Now that the Smith School of Business has recommended your application for admission, your application has been forwarded to the Graduate School at the University of Maryland. The Graduate School oversees all graduate programs at the university, and they make the final admission decision on all candidates. For international students that are formally admitted, the Graduate School also prepares the I-20 document. This process typically takes about 4-6 weeks from the time of the Smith School's admission recommendation to a final admission notification from the Graduate School.