Explore hybrid courses, advising, and student services at the UMGC Europe location at Baumholder.
Note: Location is approximate
- About
- Advising
- Directions and Parking
- Testing Services
- Additional Information
Advising
Emphasizing a personal approach to education, the UMGC academic advising staff is always available to assist you in developing a personalized plan of study. Request a Fast Plan and contact us to schedule an appointment with your academic advisor.
UMGC Academic Advising
Hours: Mon-Fri, 0800-1630
DSN: 314-531-3185
Civilian: +49-(0)631-5600-1725
Email: advisingkmc-europe@umgc.edu
Social Work Advising
Hours: Mon-Fri, 0900-1600
Civilian: +49-(0)631-5600-1737
Email: socialwork-europe@umgc.edu
Your Advisor(s)
Lin Sao, MA
Senior Academic Advisor
Directions and Parking
The UMGC office is located in the Iron Works Education Center in Building 8332.
To find our location, please take Autobahn 62, exit Freisen/Baumholder. This exit merges onto another road; stay on this road for about eight miles. When you come to a sign marked Baumholder, make a right turn. Stay on this road and you will pass Baumholder High School on the left side of the road and an Aral and ESSO gas station on the right side of this road. At the first traffic light turn left; follow this road until the next traffic light, and go straight through the traffic light. Keep going straight until you reach the front gate of the Smith Barracks.
After you pass through the entrance/checkpoint on Smith Barracks, you will come to a traffic circle. Take the second right in the traffic circle (maintaining a straight orientation) and follow that road until you come to a four-way intersection. Take a left at the intersection and follow that road until you come to a sign on the left side of the road stating Iron Works. The Iron Works Education Center in Building 8332 is a one story, white building. Parking is available in front of the building.
Testing Services
UMGC offers National Test Centers (NTC) featuring exams and certifications in a wide variety of subject areas, on-site support, easy scheduling, and the benefit of instant score results. Available exams include College Level Examination Program (CLEP), DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST), Pearson VUE, and Excelsior College exams. If you are interested in earning credit or certifications through testing services, contact us.
Who is Eligible?
Examinations are available to DANTES-funded active duty military servicemembers and eligible civilian employees and, on a space-available basis, to all other examinees who have a U.S. military ID card.
Please note: For some exams, an additional $35 sitting fee for testing will be payable to UMGC Europe. Sitting fees can be paid via credit or debit card at the NTC. We cannot accept cash payments for sitting fees at this time.
- If you are taking a DANTES-funded exam, the $35 sitting fee will be waived.
- If you are taking a Pearson VUE exam, the $35 sitting fee will be waived.
- If you are taking non-funded CLEP or DSST exams (including any retake exams by active-duty servicemembers), the $35 sitting fee will apply per exam title (e.g., if you take two CLEP exams during one testing session, a $35 sitting fee will be charged twice for a total of $70).
- If you are taking ASE exams, the $35 sitting fee will be charged for each 3-hour appointment, no matter how many exam titles are completed during the appointment.
- All other third-party exams not listed above will incur the $35 sitting fee per exam.
2 NTC Locations Available
- Ramstein National Test Center is now located in Building 2120, Room 426.
- Landstuhl Education Center: Building 3722
Hours of Operation
Ramstein NTC: Wednesday-Friday, 0830-1630
Landstuhl NTC:
Tuesday, 0900-1300 Thursday, 0900-1600
Both Closed on U.S. holidays
Contact Information for Ramstein NTC
- DSN: 314-480-5611
- Civilian: +49-(0)631-5600-1730
- Email: ntcramstein-europe@umgc.edu
Contact Information for Landstuhl NTC
- DSN: 314-541-1202/1203
- Civilian: +49-(0)611-1435-411203
- Email: ntclandstuhl-europe@umgc.edu
Available Tests and Testing Hours
Advising
Emphasizing a personal approach to education, the UMGC academic advising staff is always available to assist you in developing a personalized plan of study. Request a Fast Plan and contact us to schedule an appointment with your academic advisor.
UMGC Academic Advising
Hours: Mon-Fri, 0800-1630
DSN: 314-531-3185
Civilian: +49-(0)631-5600-1725
Email: advisingkmc-europe@umgc.edu
Social Work Advising
Hours: Mon-Fri, 0900-1600
Civilian: +49-(0)631-5600-1737
Email: socialwork-europe@umgc.edu
Your Advisor(s)
Lin Sao, MA
Senior Academic Advisor
Directions and Parking
The UMGC office is located in the Iron Works Education Center in Building 8332.
To find our location, please take Autobahn 62, exit Freisen/Baumholder. This exit merges onto another road; stay on this road for about eight miles. When you come to a sign marked Baumholder, make a right turn. Stay on this road and you will pass Baumholder High School on the left side of the road and an Aral and ESSO gas station on the right side of this road. At the first traffic light turn left; follow this road until the next traffic light, and go straight through the traffic light. Keep going straight until you reach the front gate of the Smith Barracks.
