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 (amended December 2020)
Doctoral Degree: Performance Standards and Progress
Eligibility to Serve on Graduate Examination Committees
UMD Process for Appointment to the Graduate Faculty (effective Fall 2017)
Grading and Transcripts (UMD Policy Library)
Leave of Absence and Reinstatement: Graduate Students
Master's Degree: Performance Standards and Progress
Post-baccalaureate Certificate Plans Approved by the Board of Regents (substantial revision effective Fall 2021)
Readmission or Changes to Doctoral or Master's Degree Objectives
Graduate Assistant Policies
English Language Proficiency Requirements for Teaching Assistants