UMD - USG Smith School of Business

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:

https://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/files/Documents/Programs/Undergraduate/ShadyGrove/mctransfers.pdf  

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.

Class Schedule for Smith School Business Majors at Shady Grove:
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/programs/undergraduate-programs/shady-grove/shady-grove-course-sequence-guide  

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

lglasgow@rhsmith.umd.edu

https://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/