Students who

• study abroad for a Fall or Spring semester

• were away from the University (complete withdrawal / leave of absence)

• or were direct-admit freshman who placed into developmental math during their first semester: MATH003, MATH013, or MATH115

May be eligible for an extension to their benchmark reviews.

All requests for ​exception ​to policy must be examined by the College’s Office of Student Services (OSS) before ​the request can be approved or dismissed. The final decision is then documented by the College of CMNS. Contact OSS for clarification ​regarding your policy exception request at cmnsque@umd.edu.

Degree requirements attempted at UMD must be completed at UMD.*

* College of CMNS, Permission to Enroll (PTE) policy #4 - Requests to repeat a course at another institution once it has been attempted at UMD will be automatically denied. If a student wishes to do this, then they may email the Office of Student Services at cmnsque@umd.edu to request an appeal form.

The appeal form does not guarantee permission to enroll.

PTE requests are processed and ruled on by the College of CMNS, not the Biological Sciences Program.

To help freshmen and transfer students adjust to the University of Maryland, College Park, the following two exceptions allow for the cumulative GPA to be calculated so that only the higher grade is included:

When the repeated course was taken within the student's first semester at the University of Maryland, College Park

OR

When the repeated course was taken within the student's first 24 credit hours attempted (including transfer credits earned after high school) or within the semester during which the student reached the 24th credit hour attempted. Advanced Placement (AP) Exam credits do not count toward the 24-credit count. Read more under New Student Provision on University Policies.

All attempts of a course that was repeated [and the letter grade(s) earned] would remain on the student’s transcript.

If a benchmark course has not been completed with at least a C-, and the academic requirements cannot be met by the deadlines posted through Fall or Spring registration, then the student may need to register during a Winter or Summer Session to meet the benchmark requirements on time.

Course offerings, times, and modality vary by term and year. Students are encouraged to discuss possible registration during the Summer or Winter sessions with their academic advisor.