<p>I am accepted into the Clark School of Engineering for Fall 2013. However, my goal is to double major in engineering and business because I will have over 50 college credits due to AP credits and a few community college credits. Since both are LEP, I decided to apply to Clark but then later thought that maybe I should have applied to Smith since it seems easier to transfer into engineering than business. I spoke to someone in admissions and he claimed that it was not that difficult to get into Smith as an internal transfer. He suggested that I start in engineering and fill in extra schedule space with business classes. I asked him if it was possible for non-business majors to get into business classes. He stated that it shouldn’t be any problem, particularly as I already have some of the lower level required classes fulfilled. What I want to know is if the advice I was given is correct? Has any non-business major been able to get into business classes and, if so, how difficult was it? Also, how difficult is it to get into Smith as an internal transfer?</p>
<p>While I can’t answer your question per se, are you sure you want to double major? </p>
<p>Engineering is a very demanding major and gets more intense with each class. The double major that I heard is most “doable” for engineers is math because there is enough overlap in classes and content to make it feasible and still graduate on time. I don’t know this definitively, it’s just what I remember hearing from some of the students at an accepted student program last year who asked about having a double major in engineering (EE and MechE for example). Download the four-year academic plan for the engineering discipline of your preference
[Undergraduate</a> Advising: Four Year Academic Plans & Curriculum Sheets | A. James Clark School of Engineering](<a href=“http://www.eng.umd.edu/advising/four-year-plan]Undergraduate”>Four-Year Plans | A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland)
Click on the Gen Ed 4 year academic plan and all the discipline links will pop up to click on. Print out the discipline you are interested in and then do the same thing for the discipline you are interested in for Smith<br>
[Undergraduate</a> Program - Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park](<a href=“http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/undergrad/majors/]Undergraduate”>http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/undergrad/majors/)
This might give you a better sense of how intense this would be…</p>
<p>FYI, there are some great programs you can apply for that will give you a business background with far less credits required than a double major:</p>
<p>[url=<a href=“http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/quest/whatisquest/]QUEST”>http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/quest/whatisquest/]QUEST</a> - Robert H. Smith School of Business - University of Maryland, College Park<a href=“3%20year%20program%20that%20is%20an%20honors%20program%20and%20is%20only%20for%20students%20in%20engineering,%20business%20and%20cmns%20schools”>/url</a></p>
<p>[url=<a href=“http://www.hinmanceos.umd.edu/]Mtech:”>http://www.hinmanceos.umd.edu/]Mtech:</a> Hinman CEOs Program<a href=“2%20year%20living-learning%20program%20that%20Kevin%20Plank%20of%20UnderArmour%20fame%20is%20an%20alum%20of”>/url</a></p>
<p>Hope this helps…</p>
<p>Smith is the hardest program to transfer into. </p>
<p>As far as business classes go you can take all the pre-reqs but that is it. Stops at Accounting 2.</p>
<p>It sounds like I should try to transfer from Clark into Smith for greater flexibility. I will be starting in Calc. 3, and will have 2 semesters of Physics AP credit, and the Chemistry requirement done prior to starting at UMD. i feel that I am somewhat well-positioned in engineering coursework for the first year with the exception of Engineering Design. Likewise, I will already have Macro/Micro and 2 Accounting classes for Business done prior to starting college. Does anyone know where I can get definitive answers to my questions? I thought it didn’t seem right what the admissions person said. I will be attending accepted student day this Friday but am not sure who at UMD can give me accurate information. Also, one of my sister’s friends took classes at Shady Grove in Business. She said she wasn’t accepted in Smith but that her diploma was identical. So maybe this is also an option?</p>