Undergraduate Admissions - University of Maryland

Special Programs

There are a number of special programs at the University of Maryland designed to help students become part of the Maryland community and make important connections with faculty, staff and other students.  Half of first-year students find their niche in one of the university's special living/learning programs that cut across academic disciplines and deepen their education in ways they may never have considered.  Many of these programs are selective, and one must apply for freshman admission by the priority November 1st deadline in order to be considered.  In addition to these programs designed for entering freshman, there are a number of other opportunities from study abroad to undergraduate research to engage you in an amazing college experience.

To learn more about our premier living and learning programs, please visit http://www.excellence.umd.edu/.

You will also find links to individual programs below.

• Honors College

  • Digital Cultures and Creativity

  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation

  • Gemstone

  • Honors Humanities

  • University Honors 

• College Park Scholars

• Beyond the Classroom

• Build a Bigger Future

• CIVICUS 

• Federal Semester

• First Year Book Program

• First Year Learning Communities

• Freshman First

• Global Communities

• Hinman CEO's

• Internships

• Jiménez-Porter Writers' House

• Language House

• Markets and Society

• Maryland Center for Undergraduate Research

• National Scholarships Office

• President's Promise

• Quest (Quality Enhancement Systems and Teams) Honors Program

• Study Abroad
  

• EcoHouse @ Maryland

• Women in Engineering - WIE