Categories of Admission Categories of Admission To Degree Programs Regular or Full Graduate Status For admission to this category, an applicant must have received a baccalaureate degree from a regionally-accredited institution or the equivalent of this degree in another country, and be otherwise fully qualified in the judgement of the individual program and the Graduate School. Conditions to correct any deficiencies in preparation for graduate study at UMES will be outlined by the faculty. The student is expected to become fully-qualified within a specified time limit, but no later than a two year duration. When all conditions have been met, the program may recommend admission of the student to full or regular status.
Regular status is required to obtain the degree.
Students who are unable to qualify for full admission under the conditions specified, e.g., by failure to fulfill them, will have their admission terminated. The Advanced Special Student Status is designed for individuals who do not have an immediate degree objective in mind, but wish to take graduate level courses. Although the primary mission of the UMES Graduate School is to conduct programs of graduate instruction leading to advanced degrees, the Graduate Faculty welcomes, to the extent that resources allow, qualified students who have no degree objectives. Unofficial transcripts or photocopies of degrees will be accepted with the application for evaluation purposes, but by the end of the first semester of enrollment, the student must submit official copies of all required documents. Since Advanced Special students enroll in the same classes as degree-seeking students and are subject to the same prerequisites for class, standards for admission to this status cannot be lower than what the degree programs would allow.