UMD
Comparisons and guides for University of Maryland students.
UMD Scheduler vs. Jupiterp: Which Should You Use?
The honest pick for registration week, and when you need more than a weekly grid.
- Comparisons
TerpPlanner vs. Orbit: Which UMD Four-Year Planner Should You Use?
TerpPlanner has a spreadsheet and static catalog but no prereq warnings or scheduler. Fact-checked comparison for UMD students, including CMSC.
- Financial aid
Sticker Price vs Net Price: What Orbit Shows at UMD
Learn the difference between bursar semester estimates and federal net price bands, and when to use each.
- Financial aid
Full-Time Credits and Financial Aid at UMD
Why 12 credits matter for federal aid, scholarships, and insurance,and how to catch part-time schedules early.
- Financial aid
First-Gen Aid Checklist: FAFSA, Verification, Scholarships
A practical order of operations for first-generation students navigating UMD financial aid.
- Transfers
Upload Your UMD Transcript Once. Orbit Fills In the Rest.
Import one unofficial Testudo PDF and Orbit parses courses, grades, gen-ed codes, and transfer credits into your audit and four-year plan.
- Registration tips
See Schedule Conflicts on Your Calendar Before Registration Day
Orbit flags overlapping sections instantly on your calendar grid, with a conflict banner and Inspect tools so you swap before copying CRNs.
- Degree planning
How Orbit Catches Prerequisite Problems on Your Four-Year Plan
Drag a course before its prerequisite and Orbit warns you immediately, with one-click fixes to add missing courses or jump to the right term.
- Degree planning
Get a Suggested Four-Year Plan Built for Your Major and Transcript
Orbit's Suggest plan drafts a prerequisite-aware semester layout from your declared programs, transcript, and credit load preferences.
- Major guides
UMD Kinesiology Four-Year Plan: The Complete KNES Course Roadmap
Semester-by-semester KNES course sequence covering anatomy, exercise physiology, biomechanics, and all three concentration tracks.
- Registration tips
UMD Course Registration Tips: How to Get Every Class You Want
Proven strategies for UMD registration, from reading your priority window to beating the waitlist on high-demand courses.
- Comparisons
uAchieve vs. Orbit: How to Actually Read Your UMD Degree Audit
uAchieve is the official record. Orbit is the version you can read without a decoder ring. Here is when to use each.
- Major guides
UMD Computer Science Four-Year Plan: The Complete Course Roadmap
Every required course, recommended sequence, and prerequisite chain for UMD CMSC, plus how to layer in Gen Eds, a minor, and actually graduate in four years.
- Gen Eds
UMD Gen Ed Requirements Explained: All 12 Categories
What each CORE and I-series Gen Ed category means, which courses satisfy multiple categories, and how to plan them without overloading any semester.
- Registration tips
How to Survive UMD Registration: A Semester-by-Semester Guide
Priority windows, waitlists, and the exact order to add CRNs in Testudo, plus how to use Orbit so registration day is not a scramble.
- Degree planning
UMD Double Major: How to Plan Two Degrees Without Losing Your Mind
Overlapping requirements, petition strategies, and building a four-year roadmap that accounts for both majors' course sequences at once.
- Major guides
UMD Business Four-Year Plan: Smith School Course Sequence
The full Robert H. Smith School roadmap: BMGT core requirements, concentration tracks, and how to layer in a minor without overloading.
- Transfers
Transfer Student Guide: How Credits Apply to UMD Degree Requirements
Articulation rules, how to read your TSAP, and what to bring to your first advisor meeting to start your UMD degree with a head start.
- Registration tips
How to Build a Conflict-Free Schedule at UMD in 20 Minutes
The exact process for using Orbit's auto-generate feature to get a workable, conflict-free schedule before your registration window opens.
- Major guides
UMD Mechanical Engineering Four-Year Plan
The full ENME sequence at UMD: required courses by semester, lab-intensive years, and how to build in a minor without derailing the prerequisite chain.
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- 01UMD Scheduler vs. Jupiterp: Which Should You Use?The honest pick for registration week, and when you need more than a weekly grid.
- 02uAchieve vs. Orbit: How to Actually Read Your UMD Degree AuditStop guessing what DSHU means. Plan your semesters against requirements you can actually understand.
- 03UMD Computer Science Four-Year Plan: The Complete Course RoadmapPrerequisite chains, seat scarcity, and the semester-by-semester map every CMSC student needs.
- 04TerpPlanner vs. Orbit: Which UMD Four-Year Planner Should You Use?Same landing-page checklist. None of the depth you need to graduate, CS or not.
- 04UMD Gen Ed Requirements Explained: All 12 CategoriesFSAR, FSHU, I-series decoded. A strategy for knocking out all 12 categories without scrambling junior year.
- 05How to Survive UMD Registration: A Semester-by-Semester GuideThe students who get the best schedules prepare before their window opens. Here is how.
- 06How to Build a Conflict-Free Schedule at UMD in 20 MinutesStop dragging sections around. Auto-generate every valid combination and pick your favorite in minutes.