APPLY (GRADUATE)

Applying for Admission

The Admissions Committee evaluates graduate applicants on the basis of their academic record at previous institutions and work experience. Cumulative grade point average, strength of curriculum, performance in courses related to the intended area of study, and recommendation letters are considered.

For graduate students, application to UMBC consists of:

• Completed 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 TOEFL scores (if appropriate) sent from ETS
• Financial documents (international students only)
• Three (3) letters of recommendation
• Statement of goals and objectives
• Resume

Fall Admissions
GIS: June 1
IO: March 31

Spring Admissions
GIS: Nov. 1
IO: Not offered