Application Information

Instructions | Qualifications | International Students | Deadlines | Notification | Intent to Enroll

Application Instructions

  1. Online Application: Click here
    • Admission term = Fall or Spring.
    • Program Code: Z075 (Graduate Certificate: Working with Survivors of Violence, Torture, and Trauma)
    • GRE’s and letters of recommendation are not required.
    • Nonrefundable application fee of $75.00 is required.
  2. Application Supplementary Form (ASF)
    1. Please provide a response to the following:
      1. What attracts you to the VTT program? (maximum 200 words)
      2. Describe your previous face-to-face clinical experience (i.e., work/training, types of clinical populations, years of experience). (maximum 200 words)
      3. How did you learn about the VTT program?
    2. Provide information relating to the official transcript request.
    3. All other information may be left blank.
  3. Official Transcripts
    Submit a complete set of official transcripts (undergraduate and graduate) to the address below. Please note: the VTT program requires that the applicant hold a master’s degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or related fields.
    Enrollment Services Operation
    Attn: Graduate Admissions
    Room 0130 Mitchell Building
    University of Maryland
    College Park, MD 20742
    Program applications will not be reviewed until official transcripts are received by the admission term deadline.
  4. Phone Interview
    Selected applicants will be contacted via e-mail to schedule a short (15 minute) phone interview with the Academic Director.

Minimum Qualifications

The Graduate School at the University of Maryland has established the following minimum admission criteria:

  • Applicants must have earned a four-year baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution, or an equivalent degree from a non-U.S. institution.
  • Applicants must have earned a 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) in all prior undergraduate and graduate coursework.
  • Applicants must provide an official hard copy of a transcript for all of their post-secondary work.
    • An applicant who is in the process of completing the requirements for a graduate degree may apply for provisional admission. Official transcripts indicating receipt of the degree must be submitted before the end of the first semester. Registration for a second semester will not be permitted unless these documents are received by the Graduate School.

Additional Qualification

The VTT program requires that the applicant hold a master’s degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or related fields.

International Students: Additional Qualifications

All international students who apply for the Graduate Certificate in VTT participate as online students. No international documentation (F1 or J1 student visas or an I-20) will be issued for this program. International students and applicants with foreign credentials have the following additional requirements:

  1. International Academic Credentials
    Official copy of all previous degrees/diplomas and transcripts issued in the original language must be accompanied with a literal English Translation. For a suggestion list of organizations that provide document translation, click here.
  2. Evidence of English Proficiency
    Options for providing evidence include either the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Scores must meet minimum requirements.
    • TOEFL: To send your scores to UMD, use the reporting code 5814.
    • IELTS: To send your scores to UMD, enter the name of our institution.
  3. Visa Documentation
    If you are already in the United States, attach copies of your passport, US visa, I-94 card, and all pages of your I-20/DS-2019. Permanent Residents or holders of another visa status must include copies of the Immigration documents showing your status. Send or FAX to:
    International Admissions
    Graduate Student Services
    2123 Lee Building
    University of Maryland
    College Park, MD 20742
    FAX: 301-314-9305

    4. Check with the State Department prior to submitting your application to determine whether or not your visa permits participation in this program.

Deadlines

All application materials must be received by the deadlines below. International students have additional requirements.

Domestic Students:

  • Term I (Fall): by June 1
  • Term III (Spring): by December 1

International Students:

  • Term I (Fall): by March 30
  • Term III (Spring): by September 30

Notification Process

The admission notification process at the University of Maryland adheres to the following timeline:

  • The academic unit makes recommendation of admission to the Graduate School.
  • The academic unit informs the student of the admission recommendation.
  • The Graduate School reviews all documents and application materials to ensure that minimum qualifications are met.
  • The Graduate School sends the official admission decision via e-mail provided in program application.

Intent to Enroll

Once the Graduate School provides the official admission decision, the Office of Extended Studies e-mails admitted students with instructions on setting up a University e-mail account, information for online course registration, and on graduate school policies and procedures. Should a student not register for his or her admission term, then the offer of admission is rescinded by the Graduate School and the student is automatically withdrawn from the program.