Undergraduate Program

At Isenberg, our bright students build bright futures. Earn your degree on our flagship campus in the vibrant town of Amherst. The Isenberg experience prepares our graduates to arrive in the job market with the skills and experience necessary to excel in their professions.

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Academic Advising

Undergraduate Advising Response to COVID-19

While the Isenberg Undergraduate Programs and Advising physical location is closed, the academic advising team is working virtually and will be providing advising services through various means including email, phone, and zoom meetings.

Although the office will be answering the phone, the expected high volume will mean that it is much easier to submit questions by email.

Get in touch with an advisor here.

Virtual Advising Events

The Isenberg Advising team is offering a variety of remote workshops to assist you with a wide variety of your academic planning needs. From understanding your Academic Requirements Report, to searching for classes in SPIRE or planning for a study abroad semester, check out all of the remote advising events.

View Virtual Advising Events here.

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Check out our frequently asked questions pages for answers to common advising questions. If you can't find your answer please contact us directly.

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Major Declaration

Isenberg students in the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree program may declare one of Isenberg's five majors when they start their first semester. Upon declaring a major, students will be assigned a faculty mentor within their respective academic department.

Declaring a Major

If you are uncertain of which major to declare, please utilize the many resources available to you as an Isenberg student. Students may also find it beneficial to contact the department and request to speak with a faculty mentor.

Contact:
Accounting
Finance
Management
Marketing
Operations & Information Management

Deadlines

Major declaration will begin the week after add drop ends for both fall and spring semesters. Students have a two week window to declare their major.

An email from the Isenberg Undergraduate Programs Office will provide detailed information that will assist you if you decide to declare you major. Students are welcome to stop by the Isenberg Undergraduate Programs Office and declare their major on our kiosk during the major declaration timeframe.

Attention First-Year Students

You are not required to declare your major during your first academic year. Until you declare your major you will continue to receive major declaration information. If you choose to declare your major and change your mind it is very simple to change your major. Just stop by the Isenberg Undergraduate Programs Office in Isenberg N230 (starting January 2019).

Common Forms

Submission of a common form is a request that will be considered, and is not guaranteed to be granted.

Isenberg Course Override for Current UMass Students

This form is for non-Isenberg students interested in enrolling in an Isenberg course.

To access the form and ensure you submit your request successfully, please click here and read the following information.

Finance Course Override Form

The form is for students to request a Finance course that they themselves cannot register for on SPIRE. Access the form here.

Sport Management Course Override

Sport Management students should be able to enroll in any courses for which they are eligible using the SPIRE course registration system. If you are not a Sport Management major or do not meet the eligibility requirements, you may request a course override.
Click here to access the Sport Management course override form.

Hospitality & Tourism Management Override Form

This form is for HTM students to request assistance with enrollment in HT-MGT courses they are unable to register for in SPIRE.
Please access the form here.

Independent Study Contract

Independent Study courses are for academic coursework only. Three credits is the usual number of credits earned for an Independent Study; however, the number of credits available varies between one and six. Only in an unusual case will the credit hours granted exceed three.

This is NOT a University Registration Form.

Credit Overload Form

The Credit Overload Request Form is used by Isenberg School of Management students to request an increase in their credit limit for any given semester.

Late Course Withdrawal

The Late Course Withdrawal Petition form is used by current Isenberg students to petition the Academic Dean for course withdrawal after the withdrawal deadline.

Pass/Fail Petition

The Pass/Fail Petition Form is for current Isenberg students to petition their Academic Dean for a course to be changed to the pass/fail grading option after the deadline.