Academic Advisement (Evaluations)
Official Evaluation/SOC Agreement

Academic advisors provide enrolled students the information needed to plan an academic program. The purpose of the official evaluation is to show students their certificate or degree progress and to help them select appropriate courses. Official evaluations are available to students who are enrolled in UMUC-Europe courses and intend to complete a UMUC certificate or degree.
As they enroll in their first course, students should prepare for their official evaluation by requesting official transcripts and gathering other necessary documents. An official evaluation:

• Includes all documented transfer credit earned up to the date of the evaluation that may be applied to a UMUC degree program
• Lists all courses completed at UMUC
• Incorporates other types of documented (non-traditional academic) credit
• Indicates the amount and type of coursework still required for the certificate or degree being sought

An official evaluation is based on the curriculum in effect when the student first registered with UMUC or any Maryland public two- or four-year school provided there has been no break in enrollment exceeding two years.

Documents Required for an Official Evaluation
With the exception of GoArmyEd students, all students must request an official evaluation by completing the Application for an Official Evaluation (UMAA-026) (pdf 61 KB).  You can access this form by clicking on the preceeding link or through the field rep at your local education center.   By completing the Common Application in the GoArmyEd portal, UMUC is notified that an official evaluation is requested for a GoArmyEd student.*

Documents required for an official evaluation include:

• CLEP, USAFI/DANTES, Excelsior College Exams (ECEP— formerly RCEP, ACT/PEP), or other test results, as appropriate
• Official transcripts from all colleges or universities attended–the form Transcript Request (UMAA-002) (pdf 22 KB) is available here.
• Appropriate military documents

An official evaluation cannot be started until an official transcript has been received directly from each institution attended, including other institutions of the University System of Maryland, even when credit from one institution is posted on the transcript of another institution. All transcripts and military documents become the property of UMUC-Europe and cannot be returned to, copied for, or forwarded to a third party for the student. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that all appropriate documents have been received by the Office of Evaluations.

All records of previous educational experiences must be sent directly from each issuing institution (or other source, in the case of military documents) to:

University of Maryland University College
Office of Evaluations
Unit 29216
APO AE 09102

UMUC may deny transfer credit from any institution not listed on the Application for Admission or, for GoArmyEd students, on their Common Application.* Sources of transfer credit not listed at the time of admission or approved by an advisor after admission cannot be applied toward UMUC certificates or degrees.

Students who attend a non-U.S. institution (e.g., German Gymnasium or Italian Liceo) or university for which transfer credit may be awarded should submit official documents, including secondary school documents, to the Office of Evaluations in Heidelberg. Official word-for-word translations of all non-English documents must be provided. These will be forwarded to an evaluation agency for review.  Please click here for futher information on this type of evaluation.

Students may request that their official evaluation be updated. Additional information on official evaluations may be requested from the Office of Evaluations at edevals@ed.umuc.edu.

Curriculum Planning Sheets

UMUC degree-seeking students receive their official evaluation in the form of the curriculum planning sheet that will

• Indicate the requirements that have been completed both through UMUC courses and through transfer of other credit, if applicable.

• Show remaining requirements in each part of the certificate/degree curriculum.

Students can use their curriculum planning sheet to help them select suitable courses toward a UMUC certificate or degree. They should keep it up-to-date. Students should also refer to their academic program to ensure their selections fulfill the certificate and degree requirements. Students receiving VA educational benefits or federal financial aid must follow the curriculum planning sheet closely. No award can be made for any course that does not fit into the student's degree program. Course selection advice is also available upon request from UMUC-Europe academic advisors.

Download Application for Official Evaluation (2.43MB Adobe Acrobat *.pdf file)

Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges

UMUC participates in the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges’ Degree Programs, SOCED, and SOC Degree Builder programs.

For Army, Navy, Marine, and Coast Guard personnel at the certificate and associate-degree level, they are SOCAD-2, SOCNAV-2, SOCMAR-2, and SOCCOAST-2.

For Army, Navy, Marine, and Coast Guard personnel at the baccalaureate level, they are SOCAD-4, SOCNAV-4, SOCMAR-4, and SOCCOAST-4.

SOC agreements are available to military students and their family members.  SOC agreements will be issued to students after:

• they have paid the application fee
• they have enrolled in UMUC courses
• UMUC-Europe has been notified that an official evaluation is requested. With the exception of GoArmyEd students, all students must request an official evaluation by completing the Application for an Official Evaluation (UMAA-26). By completing the Common Application in the GoArmyEd portal, UMUC is notified that an official evaluation is requested for a GoArmyEd student.*
• UMUC-Europe has received all of the official transcripts and other documents required to complete the official evaluation
• the official evaluation has been completed
  

UMUC participates in the SOCED program, which is designed to help members of the military community prepare for eventual careers in secondary-level teaching, and in the SOC Degree Builder program, which helps servicemembers in various MOS/NER career paths plot their degree program.

For More Information, Contact

University of Maryland University College
Office of Evaluations
Unit 29216
APO AE 09102

DSN: 370-6762
CIV: +49-(0)6221-378347
Fax: +49-(0)6221-378187
E-mail: edevals@ed.umuc.edu

Information based on 2007-2008 Undergraduate Catalog.

Last updated:  10 April 2008