Application Requirements

Below is a list of materials required for freshman, transfer and international applicants. Please read your UMass Boston application instructions carefully and double check the requirements. A Non-refundable Application fee of $40 for in-state residents or $60 for out-of-state residents is required with all applications (online or hard copy). Please send a check or money order, made out to the UMass Boston. Applicants who attended UMass Amherst, UMass Dartmouth, or UMass Lowell as degree-seeking students or participated in the Joint Admissions Program are not required to pay an application fee.

All materials should be mailed to:

Office of Undergraduate Admissions
University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125-3393
Fax: (617) 287-5999

Freshman Applicants

For your application to be complete application, please submit:

• The completed application form

• Your high school transcript (an official copy including your first term senior year grades)

• SAT-I or ACT scores

• An Essay (at least 500 words)

• Academic Recommendation Letter (from a school-based counselor and/or teacher)

• Application fee ($40 for in-state residents; $60 for out-of-state residents)

• Verification of English language proficiency for non-native speakers of English (see below)

•  International student materials
  More in International Students Section

High School Course Requirements

You will also need to meet certain high school unit requirements (remember, these are minimums): Four years of English, three years of college preparatory mathematics (Algebra II is a minimum requirement), two years of the same foreign language, three years of science (including two with a laboratory component), two years of social science including one course in U.S. History, and two electives from the above areas, arts and humanities, or computer science.

Final Official High School Transcript

Currently enrolled high school students are required to submit a final official high school transcript verifying graduation and successful completion of all requirements by July 15.

English Language Proficiency

If you are not a native speaker of English, you are required to demonstrate your English language proficiency in one of the following ways:

SAT-I verbal score
Non-native speakers with a SAT-I verbal score of 400 or higher do not need to take the TOEFL.

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
You must submit official copies of scores. For the TOEFL, a minimum score of 550 or better (213 or better on the computer-based TOEFL or 79-80 or better on internet-based TOEFL) is required, although achieving this score does not guarantee admission.

TOEFL
If you are a transfer applicant currently studying in the U.S. and have completed two (non-ESL) English composition courses with grades of B or better, you may be exempt from the TOEFL requirement. This exemption is not automatic but is based upon a review of your complete academic history.

Go to the TOEFL website for more information on that test.

 

Transfer Applicants

Transfer applicants are applicants who have attended one or more post-secondary institutions after graduating from high school or receiving your GED, regardless of the number of credits earned. Transfer applicants should have official copies of transcripts for all courses completed at other colleges and universities sent directly from the registrars' offices at these institutions to the UMass Boston’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions (address listed above). You are required to submit all of the following materials in order to be considered for admission.

• Completed admission application

• Official college transcripts from all institutions attended whether you are seeking to transfer credit or not

• Official copy of your high school transcript (or GED score report) if you have completed less than 24 transferable credits

• Official SAT I or ACT score if you graduated from high school or received a GED within the last three (3) years

• An essay (at least 500 words)

• Academic Recommendation Form (from a school-based counselor and/or teacher)

• Application fee ($40 for in-state residents; $60 for out-of-state residents)

 

International Applicants

As a prospective international student, you are required to submit all of the following materials in order to be considered for admission.

• Completed admission application

• If you are applying as first-year student or if you have earned less than a total of 24 credits at other colleges or universities, you are required to submit an official high school record, leaving certificate, and/or graduation examination results.

• If you have attended any educational institution after high school, you are required to submit official transcripts of your academic record from each institution attended. If you are a non-immigrant international student transferring from another U.S. college or university, you must download, fill out, and return the Transfer Verification Form for Non-Immigrant Students.

• If the official transcripts of your academic record are not in English, you are required to send an English translation validated by an official public translator.

• If you are not a native speaker of English, you are required to demonstrate your English language proficiency (see English Language Proficiency section above).

• All international students applying as a traditional freshman are required to submit an official Scholastic Aptitude Test I (SAT I) score or American College Testing (ACT) score.

• An Essay (at least 500 words)

• For students applying for an F-1 visa, you are required to complete and submit the Certification of Finances form. The Certification of Finances form shows evidence of your ability to finance your education and living expenses during your stay as a student at UMass Boston. Your ability to document the funding available to you is a necessary part of your application for an F-1 student visa.

• Certified letter of support from your sponsor stating that your financial expenses will be handled during your duration of study at the university

• Return Certification of Finances form with a letter of support (in English) from your sponsor(s), unless you are using personal funds, stating the undertaking of all expenses for the duration of your studies here at the University. Also, include a current copy of your sponsor's bank statement

• Application fee of $60.

Note: All test scores must be official, sent directly from the testing agency or printed on an official secondary transcript. The school code (CEEB code) for the University of Massachusetts Boston is 3924.