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Graduate School Policies
University-wide Graduate Education Policies
Please be sure you are familiar with these Graduate Education policies. Please note that a number of these policies were revised June 2017.
Adding, Changing, or Discontinuing Academic Plans
Admission for Master's and Doctoral Degrees
Application of Graduate Credits to Degree Requirements (revised August 2018)
Procedure for Career-to-Career Transfers
Appointments as Director of Graduate Studies
UMD Process (Approved 4/19/2011)
Course Numbering -- under revision
Credit Requirements for Master's and Doctoral Degrees
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
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
Graduate Assistant Policies
English Language Proficiency Requirements for Teaching Assistants