Admission to the Smith School is highly competitive. Academic record, co-curricular involvement, leadership experience, and honors and awards are considered in the admission decision. We strongly encourage students to share their academic, co-curricular, and work experiences in their application to the Smith School.
Students applying to the University of Maryland from other institutions apply to LEPs through the general application for admission to the University by indicating their major of interest. Students are first reviewed for admission to the University, and then, if admitted, are reviewed for admission to Limited Enrollment Program majors based on LEP standards.
Applicants who have earned 45 credits and completed all required Gateway courses at the time of their application are notified of their admission decision in late April for fall admission and late October for spring admission. Students who are in the process of completing the required Gateways or accumulating 45 credits at the time of their application are notified of their admission decision to the university at the previously mentioned times, but will be notified about the major decision after the semester has ended and final grades for the semester have been calculated. Students should be sure to send their final transcript from their previous institution to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions if they are taking classes at the time of application.
The following courses are approved substitutes for BMGT230: BIOM301, CCJS200, ECON230, ECON321, EDMS451, EPIB300, EPIB315, GEOG306, HLTH300, INST314, PSYC200, and SOCY201. The following courses are approved substitutes for BMGT231: BIOE372, ENCE302, ENEE324, ENME392, STAT400, or STAT420.
The following guidelines pertain to all Limited Enrollment Programs:
Transfer Students may use the Transfer Credit Services Database of Course Evaluations to determine how past, current or future courses may transfer to the University of Maryland.
Students currently attending the University of Maryland who wish to switch to an LEP or add an LEP as a second major can submit an LEP application through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Applications are due on March 15 for the fall semester and October 15 for the spring semester.
Applicants who have earned 45 credits and completed all required Gateway courses at the time of their application are notified of their admission decision in April for fall admission and October for spring admission. Students who are in the process of completing the required Gateways or accumulating 45 credits at the time of their application are notified of their admission decision after the semester has ended and final grades for the semester have been calculated.
The following courses are approved substitutes for BMGT230: BIOM301, CCJS200, ECON230, ECON321, EDMS451, EPIB300, EPIB315, GEOG306, HLTH300, INST314, PSYC200, and SOCY201. The following courses are approved substitutes for BMGT231: BIOE372, ENCE302, ENEE324, ENME392, STAT400, or STAT420.
The following guidelines pertain to all Limited Enrollment Programs:
All students accepted directly as freshmen into the Smith School must complete a series of gateway courses and submit to a review at 45 credits to determine continuing eligibility.
The following courses are approved substitutes for BMGT230: BIOM301, CCJS200, ECON230, ECON321, EDMS451, EPIB300, EPIB315, GEOG306, HLTH300, INST314, PSYC200, and SOCY201. The following courses are approved substitutes for BMGT231: BIOE372, ENCE302, ENEE324, ENME392, STAT400, or STAT420.
College Park Campus
Phone: 301-405-2286
Email: applysmith@rhsmith.umd.edu
Majors offered:
Shady Grove Campus
Phone: 301-738-6079
Email: smithugradsg@rhsmith.umd.edu
Majors offered:
All students entering a Business major at Shady Grove will have completed 60 credits and successfully completed the following courses/requirements.