J-1 Scholar English Proficiency
The J-1 Exchange Visitor must possess English language skills sufficient to function on a day-to-day basis and to successfully participate in their program. English language proficiency can be verified through one of the following:
iTerp: Your Online Portal for Services with ISSS
iTerp is an online self-service portal for international students and scholars to complete immigration requirements for arrival and stay at the University of Maryland. Information and documents can be submitted electronically to ISSS via iTerp's e-forms. A list of iTerp services are listed below.
Health and the Built Environment
This course offers a multidisciplinary exploration of the intersection between architectural design and healthcare across global societies.
Borders and Memory-making in Times of War: A Global Classroom connecting College Park and Kyiv
Taught in collaboration with the Faculty of History at the Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv, Ukraine, this course will use the historian's toolkit to examine borders and memory-making at war through a global lens.
Every Drop Counts: Water, Food and Global Public Health
In-depth interdisciplinary study of the public health issues related to water use for global food production.
Tip of the Week - Archive
This page contains an archive of the previous term's Tip of the Week emails. Spring 2026Issue 1: Welcome to Your Tips of the WeekIssue 2: Visa and TravelIssue 3: HousingIssue 4: Immunization
Tip of the Week
Two months before the start of every semester, the ISSS office sends out Tip of the Week emails to newly admitted F-1/J-1 students. These emails answer important questions about the university, explain processes you need to complete, and prepare you to begin your studies with UMD.This webpage will be updated with the Fall 2026 "Tip of the Week" emails as they are published.
Roberta Ma Scholarship
Not available for Academic Year 2025-2026
Notice of Filing of Labor Condition Application
In compliance with Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration’s requirements (20 CFR 655) for employers petitioning for non-immigrant work visas, the links below lists positions for which the University of Maryland intends to hire non-immigrant employees under the classification of H-1B Specialty Worker. Candidates have already been selected to fill the positions. The "Notice of Filing of Labor Condition Application" is not a posting for an open position.