UMD Registrar - UMD courses that may be used to meet high school prep requirements

UMD courses that may be used to meet high school preparation requirements

High school course deficiency

UMD course(s) for elimination of deficiency

1. One year English

Comp 1120–College Writing
OR
SSP 1052–Writing Strategies (determined by ACT scores and advisement)

2. Two years English

Comp 1120–College Writing and one 1xxx-level Engl course
OR
SSP 1052–Writing Strategies (determined by ACT score and advisement) and
Comp 1120–College Writing

3. Three years English

Comp 1120–College Writing and two 1xxx-level Engl courses
OR
SSP 1052–Writing Strategies (determined by ACT score and advisement) and
Comp 1120–College Writing and one 1xxx-level Engl course

4. Four years English

Comp 1120–College Writing and three 1xxx-level Engl courses
OR
SSP 1052–Writing Strategies (determined by ACT score and advisement) and
Comp 1120–College Writing and two 1xxx-level Engl courses

5. One year social studies (not U.S. history)

Any course in Liberal Education Category 6–The Social Sciences

6. United States history

Any of the following courses:
Hist 1304–U.S. History Part I: 1607-1877
Hist 1305–U.S. History Part II: 1865 to Present

7. Elementary algebra

Math 1005 - College Algebra
Math 1160 - Finite Mathematics and Introduction to Calculus
Math 1250 - Precalculus Analysis
Math 1290 - Calculus for the Natural Sciences
Math 1296 - Calculus I
Math 1297 - Calculus II Algebra

8. Geometry

Math 0102 - Euclidean Geometry (cannot apply credit toward degree)
Math 1250 - Precalculus Analysis
Math 1141 - Mathematics for Elementary Education

9. Intermediate algebra

10. One year science

Any course in Liberal Education Category 4–Physical and Biological Sciences with lab
OR
Category 5–Physical and Biological Sciences without lab

11. One year biological science

One of the following courses:
Biol 1001–Biology and Society
Biol 1011–General Biology

12. One year physical science

One of the following courses:
Ast 1040–Introductory Astronomy
Chem 1102–Aspects of Chemistry
Chem 1151–General Chemistry I
Geol 1110–Introductory Geology
Geol 2610–Oceanography
Phys 1011–Ideas in Physics
Phys 1001–Introduction to Physics

13. One year second language

Second semester of a second language. The languages offered at UMD are American Sign Language, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Ojibwe, Russian, and Spanish.

14. Two years second language

First and second semesters beginning level of a single second language. The languages offered at UMD are American Sign Language, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Ojibwe, Russian, and Spanish.