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What does it mean to be an honors university? It means we set high expectations and then give you the support you need to meet them. And you can take that a step further with our Honors College and prestigious scholars programs. In every class and with every professor, you’ll find a network that wants you to succeed.

Meet The Honors College At Umbc

When you transfer to UMBC, you’ll find that the Honors College will get you connected to a supportive community that is committed to intellectual inquiry, hard work, and the life of the mind. Your honors classes and seminars will help you cultivate your distinctive skills and abilities with some of UMBC’s best professors and most capable students. Plus, transfer students are such an integral part of our Honors College community that we create unique events and workshops throughout the year designed to help you get the resources you need to be successful.

Discover Our Community Of Inquiring Minds

At UMBC, we’ve built a unique set of programs dedicated to helping you make big change in the world. In these programs, you’ll earn scholarships to help finance your education, but you’ll also find a supportive community that is focused on giving you a launchpad for your academic, career, and life goals.

The CYBER SCHOLARS program is perfect for students who are ready to take on the cybersecurity challenges of today and tomorrow.

The RETURNING WOMEN STUDENT SCHOLARS program creates opportunity and community for undergraduate women over the age of 25 seeking their first undergraduate degree.

The SHERMAN STEM TEACHER SCHOLARS program supports and prepares students who want to teach science, technology, engineering, or mathematics in historically underserved, urban schools and STEM classrooms.

The T-SITE (TRANSFER SCHOLARS IN IT AND ENGINEERING) program provides faculty and peer mentorship and a supportive community to incoming transfer students, helping them build leadership skills, secure industry internships, and explore career options.

The U-RISE program is a research training scholarship opportunity for juniors and seniors with a strong desire to pursue a Ph.D. degree and career in biomedical research or mathematics, and a demonstrated commitment to advancing underrepresented groups in these fields.

In the HONORS COLLEGE, you can supplement your classes with unique and interdisciplinary seminars like:

Physiology of Dinosaurs

Race, Poverty, and Gender in Baltimore

Feast and Fast in Medieval Literature

Spies, Assassins, and Cyberwarriors: Modern National Security Law

Providing Support For Returning Women Students

Being a returning woman student—a woman student 25+ seeking their first undergraduate degree—can present a unique set of challenges not often faced by other students. That’s why our Returning Women Student Scholars Program offers everything from scholarship support to monthly workshops and programs that focus on the academic, personal, and professional aspects of life as a returning woman student (sometimes referred to as adult learners).