Get Started

You can get started right away, and we’re here to help if you have any questions.

First Steps

 

Academic Advising

Schedule a meeting with Deanna Cerquetti to get further assistance with:

  • Information on remaining courses to your degree
  • Information on course availability
  • Help with the registrar’s office
  • Clearance for first semester return
  • Assistance with registration
  • Academic planning for future semesters and plans for any transfer courses

Schedule a Meeting with Deanna

 

Admissions & Enrollment

To get help with the admissions process, get in touch with Caitlin Henry. You can start the readmission or reinstatement application before making an appointment.

Schedule an appointment if you need help with

  • Completing the application and using the fee waiver
  • Residency
  • Summer or winter activation
  • Application review and timeline

Schedule a Meeting with Caitlin

 

Success Coaching

Are you working your way through the process and want to get more ideas about degrees, careers, and being a returning student? You can talk to the dedicated Success Coach for Finish Line students, Natalia Panfile.

  • Intake meeting and ongoing check-ins with students
  • Assistance with Blackboard, MyUMBC, and other university tools
  • Basic academic guidance and referrals to program-specific advisors
  • Guidance on microcredentials as pathway to full degree re-entry
  • Connect with Career Center and workforce development partners

Get in Touch with Natalia

 

Financial Aid & Scholarships

You can start the FAFSA and One-App at any time. You can reach out to Colleen Lindbeck if you have additional questions about

  • Completer grant eligibility
  • Options for resolving debt for registration hold
  • FAFSA completion and submission
  • Other scholarship and funding options

Get in Touch with Colleen