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Before submitting the online application, applicants should review the individual program’s application process, admission requirements, deadlines, and transcript requirements. All required elements must be uploaded into the online application. 

Graduate Programs in Applied Economics are offered at two locations: College Park, MD and Washington, D.C.  The curriculum is identical. During the application process, applicants select the format that provides the best fit for personal and professional life.

College Park, MD (UMCP) Format

  • Classes meet at the UMD College Park campus.
  • Uses the semester academic calendar
  • Students admitted into the UMCP format may only enroll in courses/sections offered in the UMCP format, with the exception of course/sections offered in term IV (summer) through the WDC format.

Washington, D.C. (WDC) Format

International Applicants 

  • International students requiring an I-20 or DC-2019 can only apply for the MS-Applied Economics, UMCP format (ECAM). Upon admission into the UMCP format (ECAM), international students are eligible for Optional Practical Training (OPT).
  • The University does not issue an I-20 or DC-2019 for graduate certificates.

Transcripts

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

Students Who Have Successfully Completed the Graduate Certificate

Students who successfully complete requirements for the graduate certificate may apply these credits towards the master’s if the student applies and is admitted. 

  • If applying within a five-year period of completion, students do not need to re-submit accompanying application materials or pay the application fee.
  • Students who have submitted original transcripts for the graduate certificate should upload a Word Doc into the application that states official transcripts on file. 

Golden Identification Program

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

Program-specific admission requirements and deadlines are pre-loaded upon entering application portal and selecting the appropriate program and code.

Graduate Program Application

Submit application in the Graduate School Application Portal

Program Code Information

Program-specific admission requirements and deadlines are pre-loaded upon entering application portal and selecting the appropriate program and code.

Graduate Program Application

Submit application in the Graduate School Application Portal

Program Code Information

Applicants should contact the academic program via email: masters-econ@umd.edu.

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