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Transfers
and Honors Programs at The University of Maryland,
College Park
A transfer student currently enrolled at the University of Maryland or
transferring from another institution may apply for admission to the
General Honors program if she or he has 30 or fewer college credits
(excluding AP, IB, or community college credits earned during high
school). Students need a strong GPA and an interest in taking
challenging courses (competitive applicants will have a 3.8 or higher).
Applications are accepted for both fall and
spring semesters; they are posted at the link below and are also
available at the Honors Office in Anne Arundel Hall. The deadline
for Fall 2006 applications is Monday, July 31, 2006; late
applications will not be considered. Please visit the University
Honors Program Website to learn more about this opportunity.
Advance transfer students (those with more
than 30 credits from another institution) are encouraged to apply
directly to a college or departmental Honors program. For a list
of contacts for departmental honors programs, please click here.
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- CHANGES to the MC
Business Degree - the revised
AA in Business now shows that students can take MG 201 or any
elective. This change allows students to meet the transfer
requirements of different schools in the area. The elective can
be ANY course, and does not need to be business-related. Here is
a description of the new degree in full, which remains essentially the
same as the old degree, with the exception of the MG 201 requirement:
Business AA, Effective Fall 2005: www.montgomerycollege.edu/curricula/descriptions/cdbusadmin.htm
Note also that in this new degree, CA 120
is specifically required instead of "CA or CS Elective"
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- Speaking of Business, DID
YOU KNOW... Students who attend the Smith School of
Business @ Shady Grove receive the same diploma as Smith students at
the Main Campus - their diplomas read "University of Maryland,
College Park" with no mention of the Shady Grove campus.
Even their transcripts come directly from UMCP, also without reference
to the Shady Grove campus. This is important information
for students who fear that they will be labeled as "Shady Grove
students" rather than graduates of UMCP's Robert H. Smith
School of Business.
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- More SMITH - Please be aware that the
"45-Credit Rule" for students who started at MC expires this
Fall 2007. All students who apply to Smith after Spring 2007
will have to follow the New Smith Requirements. The GPA required
for New Smith students is likely to be very high, a 3.5 or higher (as
per information on their web page) - PLEASE caution Smith students to
be aware of the need to maintain a high grade point average.
Read more at www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/studev/bus.htm
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Q: Will grades of "D" be
accepted in transfer?
A: "D" grades will
be accepted in transfer if the Maryland public college to which you
are applying also accepts a "D" for native students. A
"D" grade earned in a general education course that meets a
general education requirement at a sending institution, which has
designated that course as meeting a general education requirement,
will transfer and meet a general education requirement at the
receiving institution.
Majors with competitive requirements
(nursing, business, etc.) may have a "minimum B" or
"min. C" requirement for specific courses. Grades of D
pull down your overall GPA.
Q: Do grades of "D"
transfer to private and/or out-of-state colleges? A: Almost
always, no.
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Transfer and General Education Courses
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Transfer Application Deadlines
Students who would like to transfer for
Spring 2007 or Fall 2007 need to be working now to make it happen. This chart shows typical
application deadlines at some sample schools. In general, students
should aim to have applications for most schools finished by October 1 for
Spring and by March 1 for Fall for
maximum consideration for both admission and financial aid. Applying
earlier is a better idea. When looking at other schools, be sure to
note transfer application deadlines rather than freshman deadlines.
Typical deadlines among four-year institutions -
University
of
Maryland, College Park
www.umd.edu |
Spring 2007
- August 1: Deadline
for all U.S. citizens & permanent residents with any non-U.S.
academic records.
- November 15: Regular
Application Deadline. Decisions will be released on a
rolling basis. Due to space limitations, early application is
strongly encouraged.
Fall 2007
- March 1 preferred for all
students; also Deadline
for all U.S. citizens & permanent residents with any non-U.S.
academic records.
