UMass Amherst

Joining Commonwealth Honors College as an Incoming First-Year Student

If you are entering UMass Amherst with an exemplary high school record that includes

• combined (critical reasoning & math) SAT-I scores above 1300,
• a weighted high school GPA of "A-" or higher, and
• a high school class rank in the top 10 percent,

you will be invited by the UMass Amherst Admissions Office to join Commonwealth College. There is no separate application process for the College.

However, if you aren’t invited as an incoming first-year student, you can apply online as a current UMass student after you have completed two full-time semesters of 12 or more graded credits at UMass Amherst. This online application process uses different criteria for acceptance, which are based on your college career at UMass Amherst.

first-year students of Butterfield Residence Hall

Honors Residential Academic Programs (RAP)
provide first-year students with the opportunity to live and learn with other students sharing the same interests - and to build friendships that will last a lifetime.