The Undergraduate UMass Boston Navitas GSSP is the first year of a bachelor’s degree program at UMass Boston. The Navitas GSSP consists of for-credit coursework and provides an academic and cultural bridge from the high school experience to studying at a university in the United States. When students successfully complete the UMass Boston Navitas GSSP, they will progress directly into the second year of their undergraduate degree program.

From Art to Philosophy, from Africana Studies to Psychology, the College of Liberal Arts provides the opportunity to study a wide variety of disciplines spanning the humanities, fine arts, and social sciences. A liberal arts education will help students develop skills they will use throughout their career: the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, to adapt to new situations quickly, to analyze information, to interact with a wide variety of people, and to build the confidence to be a creative problem solver.