Program in Culture, Health, and Science

The Five College Program in Culture, Health, and Science (CHS) is a certificate program that allows undergraduate liberal arts students to explore human health, disease, and healing from interdisciplinary perspectives.

Littered Mask

Congratulations to the Winner of the CHS Art Contest!

During the Fall 2022 semester, students were invited to submit a photo or artwork to be displayed on the Culture, Health, and Science Program webpage. Please see below for information about the work which was selected for the prize, as well as the artist's statement.

Skyler Sung
(Amherst College)

Littered mask (2020)
35 mm black & white film photograph

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Skyler used photography to explore the “new normal” and how it changed the landscape around him in Honolulu. This image reflects his observation that although masks are vital in preventing the spread of the virus, they have created a new type of common litter that negatively impacts the health of the environment. He hopes that images like this bring attention to a more globally holistic approach to public health that considers all the different factors that contribute to it.

About the CHS Program

Graduate schools recognize that tomorrow's health experts will need interdisciplinary training to link their understandings of history, culture, and behavior with clinical, biological, and epidemiologic models of health and disease. Students design a plan of study that approaches "health" holistically from the perspective of natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. 

Completing a CHS certificate builds on the liberal arts approach to equip students with tools to think critically about health issues. For example, students may learn to:

  • Recognize historical patterns of disease distribution, treatment, and health disparities
  • Appreciate the value of integrating literature, philosophy, and the arts with studies in STEM fields (and vice versa)
  • Develop technical skills (such as research design, media literacy, gene editing, foreign languages, econometrics, doula training, or statistical analysis) to apply to health issues
  • Navigate healthcare systems and be an advocate for themselves and others 
  • Apply contributions of multiple disciplines to the realm of public health, health promotion, cultural competence, disease eradication and global health

Students learn how behavior influences disease distribution, how biomedical categories change across time and culture, and how political and socioeconomic factors affect disease and treatment. CHS students learn to interpret and communicate their results to diverse audiences.

CHS is led by a Steering Committee of faculty members from all five colleges and a range of disciplines. CHS students work with their campus advisors to articulate objectives, select courses, and conduct independent projects or internships. Faculty and students alike are enriched by the cross-campus connections and interdisciplinary collaborations that the Culture, Health, and Science program fosters—locally and globally. Get on board!

Interested in learning more about CHS? Join our email list, follow us on Facebook, and fill out a Declaration of Interest Form.

On This Page

The Five College Program in CHS firmly believes that the lived experiences and far-reaching consequences of structural anti-Black racism, white supremacy and racial inequalities are public health issues. This is a longstanding crisis, which is being exacerbated by the global COVID-19 pandemic and an ongoing climate emergency. The recent protests and the unfinished work demanding an end to systemic racism bring renewed urgency to our interdisciplinary approaches and inspire us to learn from vital traditions and develop new frames of reference. CHS supports students to listen to, learn from, and work with a wide range of communities and individuals with varied vantage points and backgrounds to advance common causes. In this way, we view ending racism and averting a climate disaster as intertwined core concerns that demand decisive, sustained, and collective action.

Faculty

Culture, Health, and Science Campus Advisors are faculty members in a variety of disciplines at each of the five campuses who work directly with students pursuing the CHS certificate to guide students through the CHS program, answer questions and help students plan for successfully completing all certificate requirements.

If you are in your final year at one of the campuses and plan on completing the CHS certificate before graduation, or are just starting and want to learn more about the program, CHS advisors can help you find your way.

Read about the advisors at your institution through the links provided, and contact the advisor of your choice to arrange an advising session.

The CHS Program is guided by a steering committee comprised of faculty members from each of the five campuses and staff members of the Five College consortium.

Chris Dole, Anthropology

Alan Goodman, Natural Sciences

Rebeccah Lijek, Biological Sciences

Suzanne Zhang-Gottschang, Anthropology

Betsy Krause, Anthropology
Tom Leatherman, Anthropology
Amanda Seaman (Program Director), Asian Languages and Literatures, UMass Amherst

Certificate

The Five College Certificate in Culture, Health, and Science complements any major, allowing students to deepen their knowledge of human health, disease, and healing through interdisciplinary inquiry. Under the guidance of faculty program advisors on each campus, students choose a sequence of seven courses available across the five campuses and identify (in consultation with their advisor) an appropriate project or internship that will count toward the certificate. (Four semesters of a second language is also recommended, but not required.) Together with the visiting lectures and seminars sponsored by the Program, CHS provides a structure that is adaptable for students interested in pursuing health-related careers, as well as those curious to learn how different disciplines analyze common human experience.

Interested in pursuing the Culture, Health, and Science Certificate?

First, reach out to a campus advisor and fill out the Declaration of Interest Form. Then, take a look at the Student Timeline to stay on schedule with the certificate program requirements. We also recommend that you download the CHS Certificate Completion Form (below) to help you and your advisor keep track of what courses you need and what requirements you have fulfilled.

Certificate Requirements

The seven required courses are to be distributed across the following five categories of inquiry:

  1. Biocultural Approaches
    Interdisciplinary and/or comparative approaches that explore the interdependent influences on human health and disease
  2. Mechanisms of Disease Transmission
    Mechanisms of disease growth and transmission within individuals and populations
  3. Population Health and Disease
    Exploring the relationships among social, behavioral, economic and other aggregate population forces on human health and disease
  4. Engaged and Humanistic Approaches
    Ethical, humanistic, artistic, and engaged approaches to human health and disease, including explorations of healthcare practice, policy, and activism.
  5. Research Design and Analysis
    Concepts of evidence, data collection, research ethics, measurement and modes of analysis

Further Details:

  • No course can be used to satisfy more than one category.  
  • No more than three courses can “double count” toward a student’s major.
  • Four semesters—or the equivalent—of a second language is recommended but not required. Such language training may be required for students seeking internships and summer research positions.

