Graduate Certificate in Special Education at UMPI

Admissions Requirements and Guidelines for Undergraduate Programs

• Students must be 20 years of age at the time of application.
• High school diploma or equivalent (e.g., HiSet, GED)
• Minimum cumulative college of GPA 1.75 from most recently attended institution
  • Submission of all official transcripts:Transcripts are only considered official if they are sent directly to UMPI from the granting institution or their electronic ordering service. Student-submitted transcripts are not accepted.
• Students who do not have any college credits must submit the following:
  • Provide high school transcript, high school equivalency test (HiSet), or GED

Instructions for international students:

• All international transcripts will only be accepted if the student provides them through an evaluation service. The evaluation agency must be a member of NACES or AICE. We will not accept unofficial copies (e.g., from the student)
• Canadian schools and universities from a French-only institution (mostly in the province of Quebec) must be evaluated
• International students are required to demonstrate English proficiency by submitting scores from an English language proficiency test taken no more than two-years prior to date of application

Additional guidelines for international applicants may be found here.

Please Note: Student under 20 years of age do not meet the requirements for the YourPace programs. We do offer other programs that may meet your needs. If you would like more information about our traditional programs, please visit https://www.umpi.edu/admissions/. You can also reach out to the Admissions Office at umpi-admissions@maine.edu or by calling 207.768.9433.

Institutions and third-party vendors may submit official documents such as official transcripts and English proficiency exam score reports to: edocs@maine.edu

Mailing Address:

Application Processing Center
PO Box 412
Bangor, ME 04402-0412