Available Date:
- Friday, October 17, 1:00-3:00PM EST
Note: Maryland public schools are closed for students on October 17. It’s a great day to schedule a college visit!
The on-campus information session and tour is geared towards prospective on-campus students and their families. In this full two hour session you will learn about fire protection engineering courses, career paths, and admissions pathways in addition to touring our fire and computer modeling labs. You will meet a faculty member, current students, and an academic advisor.
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Available Dates:
- Thursday, September 25, 7:00-8:00PM EST
- Wednesday, October 8, 5:00-6:00PM EST
- Wednesday, October 29, 7:00-8:00PM EST
- Thursday, November 20, 5:00-6:00PM EST
- Wednesday, December 10, 7:00-8:00PM EST
Virtual information sessions are geared towards both prospective on-campus and online students and their families. In this one hour session you will learn about fire protection engineering courses, career paths, and admissions pathways. You will meet a current student and an academic advisor.
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Attending a virtual information session prior to an on-campus tour is strongly encouraged.
One-hour fire protection engineering lab & department tours are available on select Fridays this fall. FPE Lab tours are scheduled for the hour before Clark School Tours, allowing families to attend two UMD Engineering tours in one visit. Fire Protection Engineering staff will escort families participating in both tours from the end of the FPE tour to the beginning of the Clark School tour. Please note that separate registration is required for Clark School tours, and those tours do typically fill ahead of time.
Fall 2025 Fire Protection Engineering Tour Dates:
- Friday, October 3, 2-3PM
- Friday, October 24, 2-3PM
- Friday, November 7, 2-3PM
- Friday, November 21, 2-3PM
- Friday, December 12, 2-3PM
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Attending both an information session and a tour prior to applying for a Future Fire Protection Engineer Day is strongly encouraged.
Fall 2025 Future Fire Protection Engineer Day Dates:
- Tuesday, November 4
- Tuesday, November 11
If you think fire protection engineering could be the major and career path for you, apply to attend a Future Fire Protection Engineer Day for an exclusive day in the life of a fire protection engineering student visit experience. These visit days are led by our FPE Student Ambassador Team.
Future Fire Protection Engineering visit days include:
- Attending at least one fire protection engineering class
- Lunch with a current fire protection engineering student
- Tour of the FPE department and labs OR Clark School buildings
- Meeting FPE faculty and an academic advisor
Due to limited capacity, applications are required for these visit days. Preference will be given to students who:
- Are high school juniors or seniors OR transfer students who expect to transfer to UMD within the next two years
- Have demonstrated interest in the FPE major through attendance at an information session and/or tour
- Have taken advanced math and science courses at their high school or community college and have achieved a high GPA
- Have demonstrated interest in engineering by taking engineering coursework in school or involvement in STEM-related extracurricular activities
Application Timeline:
Students who complete the application by October 1, 2025 will be informed by no later than October 3rd if they have received a spot in a Fall 2025 visit day. Applications received after October 1st date will be processed on a rolling basis. If you have completed the form and would like an update on the status of your application, please email enfp@umd.edu.
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