Current Student & Transfer Admissions

Current UMD students

Current UMD students who are interested in joining the Honors College have several options.

First-year students:

Current students who have completed one year of coursework at the University of Maryland can apply to join the Honors College. Admission for current UMD students is highly competitive and the number of spaces available is extremely limited. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 is required to apply. Invitation to the Honors College is based on available space in our living-learning programs.

The application period to join the Honors College in Fall 2024 has passed. To apply to join in Fall 2025, the application will be available in mid-May, with a deadline later in the summer. 

First-year students enrolled in College Park Scholars, Carillon and FIRE are eligible to apply to the Honors College. If admitted, students in College Park Scholars or FIRE must withdraw from those programs to join the Honors College.

Sophomores or juniors:

Students should consider applying to a Departmental Honors program in their major or college. Please review the entrance and academic requirements for the Departmental Honors program in their major for more information.

Students interested in cybersecurity should consider applying to the ACES Minor in Cybersecurity. The application is available every fall semester.

Transfer students

Transfer students who are interested in joining the Honors College have several options.

Students transferring the equivalent of one year of coursework to the university:

Students who are transferring approximately one year of coursework to the University of Maryland can apply to join the Honors College. Admission is highly competitive and the number of spaces available is extremely limited. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 is required to apply. Invitation to the Honors College is based on available space in our living-learning programs.

The application period to join the Honors College in Fall 2024 has passed. To apply to join in Fall 2025, the application will be available in mid-May, with a deadline later in the summer. 

Students transferring more than one year of coursework to the university:

Students should consider applying to a Departmental Honors program in their major or college. Please review the entrance and academic requirements for the departmental honors program in their major for more information.

Students interested in cybersecurity should consider applying to the ACES Minor in Cybersecurity. The application is available every fall semester.