Thank you for your interest in pursuing your graduate studies at CPPA!

We recommend that, prior to submitting your application and if at all possible, you plan a visit to the Center and UMass Amherst. A visit allows you to meet with CPPA directors, current students, and faculty. Along with meeting people, you can also sit in on classes. Depending on your interests, there may be other options for visits and introductions.

If you would like to arrange a visit or request more information, email Satu Zoller, Associate Director, or call her at (413) 575-2714.

For getting to know UMass Amherst and the Five College/Pioneer Valley area, the following links may be helpful:

The UMass Amherst campus and getting to UMass and/or the town of Amherst

• Directions to campus
  
• Bradley International Airport - Hartford, CT
  
• Logan International Airport - Boston, MA
  
• Area accommodations
  

Getting around campus

• UMass Amherst homepage
  
• UMass Visitors Center
  
• Campus Maps
  
• On-Campus Parking
  
• Campus Center
  
• UMass Amherst Libraries
  
• UMass Amherst Athletics
  
• UMass Housing Office
  
• Graduate Financial Aid Services
  
• Campus Hotel
  

Local community links

• UMass Amherst News
  
• Daily Collegian (UMass Student Newspaper)
  
• Amherst Chamber of Commerce
  
• Daily Hampshire Gazette
  
• Town of Amherst
  
• Town of Northampton
  

Exploring the area

• Explore Northampton
  
• Western Mass Craigslist
  
• Amherst Community TV
  
• Western Massachusetts Visitor Information Network Service
  
• Hampshire Mall
  
• Amherst Cinema
  

Five Colleges

• Five Colleges, Inc.
  
• Amherst College
  
• Hampshire College
  
• Mt. Holyoke College
  
• Smith College
  
• University of Massachusetts Amherst