Independent Research Project

The Certificate requires the completion of an independent project such as an internship, thesis, Division III project, course project, independent study or other activity. You work with your campus CHS advisor to develop a project that satisfies both the Certificate requirements and your own interests. Not sure if you have an independent project that qualifies? Meet with your CHS Campus Advisor to find out.

Completion

When you complete the requirements for the CHS Certificate, return the completed Certificate Completion Form to your CHS campus advisor along with a copy of your transcript.

If you have any questions about the requirements or if you would like to pursue the certificate, contact your CHS Campus Advisor.

Courses

Note that if you don't see classes from all campuses currently listed, they will appear as the campuses release their course schedules for the semester. The five campuses release their schedules on different dates. Visit this page for specific dates.

Spring 2024 CHS Courses: Category 1

Subject Course # Sect # Course Title Instructor(s) Institution Meeting Times
ANTH 310 01 Culture, Affect, Psych Christopher Dole Amherst College TU/TH | 2:30 PM - 3:50 PM
PSYC 227 01 Developmental Psychology Carrie Palmquist Amherst College TU/TH | 2:30 PM - 3:50 PM
PSYC 228 01 Clinical Psychology Julia McQuade Amherst College TU/TH | 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM
ANTHR 216MT 01 Multispecies Ethnography Mark Auslander Mount Holyoke College MW 11:30AM-12:45PM
ANTHR 216WT 01 Witchcraft and Healing Mark Auslander Mount Holyoke College MW 10:00AM-11:15AM
ANTHR 235 01 History of Anthropol. Thought Matthew Watson Mount Holyoke College MW 07:15PM-08:30PM
ANTHR 248 01 Science, Feminism, and MHC Matthew Watson Mount Holyoke College TTH 10:30AM-11:45AM
ANTHR 295 01 Independent Study Elif Babul Mount Holyoke College
ANTHR 295P 01 Independent Study w/Practicum Elif Babul Mount Holyoke College
PSYCH 230 01 Developmental Psychology KC Haydon Mount Holyoke College TTH 03:15PM-04:30PM
PSYCH 329PR 01 Sem: Pathology to Resilience Alyssa Norris Mount Holyoke College M 01:30PM-04:20PM
EDC 235 01 Child & Adol Growth & Developm Shannon Audley Smith College TU TH 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM
PSY 140 01 Health Psychology Benita Sibia Jackson Smith College TU TH 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM
PSY 150 01 Abnormal Psychology Stephanie Steele Smith College TU TH 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM
SOC 325 01 Sem: Emotions Timothy Recuber Smith College TH 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM
ANTHRO 103 01 Human Origins and Variation Todd Disotell UMass Amherst M W 9:05AM 9:55AM
ANTHRO 103 01AA Human Origins and Variation UMass Amherst TH 11:30AM 12:20PM
ANTHRO 103 01AB Human Origins and Variation UMass Amherst TH 1:00PM 1:50PM
ANTHRO 103 01AC Human Origins and Variation UMass Amherst F 2:30PM 3:20PM
ANTHRO 103 01AD Human Origins and Variation UMass Amherst TH 2:30PM 3:20PM
ANTHRO 103 01AE Human Origins and Variation UMass Amherst F 9:05AM 9:55AM
ANTHRO 103 01AF Human Origins and Variation UMass Amherst F 10:10AM 11:00AM
ANTHRO 103 01AG Human Origins and Variation UMass Amherst F 11:15AM 12:05PM
ANTHRO 103 01AK Human Origins and Variation UMass Amherst F 1:25PM 2:15PM
ANTHRO 103 01BA Human Origins and Variation UMass Amherst TH 4:00PM 4:50PM
NUTRITN 130 01 Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle Claire Norton UMass Amherst M W F 10:10AM 11:00AM
NUTRITN 130 01AA Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M 11:15AM 12:05PM
NUTRITN 130 01AB Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst W 11:15AM 12:05PM
NUTRITN 130 01AC Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M 12:20PM 1:10PM
NUTRITN 130 01AE Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M 2:30PM 3:20PM
NUTRITN 130 01AF Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst W 9:05AM 9:55AM
NUTRITN 130 01AG Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst W 12:20PM 1:10PM
NUTRITN 130 01AJ Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst W 1:25PM 2:15PM
NUTRITN 130 01AK Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M 1:25PM 2:15PM
NUTRITN 130 01BA Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst F 11:15AM 12:05PM
NUTRITN 130 01BB Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M 9:05AM 9:55AM
NUTRITN 130 01BC Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst F 9:05AM 9:55AM
NUTRITN 130 01BD Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M 9:05AM 9:55AM
NUTRITN 130 02 Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle Claire Norton UMass Amherst M W F 10:10AM 11:00AM
NUTRITN 130 02AA Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M 9:05AM 9:55AM
NUTRITN 130 03 Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle Claire Norton UMass Amherst M W F 10:10AM 11:00AM
NUTRITN 130 03AA Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst W 9:05AM 9:55AM
NUTRITN 130 03AB Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst F 9:05AM 9:55AM
NUTRITN 130H 01 Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle Carolyn Stocker UMass Amherst TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM

