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FAQ's
Q: Do I need to complete an application for summer session?
A: If you are a UMBC student currently enrolled in the spring semester, you do not need to apply for summer session. You can enroll in summer courses once registration begins. If you are a visiting student from another college or university, you will need to apply for summer session before you can register. If you are a new incoming (fall admitted) UMBC student, you can register for summer classes by asking the Admissions Office to change your admission date from fall to summer.
Q: How many credits can I take during summer session
A: During summer session, you can register for up to 16 credits (8 credits per session). To register for more than 8 credits per session, you will need to request approval from both your advisor and the Advisement Office. Download a "Request to Enroll in Excess Credits" form and follow the instructions.
A: UMBC welcomes visiting students who want to take summer classes. Be sure to check with your home institution to verify that the course(s) you want to take is transferable. Apply for admission as a visiting (non-degree-seeking) student. Students in good standing at their home institution do not need to provide transcripts for summer session admission.
Q: What financial assistance is available for the summer session?
A: Summer financial aid and summer scholarships may be available to qualified students to help ease the cost of tuition.
A: A web-based portal to various services and online community resources at UMBC. Use myUMBC to register for courses, view account balances, pay bills, register for a parking permit, check university e-mail and check grades.
Q: How do I create a myUMBC account?
A: To activate your account, go to "Create my Account" and follow the online instructions. You will need to enter your date of birth and UMBC Campus ID (which you received from the Admissions Office when you were admitted).
Q: How do I forward my UMBC email to another email account that I already have?
A: Activating your myUMBC account will also create your UMBC email account. To forward your incoming UMBC emails to an already existing email account (hotmail, gmail, etc.) see here.
Q: What is a hybrid course?
A: A hybrid course combines face-to-face instruction with online learning. Hybrid courses will not meet in person as often as a regular in-person course, and students are expected to be responsible for managing their own learning outside of class. Hybrid (and fully online) courses use Blackboard - UMBC's online learning management system.
Q: How do I register for summer session?
A: Log on to myUMBC. Under "Topics" select "Classes and Grades" and follow the prompts to register.
Q: What do I do if I have a time conflict with two courses that I want/need to take?
A: A Class Time Conflict Form needs to be completed by the student. Then both teachers of the conflicting classes will need to sign the form giving the student approval. Finally, the student will need to bring the form to the Registrar's Office for processing prior to the end of the Schedule Adjustment period.
A: If you are a current UMBC student and do not have the necessary prerequisites, you will not be able to register for the course. If you are a visiting student from another college or university and believe that you have the proper prerequisites from a course taken at your home institution, please contact summer@umbc.edu.
Q: How do I search the online Schedule of Classes?
A: Search for courses by subject, course number, meeting times, day of the week, instructor name, class number, course title keyword, course units, mode of instruction, GEP and/or campus. For tips on how to search the schedule, see video
Q: What is the schedule adjustment period?
A: The time frame when you can use your myUMBC account to SWAP, ADD, or DROP course without academic or financial penalty. The schedule adjustment period includes the first four days of the summer session.
Q: What is the deadline to cancel summer registration with a 100% refund?
A: Tuition and auxiliary fees are refunded through the first day of each summer session (May 29 for Summer Session I, and July 9 for Summer Session II). After the first day of the session, tuition and fees are refunded on a pro-rated percentage basis.
Q: What steps do I need to take in order to repeat a course?
A: Students cannot register for a course more than two times without approval. Students may petition the Office of Undergraduate Education (OUE) for a third and final attempt of a course taken at UMBC or another institution.
Q: What does it mean to be waitlisted?
A: Waitlists are used to fill seats in a closed (full) course. If a seat opens up in a closed course, the student in the top position on the waitlist will be automatically enrolled in the closed course. The waitlist closes two days before the start of the summer session.
A: Grades are available to students via their myUMBC account (grades are not mailed out to students).