Special Programs
Every student who attends UM can engage in special experiences that complement the academic curriculum and offer the opportunity for extraordinary growth. Here are some of the exciting programs students find advantageous.
- University Honors Program: The Honors Program is Maryland's long established program for students with exceptional academic talents. Students are selected by Undergraduate Admissions at the time of application submission.
- Honors Humanities: Honors Humanities is the University of Maryland’s premier honors program for talented beginning undergraduates with interests in the humanities and creative arts. The students in this living-learning program are selected by the Undergraduate Admissions Office when students apply to the university.
- College Park Scholars: College Park Scholars is a community of twelve interdisciplinary living-learning programs for academically talented first- and second-year students. The Undergraduate Admissions Office selects students when they apply. The College of Arts and Humanities is home to the following College Park Scholars program:
- Arts: College Park Scholars in the Arts have the opportunity to explore local arts opportunities in the Washington DC/Baltimore area.
- Language House: Open to second-semester freshmen and upperclassmen, the Language House provides students, who are serious about language learning, with the opportunity for daily language and cultural immersion in an organized study environment.
- Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House: The Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House is a unique living-learning program that offers students a campus-wide literary center for the study of creative writing in its cross-cultural and multilingual dimensions.
- Gemstone: Selected by the Undergraduate Admissions Office, Gemstone students are members of a living-learning community devoted to the exploration of science and technology.
- Global Communities:Students from more than 30 countries and the United States, representing a variety of cultural backgrounds, come together to form an international community.
- Hinman CEOs: As the nation’s first living-learning entrepreneurship program, Hinman CEOs is a groundbreaking initiative that fosters an entrepreneurial spirit, creates a sense of community and cooperation, and develops ethical leaders.
- Beyond the Classroom: Students in Beyond the Classroom (BTC) develop educational and professional leadership skills to understand and contribute to civic engagement and social change in a global context.
- EcoHouse: EcoHouse offers a living-learning community for second- and third-year resident students enrolled in all majors and programs preparing for a "green future"!