University of Massachusetts Amherst · Department of Sociology, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Online Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entryBachelor of Arts in Sociology

Overview

An online Bachelor of Arts in Sociology designed as a four-year degree, with courses offered in fall, winter, spring and summer. Freshman and transfer applicants are considered; majors complete at least 40 credits in sociology.

Official program name: Online Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
Source: umass.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level: Bachelor's
University: University of Massachusetts Amherst — Department of Sociology, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Source: umass.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Administering location: Amherst, MAWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Subject: Sociology
Required credits: Not verified
Duration: Designed as a four-year bachelor's degree; winter and summer courses may shorten it
Source: umass.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Start terms: Fall, Spring, Summer
Source: umass.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Entry pathway

Full degree from first-year entry. Open to applicants without prior college credit (freshman admission).

Source: umass.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Transfer credit: OptionalMaximum transfer credit is 75 semester credits
Source: umass.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Why this program is listed

Online BA; FAQ states the program is fully online.

Source: umass.edu · verified October 10, 2026

We list online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from institutionally accredited US universities. Eligibility rules

Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus visits, practical placements and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the university states it.

Academic delivery: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
Source: umass.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits: Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement: Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

The program page does not say whether campus visits or placements are required. Ask the university before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

At least 40 credits in sociology for the major
Source: umass.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Academic calendar

Courses offered in fall, winter, spring and summer
Source: umass.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 2.7 — Minimum GPA of 2.7 (MassTransfer applicants 2.5)
Source: umass.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Statement / essay: RequiredEssay of about 150 words on reasons for applying and educational goals
Source: umass.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Résumé / CV: RequiredResume
Source: umass.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Application fee: Required$65 — $65 early application fee; $90 regular application fee; waivers for listed groups
Source: umass.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Other requirement: RequiredApplicants who already hold a bachelor's degree are not eligible
Source: umass.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

SAT / ACT: OptionalSAT may be requested for freshman applicants with GPA below 2.7
Source: umass.edu · verified October 10, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Priority deadline
May 1 (early application, $65 fee); regular June 1 ($90 fee); year not printed · for Fall
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: umass.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Year not printed
Priority deadline
October 1 (early application, $65 fee); regular November 1 ($90 fee); year not printed · for Spring
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: umass.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Year not printed
Priority deadline
March 1 (early application, $65 fee); regular March 15 ($90 fee); year not printed · for Summer
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: umass.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Year not printed

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Tuition for this online program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Other published fees

University+ registration fee: $85 per termMandatory
Source: umass.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Undergraduate entering fee (one-time; covers transcripts and graduation fee): $175Mandatory
Source: umass.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the university for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation, authorization and licensure

Three separate questions: is the university accredited, can it enroll students from your state online, and does the program meet licensure requirements where you live?

Institutional accreditation

New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

State authorization

UMass Amherst operates distance education for out-of-state students under SARA and accepts students from all 50 states into online programs; California allows public institutions to offer distance education to its residents. Official pageSource: isenberg.umass.edu · verified October 10, 2026

International applicants

Not verified for this online program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.

DAPIP — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
isenberg.umass.edu/programs/masters/mba/online — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
umass.edu/social-sciences/online-bachelor-arts-sociology/online-bachelor-arts-sociology-faqs — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
umass.edu/sociology/major-requirements-fall-2026-and-sociology-online — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
umass.edu/universityplus/resources/apply-to-sociology-online — Official admissions page, verified October 10, 2026
umass.edu/universityplus/resources/tuition-and-fees — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 10, 2026

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Key facts

Online format
Fully online
In-person requirements
In-person requirements not verified
Subject
Sociology
Length
Designed as a four-year bachelor's degree; winter and summer courses may shorten it
Tuition
Not verified
Next deadline
No upcoming verified date
Administering location
Amherst, MA

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