Welcome Transfer Students
When you transfer to UMBC, you’ll work with professors recognized nationally for their commitment to undergraduate teaching…and you’ll be a part of a community that provides the support and resources to help you be your best self.
Transfer to UMBC
As a UMBC student, you’ll build the skills and knowledge you need to succeed.
Plan Your Transfer
Explore how your credits will transfer, learn how to finance your education, and discover resources and services to support you.
Evaluate Your Credits
We’ve created Transfer Central to help you plan your transfer journey. It’s a tool to help you explore how your credits will transfer and the progress you’ve already made toward your degree.
Honors College and Scholars Programs
Competitive programs with financial awards and opportunities for advanced research, unique seminars, directed internships, study abroad, and more.
Majors & Programs
We offer 100+ areas of study, from the arts and humanities to STEM majors—and often crossing disciplines in creative ways.
International Transfer Students
Will you need a non-immigrant visa to study and live in the United States? Learn more about what it means to be an international student at UMBC!
Community College Partnerships
Discover the pathways and partnerships UMBC has in place for transfer students.
Funding Your Education
Cost is a huge factor in college decisions, so we focus on making sure that we’re giving you plenty of bang for your buck.
Upcoming Transfer Events
Black and Gold Information Session and Campus Tour
Application Deadlines
Fall Enrollment Application Deadlines
- Priority Decision Deadline (Transfer)
- Decision letters for regular applicants are sent beginning in late March
- Honors College Priority Decision Deadline
- Decisions released separately
- Regular Decision Deadline (Transfer)
- Decision letters for regular applicants are sent beginning in June
- Honors College Regular Decision Deadline
- Decisions released separately
Spring Enrollment Application Deadlines
- Priority Decision Deadline (Transfer)
- Decision letters for regular applicants are sent beginning in late October
- Honors College Priority Decision Deadline
- Decisions released separately
- Regular Decision Deadline (Transfer)
- Decision letters for regular applicants are sent in December and January.
- Honors College Regular Decision Deadline
- Decisions released separately
Serving our Transfer Students
We’ll help you start off on the right foot with unique orientation programs and specialized seminars–and then help you stay connected and supported throughout your time at UMBC.
UMBC at the Universities at Shady Grove
Do you live in the Washington, D.C., metro area? Consider UMBC at Shady Grove in Rockville, MD, where you’ll have access to UMBC’s best faculty, dynamic learning environment, and individualized advising without commuting to Baltimore.
Stories of Transfer Student Success
Meet your fellow students
Prospective Students
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