Frequently Asked Questions

The cost of attending UCM varies by student type and program of admission.

Use our cost calculators to determine the cost of your UCM education.

You should apply for admission and submit required supporting materials as early as possible. All supporting documents must be received before these admissions deadlines:

Student Type/Semester	Fall	Spring	Summer*
Students Coming from Their Home Country	June 1st	Oct. 1st	March 1st
Transfer Students (Already in the U.S.)	July 1st	Nov. 1st	April 1st
Students Staying in Their Home Country**	2-3 weeks prior to the start of the semester

 

*Unless you are pursuing an online degree, summer admission is only open for the following programs: Intensive English Program, Computer Science BS, Computer Information Systems & IT BS, and Big Data and Analytics BS.

** To stay in your home country, you must pursue an online degree program. 

 Undergraduate and IEP only students: Once these items are received and your application has been processed, the International Student Services team will issue a letter of acceptance and I-20 within 7-12 business days.

 Graduate Students: Once these items are received and your application has been processed, your information will be forwarded to the graduate program for acceptance. After the graduate program coordinator has made a decision, the the International Student Services team will issue a letter of acceptance and I-20 within 7-12 business days.

If you pay your application fee using a credit card that is not your own you take the risk of the third party’s card being fraudulent. Any payment that is found to be fraudulent will result in your application not being processed until a successful payment is received. Instead of a credit card, you may send a money order or check (made out to UCM – International Student Services) to the following address:

International Student Services
University of Central Missouri
Ward Edwards 1800
Warrensburg, MO 64093
USA

No, you do not need to have your transcripts evaluated by an outside evaluation service. We are performing in house evaluations for students and you will not need to submit your transcripts to credential evaluators unless we request otherwise.

UCM performs in-house credential evaluations for students as part of the admissions process.  We are experiencing longer than usual wait times to review and evaluate transcripts.  

To expedite your application, you are welcome to use an external credential evaluator service. For a complete list of our approved credential evaluators please visit our website here. You will need to have your evaluation sent officially through the transcript evaluator company and add UCM as a recipient. A course by course evaluation with a calculated GPA is required.

English translated unofficial transcripts need to be uploaded via your student status portal (created after submitting an application) for initial evaluation. In addition we require English translated official transcripts.

Official transcripts and provisional certificates and/or diplomas need to be sent to the following address:

International Student Services
University of Central Missouri
Ward Edwards 1800
Warrensburg, MO 64093
USA

Undergraduate freshman applicants: High school transcripts.

Undergraduate transfer applicants: High school transcripts and transcripts from all of the institutions you have attended. Note: If you completed 24 college credit hours (other than Intensive English classes) at another U.S. accredited university, you do not need to submit your high school transcripts.

Graduate students: Transcripts from all prior colleges and universities you attended, including undergraduate and/or graduate credit.

You may check your application status at any time by accessing your student status page. Your login information matches the email address and password you provided on your application.

Undergraduate application status page

Graduate application status page

Yes, you can change your major if you have been admitted. If you have not been admitted, please contact jrdavis22@ucmo.edu.

Change of Major

Undergraduate students must receive approval from your advisor. If you are a graduate student, we strongly suggest you meet with your advisor and graduate coordinator before changing your major.

As a graduate student, you must be fully admitted into the other program and meet all of the other program’s admissions requirements. Also, you must have a graduate UCM GPA of 3.0 or higher to request a change of major. Earned credit at UCM may not apply to the newly selected program and could delay the degree completion time.

Program costs differ so changing majors could impact the overall tuition cost of your degree.

If you wish to reapply for a later admissions term, you will need to update your original application online with the same email address originally used to apply. You will also need to pay an additional (non-refundable) $75 US dollar application fee.

Some graduate programs require the GRE or the GMAT for admissions. Please review your program in the Graduate Catalog to determine if you. If your program requires the GRE or GMAT, scores should be sent to:

University of Central Missouri
Testing Services
Humphreys Suite 216
Warrensburg, MO 64093
USA

If you have questions, please call the Testing Services office at 001-660-543-4919 or email us at testingservices@ucmo.edu.

No, UCM cannot accept English Proficiency score reports directly from students. For security purposes, you must request the electronic score report be sent directly from the testing center to UCM. We download the scores in batches. If your testing center does not have the capability of sending electronic scores, request that a paper copy be sent directly to UCM at:

University of Central Missouri
Testing Services
Humphreys Suite 216
Warrensburg, MO 64093
USA

If you have questions, please call the Testing Services office at 001-660-543-4919 or email us at testingservices@ucmo.edu.

Please Note: UCM requires the following scores for admission:

Undergraduate Level:

TOEFL exam score of 61 IBT

IELTS exam score of 5.5

Duolingo composite exam score of 95

 

Graduate level:

TOEFL exam score of 79 IBT

IELTS exam score of 6.0

Duolingo composite exam score of 120

Yes, credit you earned from other universities can be used toward your UCM degree. However, it is not automatic. You must seek approval.

Undergraduate credit advisers will review and apply transfer credit toward the general education requirements. Department chairs will review and apply credit toward the major requirements.

Graduate students must have approval from the adviser to apply transfer credit toward a degree. The adviser submits the request to the Graduate School for processing. Please review the Graduate Catalog for specific requirements for graduate transfer credit.

Once you have been fully admitted to UCM (including specific program admission for graduate students), International Student Services will issue an official letter of acceptance and supporting VISA documents within 7-12 business days. Please contact the International Center at isss@ucmo.edu or 660.543.4092 if you have questions about your I-20.