You want a degree worth having. To work both in class and at home. The average university student stateside and overseas spends two hours outside class for every hour in the classroom. You will need to devote approximately this amount of time to studying in order to do well in a Maryland course. All your Maryland lecturers are encouraged to include essay questions on exams, to require other written assignments and to grade your work for quality of writing as well as content.
Good writing is essential for success in college and on the job.
To attend class. Regular attendance is one of the best ways to ensure academic success, because the classroom is where the essential points of the course are presented and explained. Your lecturers will understand if duty or personal emergencies make you miss a class, but they won't change the work they expect from you. If you are getting started in college, you should take courses that provide you with a solid background and fulfill basic requirements. Start with English composition-a course such as ENGL 100 or ENGL 101.