Please share
the following with any MC student who has similar question. We ONLY enroll
students in our program every Fall semester, due to the pre-set 2 year schedule
we follow. It would not be possible for a student to start our program in
the spring semester, because they would have missed essential first semester
courses. FYI, below is information we share with prospective students asking
about our program at Shady Grove and I've included a link to the schedule of
classes students follow in the three majors we offer at Shady Grove. We require
students to have completed 60 credits AND all of the required courses for our
program, so it might be possible for the student to complete courses at MC over
the January and Summer sessions at MC to complete the 60 credits even though
the AA degree is NOT mandatory for admission. We often have 10-15% of students
who return to MC in winter/summer after they enroll in our school to complete their
AA degree.
The Smith
School of Business is a competitive, limited enrollment program with specific
GPA and courses required for best consideration of admission. Students who
complete the program will earn the Bachelor of Science degree in one of three
business majors and receive their University of Maryland diploma along with
Smith School graduates at College Park. You may learn more about
the business majors offered at Shady Grove by accessing the links
below.
The
business majors offered at Shady Grove include Accounting,
Management, and Marketing. Admitted students will enroll in our
day-time program as full-time students,
completing 15-16 credits each semester. Students enter the program every fall
semester as a cohort group and are able to complete all courses for their
business degree at Shady Grove. All business courses are taught by Smith School
faculty. Students complete a four-semester, fixed
curriculum with a specific course schedule for their business
major. For MC students, here's a link to our admissions info. document and the
second page contains a chart and checklist of all required courses with MC
courses that match our requirements:
While the business
degree received is the same for both campus locations, there are some
differences in the Robert H. Smith business program at College Park and Shady
Grove. At Shady Grove:
1. Students
are admitted only in the fall semester. Due to the sequential class
schedule, there are no students admitted in the
spring semester.
2. The curriculum is offered as a full-time program and students who
enroll commit to being a full-time student
(12 or more credits/semester) for the duration of their degree. The
program provides students with a course schedule to ensure graduation after
four semesters and all classes are taught at Shady Grove..
3. The class schedule at Shady
Grove is pre-set (see link to
the two-year schedule for each major below) and is offered in a sequential 4
semester format providing 15 credits per semester as students pay a flat
full-time tuition each semester.
4. Shady Grove is a satellite campus (no nearby student housing) with
about 30% of Smith students commute from College Park and the surrounding area.
Daily bus service is provided between the College Park campus and Shady
Grove each semester.
5. BMGT core classes (BMGT340, 350, etc.) at Shady Grove are taught
in smaller classroom sections, not in large lecture halls.
6. Student life at Shady Grove is vital to student success and there are
several student clubs and organizations for students. Clubs offer both social
events and professional development opportunities.
Luke Glasgow
Director,
Smith Undergraduate Programs at Shady Grove
Robert H. Smith School of Business
phone: (301) 738-6051 fax: (301)
738-6320
9630 Gudelsky Dr., Bldg. II-2022 Rockville,
MD 20850
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