- June 1: Applicants
who complete their application by this date will have
decisions released 4-6 weeks after all materials
have been received. Complete applications received
after June 1st will be reviewed on a space available
basis.
www.uga.umd.edu/admissions/apply/transferdeadline.asp
UMCP prefers an on-line
application over the paper form. Students are urged not
to hand-carry transcripts to UMCP - processing will take place
faster if the transcript is sent electronically. MC's
Admissions Offices automatically send transcripts to UMCP
electronically if students indicate that this is where the
transcript should be sent. UMCP typically waits until March
1 to begin considering applications for Fall 2007; students are
notified on a rolling basis after that date.
DID YOU
KNOW: All
transfer students will be asked to take a Math Placement
test during Orientation, unless they have completed MA
181, Calculus I or higher. Even students who have completed
a college-level math at M.C. (MA 110 through MA 180) will be
asked to take this test. UMCP wants math scores for all students
in case they want to take additional courses that may have
a higher math prerequisite. Students are often surprised
that they have to take this test, but it's required, so prepare
for it - the UMCP website has study info - find it also by doing a
search on the UMCP website for "Math placement test".
www.math.umd.edu/undergraduate/credit/placement.shtml
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Other
UMCP Transfer Notes
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Towson
www.towson.edu
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Spring 2007 -
November 15
Fall 2007 - February 15th
"Priority admission is
reserved for transfer students from a Maryland community college
who have earned at least 56 transferable credits, are in good
academic standing, and have maintained a GPA that meets the
policies set by the Maryland Higher Education Commission and
University System of Maryland policies.
Students who have earned fewer than 56 transferable credits or who
are transferring from an institution other than a Maryland
community college will be admitted based upon combined cumulative
GPA of transferable credits and space availability."
wwwnew.towson.edu/discover/applying/transferstudents.html
DID YOU KNOW: Community
college students who take two lab sciences prior to transfer will
not need to take a third science at Towson to fulfill General
Education Requirements. Find out more at http://onestop.towson.edu/courses/GenEd/
>>Other
Towson Transfer Notes
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UMBC
www.umbc.edu |
Priority: March
15
Regular Decision: May 31 www.umbc.edu/undergrad/a_timeline2.html
DID YOU KNOW: UMBC has a
foreign language requirement for all majors. Check out the
specific ways to meet this requirement www.umbc.edu/mll/general.html
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>>Other
UMBC Transfer Notes
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Smith
School of Business, Univ.
of Maryland, College Park
Shady Grove
Campus
www.shadygrove.
umd.edu/
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Priority Deadline:
March 1; final deadline,
June 31
Students are encouraged to apply earlier - admission to
Smith-Shady Grove is offered on a rolling basis. Students
may apply directly to Smith-Shady Grove using this application: www.rhsmith.umd.edu/undergrad/pdfs_docs/ExternalTransApplSG.pdf
or they may apply using the on-line application for UMCP and
specify Shady Grove as the campus they would like to attend.
Note that some flexibility exists for students who have exceeded
the 45-credit rule, unlike UM-Smith, Main Campus. Students
are not advised at Smith - Shady Grove on a walk-in basis; plan to
attend an Open
House to find transfer information; bring an unofficial copy
of your transcript for evaluation. Undecided students can
submit one application for both Smith-Main Campus and Smith-Shady
Grove.
DID YOU KNOW: Smith -
Shady Grove is a Fall Entrance only program, and it
requires full-time, day-time attendance. Admission to Smith
is competitive and varies by the year that you started college.
Total enrollment at Smith - SG: 240 students (120 juniors,
120 seniors). Check out the Smith Advising pages at: http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/studev/bus.htm |
Smith
School of Business,
Main Campus
UM College Park |
March 1 preferred; June
1 final deadline
Apply using the regular Application for Admission; indicate
Business as a major. All applicants are admitted first to
Letters and Sciences, and then to Smith if they qualify (so there
is not a separate application for Smith). If you are
reaching your 45th credit in the Spring, the decision to admit you
to Smith will be made after your final grades from Spring are
received (sometime in June).
DID YOU KNOW: The 45-Credit
Rule applies to all students who started college prior to
Summer 2005, and it ends in Fall 2007. Students who started
college Summer 2005 and thereafter fall under the New
Smith admission guidelines. Courses in EL and RD, or AP
credits, do not count toward the 45-credit total, but MA 100 does.
