There are a number of special opportunities that are available to incoming students. Some are available to both Fall and Spring entrants, while others are only available at certain times of the year.
First Year Experience Programming including:
- Dawg Days: Jumpstart: A summer program at UMBC that strives to provide new first year students a chance to understand college academics, explore campus resources, engage in self-discovery, and connect to the UMBC and surrounding community. Through this program, students will interact with other incoming first years as well as campus faculty/staff.
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- Living Learning Communities (LLC): Students participating in a LLC live together in a community and participate in academic and co-curricular programming designed specifically for their areas of interest. The ultimate goal of a LLC experience is to integrate learning inside and outside of the classroom. LLCs foster faculty, staff, and student interactions in a way that builds community while enhancing intellectual and personal growth for all participants.
- University Seminars (UNIV 101): A two-credit transition course that helps new students experience a successful transition to UMBC and build the knowledge, skills, and practices needed to thrive at a research university.
- Highly recommended for ALL incoming first year students.
- Dedicated Natural Science and Math & Statistics sections are available.
- Transfer Student Seminars (UNIV 301): A one-credit course designed to assist in the successful transition of transfer students from their previous college or university to UMBC. UNIV301 courses will connect students to the academic discipline they intend to pursue and provide students the opportunity to meet other new students in their same major/area of study.
- Highly recommended for ALL incoming transfer students.
- Provides upper-level credit.
- Dedicated Natural Science and Math & Statistics sections are available.
- First-Year Seminars A selection of three-credit, general education bearing courses that provide a small cohort experience. You, along with your faculty member and class participants, study a topic in a dynamic, small-group environment.
- UMBC Community Reads: Provides discussions and events that foster intellectually stimulating interactions among all students surrounding a selected common reading. This program allows everyone to come together to examine key issues in our global and local communities. The working vision is to create transformative experiences with our UMBC community through the simple act of reading together.
Reverse Awarding of an Associates Degree:
In its simplest form, Credit When It’s Due, also known as reverse awarding of the associate’s degree or reverse transfer, is the process of awarding an associate’s degree to students who begin their education at the community college, transfer to a four year institution, and subsequently complete their associate’s degree requirements while working towards a bachelor’s degree. For more information and to begin the application process, visit this website.