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International ApplicantsTo be considered for admission, international students must present■■■■Official documents indicating successful completion of theequivalent of a regionally accredited U.S. bachelor’s degree.Applicants educated in countries other than the United Statesmust have their official transcripts evaluated by an independentevaluation service. The evaluation organization will senda copy of the evaluation both to the applicant and to theGraduate School of Management and Technology. UMUCaccepts credit evaluations from any National Association ofCredential Evaluation Services (NACES)–approved organization,including World Education Services (WES), and theAmerican Association of Collegiate Registrars and AdmissionsOfficers (AACRAO). A list of NACES-approved agenciesis available at www.naces.org/members.htm. Applicants mayaccess AACRAO request forms online at http://www.aacrao.org/international or may contact the organization by phone at202-296-3359 or by e-mail at oies@aacrao.org.Proof of English language proficiency.Applicants who have not received a baccalaureate degreefrom an English-speaking country must demonstrate Englishlanguage proficiency to be eligible for admission. (A completelist of countries recognized as English-speaking is availableonline at www.umuc.edu/students/international.) The followingare accepted as proof of English proficiency:——A minimum TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)score of 550 on the paper-based version or 79 onthe Internet version and a minimum Test of Written English(TWE) score of 4 (unless the Internet-based TOEFLis submitted—then no TWE is required)——A minimum score of 6.5 on the IELTS (InternationalEnglish Language Testing System), including the academicwriting and academic reading modules——A passing grade of Pre-1 on the Eiken Test in PracticalEnglish Proficiency——A transcript indicating completion of at least 12 creditsof graduate coursework at a regionally accredited U.S.degree-granting institution. Credits must have beenearned in the past two years and earned a grade of B orhigher. All credit is subject to review before being acceptedas evidence of English proficiency.Applicants must arrange to have official score reports sentdirectly from the testing agency to the Graduate School ofManagement and Technology. The TOEFL score recoverycode for UMUC is 5804. Test scores must be less than twoyears old.■■Documentation of residency status.Applicants must provide a photocopy (front and back) of apermanent residency card or the visa page of a valid passport.Merely providing these documents does not ensure admission. Aninterview may also be required. The official transcript evaluationmust be submitted and evaluated before admission is considered.Note: UMUC no longer issues Form I-20 A-B Certificate ofEligibility for F-1 student status.RestrictionsStudents may be admitted to only one institution in the UniversitySystem of Maryland at any one time. Students may beadmitted as either graduates or undergraduates, but no one mayhold both classifications simultaneously. A student’s most recentapplication for admission invalidates any previous admission.Students may be admitted to only one graduate program atany time. Application for admission to a second graduateprogram is not permitted until notification of resignation hasbeen presented to the first program. Students admitted to anyother graduate program in the University System of Marylandmust notify UMUC. Students retain active status for two years(six consecutive sessions) even without being registered in theprogram. However, after two years without a completed graduatecourse, students must submit a new application.Note: Graduate students may take both graduate and undergraduatecourses concurrently.RegistrationWays to RegisterRegistration begins each session as soon as the class schedulebecomes available on the Web and continues until the day classesbegin. Students should check the current graduate schedule ofclasses for the deadlines for registration.Students in some programs (Executive Programs and the Masterof Business Administration) must register through the programoffice for most courses.UMUC offers four ways to register for most courses: online viaMyUMUC, by mail, by fax, and on-site.ONLINE VIA MYUMUCStudents may register online at https://my.umuc.edu. If a studenthas questions regarding confirmation of the registration, he orshe should contact Graduate Advising.w w w.umuc.edu / grad 129