To be eligible for reverse transfer, the student must have transferred from a Maryland public community college to the University of Maryland with at least 15 credit hours and meet the following criteria:

• Completed at least 15 credit hours prior to transferring to the University of Maryland.
• Be in good academic standing at both the Maryland public community college and the University of Maryland with a grade point average of 2.0 or higher.
• Have not previously been awarded either an associate's or bachelor's degree.

Each Maryland public community college has their own established procedures. Please contact the community college directly for more information. In general, the student should:

• Notify the Registrar's Office at the Maryland public community college where you previously attended and are interested in applying for the reverse transfer associate degree.
• Request that your official transcript be sent from the University of Maryland to the community college in which you are applying for the reverse transfer associate degree.
• The community college will determine if the student is eligible for reverse transfer and will contact the student with their decision.

Any undergraduate student who has had some kind of recent registration activity may use u.Achieve to view academic progress toward their degree.

You will need to use your Testudo login to access u.Achieve.

Your information is updated nightly. For example, if you add a course on Monday, you will be able to see the course in u.Achieve on Tuesday.

If you have any questions about the accuracy of your audit, missing information, or progress toward your degree, please contact your academic advisor. If you experience any technical difficulties with u.Achieve (e.g., you are unable to login), please contact Technical Support at 301-405-1500 or itsc@umd.edu.

• Petitions accepted from March 31, 2026 to June 1, 2026
• Deadline to submit the completed petition and all supporting documents is June 1, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.
• The applicable 12 month period is June 2025 to May 2026; all supporting documents must be from this time period

• Petitions accepted from May 26, 2026 to July 13, 2026
• Deadline to submit the completed petition and all supporting documents is July 13, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.
• The applicable 12 month period is July 2025 to June 2026; all supporting documents must be from this time period

• Petitions accepted from June 2, 2026 to August 31, 2026
• Deadline to submit completed petition and all supporting documents is August 31, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.
• The applicable 12 month period is September 2025 to August 2026; all supporting documents must be from this time period

Students can now select “X - non-binary” as a gender marker in Testudo. This process has been moved into Testudo so that students can make this change on their own.

Students can update their gender marker using My Profile in Testudo. Log into Testudo to view your current gender marker in the new "Demographic" section and select "Edit" to update.

Gender markers do not appear on ID cards, class rosters, or transcripts, but can be seen by university employees in various databases and/or reports.

In addition, the university started including non-binary designations in its demographics reports in the Fall 2023 term. These reports offer combined data that describes the diversity of our communities, and are available to the public and campus community. More information is available at: Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment.

It will be updated immediately in the university's student information system; however, it may take 2 - 7 days to reflect in other systems that use this data.

Your gender marker in Testudo will appear on your I-20 and must match your legal sex that appears on your passport per federal regulations. If you have additional questions, please contact International Student & Scholar Services.

Once you change your gender in Testudo, it will take 24 hours for this update to appear in your UHC patient profile. Double check that your information is updated by clicking "Profile" in your patient portal.

In order for your insurance to process a medical claim and for your prescriptions to be processed, your gender marker must match what is on your health insurance plan. If you have not changed your gender marker legally, your claim will need to be processed under your legal name and gender.

The University Health Center is committed to providing caring, quality, and confidential services to our campus community, inclusive of all sexual orientations and gender identities. If you have more questions about how changing your gender marker will affect your medical care, please email UHC or call 301-314-8184.

Your housing assignment will not change if you update your gender marker. Resident Life offers mixed gender and gender inclusive housing. If you would like to adjust or discuss your housing assignment after updating your gender marker, contact Resident Life.

No, Testudo's "My Profile" page is not included in "Parent Access."

Yes. Students have the option to update their gender marker at any time by logging into Testudo and editing their information on the "My Profile" page.

No, students who are employees must update their gender marker separately in Workday.

If you have additional questions, we encourage you to contact the LGBTQ+ Equity Center for assistance: lgbtq@umd.edu.

Please visit the Belonging & Community website for more information on resources and policies.

All applications for the University of Maryland now accept the "non-binary" gender marker.