Application Procedures - University of Maryland
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Application Procedures for Graduate StudyGeneral Information | Application & Routing | Acceptance Procedures | Provisional Acceptance Applicants who wish to pursue graduate studies in the Department of Special Education are admitted to the Graduate School on recommendation of the Department. Admissions are based on student qualifications and faculty resources. An on-line application is available at the Graduate School Online application website. To request information on the Department of Special Education graduate programs: Department of Special Education 301-405-6514 edspgrad@deans.umd.edu The Department Graduate Admission Committee reviews applications when all required materials have been received. After review, the applications are placed into one of three recommendation categories: (1) admit, (2) provisional admit, or (3) reject. The Graduate Studies Office in the College of Education will forward an admissions recommendation to the Graduate School after receiving the department's recommendation. Routing of applications for admission to the EDSP graduate programs is as follows: Applicants please send the all materials to: University of Maryland
3. The Graduate Admissions Office, College of Education maintains applicants’ files and sends letters to applicants informing them of incomplete files. Only when an applicant's file is complete is it forwarded to the Department of Special Education. Incomplete applications cannot be considered and are not sent to the department. Applications must be fully completed in a timely manner or miss being reviewed before the next semester. 4. Once the file is forwarded to the Department of Special Education, it is reviewed by the Department Graduate Admission Committee. Applicants' files are kept in the department office accessible to all faculty members. This committee makes a recommendation to the Department Chairperson. 5. The file and recommendation of the committee are reviewed by the Department Chairperson. The Department Chairperson's recommendation is then sent to the College of Education's Graduate Admissions Office and the College sends its recommendation to the Dean of Graduate Studies. 6. The Graduate School sends a formal offer of admission to students accepted into the department. This letter serves as the student's permit to register. The letter also indicates who the advisor will be. Students should contact their advisor to acknowledge and arrange for an initial advising appointment. It is the student's responsibility to initiate contact with the advisor to plan a program of study. Applicants for admission to the graduate program are considered by the Graduate Admissions Committee. Final recommendations for admission are approved by the Department Chairperson. Final decisions regarding acceptance are made by the Dean of Graduate Studies. A written offer of admission specifying the admission date is made to all applicants accepted by the graduate school. A student must accept or decline an offer of admission by the date specified. In some cases, students may have the date of admission extended; however, a written request must be made to the Director of Graduate Records
The Departmental Admissions Committee may recommend provisional acceptance for a limited number of applicants. Provisional acceptance is considered appropriate when the applicant does not meet the grade point or GRE minimum requirements, but provisional admission is recommended on the basis of the applicant's supporting credentials. Stipulated conditions (e.g., fulfillment of prerequisite coursework, maintenance of a specific G.P.A.) accompany provisional acceptance. |