Spring 2024 CHS Courses: Category 2

Subject Course # Sect # Course Title Instructor(s) Institution Meeting Times
BIOL 191 01 Molecules, Genes & Cells Christina Bowers Amherst College M/W | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
BIOL 191 01F Molecules, Genes & Cells Christina Bowers Amherst College TH | 2:30 PM - 4:20 PM
BIOL 191 02F Molecules, Genes & Cells Christina Bowers Amherst College F | 11:00 AM - 12:50 PM
BIOL 191L 01 Mol, Genes, & Cells Lab Christina Bowers Amherst College TU | 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
BIOL 191L 02 Mol, Genes, & Cells Lab Christina Bowers Amherst College W | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
BIOL 191L 03 Mol, Genes, & Cells Lab Christina Bowers Amherst College TH | 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
BIOL 191L 04 Mol, Genes, & Cells Lab Christina Bowers Amherst College TH | 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
BIOL 191L 05 Mol, Genes, & Cells Lab Christina Bowers Amherst College TU | 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
BIOL 221 01 Developmental Biol w/Lab Katerina Ragkousi Amherst College TU/TH | 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM
BIOL 221 01L Developmental Biol w/Lab Katerina Ragkousi Amherst College TH | 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
BIOL 270 01 Microbiology Alexandra Purdy Amherst College M/W/F | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
BIOL 270 01F Microbiology Alexandra Purdy Amherst College F | 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
PSYC 212 01 Behavioral Neuroscience John-Paul Baird Amherst College TU/TH | 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM
NS 0245 1 Climate Action Steve Roof,Sara Draper Hampshire College 09:00AM-10:20AM M;09:00AM-10:20AM W
NS 0247 1 Cell Biology John Castorino Hampshire College 10:30AM-11:50AM M;10:30AM-11:50AM W
BIOL 319 01 Immunology with Lab Rebeccah Lijek Mount Holyoke College TTH 10:30AM-11:45AM
BIOL 319L 01 Immunology Lab Rebeccah Lijek Mount Holyoke College W 01:30PM-04:20PM
BIOL 319L 02 Immunology Lab Rebeccah Lijek Mount Holyoke College TH 01:30PM-04:20PM
BIOL 321AD 01 Addiction&Drug Memory Formtn André White Mount Holyoke College TTH 10:30AM-11:45AM
BIOL 321CE 01 Local Community Ecology Martha Hoopes Mount Holyoke College TH 01:30PM-04:20PM
BIOL 321EC 01 Invasion Ecology Martha Hoopes Mount Holyoke College W 01:30PM-04:20PM
BIOL 321ME 01 Molecular Ecology Jason Andras Mount Holyoke College TTH 01:45PM-03:00PM
BIOL 321PR 01 Pregnancy and the Placenta Sarah Bacon Mount Holyoke College TTH 09:00AM-10:15AM
BIOL 340 01 Eukaryotic Molec. Genetics Craig Woodard Mount Holyoke College TTH 10:30AM-11:45AM
BIOL 340L 01 Lab: Eukaryotic Molecular Gen. Craig Woodard Mount Holyoke College TH 01:30PM-04:20PM
BIOL 340L 02 Lab: Eukaryotic Molecular Gen. Craig Woodard Mount Holyoke College F 01:30PM-04:20PM
PSYCH 100 01 Introduction to Psychology Mara Breen Mount Holyoke College MW 08:30AM-09:45AM;F 08:30AM-09:20AM
PSYCH 250 01 Intro Bio Bases of Behavior Nathaniel Stafford Mount Holyoke College MW 10:00AM-11:15AM
PSYCH 359NE 01 Sem: Neuroethics Laura Sizer Mount Holyoke College W 01:30PM-04:20PM
BIO 132 01 Molecules, Cells & Systems Michael Joseph Barresi Smith College TU TH 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM
BIO 132 D01 Molecules, Cells & Systems Michael Joseph Barresi Smith College TU 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
BIO 132 D02 Molecules, Cells & Systems Michael Joseph Barresi Smith College TU 4:10 PM - 5:25 PM
BIO 132 D03 Molecules, Cells & Systems Michael Joseph Barresi Smith College W 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
BIO 132 D04 Molecules, Cells & Systems Michael Joseph Barresi Smith College W 4:10 PM - 5:25 PM
BIO 230 01 Genomes & Genetic Analysis Steven A. Williams,Tanya Lama Smith College M W F 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM
BIO 230 D01 Genomes & Genetic Analysis Steven A. Williams,Tanya Lama Smith College TH 8:25 AM - 9:15 AM
BIO 230 D02 Genomes & Genetic Analysis Steven A. Williams,Tanya Lama Smith College TH 9:25 AM - 10:15 AM
BIO 230 D03 Genomes & Genetic Analysis Steven A. Williams,Tanya Lama Smith College F 9:25 AM - 10:15 AM
BIO 306 01 Immunology Christine Ann White-Ziegler Smith College W 1:20 PM - 2:35 PM; M 1:40 PM - 2:55 PM
EGR 373 01 Sem: Skeletal Biomechanics Borjana Mikic Smith College W 1:20 PM - 2:35 PM; M 1:40 PM - 2:55 PM
NSC 130 01 Clinical Neuroscience Beth Powell Smith College M W F 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM
NSC 312ad 01 Sem:T-Adversity Maya Rosen Smith College TU 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM
NSC 312pp 01 Sem:T-Pleasure&Pain Estuardo Robles Smith College TU TH 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
NSC 312st 01 Sem: T-Stroke&Neurogenesis Sharon Owino Smith College TU 1:10 PM - 4:00 PM
NSC 318 01 Systems Neurobiology Estuardo Robles Smith College W F 1:20 PM - 2:35 PM; M 1:40 PM - 2:55 PM
PSY 130 01 Clinical Neuroscience Beth Powell Smith College M W F 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM
PSY 140 01 Health Psychology Benita Sibia Jackson Smith College TU TH 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM
PSY 230 01 Colq: Psychopharmacology Beth Powell Smith College TU TH 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM
PSY 352hb 01 Sem:T-High-Risk Behaviors Stephanie Steele Smith College W 9:25 AM - 12:05 PM
ANTHRO 372 01 Human Biological Variation Todd Disotell UMass Amherst M W 4:00PM 5:15PM
BIOLOGY 285 01 Cellular & Molecular Biology Caleb Rounds UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
BIOLOGY 484 01 Cancer Genetics Randall Phillis UMass Amherst M 12:20PM 1:10PM
BIOLOGY 484 01AA Cancer Genetics UMass Amherst M W 2:30PM 3:45PM
BIOLOGY 523 01 Histology Andrew Spracklen UMass Amherst TU TH 8:30AM 9:45AM
BIOLOGY 523 01LL Histology UMass Amherst TU 1:00PM 4:00PM
BIOLOGY 523 01LM Histology UMass Amherst W 1:25PM 4:25PM
BIOLOGY 559 01 Cellular & Molecular BiologyII Andrew Spracklen UMass Amherst TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
BIOLOGY 564 01 Human Physiology Stephanie Padilla UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
BIOLOGY 583 01 Advanced Genetics Samuel Hazen UMass Amherst TU TH 1:00PM 2:15PM
