University Without Walls- UMass Amherst

University Without Walls, UMass Amherst (UWW) is an adult bachelor's degree completion program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Founded in 1971 as part of the national University Without Walls movement to increase access to higher education, UMass University Without Walls was one of the first programs in the United States designed especially for adult learners who wanted to complete their bachelors degrees. Since its doors opened, close to 3000 students have received bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees from UMass University Without Walls, including NBA basketball legend Julius Erving, the founder of Monster.com Jeff Taylor, Northampton, Massachusetts Mayor , and documentary photographer Nubar Alexanian.
The UWW program offers fully online or blended courses, and allows students to design their own course of study. Common areas of individualized degree concentration are: arts administration, business studies, children's learning and development, criminal justice, early care and education, journalism studies, health and human services, and sustainability studies.
Students in the program receive college credit for learning gained through life and work experience, and they are awarded a UMass Amherst diploma when they graduate.
All UWW students have their own personal academic advisor who guides, supports and advises them from their first day as students through graduation.
Nearly 50% of UMass UWW graduates go on to graduate school.
In 2010, UWW graduate Mark Cerasuolo became the first fully online undergraduate student to deliver a student commencement address at a traditional four-year college or university.<ref name="UWW-news-events"/>

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