University-wide Graduate Education Policies
Please be sure you are familiar with these Graduate Education policies.
Adding, Changing, or Discontinuing Academic Plans
UMD Curriculum Management Information and Procedures
Admission for Master's and Doctoral Degrees
Application of Graduate Credits to Degree Requirements
Procedure for Career-to-Career Transfers (for transferring credit between academic levels, e.g., UGRD > GRAD)
Appointments as Director of Graduate Studies
UMD Process (Approved 4/19/2011)
Course Numbering (UMD Policy Library)
Credit Requirements for Master's and Doctoral Degrees
Doctoral Degree: Performance Standards and Progress
Grading and Transcripts (UMD Policy Library)
Graduate Advisor and Examination Committee Membership: Eligibility Requirements
UMD Process for Appointments to the Graduate Faculty (revised Spring 2024)
Appointing Members External to the University to Graduate Examination Committees - UMD process guide
Leave of Absence and Reinstatement: Graduate Students
Master's Degree: Performance Standards and Progress
Post-baccalaureate Certificate Plans Approved by the Board of Regents
Readmission or Changes to Doctoral or Master's Degree Objectives
University-Administered Graduate Student Fellowships and Traineeships
Graduate Assistant Policies
English Language Proficiency Requirements for Teaching Assistants