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University of Maryland Eastern Shore

University of Maryland Eastern Shore
11868 Academic Oval
Princess Anne, MD 21853

Official telephone: (410) 651-2200
Fax number: (410) 651-7922
Website: https://www.umes.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 73%
Student:Faculty ratio: 10:1
Total faculty: 137 men, 119 women
Full-time faculty: 101 men, 74 women
Part-time faculty: 36 men, 45 women
Graduation rate: 40% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General
  • Agricultural Business and Management, General
  • Agriculture, General
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Commercial and Advertising Art
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Ecology
  • Education, Other
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physician Assistant
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
  • Transportation and Materials Moving, Other
  • Urban Forestry
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Certificates

  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Education, Other
  • Financial Planning and Services
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
Doctorates

  • Agriculture, General
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Food Science
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Pharmacy
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Toxicology
Master's Degrees

  • Agriculture, General
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Criminology
  • Education, Other
  • Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
  • Food Science
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physician Assistant
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
  • Toxicology

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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