Undergraduate Advising References

Degree planning for the entire program requires students to meet many requirements and adhere to various policies. To help students and faculty advisors, we have come up with this ready-reference of common links, forms and procedures. For detailed policies, please consult the Bioengineering Undergraduate Handbook.

Download the BIOE Advising Worksheet from our advising forms page.

Helpful planning resources include (but are not limited to) the following:

BIOE Sample Plan

BIOE Technical Electives page (includes a breakdown applicable of tech elective options)

BIOE Tracks page (students are encouraged but NOT required to follow a track)

BIOE course prereq chart (also on the advising forms page)

BIOE Courses + ENES100 & ENES102

Current BIOE Majors:

See the BIOE Advising ELMS space for instructions about semesterly mandatory advising
If the request is time sensitive (e.g. winter registration opens before you can meet with your faculty advisor), email bioe-undergrad@umd.edu

Non-BIOE Courses

Students needing stamps in any other department’s course should contact the offering department
Non-majors requesting seats in ENES courses should see www.keystone.umd.edu

See the BIOE Course Pre-requisites chart

See course listings in Testudo

General Education Overview (students matriculating to UM Fall 2012 and later)

CORE Requirements Worksheet (students who matriculated to UM before Fall 2012)

See the 45 credit review contract signed by incoming students at orientation.

Start thinking early! Check out go.umd.edu/bioeabroad for some basic information. It's best to contact advising two semesters in advance of when you plan to study abroad.
Make sure you have an updated advising worksheet.
Email bioe-undergrad@umd.edu to set up an appointment to review your worksheet for study abroad feasibility/in context of your plan.
Contact or visit International Engineering Programs to discuss options, gather resources, and learn next steps.

Visit the Transfer Credit Center website
View your Student Transcript: On the Student Transcript, transfer credits are listed at the top
Visit with Registrar if any credits are missing (and official transcript has been submitted)

Students should submit a BIOE Petition for Waiver to Departmental Policy (see advising forms page).

Examples of BIOE petitions:

Student wants to count elective not appearing on approved electives list
Student wants an exception to pre- or co-requisite requirement
Student wants to substitute a course for a required BIOE course

Students should submit a Clark School Petition for an Exception to Policy. There are several forms posted online on the Clark School website.

These forms should be submitted in cases such as the following:

Student wants to take more than 18 credits in a semester
Student wants to late add/drop a course
Student wants to repeat a course for the third time
Student wants to exceed repeat credit limit (18)
Student wants to withdraw from more than 4 credits in a semester
Student wants to register for courses that have time conflicts

Students should submit the Clark School Permission to Enroll in Another Institution Form.

Both of the below forms can be found on the Clark School website:

Graduate Credit Permission Form

An undergraduate degree-seeking student with approval can apply to take a course for graduate credit only.

Permission to Take a Graduate Course for Undergraduate Credit

Complete this online form if you wish to take a graduate level course and have it count for undergraduate credit.

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Undergraduate Advising References

Academic planning

Obtaining registration stamps

BIOE Courses + ENES100 & ENES102

Non-BIOE Courses

Checking course prerequisites

General Education requirements

Benchmark requirements

Study abroad information

Verifying transfer credits

Obtaining an exception to departmental policy

Obtaining an exception to college policy

Obtaining permission to take a course at another institution

Forms for enrolling in a graduate course