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FAQs

Question: How do I apply for admissions?
Answer:

To apply for admissions complete the online application at www.umkc.edu/admissions or complete the paper application.

Question: What is required to complete the application packet?
Answer:

Students applying to UMKC directly from high school are required to submit the application for admissions, $35 application fee, high school transcripts, college transcripts, and ACT score
Transfer students applying to UMKC with over 24 credit hours are required to complete the application for admissions, $35 application fee, and all transcripts for colleges attended. If student has fewer than 24 credit hours they will in addition need to submit high school transcripts and ACT score.

Question: What is the admissions criteria
Answer:

UMKC is a selective institution and students are required to meet certain admissions guidelines.

Incoming high school students are required to complete the 17 unit high school core curriculum and are admitted on the combination of high school class rank percentile and ACT scores. C/R & ACT scores must meet or exceed the values in the table below:

Class Rank Percentile ACT Composite SAT (verbal+math)

94 and above 17 800-830

86-93 18 840-880

78-85 19 890-920

69-77 20 930-960

62-68 21 970-1000

54-61 21 1010-1040

48-53 23 1050-1090

47 and below 24 1100 or higher

Incoming transfer students need a minimum of a 2.0 GPA. To be admitted into specific degree programs student will need to contact that department for GPA requirements and prerequisites.
Graduate students need to contact the specific program to which they are applying to be considered for admissions.

Question: What happens if a student does not meet the admissions criteria?
Answer:

High school students who do not meet the standards for regular admissions from high school may be considered for admission to UMKC on a trial basis. This enrollment is limited to 12 hours and 2.0 GPA requirement .
Transfer students may petition before the appeal committee to be admitted on probation. Probation will continue for the student until they fulfill the GPA requirement in their academic contract.

Question: How long does it take to make an admissions decision?
Answer:

Once the proper documents and application fee are received it will take 2 weeks to make an admissions decision.

Question: When should a student apply for admissions?

Answer:

The preference timings for admissions applications from high school students are as follows:
Fall Semester: April 1
Winter Semester: Nov. 1
Summer Sessions: May 1

Question: How do you schedule a campus visit?
Answer:

Campus visits are scheduled through the UMKC Welcome Center. Campus visits are scheduled M-F 8:30-4:30 p.m.. The WC is also open September – May the first two Saturdays of the month.

Individual and group visits are available. Campus visits consist of a campus tour, residence hall tour, admissions appointment, financial aid appointment, and advising appointment.

Question: How do I apply for financial Aid?
Answer:

To apply for financial aid file a FAFSA on the web at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

Question: When is the scholarship deadline?
Answer:
Our deadline is March 1

Question: What freshman scholarships do you have?
Answer:

For freshman scholarships visit our financial aid website at http://www.umkc.edu/finaid. Some scholarships require an application. You can download applications and find out the criteria to receive a scholarship from this web site.

Question: Is there a requirement to live on the UMKC campus?
Answer:

The only students required to live on campus at UMKC are first year medical students, Talent and Curators Scholars for their first two years, students receiving housing scholarships and a other scholarship students for whom living on campus is a requirement of their scholarship.

Living on campus greatly benefits a first time student, and we strongly encourage students to live on campus, if possible, during their freshman year and beyond. There are many different options that make on-campus housing opportunities for freshmen through graduate school; for traditional and non-traditional students; for single students and students with families.

Question: Where do students live on campus?
Answer:

Students may choose to live in any residential facility on campus with the following exception: Freshman students may choose to live in one of the residence halls, and may not live in Twin Oaks Apartments their freshman year unless they are at least 21 and/or married or living with their children.

Question: How does the assignment/contract process work for the residence halls?
Answer:

The assignment and contract system follow the following schedule and process:

Student sends in an application which gives an original facility preference.
Application preference is assigned according to the date the application was received.
Contracts are sent out at the end of February.
Student returns the contract with a $300.00 prepayment, at which time they select a building and room type preference, a living-learning community preference (only if applicable), as well as a meal plan.
By late May, student receives confirmation of accommodations letter, which indicates the building and room type assignment. It also informs student of how billing works and payments should be made.
Student returns assignment of accommodations form with other important required documents (i.e. emergency information form, immunization records).
By late July, student receives a room number assignment and roommate's name and address.
Contract/move-in begins on Thursday, August 19 at 10:00 am.
Food service begins with breakfast, Monday, August 23.

Question: Is there a deposit required for the room?
Answer:

There is no deposit required for the room. A $300.00 prepayment is due with the contract (in the Spring, 2004). The following refund schedule applies:

Cancel by June 1st - Full Refund
Cancel by June 2nd - 30th - $200.00 Refund
Cancel by July 1st - 31st - $150.00 Refund
Cancel August 1st - Move-in Date - $100.00
Cancel after Residence Hall opens - No Refund

Question: Is a meal plan required? How does the meal plan work?
Answer:

Students living in the Cherry Hall and the Oak Hall must purchase a meal plan. Residents of Twin Oaks Apartments are not required to purchase a dining plan. However, a Kangaroo Cash card may be purchased for as little as $50 (plus tax) which enables you to make food purchases and have them deducted from your account balance.

All meal plans are on a declining balance system. The full amount for each semester is put on your ID card at the beginning of each semester. Each time you spend money at the cafeteria, Café A La Cart, Twin Oaks Market, or Hospital Hill, the amount you spend is deducted from your balance.

Question: How safe is it to live on campus?
Answer:

Campus Police patrol the campus 24 hours per day. Residence halls are locked after midnight and access is controlled through specific staffed entrances.

24-hour desk staff, as well as night staff that patrol each building, are on duty. The apartment buildings are locked at all times. Night security is provided 7 nights per week.

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