Certificate Admissions

Deadline: Admissions are rolling
Classes Start: September 2, 2025

To participate in this program, all students must apply and be accepted to the University of Maryland graduate school as Intelligence Analysis Graduate Certificate program students. To apply, please do the following:

1. Complete a University of Maryland Graduate School application and pay a $75 application fee. For program code, please select Z021 – Intelligence Analysis.
2. Submit your previous collegiate transcripts. Please note, you may upload unofficial copies with your application and then submit official, sealed copies upon acceptance.
3. Upon completing your application, please contact the School of Public Policy Student Affairs office at 301.405.6331 or policy-applications@umd.edu. By alerting the School to your application, Student Affairs in the School can track your application through the admissions office and provide you with timely feedback on the status of your package.

Note: This certificate is not eligible for the Golden ID program.

Note: The 2026 Graduate School application will be available online by July 1. This certificate is not eligible for the Golden ID program.

Fall 2025

• Priority Funding Application Deadline: June 27, 2025
• Final Application Deadline: July 25, 2025 

Spring 2026

• Final Deadline: December 5, 2026

Fall 2026

• Final deadline: June 18, 2026

Requirements:

• Supplementary Application - please include a description of your motivation for the program of study.
• Transcripts - upload your official transcripts for all prior academic work.
• Resume

Note: Do not upload an encrypted transcript to the application. It will upload as a blank document and the program will not be able to use it for evaluation. Please print the document out, scan and upload it.

If you are a current School of Public Policy master's degree student wishing to simultaneously complete this certificate program, you must see the Master's Academic Advisor (Hermione Pickett). Please email her at sppgradadvisor@umd.edu for an appointment. There is no need to submit a separate application for the certificate program.

If you are a current University of Maryland, College Park, graduate student wishing to simultaneously complete this certificate program, you must complete the following application process:

1. Complete the paper application.
2. Submit the paper application with your statement of purpose, resume and copies of previous transcripts (unofficial is okay) either by emailing to policy-applications@umd.edu or mailing to:
   Attn SPP Student Affairs
   7805 Regents Drive
   College Park, MD 20742
3. Complete the application for fellowship.