To be considered for admission to the Information Science program at Shady Grove, applicants must complete the following admission requirements:
- Minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA (preferred)
- Have completed all University of Maryland, College Park General Education requirements, with the exception of Fundamental Studies Professional Writing
- General Education requirements could be fulfilled either by:
- Completing a two-year Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree in information science or related field (recommended), OR
- Completing 60 college credits that meet all General Education requirements
- Successful completion (“C-” or better) of the following information science benchmark courses or their equivalents:
- MATH 115 - Precalculus (or higher)
- PSYC 100 - Intro to Psychology
- STAT100 - Elementary Statistics
- INST 126 - Intro to Programming