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Transfer after One
Semester at MC
Many students come to Montgomery College as
“Spring Admits” to Maryland four-year institutions. Schools like the University of
Maryland - College Park, UMBC, and Salisbury offer high school seniors the
opportunity to enroll as freshmen in the Spring 2011. Some Spring Admissions offers are
based on satisfactory completion of transferable credit classes taken at a
community college. Students who
have “Spring Admissions” offers should bring the admission
letter to MC counselors so that the details of the offer are clear. Here are some specifics:
UMCP
Spring Admits – Students are offered several
choices:
1) Take classes at UM through the Freshman Connection Program. These courses are taught usually in
the late afternoon on campus. Freshman
Connection is run by the same group that provides Winter
and Summer Sessions at UM.
Students who choose Freshman Connection and who do not commute must
arrange for off-campus housing, which generally requires a 12-month
lease. Read more about Freshman Connection
here.
2) Take classes at a community college in Fall,
and enroll at UM in the Spring.
Housing is guaranteed to Spring Admits, but be sure to follow up on
your housing application to let them know that you want housing for Spring.
3) Do something other than take courses in Fall. Spring Admission at UMCP is
typically not dependent on performance in Fall
classes, whether those classes are taken through Freshman Connection or
Montgomery College. Remember,
though, that your grades do matter if you take courses. Many students use this opportunity
to take classes to stay on track to graduate in four years.
UMBC
Spring Admits:
1) UMBC Spring Admission offers are usually dependent on the successful
completion of 14 credits at a community college. Applications will be reviewed after
the student submits a transcript from Montgomery College in early January
2011 showing course grades.
Students in this category may want to take a Summer
course (three credits) at MC this Summer 2010 and four courses in the Fall
(12 credits) to assure successful completion of the required 14 credits.
Salisbury
Spring Admits:
1) Salisbury’s offer typically suggests that students who elect to
take classes at the community college in the Fall
must complete those courses with a minimum 2.0 GPA.
Some final
words about Spring Admits:
taking classes at Montgomery College provides students with the best
of both worlds. Spring Admits
can concentrate on getting great grades in small classes without having to
adjust to huge lecture courses and the social pressures that come with
living away from home.
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