MTAP Transfer Advising Notes

Advising Students about MTAP

Enrollment in MTAP, the Maryland Transfer Advantage Program, is going on now through the closing date of Nov. 15^th.  The form this year is simpler – students do not have to create an account in the APPLY system.  You can see the MTAP application at this link:  www.admissions.umd.edu/apply/mtap.php   You can also print out a ½ page information flier for MTAP (attached).

Answers to questions you may hear:

UMCP accepts MTAP forms from students who are in the very first semester here at MC, so students can list “0” credits earned and a GPA of “0” – that is fine.

Students enrolling now who want to take a course this coming Spring 2017 can first submit the MTAP form and then complete a Course Interest Survey (CIS) form to register for a course. The CIS form can be scanned and e-mailed to MTAP Coordinator Ashley Johnson, ashjjohn@umd.edu – please alert Ashley to the fact that the student has just enrolled in MTAP so that she can process the MTAP enrollment form sooner than Nov. 15^th if needed.

a.     On the CIS form, if a student wants to take CMSC 131 Intro to Object Oriented Programming, MC counselors & advisors need to verify that the prerequisite has been met (pre- or concurrent enrollment in MATH 181 Calculus I) and verify the GPA here at MC, but for any course requiring Dept. Permission, the Department Permission section should be left blank - is filled out by UM after the CIS form has been submitted:

The following information on MTAP is published in the MC Transfer Times http://mctransfertimes.blogspot.com/ – PLEASE read it through to become familiar with all aspects of the program, including possible courses to take through MTAP and ESPECIALLY the COST of taking a course through MTAP (as the course is not covered by Financial Aid)