FOOD-SCI 466 01 Nutritional Microbiology David Sela UMass Amherst TU TH 8:30AM 9:45AM
KIN 110 01 Human Performance & Nutrition Gregory Grinnell UMass Amherst M 4:00PM 5:15PM
KIN 110 01AA Human Performance & Nutrition UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
KIN 110 01AB Human Performance & Nutrition UMass Amherst TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
KIN 110 01AC Human Performance & Nutrition UMass Amherst TU TH 1:00PM 2:15PM
KIN 110H 01 Human Performnce & Nutrtn John Sirard UMass Amherst M W F 9:05AM 9:55AM
KIN 110H 01AA Human Performnce & Nutrtn UMass Amherst F 11:15AM 12:05PM
KIN 270 01 Anatomy & Physiology I Colleen Chase,Lorie Woodson UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
KIN 270 01LL Anatomy & Physiology I UMass Amherst M 12:20PM 1:10PM
KIN 270 01LM Anatomy & Physiology I UMass Amherst M 9:05AM 9:55AM
KIN 270 01LN Anatomy & Physiology I UMass Amherst TU 11:30AM 12:20PM
KIN 270 01LQ Anatomy & Physiology I UMass Amherst TU 1:00PM 1:50PM
KIN 270 01LR Anatomy & Physiology I UMass Amherst TU 2:30PM 3:20PM
KIN 270 01LS Anatomy & Physiology I UMass Amherst M 2:30PM 3:20PM
KIN 270 01LU Anatomy & Physiology I UMass Amherst W 10:10AM 11:00AM
KIN 270 01LV Anatomy & Physiology I UMass Amherst TH 11:30AM 12:20PM
KIN 270 01LW Anatomy & Physiology I UMass Amherst W 9:05AM 9:55AM
KIN 270 01LX Anatomy & Physiology I UMass Amherst TH 2:30PM 3:20PM
KIN 270 01LZ Anatomy & Physiology I UMass Amherst F 9:05AM 9:55AM
KIN 270 01ML Anatomy & Physiology I UMass Amherst F 10:10AM 11:00AM
KIN 270 01MM Anatomy & Physiology I UMass Amherst TH 9:00AM 9:50AM
KIN 272 01 Anatomy and Physiology II Lorie Woodson UMass Amherst TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
KIN 272 01LL Anatomy and Physiology II UMass Amherst M 10:10AM 11:00AM
KIN 272 01LM Anatomy and Physiology II UMass Amherst M 11:15AM 12:05PM
KIN 272 01LN Anatomy and Physiology II UMass Amherst TU 8:30AM 9:20AM
KIN 272 01LQ Anatomy and Physiology II UMass Amherst TU 10:00AM 10:50AM
KIN 272 01LR Anatomy and Physiology II UMass Amherst W 11:15AM 12:05PM
KIN 272 01LS Anatomy and Physiology II UMass Amherst W 12:20PM 1:10PM
KIN 272 01LU Anatomy and Physiology II UMass Amherst W 1:25PM 2:15PM
KIN 272 01LV Anatomy and Physiology II UMass Amherst W 2:30PM 3:20PM
KIN 272 01LX Anatomy and Physiology II UMass Amherst TH 10:00AM 10:50AM
KIN 272 01LZ Anatomy and Physiology II UMass Amherst F 11:15AM 12:05PM
KIN 272 01MN Anatomy and Physiology II UMass Amherst F 12:20PM 1:10PM
KIN 440 01 Physical Activity & Pubhlth Katie Potter UMass Amherst TU TH 8:30AM 9:45AM
MICROBIO 160 01 Biology of Cancer and AIDS Mitchell Walkowicz UMass Amherst M W F 11:15AM 12:05PM
MICROBIO 310 01 General Microbiology Verena Carvalho UMass Amherst M W F 11:15AM 12:05PM
NRC 126 01 Insects & Human Society Laura Figueroa UMass Amherst TU TH 8:30AM 9:45AM
NURSING 210 01 Human Development/Life Cycle Memnun Seven UMass Amherst TU 1:00PM 3:45PM
NURSING 398G 01 Psych-Mental Health Nrsg:Pract Maud Low UMass Amherst 1:00AM 1:00AM
NURSING 398G 02 Psych-Mental Health Nrsg:Pract Julia McDougal Ronconi UMass Amherst 1:00AM 1:00AM
NURSING 398G 03 Psych-Mental Health Nrsg:Pract Clare Lamontagne UMass Amherst 1:00AM 1:00AM
NURSING 398G 04 Psych-Mental Health Nrsg:Pract Leonor Rodriguez UMass Amherst 1:00AM 1:00AM
NUTRITN 130 01 Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle Claire Norton UMass Amherst M W F 10:10AM 11:00AM
NUTRITN 130 01AA Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M 11:15AM 12:05PM
NUTRITN 130 01AB Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst W 11:15AM 12:05PM
NUTRITN 130 01AC Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M 12:20PM 1:10PM
NUTRITN 130 01AE Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M 2:30PM 3:20PM
NUTRITN 130 01AF Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst W 9:05AM 9:55AM
NUTRITN 130 01AG Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst W 12:20PM 1:10PM
NUTRITN 130 01AJ Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst W 1:25PM 2:15PM
NUTRITN 130 01AK Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M 1:25PM 2:15PM
NUTRITN 130 01BA Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst F 11:15AM 12:05PM
NUTRITN 130 01BB Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M 9:05AM 9:55AM
NUTRITN 130 01BC Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst F 9:05AM 9:55AM
NUTRITN 130 01BD Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M 9:05AM 9:55AM
NUTRITN 130 02 Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle Claire Norton UMass Amherst M W F 10:10AM 11:00AM
NUTRITN 130 02AA Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M 9:05AM 9:55AM
NUTRITN 130 03 Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle Claire Norton UMass Amherst M W F 10:10AM 11:00AM
NUTRITN 130 03AA Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst W 9:05AM 9:55AM
NUTRITN 130 03AB Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst F 9:05AM 9:55AM
NUTRITN 130H 01 Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle Carolyn Stocker UMass Amherst TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
NUTRITN 230 01 Fundamentals/Nutrition Science Chaoran Ma UMass Amherst TU TH 1:00PM 2:15PM
NUTRITN 430 01 Nutrition and Metabolism Young-Cheul Kim UMass Amherst TU TH 1:00PM 2:15PM
PSYCH 330 01 Intro to Neuroscience Lori Astheimer Best UMass Amherst M W F 11:15AM 12:05PM
PSYCH 335H 01 Behv Neuroendocrinol - Honors Mariana Pereira UMass Amherst TU TH 8:30AM 9:45AM
PSYCH 350 01 Developmental Psychology Erik Cheries UMass Amherst M W 4:00PM 5:15PM
PSYCH 355 01 Adolescent Psych Charlotte Wilinsky UMass Amherst TU TH 4:00PM 5:15PM
PSYCH 380 01 Abnormal Psychology Carolyn Davies UMass Amherst M W F 9:05AM 9:55AM
PUBHLTH 160 01 My Body, My Health Andrea Ayvazian UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
PUBHLTH 160 02 My Body, My Health Andrea Ayvazian UMass Amherst TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
PUBHLTH 160 03 My Body, My Health Andrea Ayvazian UMass Amherst TU TH 4:00PM 5:15PM
PUBHLTH 160 04 My Body, My Health Daniel Gerber UMass Amherst TU 5:30PM 8:00PM
STOCKSCH 171 01 Plagues, Food and People: Eco Daniel Cooley UMass Amherst TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM

