Accelerated Bachelor's / Master’s Program in Real Estate Development (4+1)

Courses: To view current course offerings, visit Testudo.

+ The five courses required for those undergraduate students taking the undergraduate Real Estate Minor as well as a B.A. with a Major in Architecture.

* Double Counted Courses for Path A and Path B as detailed below.

PATH A Combined Program: 

RDEV Graduate Courses to be Doubled Counted for those BA ARCH students not enrolled in the real estate minor.

RDEV 600 Introduction to Principles and Process of Real Estate DevelopmentRDEV 603 Introduction to Real Estate FinanceRDEV 605 Tax and Accounting for Real Estate Development

PATH B Combined Program:

RDEV Graduate Courses to be Doubled Counted for BA ARCH students who are taking the 5 real estate courses above that constitute the undergraduate real estate minor.

RDEV 610 Development Law RDEV 615 Planning, Policy and Politics RDEV 670 Negotiations

To take courses in Year 5, students must be enrolled in the MRED degree program and should have completed the ARCH major requirements.

600 level RDEV Electives can be taken as approved by the program  

** Or other courses that meet the cognate requirement.

All prospective students must apply through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. If interested in Real Estate Development and the Built Environment, indicate this on your application. For a comprehensive list of the requirements for admission, please see the Office of Undergraduate Admissions website. Freshman and transfer applicants should select “REBE” as their intended major on the application.

Undergraduate Admissions sponsors many events and opportunities throughout the year for prospective students. We encourage you to visit campus! Contact Undergraduate Admissions at applymaryland@umd.edu.

Current UMD Students

If you intend to apply to the Bachelor of Arts in Real Estate and the Built Environment, sign up for a change of major. Major changes in an academic program can lead to an increase in the timeline to completion due to the sequential nature of courses. Students wishing to earn a double major or a double degree may need additional advising and coordination with the advising office of their other major prior to course registration.

Current REBE / BA Architecture Students

• Indicate interest to your advisor during your junior year
• Meet with the real estate development program director to get clearance; obtain a letter of acceptance
• Prior to starting your senior year, apply to the Master of the Real Estate Development (MRED) through the graduate school portal

**The Graduate School makes all final decisions on admission to the MRED program. Acceptance to the combined program does not guarantee admission to the Graduate School.

All transfer applicants should list Architecture as your intended major on the application.

Pre-Transfer Advising Program: 

The Pre-Transfer Advising program provides support to prospective transfer students from two-year and four-year schools before they apply to the University of Maryland to complete an undergraduate degree. Students are encouraged to use pre-transfer advising services to assess their readiness to transfer and estimate their time to degree completion. To sign up for a pre-transfer advising appointment, please visit: https://www.pretransferadvising.umd.edu/.

Transfer Credits:

The transfer credit evaluation process usually begins for newly admitted students two weeks after you receive your admission letter. To learn more about this process, please visit the Transfer Credit Services website.

Transfer courses that have already been evaluated can be found in the Transfer Database. If you would like to request an evaluation of a course(s) not appearing in the database, simply send an email to transfercredit@umd.edu with your name, UID (if you are a current student), name of the institution where the course was taken, the course ID and course title at the transfer institution, along with a detailed course syllabus.

Transfer Student Requirements:

Go to the Undergraduate Admissions website for transfer application requirements.

Fall Application Deadlines:

U.S. and International Freshmen:
Early Action: November 1
Regular Deadline: January 20

U.S. and International Transfer:
Early Action: March 1
Regular Deadline: June 1

Spring Application Deadlines:

U.S. Freshmen:
Early Action: December 1

International Freshmen & Transfer:
Early Action & Regular Deadline: August 1

U.S. Transfer:
Early Action: August 1
Regular Deadline: November 15

Additional information can be found on UMD’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions website. Students are strongly encouraged to apply by the early action deadline.