After you pass through the entrance/checkpoint on Smith Barracks, you will come to a traffic circle. Take the second right in the traffic circle (maintaining a straight orientation) and follow that road until you come to a four-way intersection. Take a left at the intersection and follow that road until you come to a sign on the left side of the road stating Iron Works. The Iron Works Education Center in Building 8332 is a one story, white building. Parking is available in front of the building.
Testing Services
UMGC offers National Test Centers (NTC) featuring exams and certifications in a wide variety of subject areas, on-site support, easy scheduling, and the benefit of instant score results. Available exams include College Level Examination Program (CLEP), DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST), Pearson VUE, and Excelsior College exams. If you are interested in earning credit or certifications through testing services, contact us.
Who is Eligible?
Examinations are available to DANTES-funded active duty military servicemembers and eligible civilian employees and, on a space-available basis, to all other examinees who have a U.S. military ID card.
Please note: For some exams, an additional $35 sitting fee for testing will be payable to UMGC Europe. Sitting fees can be paid via credit or debit card at the NTC. We cannot accept cash payments for sitting fees at this time.
- If you are taking a DANTES-funded exam, the $35 sitting fee will be waived.
- If you are taking a Pearson VUE exam, the $35 sitting fee will be waived.
- If you are taking non-funded CLEP or DSST exams (including any retake exams by active-duty servicemembers), the $35 sitting fee will apply per exam title (e.g., if you take two CLEP exams during one testing session, a $35 sitting fee will be charged twice for a total of $70).
- If you are taking ASE exams, the $35 sitting fee will be charged for each 3-hour appointment, no matter how many exam titles are completed during the appointment.
- All other third-party exams not listed above will incur the $35 sitting fee per exam.
2 NTC Locations Available
- Ramstein National Test Center is now located in Building 2120, Room 426.
- Landstuhl Education Center: Building 3722
Hours of Operation
Ramstein NTC: Wednesday-Friday, 0830-1630
Landstuhl NTC:
Tuesday, 0900-1300 Thursday, 0900-1600
Both Closed on U.S. holidays
Contact Information for Ramstein NTC
- DSN: 314-480-5611
- Civilian: +49-(0)631-5600-1730
- Email: ntcramstein-europe@umgc.edu
Contact Information for Landstuhl NTC
- DSN: 314-541-1202/1203
- Civilian: +49-(0)611-1435-411203
- Email: ntclandstuhl-europe@umgc.edu
Available Tests and Testing Hours
CLEP
CLEP Testing Schedule (Testing available at the Landstuhl NTC & Ramstein NTC)
CLEP Testing Schedule
| DAY | HOURS |
|---|---|
| Wednesday | 0900, 1330 |
| Thursday | 0900, 1330 |
| Friday | 0900, 1330 |
How to Register
CLEP registration is a two-part process:
- Create an account, register for an exam, and receive a voucher registration ticket with CLEP College Board. Candidates must bring the corresponding CLEP registration ticket on the day of testing.
Note: Active duty/reserve military members only will check a box that states they are eligible for DANTES-funded exams during the registration process.
By selecting this and providing the necessary information, the exam total will be $0.00 when you confirm the order at the end of the registration process. If eligible DANTES-funded exam candidates do not select this box during the registration process, it will associate a fee with the exam. - Schedule an appointment by calling or emailing your local NTC through the Ramstein NTC reservation system or the Landstuhl NTC reservation system.
DSST
DSST Testing Schedule (Testing available at the Landstuhl NTC & Ramstein NTC)
CLEP Testing Schedule
| DAY | HOURS |
|---|---|
| Wednesday | 0900, 1330 |
| Thursday | 0900, 1330 |
| Friday | 0900, 1330 |
How to Register
Schedule an appointment by calling or emailing your local NTC or through the Ramstein NTC reservation system or the Landstuhl NTC reservation system. No pre-registration with DSST is required; an account can be created on the day of testing.
Pearson VUE
Pearson VUE Testing Schedule (Testing available at the Landstuhl NTC & Ramstein NTC)
| DAY | HOURS |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 0830 |
How to Register
- Go to Pearson VUE military communities.
- Select Schedule an exam at a military test center under military communities on the right-hand side.
- Select the exam you wish to take from the list of choices provided.
- Register and create an account.
- To schedule an exam with a DoD site, select the button MILITARY COMMUNITY looking for on-base test centers, please click here.
- In the State/Province box provided, select Armed Forces, Europe & Other from the drop-down menu, click search, and select your desired DoD location to schedule an exam.
- For information regarding your specific exam, please contact Pearson VUE directly.
DSST Public Speaking Part 2 (Testing available at the Landstuhl NTC & Ramstein NTC)
Public Speaking Testing Schedule
| DAY | HOURS |
|---|---|
| Wednesday | 1100 |
| Thursday | 1100 |
| Friday | 1100 |
How to Register
Schedule Part 1 testing time with your local NTC or through the Ramstein NTC reservation system or the Landstuhl NTC reservation system. Schedule Part 2 at testing center upon successful completion of Part 1.
Proctored Exams
Proctored Exams Testing Schedule
Contact your NTC to check scheduling availability