• 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

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.

If you enroll full time you can earn an Associate's 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.

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.

A complete table of all UMUC programs available either in Asia or online is available here.

See the page Things to consider before applying for information to help you get started.