Graduate Catalog 2025-2026

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SGS Course Standards

Course Numbering System

Course levels are designated as follows:

  • 100-399: Undergraduate courses not acceptable for credit toward graduate degrees.
  • 400-499: Junior and senior courses acceptable for credit toward some graduate degrees if specifically approved by the Graduate Council.
  • 500-599: Professional school courses and certain postbaccalaureate courses acceptable for graduate degree credit only if approved by the Graduate Council.
  • 600-898: Courses normally reserved for graduate students.
  • 799: Master’s thesis research.
  • 899: Doctoral dissertation research.
  • 901-999: Interprofessional courses acceptable for graduate degree credit only if approved by the Graduate Council.

Credit Hour Definition

  1. An in-state institution shall award 1 credit hour for:
    1. A minimum of 15 hours, of 50 minutes each of actual class time, exclusive of registration, study days, and holidays;
    2. A minimum of 30 hours, of 50 minutes each of supervised laboratory or studio time, exclusive of registration, study days, and holidays;
    3. A minimum of 45 hours, of 50 minutes each of instructional situations such as practica, internships, and cooperative education placements, when supervision is ensured and learning is documented; or
    4. Instruction delivered by electronic media based on the equivalent outcomes in student learning of this regulation, and may include a combination of telelessons, classroom instruction, student consultation with instructors, and readings, when supervision is ensured and learning is documented.

COMAR - 13B.02.02.16 - https://dsd.maryland.gov/regulations/Pages/13B.02.02.16.aspx

Technical Standards

The Graduate School does not have uniform technical standards and guidelines for admission and progression. Each school — and in some cases each program — may have its own standards and guidelines. A prospective or enrolled graduate student must consult the appropriate school/program student handbook or website for information about the standards students must satisfy, with or without reasonable accommodation, to be qualified.