Mission and Vision Statements, Accreditation, State Authorization, and Disclaimers
Mission
The mission of the Graduate School is to empower scholars, practitioners, and researchers to become agents of innovation and leaders of change through distinctive, relevant, and rigorous education.
Vision
The Graduate School aspires to be the global leader in health and biomedical graduate education and research by cultivating students who solve critical world problems.
Accreditation
The University of Maryland, Baltimore is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
3624 Market St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
267-284-5000
www.msche.org
State Authorization
The Graduate School at the University of Maryland, Baltimore is authorized by the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC), the State Licensing Authority, to confer degrees.
Maryland Higher Education Commission
6 North Liberty St., 10th Floor Baltimore, MD 21201
410-767-3300; 410-332-0270 (fax)
www.mhec.state.md.us
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