Academic Advisement (Evaluations)
Official Evaluation/SOC Agreement
Degree Progress Report
Academic advisors provide students the information needed to plan an academic program. The purpose of the official evaluation/degree progress report 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 need to submit official documents, including their high school transcript if they have less than 24 credits in transfer, during their first term.
An official evaluation/degree progress report:
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Includes all documented transfer credit earned up to the date of the evaluation that may be applied to a UMUC degree program
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Lists all courses completed at UMUC
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Incorporates other types of documented (non-traditional academic) credit
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Indicates the amount and type of coursework still required for the certificate or degree being sought
An official evaluation/degree progress 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.
In the degree progress report, a student's most recent courses are applied to requirements first. Courses that could apply to multiple requirements are assigned to the first relevant category in the following order: general education requirements, then requirements for the selected academic major and minor, and finally electives. Verification of other degree-wide requirements (such as minimum number of upper-level credits) follows and may affect the remaining credits needed for the degree. Specific notes concerning remaining requirements can be found on the top of the degree progress report.
Requesting an Official Evaluation/Degree Progress Report
By completing the Common Application in the GoArmyEd portal, UMUC is notified that an official evaluation is requested for a GoArmyEd student. GoArmyEd students must indicate UMUC Europe as their home campus and select a valid UMUC Europe program to receive an offical evaluation.
Documents Required for an Official Evaluation/Degree Progress Report
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CLEP, USAFI/DANTES, Excelsior College Exams (ECEP formerly RCEP, ACT/PEP), or other test results, as appropriate
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Official transcripts from all colleges or universities attended the form Transcript Request (UMAA-002) (pdf 22 KB) is available here.
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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 university.
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
Attn: Transcripts Office
3501 University Boulevard East
Adelphi, MD 20783-8075 USA
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 not approved by a UMUC Europe academic advisor after admission cannot be applied toward UMUC certificates or degrees.
Review of International Records
Students who have completed secondary education and college or university in an international education environment and also for some European secondary programs who would normally expect college transfer credit for the schooling must choose a course-by-course evaluation that is provided by an approved agency. The evaluation is treated as any other official transcript and must be received before the official UMUC degree evaluation is conducted. Please click here for information on this type of evaluation and a list of approved agencies.
Students may request that their official evaluation be updated or changed to a different program. Additional information on official evaluations may be requested from the Office of Evaluations at edevals@europe.umuc.edu.
UMUC degree-seeking students receive their official evaluation in the form of the curriculum planning sheet or a virtual "degree progress report" (degree audit) that will:
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Indicate the requirements that have been completed both through UMUC courses and through transfer of other credit, if applicable.
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Show remaining requirements in each part of the certificate/degree curriculum.
Students can use their curriculum planning sheet or progress report 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.
**Students may view and listen to a tutorial on using and understanding their degree progress reports.
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/degree progress report.
- 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.
Student agreements for active duty Army are generally uploaded automatically to the GoArmyEd Portal.
Contact:
University of Maryland University College
Office of Evaluations
Unit 29216
APO AE 09004
DSN: 370-6762
CIV: +49-(0)6221-378347
Fax: +49-(0)6221-378157
E-mail: edevals@europe.umuc.edu
Last updated: 26 August 2011