Orientation

1. Confirm your enrollment at UMD.
   • It may take up to 48 business hours for your enrollment confirmation to be processed and posted to your student record. This process must be completed prior to registering for orientation.
      
2. Activate your Directory ID and set up Multi-Factor Authentication.
    
3. Use your Directory ID to register for New Student Orientation.
   • Spring admitted freshman students planning to participate in Freshmen Connection must confirm their participation in the program prior to selecting an orientation date. 
      
4. Log in to Canvas and accept the terms and conditions.
   • Use your Directory ID and password to log in and then select “I agree” to the Canvas terms and conditions that are displayed upon login. You can then log out. If you do not complete this step, you will be unable to register for classes and participate in orientation.
      
5. Review the appropriate new student to-do list from the Office of Student Orientation and Transition.
   • ​​First Year Student To-Do List
   • Freshmen Connection To-Do List
   • Transfer To-Do List

For questions regarding orientation schedules and registration information, please contact the Office of Student Orientation and Transition.

1. Confirm your enrollment at UMD.
   • ​​It may take up to 48 business hours for your enrollment confirmation to be processed and posted to your student record. This process must be completed prior to registering for orientation.
      
2. Activate your Directory ID and set up Multi-Factor Authentication.
   • ​​International students must email admit-tech@umd.edu using the subject line "International SID" to receive their Student ID. The Student ID is required to activate your Directory ID. This process must be completed prior to registering for orientation.
      
3. Use your Directory ID to register for New Student Orientation.
    
4. Log in to Canvas and accept the terms and conditions.
   • Use your Directory ID and password to log in and then select “I agree” to the Canvas terms and conditions that are displayed upon login. You can then log out. If you do not complete this step, you will be unable to register for classes and participate in orientation.​​
      
5. Review the appropriate new student to-do list from the Office of Student Orientation and Transition.
   • ​​First Year Student To-Do List
   • Freshmen Connection To-Do List
   • Transfer To-Do List
      
6. If applicable, register for the International Student Orientation F-1/J-1 immigration session.
   • ​​The office of International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS) will inform students if this session is required based on their current via status.

For questions regarding orientation schedules and registration information, please contact the Office of Student Orientation and Transition.

Incoming students who wish to change their intended major should email their request to our office at ApplyMaryland@umd.edu using the subject line "Change of Major Request".

Once the major change is processed, you must contact the Office of Student Orientation and Transition to determine whether your orientation date will be affected. Not all colleges advise students on each orientation date and failing to check may result in you having to reschedule your orientation session on the day you arrive for your program. (Orientation dates for Freshmen Connection students are not affected by major.)

Major change requests will take several days to be processed and you should refrain from contacting the Office of Student Orientation and Transition until after you receive a confirmation that your major has been updated.

All first-year students, regardless of SAT or AP/IB scores, must take the Math Placement Test before orientation. There are no exemptions from taking the Math Placement Test for first-year students.

Spring admitted freshman students participating in Freshmen Connection will not have their participation in the program finalized until the results from their Math Placement Test have been received.

All transfer students are encouraged to take the Math Placement Test before orientation. However, transfer students are required to take the Math Placement Test if they do not have equivalent credit for MATH140 and have received a 2.0 in that class or are entering the School of Public Health or College of Behavioral & Social Sciences, regardless of prior coursework and credits. Transfer students in the A. James Clark School of Engineering and Robert H. Smith School of Business do not need to take the Math Placement Test.