New Students: Next Steps & Orientation

Congratulations on your admission to the UMD Bachelor of Science in Information Science program offered at the Universities at Shady Grove (USG)! Please follow the steps below to get started as a new student.

We would also like to invite you to virtually explore our campus to familiarize yourself with all the wonderful places and services USG offers.

STEP 1: Complete New Student Checklists

STEP 2: Set Up Multi-Factor Authentication

All UMD students must use multi-factor authentication to log into all university resources that use the Central Authentication System (CAS). This is required, and students will not be able to log in until they have enabled MFA

STEP 3: Attend Orientation

Required for Shady Grove Undergraduates – Shady Grove Virtual New Student Orientation
Optional for Shady Grove Undergraduates – UMD iSchool New Student Orientation (Information for Fall 2020 coming soon)
Optional for Shady Grove Undergraduates – UMD International Student Orientation