Spring 2024 CHS Courses: Category 3

Subject Course # Sect # Course Title Instructor(s) Institution Meeting Times
BIOL 321AD 01 Addiction&Drug Memory Formtn André White Mount Holyoke College TTH 10:30AM-11:45AM
BIOL 321CE 01 Local Community Ecology Martha Hoopes Mount Holyoke College TH 01:30PM-04:20PM
BIOL 321EC 01 Invasion Ecology Martha Hoopes Mount Holyoke College W 01:30PM-04:20PM
BIOL 321ME 01 Molecular Ecology Jason Andras Mount Holyoke College TTH 01:45PM-03:00PM
BIOL 321PR 01 Pregnancy and the Placenta Sarah Bacon Mount Holyoke College TTH 09:00AM-10:15AM
GNDST 333HH 01 The Story of the Stone Ying Wang Mount Holyoke College W 01:30PM-04:20PM
GNDST 333MS 01 Multi-Species Justice Christian Gundermann Mount Holyoke College MW 11:30AM-12:45PM
GNDST 333QJ 01 Queer Objects Sandra Russell Mount Holyoke College T 01:30PM-04:20PM
GNDST 333RT 01 Body/Gender in Religious Trad Susanne Mrozik Mount Holyoke College TH 01:30PM-04:20PM
GNDST 333TF 01 Trans Fem& Arts and Activism Niamh Timmons Mount Holyoke College TTH 01:45PM-03:00PM
GNDST 333TH 01 Transforming Harm & Mutual Aid Ren-yo Hwang Mount Holyoke College M 01:30PM-04:20PM
PSYCH 359NE 01 Sem: Neuroethics Laura Sizer Mount Holyoke College W 01:30PM-04:20PM
HST 355fp 01 Sem:Social:T-First Person Darcy C. Buerkle Smith College W 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
SOC 232 01 World Population Leslie L. King Smith College TU TH 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM
ANTHRO 290STB 01 Language and Health Lynnette Arnold UMass Amherst TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
BIOLOGY 105 01 Biology of Social Issues Margaret Riley UMass Amherst M W F 1:25PM 2:15PM
BIOLOGY 105H 01 Biology of Social Issues Hnrs Katherine Otter UMass Amherst TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
HONORS 321H 01 Violence in American Culture Ventura Perez UMass Amherst TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
HPP 583 01 Global Health in Dev World Krishna Poudel UMass Amherst TH 4:00PM 6:30PM
HUMANDEV 270 01 Child Development Ysaaca Axelrod UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
HUMANDEV 270 02 Child Development Eirini Pitidou UMass Amherst M W 1:25PM 2:45PM
KIN 110 01 Human Performance & Nutrition Gregory Grinnell UMass Amherst M 4:00PM 5:15PM
KIN 110 01AA Human Performance & Nutrition UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
KIN 110 01AB Human Performance & Nutrition UMass Amherst TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
KIN 110 01AC Human Performance & Nutrition UMass Amherst TU TH 1:00PM 2:15PM
KIN 110H 01 Human Performnce & Nutrtn John Sirard UMass Amherst M W F 9:05AM 9:55AM
KIN 110H 01AA Human Performnce & Nutrtn UMass Amherst F 11:15AM 12:05PM
MICROBIO 494NI 01 Neglected Tropical Diseases: T Michele Klingbeil UMass Amherst M W F 10:10AM 11:00AM
NRC 185 01 SustainbleLivng:Solutions/21st Lena Fletcher UMass Amherst TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
NRC 185 02 SustainbleLivng:Solutions/21st Lena Fletcher UMass Amherst TU TH 4:00PM 5:15PM
NURSING 210 01 Human Development/Life Cycle Memnun Seven UMass Amherst TU 1:00PM 3:45PM
NUTRITN 572 01 Community Nutrition Lindiwe Sibeko UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
NUTRITN 577 01 Nutrition Problems in US Heather Wemhoener UMass Amherst TU TH 4:00PM 5:15PM
PUBHLTH 224 01 Epidemiology in Public Health Sofija Zagarins UMass Amherst M W F 10:10AM 11:00AM
PUBHLTH 301 01 Princ of Comm Health Education Daniel Gerber UMass Amherst M W 4:00PM 5:15PM
PUBHLTH 301 02 Princ of Comm Health Education Daniel Gerber UMass Amherst M W 2:30PM 3:45PM
PUBHLTH 490EW 01 Epidemiology of Women's Health Aimee Kroll UMass Amherst W 4:00PM 6:30PM
SOCIOL 242 01 Drugs & Society Benjamin Brucato UMass Amherst M W F 9:05AM 9:55AM

