global Environmental Change 3 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 267L - Introduction to Coastal Biological Systems 3 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 270 - Cities and the Environment 3 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 280 - Global Society and the Environment 3 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 281 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 4 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 305 - Hydrology 3 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 316 - Coastal and Marine Pollution 3 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 324 - Coastal Zone Management 3 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 325 - Introduction to Biological Oceanography 3 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 327 - Coastal Geology 3 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 336L - Ecosystems Ecology 3 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 340L - Planning and Land Use Law 3 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 345L - Natural Resources & Sustainable Development 3 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 349L - Economic Approaches to Environmental Problems 3 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 364 - Environmental Management and Sustainability 3 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 372 - Introduction to Remote Sensing 3 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 375L - Urban Planning 3 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 381 - GIS Applications and Spatial Databases 4 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 383 - Water Resources Management: Principles, practices, and problems. 3 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 384 - Climate and Energy: Law, Policy, and Management 3 Credit(s)
• ENVSCI 406 - GIT Data Collection and Field Methods 4 Credit(s)
• IT 110 - Information Technology Problem Solving 3 Credit(s)
• IT 111L - Managerial Statistics 3 Credit(s)
• IT 114L - Introduction To Java 3 Credit(s)
• IT 220 - Computer Forensics I 3 Credit(s)
• IT 221 - Computer Forensics II 3 Credit(s)
• IT 230L - Relational Databases 3 Credit(s)
• IT 240 - Web Fluency 3 Credit(s)
• IT 244 - Introduction to Linux/Unix 3 Credit(s)
• IT 246 - Introduction to Networks 3 Credit(s)
• IT 285L - Social Issues and Ethics in Computing 3 Credit(s)
• IT 341 - Introduction to System Administration 3 Credit(s)
• IT 360 - Enterprise Software 3 Credit(s)
• IT 370 - Introduction to Analytics 3 Credit(s)
• IT 420 - Network and Mobile Forensics 3 Credit(s)
• IT 421 - Digital Forensics/Malware Analysis 3 Credit(s)
• IT 425L - Project Management 3 Credit(s)
• IT 428L - Information System Security 3 Credit(s)
• IT 441 - Network Services Administration 3 Credit(s)
• IT 442 - Windows System Administration 3 Credit(s)
• IT 443 - Network Security Administration I 3 Credit(s)
• IT 456 - Information Storage and Management 3 Credit(s)
• IT 460 - Integration Methodologies and Tools 3 Credit(s)
• IT 461L - Systems Analysis and Design 3 Credit(s)
• IT 471 - Data Warehousing for Business Intelligence 3 Credit(s)
• IT 472 - Data Mining for Management Applications 3 Credit(s)
• IT 485 - Information Technology Capstone 3 Credit(s)
   
• MATH 140 - Calculus I 4 Credit(s)
• MATH 141 - Calculus II 4 Credit(s)
• MATH 242 - Multivariable and Vector Calculus 4 Credit(s)
• MATH 260 - Linear Algebra I 3 Credit(s)
• MATH 300 through 499
   
• PHYSIC 113 - Fundamentals of Physics I 4 Credit(s)
• PHYSIC 114 - Fundamentals of Physics II 4 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 through 499

Cognitive Science Minor
Support your career goals by supplementing your degree with a minor in cognitive science. 

Location: McCormack Hall, Floor: 04, Room: 00206

Phone:  617-287-6350

Department Manager and Advising Coordinator: Michelle Browning 
Phone:  617-287-6351

Assistant to the Chair: Sangya Dhungana
Phone: 617-287-6352

Grants & Contracts Administrator: Annie McCluskey
Phone: 617-287-3276

Director of Labs: Eric Berry
Phone: 617-287-6399

Lab Technician:
Phone: 617-287-7917

Assistant Director, Clinical Psychology PhD Program: Brooke Craveiro
Phone: 617-287-6340

Graduate Program Coordinator, Developmental and Brain Sciences PhD Program: Rouzan Khachatourian
Phone: 617-287-6350