Undergraduate Advising: Admission

Freshman Admissions
Freshman Admissions to the Clark School of Engineering is competitive. Evaluation is based on high school grades, standardized test scores, activities, leadership, and demonstrations of potential to succeed. Inquiries from prospective engineering students can be sent to: prospengr@umd.edu.

Note that any student who has been admitted to engineering will be automatically considered for any engineering scholarship they qualify for and need not re-apply.

Visit the Office of Student Financial Aid for more information.

National Merit and National Achievement Finalists and Semifinalists, Maryland Distinguished Scholar Finalists, and Banneker/Key Scholars are admitted directly to the School.

Prospective students applying for admission to the Clark School of Engineering can:

Apply on-line using the Freshmen Admission Web Application

OR submit a hardcopy of an application to:

Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Mitchell Building
College Park, MD 20742
Phone: (301) 314-8385 / (1-800) 422-5867
www.uga.umd.edu

Learn More:
Visit the Prospective Undergraduate Students pages

Internal Transfer Students
Internal Transfers (meaning current UMCP students whose major is NOT engineering) will be directly admitted to the Clark School if they meet the admission criteria. The criteria is as follows:

• Completion of the Fundamental Studies English requirement
• Completion of MATH 141 with minimum grade of 2.0 or better*
• Completion of PHYS 161 with a minimum grade of 2.0 or better*
  Completion of CHEM 135 or CHEM 113 with a minimum grade of 2.0 or better*
• A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on all college level coursework
• Completion of at least one Distributive Studies course from the humanities or social sciences (See www.UGST.umd.edu/CORE).

* Only one 'gateway' or performance review course may be repeated to earn the required grade and that course may only be repeated once.

Internal Transfers may visit our workshop page for the next scheduled workshop but only qualified applicants who have met the criteria above may attend. If you have questions be sure to contact the Limited Enrollment Advisor/Representative Undergraduate Admissions, at the Ground Floor of the Mitchell Building or if you have completed the above criteria complete  the following application ENGR LEP Application for MD students (pdf)

If you would like to transfer to the University of Maryland from another school, please visit our Prospective Students pages for information.

Re-enrollment Web Application
If you left in good standing, and did not withdraw from your last semester of attendance, you must apply for readmission. Although there are no deadlines for readmission, you are encouraged to apply as early as possible in order to take advantage of early registration and academic advising. Readmission applications require approximately 10 days for processing.

Students applying for readmission will be readmitted into the major that they were in during their last semester of enrollment. Students requesting readmission into a different major must change their major and provide the Office of Undergraduate Admissions with verification of the new major change approved by their college advisor.

Visit Undergraduate Admissions for more information
Online RE-ENROLLMENT web application

Reinstatement Web Application
If you were academically dismissed at the conclusion of your last semester of attendance, you must apply for REINSTATEMENT. You may apply for reinstatement immediately following a dismissal or for any subsequent semester. Reinstatement applications require 4-6 weeks for processing. All applications for reinstatement are subject to review by a Faculty Petition Board. This is done by submitting an application for reinstatement which includes a written statement explaining the circumstances leading to your dismissal and a proposed plan to remedy past difficulties. Additional information such as medical documentation, letters of reference and recommendations, etc., may be submitted to further explain the circumstances. If you attended any other college or university since your last enrollment at the University of Maryland, College Park, official transcripts are required before your application can be reviewed.

Visit Undergraduate Admissions for more information
Online REINSTATEMENT web application