Orbit for the University of Maryland
Built by UMD students for UMD students. Orbit gives you a free four-year planner, a real-time degree audit, a Gen Ed tracker, and a schedule builder that knows about every CMNS, Smith, A. James Clark, BSOS, ARHU, INFO, AGNR, EDUC, and SPHL program - all in one place.
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Orbit models the published requirements for every UMD undergraduate program - over 270 majors and minors across the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS), the Robert H. Smith School of Business, the A. James Clark School of Engineering, the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS), the College of Arts and Humanities (ARHU), the College of Information Studies (INFO), the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR), the College of Education (EDUC), the School of Public Health (SPHL), and the Philip Merrill College of Journalism.
What Orbit does for UMD students
Four-year plan
Drag courses across all 8 semesters. Watch prerequisite chains and your degree audit update live.
Learn about the four-year planner →Degree audit
See every requirement for your major, minors, and Gen Eds - done, in progress, or missing.
Learn about the degree audit →Gen Ed tracker
All 12 UMD Gen Ed categories (DSHS, DSHU, DSNS, DSNL, DSSP, DVCC, DVUP, FSAW, FSAR, FSMA, FSOC, and Scholarship in Practice) tracked automatically.
Schedule builder
Generate a conflict-free weekly schedule from a list of courses. Optimized for time-of-day preferences, professor ratings, and walking distance between buildings.
Built around UMD's calendar
Orbit knows when UMD's fall and spring registration windows open, when winter and summer sessions are scheduled, and when add/drop deadlines fall. The hub surfaces a countdown to your next registration window so you don't miss a slot.
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