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Transfer Student Alliance
A Partnership Between The University of Maryland, Baltimore County And Montgomery College
UMBC is known for attracting highly motivated students – eager learners who get involved in their education. A top research university with a national reputation, UMBC is a place where undergraduates have easy access to professors working on the cutting edge of their disciplines. Every student has access to exceptional resources, stimulating teachers and individual attention.
Students who begin their college education at
Montgomer y College (MC) with plans to transfer to
UMBC to complete a four-year degree may be eligible
to participate in the Transfer Student Alliance (TSA)
Program.
PROGRAM QUALIFICATION
The Transfer Student Alliance (TSA) offers eligible MC
students who intend to earn their bachelor's degree at
UMBC upon completion of their associate's degree at
MC the opportunity to benefit from joint programmatic
efforts, shared resources and other privileges while still
enrolled at MC. Upon successful completion of the program
and initiation of transfer to UMBC, eligible students
will be guaranteed admission, scholarship and housing.
PROGRAM BENEFITS
All TSA participants will be extended special benefits including:
• Access to UMBC/USG facilities and campus services including the library
and computer labs.
• Participation in student activities, including cultural and recreational
opportunities.
• Access to UMBC academic advising resources.
• Concurrent enrollment at a 25 percent tuition discount for one UMBC
course per term (not to exceed a total of three discounted courses).
UPON SUCCESSFUL
COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS, TSA PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE:
• Guaranteed transfer admission to UMBC.
• Guaranteed on-campus housing upon initial matriculation at UMBC (students
may re-contract for housing for subsequent years of study). Eligible students may
re-contract for housing for subsequent years of study,
per the established deadlines of the UMBC Office of
Residential Life
• A $1,500 merit scholarship for each of two years of full-time study. This award can be accepted with other
UMBC merit award offers
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
• Complete an associate's degree with a minimum cumulative 3.5 composite-GPA
within four years of initial program qualification.
• Enroll at UMBC or a UMBC program at the Universities at Shady Grove
within one year of completion of the associate's degree.
• Must not matriculate at any other institution of higher education after
program acceptance.
HOW TO APPLY
The TSA Program is intended for students in their first
year of study at MC. Students with fewer than 30 earned
college credits are eligible to apply. Enrollment forms for
the TSA Program should be submitted by the posted deadlines.
For par ticipation in the program benefits (access to
facilities, advising resources, campus events and reducedtuition
courses), submit a TSA form by the following dates:
• Students who anticipate having at least 12 credits and a cumulative 3.2 GPA by the end of the current semester should apply by January 1 to participate in program benefits for the following spring semester, and by May 1 for the following fall semester.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TSA PROGRAM, PLEASE CONTACT: |
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