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Incoming Exchange Students
Welcome to University of
Maryland! If you are a prospective student,
we encourage you to learn about the Smith
School and our excellent offerings. If you
have already been accepted, we are excited
to have you be a part of our vibrant
academic environment, and we look forward to
your contributions and varying perspectives
on business practices.
If you are a prospective
exchange student, please ensure first with
your exchange program coordinator that you
are attending a partner school. We will help
you with the Smith registration process as a
team. Any questions, please email
Lisa Barnard.
Application Deadlines:
March 2, 2009 for the Fall 2009 semester.
I.
Application Procedures
All students must complete
requirements A through E before you can be
admitted to the University of Maryland and
your visa process started.
Note: No application fee to
UMD is necessary, but there is a SEVIS fee.
Nomination from your home university is
sufficient additional letters of
recommendation are not required.
A. Application
Form
B. Evidence of
Good Academic Standing
Undergraduate applicants
should include academic records and a
letter of recommendation from your
University. Graduate applicants should
include academic records and two letters
of recommendation. Applicants must be
able to demonstrate they have fulfilled
prerequisite courses equivalent to any
detailed on the course description prior
to registration.
C.
Evidence of Financial Support
In order for the
University to issue papers for you to
receive a visa we must have evidence of
financial support. Our exchange
agreement with your university provides
for a tuition waiver. However, you must
show evidence of financial support to
cover other living costs. The amount for
one semester during the 2008-2009
academic year is $8992.00. This is an
estimate of costs for housing, books,
insurance, meals, and other living
expenses. A financial support form is
located in the attached application.
You will need to certify
that you have sufficient funds for the
expenses not expressly provided by the
exchange. If it is your parents who are
funding you, they should sign the
application on the appropriate page
(indicating the amount.) You will also
need a letter from their bank verifying
their ability to provide these funds. If
you are to be supported by your
government, enclose verification of the
arrangement. All of this is explained on
the application.
Download Certification of Finances
Form
Estimated Expenses
D. English
Requirements
Please find more information
at the IES Web site:
http://www.international.umd.edu/ies/94.
E. DS2019 Visa
form
You must include this
form in your application packet in order
to begin the visa procedures.
DS2019 Visa Form
F. Indicate
Course/Schedule Preferences if Possible
You should indicate your
course preferences at your earliest
convenience.
Course
Selection
II.
Administrative Issues
The University of
Maryland is a large school and many
arrangements are handled by computer.
Once you are admitted, you may receive
routine mailings asking for deposits or
payment of bills. You may disregard
these.
At a later date we will
be sending you more specific information
regarding arrival, orientation, course
and registration information, and
housing application forms.
After your application
process has been completed we will send
you the DS-2019 with which you can
obtain your visa.
The dates for 2007-2008
academic year are as follows. Please see
visit the Testudo Web site for the
academic calender.
Correspondence should be addressed to:
Lisa Barnard, Assistant Director
Center for Global Business Education
Robert H. Smith School of Business
2416D Van Munching Hall
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-1815
Email:
lbarnard@rhsmith.umd.edu
Phone: (301) 405-9575
Fax: (410) 510-1830
Web sites of interest
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