<p>This is some information for those who are planning to attend the smith school of business in shady grove instead of the college park campus.. its straight from the director of admissions, none of that he said she said nonsense... I asked these questions after I found out I was accepted..</p>
<p>I understand this decision is for the Shady Grove campus. Will I hear from the college park business school seperately?
Yes, you will receive a separate decision if you applied to the RHS at UMCP. </p>
<p>What are the procedures if I would like to change my major in the future, (lets say from Accounting to Marketing) ?
Students at SG may NOT double in two business majors so you would want to select one major. It would likely be possible to change majors from Accounting to Mktg anytime from now until the beginning of Spring (second) semester as that is when the courses for the Marketing major begin. It is easy to change from Acct to Mktg but not so easy to change from Mktg to Acct because Acct majors take Intermediate Acct I in the first semester. Therefore, students who are thinking they want either Acct or Mktg should start with Acct because they can still change to Mktg in January but it is very hard to change from Mktg to Acct after one semester. </p>
<p>Can I double major?
Only if you choose another major at UMCP that is NOT a business major (like Economics or a foreign language) </p>
<p>Is it mandatory I finish 59 credits prior to admission to the business school? Such as, can I finish 56 credits at the end of summer, and still be admitted? No, but this means that you will have to return to MC in the summer of 2007 to make up the missing course. You may want to look at distance education in case you wish to travel and take the Literature course plus a 3-credit elective over the internet so you will not have to return to MC after a busy year taking 31 credits in the RHS program. We encourage students to complete all of their first 2 years courses so they are able to accept Internships with companies and NOT have to return to MC for more classes over the summer </p>
<p>Is there a deadline date on when I have to officially accept enrollment to the business school?<br>
You will be given a time period to respond, 2 week I believe and you will receive an enrollment confirmation form AFTER you receive the admission letter, sometime next month. If you later are admitted into the RHS at UMCP, you may simply notify the SG office that you wish to cancel your enrollment at SG and you can go to UMCP but you must do that in writing.</p>