Yestermorrow Design/Build School

How to Apply:

Applications are now being accepted and reviewed first-come-first-serve, on a space-available basis.

Applicants are required to submit:

• Application form (download as a Word Document or PDF)
• $25 application fee

Please be aware that acceptance to the program is highly competitive. We ask that you take the time to think about your responses to our questions, and provide sincere and candid answers that will enable us to understand why you are interested in the Semester Program and what qualities you feel you can contribute to the program. It is essential that you have read the website information carefully to develop a clear expectation of what this experience entails.

Acceptance:

We will notify priority applicants of our decisions by February 28th, and other applicants on a rolling basis within 4 weeks of receiving their application.

Program Costs:

• Full-time, matriculated UMass students pay their regular UMass tuition plus Yestermorrow’s fees (shown below.)    
• All other students pay $371/credit x 15 ($5,565 + $45 UMass Continuing & Professional Education registration fee) plus Yestermorrow’s fees (shown below).
  • Application Fee: $25
  • Deposit: $1,000 (upon acceptance and applied to program fees) 
  • Program Fees: $7,205
  • Materials Fee: $100
  • Room: $1600
  • Board: $2880 (6 days/week)

Credit Transfer:

The Undergraduate Semester in Sustainable Design/Build at Yestermorrow is offered through UMass-Amherst’s NAAB-accredited Department of Architecture + Design and the Department of Continuing Education. All credits earned at the school are transferable only at the discretion of the receiving school. UMass uses the semester credit system. All students are enrolled in 15 credits for the semester. In order to transfer UMass credits to your home institution,  approval from a faculty member, academic advisor and/or the registrar is required. We are making this process simpler by creating articulation agreements with partner schools to create a framework of collaboration for credit transfer. If you would like us to engage your college or university to become part of this network of for credit transfer please contact us and your home institution. Upon completion of the program the students can request an official transcript from UMass.