Application Checklist:

• Completed application form with essay
• $40 application fee (Make payable to UMFK in US funds)
• Official transcripts from ALL colleges attended (An overall GPA of 2.0 is required)
• In order to qualify for an I-20, which is the document that allows non-US students to study in the United States, please download UMFK's Financial Documentation form, fill it out and return it to our office along with all of the required financial documents
• Beginning Spring 2007 all students need to submit official passing Praxis I scores *

* Attention Teacher Certification Students! The Admissions Office is now providing you the opportunity to request a waiver for the PRAXIS I admissions requirement. Please click here to download the Praxis I Waiver form. For an explanation of why we are have decided to allow this waiver, please see this attached Praxis I Waiver Policy.

To Begin Taking Professional Education Classes:

• Completion of at least 24 credit hours with a grade of 'C' or better in the content area you wish to teach (Please Note: Social Science includes the disciplines of Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, and Political Science/Government)

To Begin Student Teaching:

• Complete all courses and prerequisites as deemed by your transfer evaluation
• Sucessfully complete the PRAXIS II Exam (Please Note: Students who do not pass sections of the exam will have workshops available to them throughout their academic program. Successful completion of the PRAXIS II Exam is required for Student Teaching and Licensure.)
• Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 or better on a 4.0 scale
• Complete all Professional Education courses with a grade of 'C' or better

To Graduate and Become Certified:

• Successfully complete all of the above, including student teaching
• Complete application for Maine Certification through UMFK's Registrar's Office

Credit Evaluation:
Upon receipt of all your offical transcripts and completion of you admissions file, the transcripts will be evaluated by the Registrar's Office. A formal evaluation letter will be mailed to you which indicates the number of credits accepted as well as how they will apply to your prospective degree. The transcript evaluation is done prior to an admissions decision and does not assure your acceptance to a degree program.

UMFK will make every effort to recognize the credits from other schools. Where the content of courses is equivalent, students will be given credits for UMFK courses. Where there is no compatibility of content, elective credit will be given.

*Canadian Students who are confirmed will be required to pay an I-901 fee of $100 to the Department of Homeland Security. In order to enter the country you must present both the University issued I-20 and the I-901 payment receipt.

The Payment form will ask for two important numbers that can be found on the student's I-20. They will ask for the "school code number" (POM214F00108000) which can be found in Section 2 of the I-20 and the SEVIS ID number that can be found in the top right section of the I-20. The SEVIS ID always begins with the letter "N". (Note: The Admissions Office, for the sake of timing, may send the student these numbers instead of the full I-20 form. Students will then be able to complete the form, pay the fee, print the receipt, and be eligible to enter the country.)