Spring 2024 CHS Courses: Category 4

Subject Course # Sect # Course Title Instructor(s) Institution Meeting Times
PHIL 223 01 Human Health Jyl Gentzler Amherst College M/W/F | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
CSI 0114 1 Philosophy of Beauty Jina Fast Hampshire College 09:00AM-10:20AM TU;09:00AM-10:20AM TH
ANTHR 216MT 01 Multispecies Ethnography Mark Auslander Mount Holyoke College MW 11:30AM-12:45PM
ANTHR 216WT 01 Witchcraft and Healing Mark Auslander Mount Holyoke College MW 10:00AM-11:15AM
PHIL 260AR 01 Ethics and Artificial Intel. Laura Sizer Mount Holyoke College TTH 10:30AM-11:45AM
PSYCH 359NE 01 Sem: Neuroethics Laura Sizer Mount Holyoke College W 01:30PM-04:20PM
NSC 312ad 01 Sem:T-Adversity Maya Rosen Smith College TU 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM
NSC 312pp 01 Sem:T-Pleasure&Pain Estuardo Robles Smith College TU TH 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
NSC 312st 01 Sem: T-Stroke&Neurogenesis Sharon Owino Smith College TU 1:10 PM - 4:00 PM
SWG 271 01 Colq: Reproductive Justice Loretta Ross Smith College TU TH 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM
ANTHRO 290STB 01 Language and Health Lynnette Arnold UMass Amherst TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
BIOLOGY 312 01 Writing In Biology Jacob Barnett UMass Amherst TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
BIOLOGY 312 02 Writing In Biology Joshua Lonthair UMass Amherst M W 2:30PM 3:45PM
BIOLOGY 312 03 Writing In Biology Norman Johnson UMass Amherst TU TH 4:00PM 5:15PM
BIOLOGY 312 04 Writing In Biology Steven Brewer UMass Amherst F 1:25PM 3:45PM
BIOLOGY 312 05 Writing In Biology Jacob Barnett UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
BIOLOGY 312 06 Writing In Biology Akiko Okusu UMass Amherst TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
BIOLOGY 312H 01 Writing In Biology, Hons Diane Kelly UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
CLASSICS 250 01 ClassicalOrigins\W.Med&MedTerm Debbie Felton UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
HISTORY 181 01 Hist Western Sci&Technology II Emily Hamilton UMass Amherst M W 9:05AM 9:55AM
HISTORY 181 01AA Hist Western Sci&Technology II UMass Amherst F 8:00AM 8:50AM
HISTORY 181 01AB Hist Western Sci&Technology II UMass Amherst F 9:05AM 9:55AM
HISTORY 181 01AC Hist Western Sci&Technology II UMass Amherst F 10:10AM 11:00AM
HISTORY 181 01AD Hist Western Sci&Technology II UMass Amherst F 11:15AM 12:05PM
HISTORY 181 01AE Hist Western Sci&Technology II UMass Amherst F 12:20PM 1:10PM
HISTORY 181 01AF Hist Western Sci&Technology II UMass Amherst F 1:25PM 2:15PM
JAPANESE 353 01 Japan Through Its Afflictions Amanda Seaman UMass Amherst TU TH 1:00PM 2:15PM
NURSING 439 01 CommHealthNursingIVA:Community Ann Becker UMass Amherst F 11:15AM 2:00PM
NURSING 439 02 CommHealthNursingIVA:Community Ann Becker UMass Amherst TU 9:00AM 11:30AM
NUTRITN 372 01 Writing in Nutrition Nicole Goldstein UMass Amherst TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
PHIL 164 01 Medical Ethics Christopher Meacham UMass Amherst M W 11:15AM 12:05PM
PHIL 164 01AA Medical Ethics UMass Amherst F 9:05AM 9:55AM
PHIL 164 01AB Medical Ethics UMass Amherst F 10:10AM 11:00AM
PHIL 164 01AC Medical Ethics UMass Amherst F 11:15AM 12:05PM
PHIL 164 01AD Medical Ethics UMass Amherst F 12:20PM 1:10PM
PHIL 164 01AE Medical Ethics UMass Amherst F 1:25PM 2:15PM
PHIL 164 01AF Medical Ethics UMass Amherst F 2:30PM 3:20PM
PHIL 164 02 Medical Ethics Firdaus Gupte UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
PHIL 164H 01 Medical Ethics Zinhle Mncube UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
PUBHLTH 129 01 Health Care For All Michael Begay UMass Amherst M W 2:30PM 3:45PM
PUBHLTH 129 02 Health Care For All Brittany Ranchoff UMass Amherst M W 2:30PM 3:45PM
PUBHLTH 160 01 My Body, My Health Andrea Ayvazian UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
PUBHLTH 160 02 My Body, My Health Andrea Ayvazian UMass Amherst TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
PUBHLTH 160 03 My Body, My Health Andrea Ayvazian UMass Amherst TU TH 4:00PM 5:15PM
PUBHLTH 160 04 My Body, My Health Daniel Gerber UMass Amherst TU 5:30PM 8:00PM
SOCIOL 242 01 Drugs & Society Benjamin Brucato UMass Amherst M W F 9:05AM 9:55AM
WGSS 205 01 Feminist Health Politics B Aultman UMass Amherst M W 2:30PM 3:45PM
WGSS 291N 01 S-Crit Relationship Studies Angela Willey UMass Amherst TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM

