Application Checklist

Application deadlines depend upon the status of the applicant (international or U.S. citizen), the program of interest, the academic term (fall or spring) and the type of application (degree or non-degree).

Please make sure that you’ve taken the following steps to help ensure that your application to UMBC is processed as quickly as possible.

Complete a degree-seeking or non-degree-seeking Graduate School application and, if appropriate, the Maryland residency form which accompanies the application packet. The Registrar's Office provides detailed information about how residency is determined.
Apply on-line and/or send all application materials to UMBC Office of Graduate Enrollment, Program Name, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, including:
- Application form, submitted if on-line, signed if paper
- Residency form
- $50 application fee if applying online, $70 application fee if applying by paper
- An official transcript from each post-secondary institution attended
- Official GRE scores sent from ETS
- Official TOEFL scores (if appropriate) sent from ETS
- Financial documents (international students only)
- Three (3) letters of recommendation
- Statement of goals and objectives
- Any program-specific required information
- Supplemental application forms (Psychology and Intercultural Communications only)

Combined Bachelor's/Master's Program, Ph.D. Plus and Golden-ID applicants should check the Graduate Catalog for information about these special admissions and enrollment programs.