Consistent with the commitment of UMUC to serving adult students, admission policies have been simplified so that most persons who have a high school diploma or equivalent can be admitted and register for an undergraduate class at a walk-in registration. Students are not required to submit transcripts for admission. However, students who are certificate- or degree-seeking with UMUC must have all official transcripts and documents relating to their educational backgrounds (including military documents) on file in Yokota by the end of their second term of attendance.

Admission and course registration take place at UMUC offices at the various locations where UMUC offers courses. In other words, admission and registration are decentralized, for the convenience of students, to take place at the location where the student resides or is stationed.

Upon being admitted to UMUC, students are assigned to regular or provisional status.

A qualified applicant who wants to audit or receive credit for courses (whether he or she intends to receive a degree or not) is admitted as a regular student. For financial aid purposes, a regular student must be degree-seeking or certificate-seeking at UMUC. Admission as a regular student is granted to applicants who fulfill the following academic requirements:

• Graduation from a regionally-accredited or state-approved high school or recognized foreign institution

or

• Successful completion of the General Education Development (GED) examination with a total score of 225 and no individual test score below 40 (for tests completed before January 2002) or a total score of 2250 and no individual test score below 410 (for tests completed after January 2002).
• To be granted regular admission status, students should have maintained a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 (on a 4.0 scale) in all college-level work attempted at other regionally-accredited colleges and universities, including other University System of Maryland campuses. Applicants with an average lower than C may enroll under the Regular category after two eight-week terms have passed since their most recent enrollment at a regionally accredited college or university.

Students may be admitted provisionally to study with UMUC Asia by the Director of Student Affairs or the Registrar, if they do not meet the requirements of regular student status. There are generally two types of students who may be admitted to provisional status: transfer students who had a cumulative grade point average in their last institutions of less than 2.0 (on a 4.0 scale) within the previous two years, and those who were academically dismissed within the past two years from any institution regardless of their cumulative grade point average. Students who were dismissed must wait at least two eight-week terms after their dismissal to apply for admission to UMUC.

If a provisional student’s grade point average at UMUC is less than 2.0, the student is placed on probation. If, while on probation, the student’s term grade point average is 2.0 or better, she or he returns to provisional status. If, while on probation, the student’s term grade point average is less than 2.0, he or she is dismissed and must follow the standard reinstatement procedures that apply to all dismissed students. A provisional student’s status is automatically changed to regular after the student successfully completes 15 credits of graded coursework with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better.

Concurrent High School Applicants

A high school student may enroll as a Provisional student with UMUC, taking no more than one lower-level three-credit course per term, if the student meets all of the following requirements:

• The student is a senior in high school
• The student has a 3.5 (B+) grade point average or better in major (academic) courses completed through the junior year
• The student’s high school guidance counselor or principal concurs in the arrangement.

A high school student is admitted as a Provisional student only. After graduating from high school, a student may request to be regularly admitted to UMUC.

Foreign-Educated Students

Students enrolling for the first time with UMUC whose native language is not English must demonstrate English proficiency by providing one of the following documents to the UMUC Asia Field Representative at the time of registration for courses:

• An official copy of the results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) indicating a score of at least 550 on the written version, 213 on the computer-based version, or 79 on the Internet-based version. UMUC does not administer this test. It is the student's responsibility to arrange for testing and to see that an official copy of the test results reaches UMUC Asia in Yokota. The TOEFL school code for UMUC Asia is 0761. Information about the exam and administration of it is found at www.toefl.com.

or

• Evidence of attendance and graduation from a secondary school in which the language of instruction was English. Generally, a student will need to be able to demonstrate attendance in such a secondary school for a minimum of three years in addition to having graduated from the school,

or

• An official transcript from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university indicating a grade of C or higher in an English composition course.

In addition to providing proof of English proficiency, the applicant must meet the Admission Requirements noted previously. Students should contact the Director, Student Affairs, in Yokota, if they have questions about their eligibility. GoArmyEd students must provide the same documentation but should send it to the Office of Student Affairs in Yokota before they register.

More information about official transcripts for international students

 

As one of the eleven degree-granting institutions of the University System of Maryland, UMUC offers regular resident credit courses and grants degrees earned by taking classes throughout the world. A student who has done satisfactory work with UMUC in Asia can transfer to the other divisions of UMUC.

Information on transfer to other institutions of the University System of Maryland may be obtained by writing to:

Office of Student Affairs
UMUC Asia
Unit 5060 Box 0100
APO AP 96328-0100

or by consulting the:
University System of Maryland Web site