Undergraduate Admissions - University of Maryland

President’s Promise Initiative

Dr. C.D. Mote, Jr, PRESIDENT of the University of Maryland has made a PROMISE:

“Every student who enters the University of Maryland shall have the chance to engage in a special experience that complements the academic curriculum and offers the opportunity for extraordinary personal growth.  Such programs may include living-learning programs, research experiences, learning communities, international experiences, public and private sector internships, service-learning experiences, and opportunities for leadership that only a university located adjacent to the nation’s capital can provide.  This is our promise to our undergraduate students over the course of their academic careers.”

As a premier research institution, we have much to offer and you have more to explore.  When you begin your career at Maryland, you join a diverse international community, strong in intellect and rich in resources.  Our goal is to give you an integrated learning experience that goes far beyond the classroom.

The President’s Promise is our way of ensuring that you get the most from your undergraduate years at Maryland.  With more than 100 majors to choose from, you can participate in varied experiences available within your college, academic department and major.  We help you navigate through all of your options so that you can select the best opportunities to complement your academic pursuits.

The President’s Promise puts all of Maryland’s resources at your fingertips.  From your first day on campus, our promise is to give you every opportunity to prepare for the world that awaits you.  Get ready for the experience of a lifetime in the classroom, in the laboratory, in the work setting.  Wherever it is that you want to go and whatever it takes, our dedicated faculty and staff will help you chart a course to get there.

A few of the programs available in the President’s Promise Initiative include:

• Beyond the Classroom
• Career Center Internships
• CIVICUS
• College Park Scholars
• Community Service
• Cooperative Education
• First Year Learning Communities
• Gemstone
• Global Communities
• Hinman CEO’s
• Honors Humanities
• Inventis
• Jimenez-Porter Writer’s House
• Language House
• Leaders for Tomorrow
• Markets and Society
• Maryland Center for Undergraduate Research
• Maryland Leadership Development Program
• McNair Scholars
• Senior Summer Scholars
• Service-learning
• Study Abroad
• Undergraduate Research Assistant Program
• University Honors
• Work Scholars

For more information please visit the website or contact the President’s Promise Coordinator at presidentspromise@umd.edu.