See an adviser each semester at MC to plot your admissions
strategy! UMCP Smith - Main Campus population: 2,500
students are Business Majors. |
UMUC
www.umuc.edu |
Admission is granted on
a rolling basis - no specific deadlines. UMUC advisors are
willing to meet with current MC students to evaluate transcripts
and make recommendations for continued coursework. Try to go
for advising during non-peak times (February - late March).
Use these on-line guides to see where you stand: www.umuc.edu/prog/ugp/mjr_worksheets/mjr_worksheets.html
DID YOU KNOW: UMUC has
generous transfer scholarships, offered both in Fall and Spring to
community college students who have completed an associate's
degree. Check them out at www.umuc.edu/financialaid/fa0405/scholarships/04_checklist.shtml
>>Other
UMUC Transfer Notes
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American
University
www.american.edu |
- Fall Semester: March 1 to be
considered for scholarships/financial aid
- Fall Semester: July 1
- Spring Semester: November 1
- Summer Semester: April 1
Note: there is no application fee for students who apply
on-line!
http://admissions.american.edu/public/contentPage/contentPage.asp?navID=132&docID=46
DID YOU KNOW:
AU, like UMCP above, requires that students take a Mathematics
Competency test when they transfer, unless you have completed MA
181, Calculus I. If you have completed another college-level
math at the community college (MA 110 through MA 180), this policy
still applies to you. Check
here for the specifics.
>>Other
American U. Transfer Notes
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Howard
University
www.howard.edu |
Spring - November 1;
Fall - February 15
www.howard.edu/enrollmentmanagement/admission/UndergradAppl.htm#transfer
DID YOU KNOW:
MC has transfer
guides for students who plan to go to Howard for the following
majors: Business, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Physical Therapy, and
Nursing.
>>Other
Howard U. Transfer Notes
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The Associate of Arts
in Teaching - EDUCATION AAT's
The new
AAT's are alive and well on the MC web page -
ready for students to use:
Please note the big differences between
early childhood, elementary and secondary AAT's. One size does not
fit all! Check with the
specific transfer institution to see what levels students may teach - this
can vary from school to school. For example, the Towson
University's Elementary
Education/Special Education program @ Shady Grove certifies
students in Grades 1 - 6 for Elementary Ed and in Grades 1 - 8 for Special
Ed.
WHO should follow an AAT?
The AAT has become increasingly transferable in MARYLAND. Any
student who wants to attend any institution, public or private, in the State
of Maryland can feel
secure in knowing this is the best transfer path. HOWEVER, there
is no guarantee of transferability for the AAT outside of Maryland - check
with individual school catalogs when looking at out-of-state schools for
course selections.
Visit MC's Education
Majors Advising Page for more information, including scholarships,
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CLEP
Tests - Shortening the Path to a College Degree
The College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) provides students
with the opportunity to demonstrate college-level achievement through a program
of exams in undergraduate college courses. CLEP exams may allow students
to...
* Save time. Students may earn college credit for what they already know.
They may have developed knowledge through independent study, advanced high
school courses, noncredit adult courses, or professional development.
* Save money. The cost of a CLEP exam is approximately $75.
* Graduate on time. Students earn additional credits needed for graduation
through CLEP.
* Satisfy a proficiency requirement. Students may be able to demonstrate
that they've already mastered the content of a basic math or language course.
Click
here to see a list of CLEP tests that are acceptable at Montgomery College
Note that even though CLEP tests may be acceptable at MC,
it does not always mean that the credits will be accepted at four-year
institutions - check with each school to determine CLEP
transferability. UMCP, for example, does not
accept CLEP tests in foreign languages; UMUC will not accept a foreign
language CLEP test if it is the student's native language.
For CLEP test centers and registration
information, visit the CLEP
website . CLEP Individual Subject Study Guides are available as
PDF files for purchase ($10.00 per subject) at the CLEP website.
Do YOU have some transfer insider information
that the rest of us should know? Please submit it to Anne.Schleicher@montgomerycollege.edu
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