Psychology Degree Requirements at UMD (Fall 2015)

Beginning Fall 2015, all students wishing to enter the University of Maryland, College Park as Psychology majors will be required to meet the increased admission requirements for the currently existing Limited Enrollment Program.  The details of the new requirements for Psychology can be found on the University of Maryland’s Limited Enrollment Program website www.lep.umd.edu.

LIMITED ENROLLMENT PROGRAM INFORMATION - The only change to the LEP policies is with

the specific courses and grades required. Students who were admitted directly as freshman in the fall of 2013 or afterwards will undergo an Academic Review at 45 credits and must have:
• Completed PSYC 100 (or 221) with a minimum grade of a B-
• Completed BSCI 105 with a minimum grade of a C-
• Completed MATH 130, 140, or 220 with a minimum grade of a C-
• A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 in all coursework taken at the University of Maryland

Students beyond their first semester and those transferring to the University in the fall of 2015 or afterwards must have already completed the same gateway requirements listed above and must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.70 at the time of their application to the major.

Feel free to contact Christie Cradock at 301-405-4555 or ccradock@umd.edu or the pre-transfer advising office at transferadvising@umd.edu or 301-405-9449 at any time with questions regarding these policies.  We hope that you will find this information helpful when working with your students seeking to continue their education at the University of Maryland.