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Applying to the University of Maine is step one in investing in yourself, committing to bettering yourself and the world and an exciting opportunity to take advantage of all Maine’s premier research university has to offer.

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WHAT KIND OF APPLICANT ARE YOU?

First-Year Applicant
Transfer Student
International Students
Other Applicants

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A graduating high school student (regardless of number of college credits taken while in high school) or a high school graduate or GED recipient who has attempted fewer than 12 college credits after graduation and is applying to a four-year bachelor’s degree program.

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Certificate Program Application
  • Dec. 1: Early Action Deadline
  • March 1: Regular Admissions Suggested Application Deadline
  • June 1: Survey Engineering Technology applications complete after June 1 will be reviewed only on a space available basis

*Applications will be accepted after March 1 however, students are strongly encouraged to apply by this date

  • Nov. 1: Recommended application submission date
  • Nov. 15: Survey Engineering Technology applications complete after Nov. 15 will be reviewed only on a space available basis.
  • Jan. 1: Applications submitted after Jan. 1 will be reviewed on a space available basis

Applications are reviewed holistically. For completion, UMaine requires a high school transcript, letter of recommendation, essay or writing sample and transcripts from any completed college work. Detailed information about applying is available here.

Waived Application Fee | 100% Test Optional

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A high school graduate or GED recipient who has enrolled as a full-time degree student or who has attempted 12 or more credits of college study and is applying to a four-year bachelor’s degree program.

Want to know more about credit evaluations and the transfer process?

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ApplyMaine Application
The Common App
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A Prior Application
Certificate Program Application
  • March 1: Recommended application submission date
  • July 1: Applications submitted after July 1 will be reviewed on a space available basis

We recommend applications be submitted as soon as possible during the fall semester. Spring admission to nursing is on a space available basis.

  • Nov. 15: Survey engineering technology applications complete after Nov. 15 will be reviewed only on a space available basis.
  • Jan. 1: Applications submitted after Jan. 1 will be reviewed on a space available basis

Applications are reviewed holistically. For completion, UMaine requires a high school transcript, letter of recommendation, essay or writing sample and transcripts from any completed college work. Detailed information about applying is available here.

Waived Application Fee | 100% Test Optional

Non-U.S. citizens whose immigration status requires a visa to be in the United States and is applying for a four-year bachelor’s degree program.

Explore additional opportunities within the Office of International Programs.

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ApplyMaine Application
The Common App
  • Fall Semester: April 1st
  • Spring Semester: November 1st

Applications received after these deadlines will be considered for admission and scholarship on availability basis.

  • All first year international applicants must submit a credential evaluation report from a NACES accredited evaluation member for their high school transcripts. This evaluation will convert your grades into U.S. equivalents.
  • Exceptions may apply for transfer applicants, those with transcripts from American curriculum schools, applicants from WAEC countries, and students who have completed over two years of high school in the U.S

Detailed information about applying to UMaine as an international first-year or transfer student is available here.