Spring 2024 CHS Courses: Category 5

Subject Course # Sect # Course Title Instructor(s) Institution Meeting Times
MATH 135 01 Intro to Stats Modeling Katharine Correia Amherst College TU/TH | 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM
MATH 135 02 Intro to Stats Modeling Katharine Correia Amherst College TU/TH | 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM
MATH 135 03 Intro to Stats Modeling Kevin Donges Amherst College M/W/F | 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
MATH 135 04 Intro to Stats Modeling Kevin Donges Amherst College M/W/F | 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
MATH 135 05 Intro to Stats Modeling Kevin Donges Amherst College M/W/F | 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
PSYC 122 01 Statistics for Behav Sci Julia McQuade Amherst College TU/TH | 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM
SOCI 316 01 Social Research Leah Schmalzbauer Amherst College TU/TH | 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM
STAT 135 01 Intro to Stats Modeling Katharine Correia Amherst College TU/TH | 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM
STAT 135 02 Intro to Stats Modeling Katharine Correia Amherst College TU/TH | 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM
STAT 135 03 Intro to Stats Modeling Kevin Donges Amherst College M/W/F | 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
STAT 135 04 Intro to Stats Modeling Kevin Donges Amherst College M/W/F | 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
STAT 135 05 Intro to Stats Modeling Kevin Donges Amherst College M/W/F | 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
CSI 0249 1 The Post-Racial State Professor Loza Hampshire College 01:00PM-02:20PM TU;01:00PM-02:20PM TH
PSYCH 201 01 Statistics Balbir Singh,Natasha Matos Mount Holyoke College TTH 10:30AM-11:45AM
PSYCH 201L 01 Statistics Lab Natasha Matos,Balbir Singh Mount Holyoke College F 08:55AM-09:45AM
PSYCH 201L 02 Statistics Lab Natasha Matos,Balbir Singh Mount Holyoke College F 10:00AM-10:50AM
PSYCH 201L 03 Statistics Lab Natasha Matos,Balbir Singh Mount Holyoke College F 11:30AM-12:20PM
PSYCH 310SJ 01 Lab: Social Justice and Educ. Jackson Matos Mount Holyoke College M 01:30PM-04:20PM
SOCI 225 01 Research Methods Ayca Zayim Mount Holyoke College MW 10:00AM-11:15AM
STAT 140 01 Intro Ideas/Applic Statistics Tori Day Mount Holyoke College MWF 10:00AM-11:15AM
STAT 140 02 Intro Ideas/Applic Statistics Tori Day Mount Holyoke College MWF 01:45PM-03:00PM
STAT 140 03 Intro Ideas/Applic Statistics Tori Day Mount Holyoke College MWF 03:15PM-04:30PM
STAT 140 04 Intro Ideas/Applic Statistics Jing Li,Gary Gillis Mount Holyoke College TTHF 01:45PM-03:00PM;F 01:45PM-03:00PM
ECO 220 01 Intro Stats & Econometrics Vis Taraz Smith College M W F 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM
ECO 220 L01 Intro Stats & Econometrics Vis Taraz Smith College TU 3:10 PM - 4:00 PM
ECO 220 L02 Intro Stats & Econometrics Vis Taraz Smith College TU 4:10 PM - 5:00 PM
NSC 230 01 Expermntl Methods in Neurosc Sharon Owino Smith College TU TH 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM
NSC 230 L01 Expermntl Methods in Neurosc Narendra H. Pathak Smith College W 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM
PSY 201 01 Stat Method/Undergrad Research Katherine H. Clemans Smith College M W F 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM
PSY 202 01 Intro to Research Methods Katherine H. Clemans Smith College W 1:20 PM - 2:35 PM; M 1:40 PM - 2:55 PM
PSY 202 02 Intro to Research Methods Randi L Garcia Smith College TU TH 1:20 PM - 2:35 PM
PSY 202 03 Intro to Research Methods Yael Granot Smith College TU TH 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM
SDS 220 01 Intro/Probability/Statistics Albert Y. Kim Smith College M W F 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
SDS 220 02 Intro/Probability/Statistics Nicholas Schwab Smith College M W F 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM
SDS 220 03 Intro/Probability/Statistics Rebecca Kurtz-Garcia Smith College W F 1:20 PM - 2:35 PM; M 1:40 PM - 2:55 PM
SDS 390be 01 T-Biostatistics&Epidemiology Kaitlyn Cook Smith College TU TH 1:20 PM - 2:35 PM
SOC 203 01 Qualitative Methods Erica Banks Smith College TU TH 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
ANTHRO 281 01 Stats in Anthropology using R Jason Kamilar UMass Amherst M W 2:30PM 3:20PM
ANTHRO 281 01AA Stats in Anthropology using R UMass Amherst F 9:05AM 9:55AM
ANTHRO 281 01AB Stats in Anthropology using R UMass Amherst F 10:10AM 11:00AM
ANTHRO 281 01AC Stats in Anthropology using R UMass Amherst F 11:15AM 12:05PM
ANTHRO 290STB 01 Language and Health Lynnette Arnold UMass Amherst TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
ANTHRO 381 01 Leadership & Activism Jennifer Sandler UMass Amherst M 1:00PM 3:45PM
ANTHRO 803 01 Research in Physical Anthro Lynnette Sievert UMass Amherst 1:00AM 1:00AM
PUBHLTH 223 01 Intro/Biostats for PUBHLTH Scott Chasan-Taber UMass Amherst M W F 9:05AM 9:55AM
PUBHLTH 224 01 Epidemiology in Public Health Sofija Zagarins UMass Amherst M W F 10:10AM 11:00AM
RES-ECON 212 01 Intro Stats/Soc Sci Wayne-Roy Gayle UMass Amherst M 4:00PM 5:15PM
RES-ECON 212 01LL Intro Stats/Soc Sci UMass Amherst M 1:25PM 2:15PM
RES-ECON 212 01LM Intro Stats/Soc Sci UMass Amherst W 11:15AM 12:05PM
RES-ECON 212 02 Intro Stats/Soc Sci Wayne-Roy Gayle UMass Amherst M 2:30PM 3:45PM
RES-ECON 212 02LL Intro Stats/Soc Sci UMass Amherst M 11:15AM 12:05PM
RES-ECON 212 02LM Intro Stats/Soc Sci UMass Amherst M 5:30PM 6:20PM
RES-ECON 212 03 Intro Stats/Soc Sci Wayne-Roy Gayle UMass Amherst TU 2:30PM 3:45PM
RES-ECON 212 03LL Intro Stats/Soc Sci UMass Amherst F 12:20PM 1:10PM
RES-ECON 212 03LM Intro Stats/Soc Sci UMass Amherst TU 5:30PM 6:20PM
RES-ECON 212 04 Intro Stats/Soc Sci Srabana Gupta UMass Amherst W 2:30PM 3:45PM
RES-ECON 212 04LL Intro Stats/Soc Sci UMass Amherst W 12:20PM 1:10PM
RES-ECON 212 04LM Intro Stats/Soc Sci UMass Amherst W 5:30PM 6:20PM
RES-ECON 212 05 Intro Stats/Soc Sci Srabana Gupta UMass Amherst TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
RES-ECON 212 05LL Intro Stats/Soc Sci UMass Amherst W 1:25PM 2:15PM
RES-ECON 212 05LM Intro Stats/Soc Sci UMass Amherst TH 5:30PM 6:20PM
STOCKSCH 171 01 Plagues, Food and People: Eco Daniel Cooley UMass Amherst TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM

