Announcement - Spring 2022 Defenses
Throughout the Spring 2022 semester the UMD Graduate School will follow the Provost’s guidance on in-person courses. When courses are in-person, defenses will proceed in-person, unless the student or committee member(s) qualify for an exemption to the in-person defense policy. Information on remote defenses can be found here.
Academic Resources
- View the Handbook for Graduate Students and watch the 2020 New Student Orientation
- Access the MEES Course Catalog and the course syllabi to help you plan your course of study
- View the UMCES Academic Quick Facts and Financial Quick Facts for resources and FAQs to help you while a student at UMCES
- MEES Program M.S. and Ph.D. Checklists
- MEES-UMCES Graduation Checklist and Steps
- The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science is authorized to jointly award MS and PhD degrees in Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Science (MEES) with the University of Maryland College Park (UMCP). Get the joint degree request form.
- Updated MEES Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam Guidelines.
- MEES Course Requirements:
Other Resources
- Access a listing of Mental Health Resources located close to your home campus.
- Graduate Student - Advisor Statements of Mutual Expectations (UMCES)
- 2022 UMCES Student Voter Engagement Plan
- Most UMCES graduate students hold graduate assistantships through which they receive stipends and health benefits. The policies applying to graduate assistants and to most students in UMCES are addressed here: Policy on Graduate Assistantships.
- UMCES students have access to a variety of UMCES funding opportunities beyond their grant support.