Requirements: The Graduate School

A student applying for admission to a graduate program at the University of Maryland must meet the following minimum admission criteria as established by the Graduate School.

• Applicants must have earned a four-year baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or an equivalent degree from a non-U.S. institution.
• Applicants must have earned a 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) in all prior undergraduate and graduate coursework.
• Applicants must provide an official copy of a transcript for all of their post-secondary work.

Requirements: Program-Specific

Additional program-specific requirements and deadlines may be found on the program’s application page. Each program has a specific major code which must be used when applying.

• Graduate Certificate in Special Education for General Education Teachers in Inclusive Classrooms. Major code Z123.

• Domestic applicants follow The Graduate School Application Process.
• International applicants follow The Graduate School International Admissions Process.

Official transcripts are required. A PDF of the unofficial transcript, however, may be used to accompany the online application. If official transcripts are not submitted at the time of application, students receive provisional admission. Official transcripts must be submitted to receive full admission. Such information is provided in the Graduate School’s admission notification; no additional reminders are sent. Failure to submit official transcripts by the end of your first semester results in a registration block. The Graduate School removes the block when official transcripts have been received.

Send official transcripts to:

Enrollment Services Operation
0130 Mitchell Building
7999 Regents Drive
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742

The Golden Identification Program is not eligible for Continuing Education Programs (Graduate, Post-Baccalaureate, Non-Credit Learning) administered through Extended Studies. See Golden ID Program.