Students who move during the term should not only leave a forwarding address with the postal authorities but should change their address through the MyUMUC Student Portal. Requests for a name change on official records of UMUC must be accompanied by one of the following documents:

• Copy of a court order.
• Copy of a marriage certificate.
• Statement from a legal officer certifying the name change.

The request can be made through the MyUMUC Student Portal. To ensure accurate and complete student records, a student must continue to register under his or her former name until the request and documentation have been forwarded and processed.

Since courses carry full resident credit, credits earned with UMUC in Asia are normally transferable to other regionally-accredited colleges and universities.

Students planning to transfer credits earned with University of Maryland University College to another institution should seek information directly from the institution to which they plan to transfer. Only that institution can answer specific questions about its own resident and degree requirements or about the applicability of UMUC courses to its curricula.

Transfer to UMUC's European Division (or from Europe to Asia) requires no advance application. However, if a student has had a break of two years or more with UMUC enrollment, the student must complete a new Application for Admission. Following a student's initial enrollment in the new overseas division, the permanent record is automatically transferred.

For information on UMUC's stateside programs, the student should contact his or her Academic Advisor.

UMUC Asia students will be returning to the United States can use the Divisional Transfer form available on the MyUMUC Portal to update their records and facilitate their continuing as UMUC students.

Students returning to the United States who wish to continue earning resident credit with UMUC may enroll in Distance Education courses provided by UMUC's headquarters offices in Adelphi, Maryland.

UMUC students who wish to transfer to another University System of Maryland institution (for example, to University of Maryland College Park, Baltimore County, or Eastern Shore) must apply formally to that institution.

Transfer of International Credit

Eligible servicemembers may be assigned on temporary duty by their respective branches of service to enroll with UMUC. This enables these students to complete degree requirements, usually the last 30 credits, through full-time study. All tuition and other fees are paid by the student, who continues to receive military pay while attending the University. Some students may be able to remain in Asia and complete their degrees using the Air Force Extended Leave of Absence (AFELA) program. This is normally possible only at the largest installations, where sufficient courses are available.

Students should consult their Education Services Officer for detailed information on AFELA application procedures. One of the first steps is to request, in the format required by their branch of service, the Office of Student Affairs to initiate the application for admission to the program. The Office of Student Affairs will prepare an AFELA letter based on the student's updated Curriculum Planning Sheet or SOC Student Agreement. Therefore, applicants must have an Official Evaluation, which provides students with a Curriculum Planning Sheet, before submitting their requests. A period of 4-6 weeks (to include the receipt of all official transcripts), should be allowed for the Official Evaluation.

The initial request for an AFELA letter should be submitted to the Yokota office at least six months before the student wishes to begin the AFELA program.

Information or degree status certification that a student applying for Officer Training School (OTS) and other commissioning programs needs from the Office of Student Affairs should be requested 120 days before the commissioning board deadline of the particular organization.

Degree status certification that a student needs to apply for promotion should be requested from the Office of Student Affairs 30 days before the deadline of the particular organization. All transcripts that are part of the student's record must have been received by that time to enable UMUC to provide this service.

NOTE:  In many cases, the student’s unofficial transcript or degree progress report may be sufficient in lieu of an official transcript.  Students should check with their local military education center to verify what is required.  Go to the MyUMUC portal <https://my.umuc.edu>  and just follow these steps:

• Unofficial Transcript: select MyAcademics, then select Academic Reports, then click on View My Unofficial Transcript
• Degree Progress Report: select MyAcademics, then select Academic Reports, then click on View My Degree Progress Report

Here you can find current information to help you review your transcript, including details about course numbering and grading systems. You can also review previous transcript information from 2008 and earlier.

• Current Transcript Information [PDF]
• Previous Transcript Information [PDF]

Under the provisions of the Federal Family Educational Rightsand Privacy Act of 1974 (Buckley Amendment), students have the right to inspect and review their educational records. Request for such inspection and review of student records in the Yokota Office of UMUC Asia may be made to:

UMUC Asia
Office of the Registrar
Unit 5060, Box 0100
APO AP 96328-0100

In addition, most institutional information concerning students may not be released to third parties without the prior consent of the students themselves. The only student information which may be released without prior consent is directory information: the student’s name, major field of study, dates of attendance, degrees/awards received, the previous educational institution most recently attended, and birth date. This information is disclosed even in the absence of consent unless the student files written notice within three weeks of the first enrollment of each school year. To prevent automatic disclosure of directory information, this notice must be filed annually with the registrar within the time allotted above. Students may select which information they wish to release with consent through the MyUMUC Student Portal.

A record of all disclosures of a student’s educational record is maintained, except for those made to the student or made at the written request of the student; made to USM instructional or administrative officials; or directory information disclosures.