Important Information for Transfer Applicants

Non-Degree Seeking

Transfer applicants without a Bachelor's degree who wish to apply for admission as a non-degree seeking student should follow the transfer application instructions.  Please be sure to indicate "non-degree seeking" on the application.

Post-Baccalaureate

Transfer students with a Bachelor's degree who wish to apply for admission as a non-degree seeking student should follow the transfer application instructions with the following exception: students who earned their Bachelor's degree in the United States do not need to submit college transcripts.  Students who earned their degree at the University of Maryland College Park must apply using the re-enrollment application.

Transfer Credit

The University of Maryland accepts transfer credits taken only from regionally accredited institutions.  The acceptance of transfer credit will be determined by Maryland's Transfer Credit Center after an offer of admission is extended.  You can visit the transfer credit center on-line at www.tce.umd.edu.

High School Information and Standardized Testing

If you have completed fewer than 30 semester or 45 quarter hours, request that an official copy of your final high school transcript (as well as SAT I and/or ACT scores for students who graduated high school in the past three years) be sent directly to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Students with any non-U.S. secondary school credentials must provide academic records in the original language with a certified English translation. Students who did not graduate from a regionally accredited high school must submit official results of the Tests of General Education Development (GED). Students who were home schooled should provide a transcript complete with: course descriptions, books used, methods of evaluation and the grades received.

Golden ID Program

The University of Maryland participates in the Golden Identification Program, and makes available courses and various services to persons who are 60 years of age or older, who are legal residents of the State of Maryland, and who are retired (not engaged in gainful employment for more than 20 hours per week). If admitted to the university, they register on a space-available basis for credit courses as regular or special students in any session, and pay an administrative fee for each semester registered.

Non-native English Speakers

If English is not your native language-regardless of citizenship-you must provide the university with verification of your proficiency in English. Scoring 480 or higher on the critical reading section of the SAT I or completing the Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree exempts you from this requirement. Transfer credit for an English composition course does not waive the English proficiency exam. Non-native speakers of English who have received a degree from an institution in the U.S., United Kingdom, English- speaking Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, English Speaking countries in Africa or the commonwealth of the Caribbean may be exempt from presenting TOEFL scores. All others should have an official report of their scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) sent directly to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions by the appropriate application date on inside front cover.

International Students

Non-U.S. Academic Credentials
Applicants with non-U.S. academic credentials must provide all academic records-secondary and college/university-in the original language with a certified English translation. Applicants who have attended secondary school outside of the United States need to provide, where appropriate, official results and certificate of completion from a national secondary school examination (such as the GCSE or Baccalaureate).

Visas
Applicants holding nonimmigrant visas, other than F-1 Student or J-1 Exchange Visitor, need to submit a photocopy of their I-94 Arrival/Departure Record and visa stamp.