How to Apply to the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst: List a Business Major on Your Application, Seven Majors and Internal Transfer Windows, With Requirements and Timelines for Chinese and Canadian High School Students and Transfer Students

2026-10-18 · Application guides

At UMass Amherst, undergraduate business is taught by the Isenberg School of Management, which offers seven majors. Accounting, Finance, Management, Marketing and Operations & Information Management lead to the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA); Hospitality & Tourism Management and Sport Management lead to the Bachelor of Science (BS). Admission is handled by UMass Amherst Undergraduate Admissions: list your intended major on the Common App. For fall entry, Early Action closes on 5 November and Regular Decision on 15 January, and only applications completed by the priority date get full consideration for selective majors. Current UMass students can apply to transfer in twice a year. Based on Isenberg’s official information, this guide covers majors, admission, deadlines, costs and a checklist.

At the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst), undergraduate business is taught by the Isenberg School of Management. Here is what you need to know for 2027 entry, based on Isenberg’s official information, for students at high schools in China, students at Canadian high schools (including BC and Vancouver students), and transfer students.

Note: the main UMass Amherst site and its undergraduate admissions site block automated access, so they were not read for this guide. University-wide rules on testing, English, international documents and costs are marked “not published” below (meaning not on the official pages we could read); check UMass Amherst Undergraduate Admissions directly.

1. Degrees and majors

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA): AACSB-accredited, with five majors: Accounting, Finance, Management, Marketing, and Operations & Information Management.
Bachelor of Science (BS): Hospitality & Tourism Management and Sport Management; BS students begin concentrated study in their first year.
Combinations: you can double major across the BBA and BS, or combine business with another UMass major, such as accounting with political science or marketing with computer science.
Other options: a business minor for non-Isenberg students, and 4+1 bachelor’s/master’s programmes.

2. How you get into Isenberg

Single admission process: Isenberg admission is administered by UMass Amherst Undergraduate Admissions. High school and transfer applicants list their intended major on the Common App.
Priority dates: applications completed by the priority date get full consideration for selective majors; later ones are reviewed on a space-available basis, and some programmes may fill before the final deadline.
Internal transfer (current UMass students):
- fall-term applications open 1 November and are due 1 December, with decisions by mid to late January;
- spring-term applications open 1 April and are due 1 May, with decisions by mid to late June;
- the criteria (GPA, prerequisites) are not published on Isenberg’s site; contact Isenberg Undergraduate Programs.

3. First-year deadlines

Fall entry: Early Action 5 November, Regular Decision 15 January, deposit by 1 May.
Spring entry: apply by 15 October, reply by 15 December.
Testing, essays and recommendations: not stated on Isenberg’s pages; see UMass Amherst first-year requirements.

4. Students at high schools in China (Gaokao, A-level, IB, AP)

Apply as an international first-year, list an Isenberg major on the Common App, and complete your file by the priority date.
English requirements, use of the Gaokao and A-levels, and AP/IB credit are not published on the pages we could read; see the international applicant pages of UMass Amherst Undergraduate Admissions.

5. Students at Canadian high schools (including BC and Vancouver)

Same deadlines and process.
Grade requirements for Canadian or BC curricula are not published here; see UMass Amherst Undergraduate Admissions.

6. Costs and scholarships

Tuition: tuition and required fees, plus room and board for on-campus students. Isenberg notes that it charges a separate fee; rates are set each spring. The amounts are on the main UMass site, which we could not read.
Aid: the FAFSA is the first step; whether international students qualify for university aid is not stated on the pages we read.
Isenberg scholarships: for current Isenberg students returning the following year. Isenberg reports more than US$850,000 awarded recently, with 240 recipients in 2021 and an average award of $3,500.

7. Transfer students

How: list an Isenberg major on the Common App; files completed by the priority date get full consideration for selective majors.
Deadlines: fall entry priority 1 March, final 15 April, deposit by 1 June; spring entry 5 November, reply by 15 December. Massachusetts community college graduates have dedicated pathways.
Requirements (GPA, prerequisites): Isenberg refers to the UMass transfer admission requirements, which we could not read.

Checklist

Students at high schools in China:

Apply by 5 November (EA) or 15 January (RD) for fall, listing an Isenberg major on the Common App
Confirm English, testing and international document requirements with UMass Amherst Undergraduate Admissions

Students at Canadian high schools (including BC and Vancouver):

Same as above; aim to complete your file by the priority date

Transfer students:

Apply by 1 March (priority) for fall with an Isenberg major listed; current UMass students apply by 1 December or 1 May

Sources: Isenberg School of Management, UMass Amherst, Undergraduate programs; Degrees and majors; Majors; Undergraduate admissions and deadlines; Tuition and aid. For university-wide testing, English, international and cost rules, see UMass Amherst Undergraduate Admissions. Information is for 2027 entry; check the official sites for the latest details.