For a searchable spreadsheet of CHS Ever-Approved Courses, see HERE.

You can download this document and search for regularly offered courses that have been approved to fullfil CHS certificate requirements. Search by campus, subject or number, as well as by each of the CHS requirement categories.

If you would like to fulfill a CHS requirement with a course that is not included on the ever-approved CHS course list, please contact your campus certificate advisor to request special permission and discuss your course options. You and your advisor can petition to add a course to the Ever Approved Course list with the Course Petition Form (below).

For a course to fulfill a CHS requirement, at least 30% of the content should be devoted to topics in human health. If you would like to suggest a course for the ever-approved course list, please contact us.

Frequently Asked Questions

The CHS certificate is a way to express a unifying thread in your undergraduate coursework. It enables students to demonstrate a multidisciplinary breadth that goes beyond a specific major. Pre-health students and those interested in health careers of all kinds use the certificate to express their ability to bridge a variety of different fields and develop a profile that is relevant to our multifaceted world.

Often, the answer is "yes." If your studies have been in the culture/health/science genres, some of the classes on your transcript may already fulfill CHS requirements. It’s ideal to go into the CHS certificate with intention, but the requirements are not impossible and it’s likely any remaining courses can be completed in just 2–3 semesters.

We strongly suggest you declare your interest as early as you can and get an advisor for the program. Fill out the Declaration of Interest Form as soon as possible and download the Certificate Completion Form to keep track as you complete the requirements. Again, please contact your campus faculty advisor early in your planning to get his/her advice.

No more than three of the courses used to satisfy requirements in your major may also count toward CHS requirements. The remaining four of the seven courses must be from departments outside of your major.

We work with the offices of the registrars at each campus to make sure the certificate appears on transcripts of graduating CHS students as long as there is space (some schools only will include 2–3 credentials on the transcript; check your campus rules). 

CHS professors often hold spots in their classes for qualified Five College students. Check to make sure you have fulfilled the prerequisites for the class. It's a good idea to contact the professor early to let her/him know that you hope to use the course to satisfy a CHS requirement. Use the cross-registration procedures set up by your registrar to make sure that you are formally enrolled in the course.

Not necessarily. It is recommended, but not required, for students to study beyond their home campuses. CHS is an inter-campus, interdisciplinary program; this is one of our greatest strengths. For that reason, we encourage students to take advantage of the wide variety of health-related courses available on the five campuses in the consortium.

The independent project requirement allows students to design and carry out a health-related project suited to their own particular interests. The project can take the form of a summer or January-term internship, a substantial research paper for a course, laboratory research, a Hampshire Division III project, an independent study or an honors thesis. It's a good idea to consult with your campus faculty advisor about your plans. A report explaining how your particular project contributed to your knowledge of human health may be required.

Foreign language study is not explicitly required in order to earn the certificate.  However, taking four semesters of a foreign language (or the equivalent) is recommended for the CHS certificate. Languages other than English are beneficial for those applying for international internships, graduate programs, and many jobs.

Review your certificate completion form and an unofficial copy of your transcript with your CHS advisor by the date listed on the checklist form. If your advisor agrees you have completed the requirements, the advisor will sign the form and send it to the CHS Steering Committee.  At the end of each semester, the CHS Steering Committee reviews all completed forms and makes a final determination as to whether the certificate will be awarded. The certificate award is noted on the student's transcript by the student's home campus registrar.

There is no grade requirement, but you must pass a course to count it toward the certificate. 

Online courses can be counted toward the certificate if the policy of your home institution allows you to count online courses toward your degree, and with the approval of your CHS campus advisor.

No.

If you want to have a course from another college or university count toward the Certificate, consult with your campus faculty advisor. Your advisor will want to see a copy of the course description, syllabus and any work you completed for the course. The advisor may use his/her discretion, in consultation with the CHS Steering Committee, to decide whether the course will qualify for your CHS Certificate requirements.

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Please contact us at chs-director-l@amherst.edu.

Reading List

Click here to view a reading list compiled by CHS faculty.

Contact Us

Questions? Want more information?

Contact: chs-director-l@amherst.edu

Program Director:

Amanda Seaman, Professor of Japanese Language and Literature, UMass Amherst

Program Assistant:

Sarah Tonks, Undergraduate Student, Anthropology Major with Concentration in Archaeology, UMass Amherst

Five College Staff Liaison:

April Shandor, Academic Programs Coordinator

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