UMUC

International Students

Admission Requirements-Undergraduate

If English is not your native language, you need to demonstrate college-level proficiency in written English to University of Maryland University College (UMUC) by means of one of the following:

  • A minimum score of 550 on the written version, 213 on the computer version, or 79 on the internet version of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

  • A minimum score of 6.5 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), including the academic writing and academic reading modules.

  • A transcript indicating completion of a degree from a U.S. regionally accredited college or university.

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

Applicants must arrange to have official score reports sent directly from the testing agency to Undergraduate Admissions. The TOEFL score recovery code for UMUC is 5804.

Applicants who were educated in one of the following countries meet the English Language Requirement:

Anguilla Malawi
Antigua and Barbuda Malta
Australia Mauritius
Bahamas Micronesia
Barbados Namibia
Belize New Zealand
Bermuda Nigeria
Botswana Papua New Guinea
British Virgin Islands Seychelles
Cameroon Sierra Leone
Canada (except Quebec) Singapore
Cayman Islands South Africa
Dominica St. Catalina
Falkland Islands St. Kitts and Nevis
Fiji St. Lucia
Gambia St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Ghana Swaziland
Gibraltar Tanzania
Grenada Tonga
Guyana Trinidad and Tobago
Hong Kong Turks and Caicos Islands
Ireland Uganda
Jamaica United Kingdom (Scotland, England, Wales)
Kenya Zambia
Lesotho Zimbabwe
Liberia  

If you have earned fewer than 24 semester hours at a U.S. college or university, you must verify your completion of the equivalent of a U.S. secondary education by

  • Requesting an evaluation from an approved international credit evaluation agency
  • Providing official transcripts showing completion of the U.S. GED exam with a total score of at least 2250 and no individual test score below 410. (If you completed the GED exam before January 2002, you must have a total score of at least 225, with no individual test score lower than 40.)

Until this verification is received by UMUC, you will be admitted for one semester only and limited to registering for a maximum of 7 semester hours. Once verification is received, you will be changed to regular status and may register for up to 18 semester hours. You will not be permitted to register for subsequent semesters until verification is received.

If you are not a U.S. citizen, you must provide information on your visa or immigration status. To do so, enclose a copy of your permanent resident card, your visa and your I-94 departure card, or other proof of your current visa or immigration status with your admission application.