Institution name

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Total number of students

27016

Total number of international students

262

Contact address for international enquiries

AMHERST 01003

Telephone

+1 413 545 0722

Venue / office name

School of Education

Address

Contact address for international enquiries

University of Massachusetts Amherst
813 North Pleasant Street
AMHERST
Massachusetts
01003

Venue description

The School of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is dedicated to enhance the practice of education through scholarship that informs the preparation of educational professionals, the improvement of educational systems, and the development of educational policy. The School is an NCATE-approved comprehensive professional school providing specialized preparation in diverse areas of education. Graduate programs in the School provide opportunities for advanced study and research in education and foster the development of innovative responses to challenges in the field of education. They can be designed to meet licensure guidelines, licensing requirements, professional association recommendations, School and University requirements, and individual student goals.

Telephone number

+1 413 545 2705

Is accommodation available at this venue?

Yes

Accommodation details

The University of Massachusetts Amherst provides on-campus, off-campus and family housing. UMass Amherst residence halls provide forty-five residence halls and four apartment buildings that are grouped into six separate and very different residential areas: Central, Northeast, Orchard Hill, Southwest, Sylvan and North. Each hall possesses its own distinctive characteristics, inspired in part by location, architecture, and by the different cultural or academic living/learning programs housed within. Each residential area houses classrooms, recreational and social centers, kitchenettes, and cultural centers. The dining program provides students, faculty and staff with an array of dining options, ranging from self-serve buffet style programs in residential locations to retail dining and the finest in catering. All freshman and sophomores living in the residence halls are required to purchase one of the three residential meal plans. All other students may select any of the residential meal plans. Family Housing offers twelve studio apartments located in Lincoln Apartments offering total 185 one-bedroom and 124 two-bedroom apartments, which are all located in either Lincoln or North Village. Family Housing also has twelve one-bedroom apartments modified for the physically disabled. There are ten furnished one-bedroom apartments in Lincoln, which can be rented for an additional fee. To be eligible to live in Family Housing, students must be married, in a domestic partnership.