The online application

$60 application fee

Two official copies of all transcripts, with notarized translations for international transcripts

Two letters of recommendation

Official GMAT score from Educational Testing Services (ETS)

International applicants should also provide an official TOEFL score, and the Certification of Finance

Resume

Essays

Application Requirements

A representative of the Masters Program Office will contact you via electronic mail approximately two weeks after your application is received to confirm receipt and application status. Applicants outside the US should allow more time for delivery.

Application Fee

A non-refundable application fee of $60 is required. Do not send cash.  Please pay by credit card as you submit your application online.  The application fee is not refundable under any circumstances. There are no fee waivers.

GMAT

The Admissions Committee will only review complete applications, which include the official GMAT score. Contact www.gmac.com  to request an official copy of your test scores to be sent to the University of Maryland at College Park – institutional code SQTN823.

Undergraduate Academic History

A complete application packet must include two official transcripts from each college or university attended. Transcripts for any course work at the University of Maryland at College Park need not be sent since they will be retrieved directly from the registrar.

The University of Maryland Graduate School requires all admitted students to have an undergraduate grade point average of at least 2.80/4.00. Applicants who have a grade point average below 2.80 are encouraged to use the optional fourth essay to address this point.

Calculus Requirement

A course in calculus is a prerequisite to the MBA program and must be met before the program begins in August. You may apply before completing the requirement. This requirement can be met only with course work completed in the last five years at an accredited institution, and must include functions, limits and continuity, first and second derivative, and techniques of integration. Online credit courses from accredited institutions are acceptable.

If your performance on the quantitative section of the GMAT was at or above the 75th percentile, you can be waived from the calculus requirement. To verify if a course is acceptable, you may fax the course description to the Masters Program Office at (301) 314-9862.

TOEFL

Applicants are strongly encouraged to include a photocopy of their TOEFL report with the application materials. Do not assume that your TOEFL score will be reported to the University in a timely manner simply because you have taken the test. The Admissions Committee will not review your file without the TOEFL. To view a list of countries exempt from taking the TOEFL exam please click here.

All applicants must comply by this policy regardless of citizenship status, number of years residing in the United States, and language of instruction of his or her university. Contact www.toefl.org to request an official copy of your test scores to be sent to the University of Maryland at College Park - institutional code 5814.

Certification of Finance Form (for international applicants)

While the University of Maryland at College Park cannot issue a Form I-20 or Form IAP-66 to students enrolled in the Evening MBA or Weekend MBA, all applicants who are not US citizens or permanent residents are requested to complete the Certification of Finance Form. Please indicate at the top of the form your current immigration status in the United States, and sign the form certifying the information is create. Include in your application packet a photocopy of the first page of your passport and a photocopy of your immigration visa.

Status Check

The Masters Program Office does not release decisions before the decision deadline. If you have received a card from the Graduate School providing you with a number or Web site that allows you to check your status, please realize that the only information you will receive is "application pending". On the day your decision is due, you may call the status check line at (301) 403-0554 and secure your decision. The Masters Program Office will not release your decision via phone or fax. Moreover, the Masters Program Office will not release your decision to friends, family members, or third parties unless you have provided written authorization.

Requesting a Deferral

Admitted students begin their MBA program in the semester for which they have applied. If a student needs to request a deferral for an emergency medical reason, the admissions committee will consider requests on a case-by-case basis.