Limited Enrollment Programs (LEP) are competitive majors at the University of Maryland that control enrollment numbers to maintain program quality. This means that students must meet additional academic requirements beyond admission to the university in order to join and remain in the major. The LEPs that are in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences are:

• Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Government and Politics
• Psychology

LEP Policies

There are certain policies that apply to all LEP students, regardless of the specific major.

• Students can only repeat one requirement one time among the gateway/entrance requirements.
• A grade of W (Withdrawn) in a course is counted as an attempt.
• Courses must be taken at Maryland unless previously transferred.
• Students must maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA at Maryland throughout their enrollment, or they will be removed from the major.
• Students who are academically dismissed or who leave the major cannot return to the major.
• Students may only apply once. If a student applies and the application does not meet the requirements, the student will not be allowed to apply again.
• Freshmen have until the end of final exams in their first semester to change their major through the major change process.

These policies are specific to the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences:

• Students may apply at any credit level (must be in the major for 15 credits before earning a degree).
• Any student that meets all entrance requirements will be added to the major.

LEP Admissions

There are two ways for a student to become an LEP major in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences.

• As a first-semester freshman:
  • Any student may be granted admission to a College of Behavioral and Social Sciences LEP major upon admission to the university.
• First semester freshmen have until the end of final exams in their first semester to change/add their major to a LEP through the major change process, which begins by meeting with the department advisors.
• Directly admitted freshmen must complete the Gateway Requirements before 45 attempted credits at Maryland (this excludes AP or IB credits and any Freshman Connection credits).
  • Please see the department website for specific requirements.
• As an External/Internal Transfer student:
  • Transfer students must complete the Entrance Requirements for the major before they are eligible to apply.
  • External Transfer (transferring from outside of the University of Maryland) students must complete the Entrance Requirements before applying to the university in order to be directly admitted into the college's LEP major.
  • Internal Transfers (current Maryland students applying to change/add a major) need to complete the application process which begins by meeting with the department advisors.
    • The GPA requirement for entrance into a College of Behavioral and Social Sciences LEP major is based on ALL previous college level coursework. This includes courses taken at other institutions that may not have been accepted as credit here at Maryland.
    • Please see the department website for specific requirements.

  LEP Reviews

  Every fall and spring semesters two reviews are conducted for students in LEP majors.

  • Review of Gateway Requirements.
    • Reviews students who have reached 45 attempted credits.
    • Any student who does not complete their Gateway requirements and/or violates an LEP policy will be dismissed from the major.
  • Review of GPA.
    • Reviews all students in an LEP major. This includes students who recently changed their major to an LEP major.
    • Any student who drops below a 2.0 cumulative GPA at Maryland will be dismissed from the major.

  Limited Enrollment Programs (LEP) at the University of Maryland