Requirements for M.S. ‘along the way degree’ (Summer 2026)
In order to be eligible to receive your M.S. along the way this Summer, you must successfully advance to candidacy by August 1st, 2026. Additionally, you must:
1. Apply to graduate by July 16th, 2026.
2. Submit a Request for Transfer or Inclusion of Credit (signed by your advisor) by July 1st, 2026 to segen@umd.edu. You need to complete this form if you want to:
- Use graduate credits not used for a previously granted degree from any University
- Use graduate credits not used for a previously granted degree when once enrolled in a department outside of ENME/ENRE at UMD (ex. MAGE, BIOE, etc.) or switched degree levels.
- Use courses you have already been approved to use for undergrad/grad credit as a B.S./M.S. student
- Use courses that are older than 5 years old***
***Courses that are older than 5 years old will need to be revalidated by our office and the Graduate School and this process can take 6-8 weeks. Please reach out if you have graduate courses older than 5 years old that you want to use towards your M.S. that were not used for a previously granted degree.
3. Submit an Approved Program form (signed by your advisor) to segen@umd.edu by August 14th 2026. Please do not attach your degree audit to this form.
Other reminders:
1. You must have 30 approved coursework credits for the M.S. along the way. The courses on your approved Ph.D. plan of study may or may not be eligible for you to use for this degree, so please email Segen (segen@umd.edu) to verify.
2. Please ensure you have met the coursework/research credit requirements to graduate and register for at least 1 credit this Summer.
3. While you are welcome to use u.Achieve to evaluate your academic progress, it does not imply degree clearance and our office will not review any potential discrepancies in your audit until after the semester is over.
4. Pending a review of the above materials and your student record, degrees earned this Spring will be awarded and appear on transcripts on/around September 1st, 2026.