Why choose UMUC Asia?
- Highly qualified and dedicated faculty
- Dedicated support staff available locally
- Academic Advisors and Financial Aid Advisors available
- A wide variety of courses available via traditional classes and online
- Worldwide access to classes and degrees via the World Wide Web
- Online library resources
- Up-to-date computer and Internet technology in computer labs
What kind of commitment is necessary to complete a degree?
An adult student who is employed full time should
normally enroll in one three-credit course or the equivalent
during an eight-week term. Such a course involves 48 classroom
hours of instruction and approximately two hours of outside preparation
for each hour of class, with a comparable amount of time required
for distance education (DE) courses.
Most students should be enrolled at the same
time in no more than two DE courses, which have 15-week terms.
An experienced student may enroll for a heavier course load if
he or she is able to attend class and participate regularly and
complete the necessary outside study. For such a student, full-time
enrollment is considered to be six credits per term for
classroom courses, and twelve credits at any time in Distance
Education courses.
A total of 60 credits are required for an associate
degree, and 120 for a bachelor’s degree.
I have some past college credit. Can I transfer my credits to UMUC?
UMUC generally accepts credits transferred from
other regionally accredited colleges and universities if the credits
are applicable to the student’s chosen UMUC degree program.
To find out how to get your credits evaluated, skip ahead to the
New Student Checklist.
I am here for only one or two years, and I've never taken a college
class before. What can I do?
If you enroll full time you can earn an Associate
Degree in two years, just as you would at a traditional college
in the U.S. There are also several options to help you to finish
your UMUC degree after leaving Asia through UMUC’s worldwide
Distance Education (DE) program, by having earned the minimum
residence credit with UMUC to qualify to earn your UMUC degree
and completing your remaining requirements through other regionally
accredited colleges and universities, and through the Servicemembers
Opportunity Colleges (SOC) program. You can complete a degree
with UMUC no matter where you are, anywhere in the world. See
your Academic Advisor or Field Representative for more information.
Will my UMUC credit transfer?
UMUC is a regionally accredited institution
and part of the University System of Maryland. Credit earned with
UMUC in Asia or anywhere will transfer just as readily as credit
earned on the home campus in Maryland or, in other words, as readily
as credits earned at any large, respectable state university.
What kind of degrees are offered overseas?
University of Maryland University College offers
a variety of programs of study to meet the needs of the overseas
military community. Students may enroll in programs that lead
to a certificate, an Associate of Arts degree, a Bachelor of Arts
degree, a Bachelor of Science degree, or a Master's degree (on
Okinawa only).
What are the requirements for completing these certificates or degrees?
Where can I learn about still other programs available worldwide, largely online, with UMUC?
A complete table of all UMUC programs available either in Asia or online is
available here.
How do I get started?
See the
New Student Checklist for a step-by-step description of what you need
to do to get started.