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GOALS \neducation .11 tl»- Iniversity ol
Maryland .it ioDege Part strives
tocultivate intellect by teaching
studentstoextend principlesand
ideasto new situationsand to
new groupsol people. It .urnsto
provide studentswith a senseot
identity and purpose, .1 con
torothers, .1 senseol responsibility
tortin'quality nt lifearound them.
.1continuingeagerness tor
knowledge.md understanding,
.md .1 foundation tor.1 lifetimeol
personalenridunerd It enlivens
students toenlargethi-common
understanding, tode
humanevalues tocelt
toleranceand fairness, tocon-
tributetothe soualconscien
monitorandassessprivateand
collectiveassumptions, and to
recognize theglory, tragedy, and
humorofthehumancondition
Specifically, undergraduateeduca-
tionatCollegePark seeksto
students todevelop.mdex-
pand theiruseot basicacademk
and intellectual tools. Studentsare
educated tobeabletoread with
perception and pleasure, writeand
speak with darity and verve, han-
dle numbersandcomputation pro-
ficiently, reason mathematical!)
generatedearquestionsand tind
probablearguments, reach
substantiatedcondusions, andac-
cept ambiguity "studentsalso
Study in depth and acquirea
substantialcompetence in a
coherent academicdiscipline. A
(oDege Parkeducation helps
studentstobecomeawareol the
varierj ot waysot knowing, the
comple\it\ ot beinghuman and
to understand their place in
fustor) and in thecontemporary
world Studentslearn toanalyze
andappreciateartisticcreations to
identih andevaluate moralques-
tions, tosynthesizeand inti
knowledge and tobecomein-
tellectually flexible inventive and
creative
From PromisestoJi<i7> 77h-CoUegcPari PlanforUndergraduateL.
ApprovedfatheCampus SenateMarch, 1988.
HISTORY
JustaftertheAmericanRevolu-
tion, thestateofMaryland
established itsfirsttwocollegesat
Chestertownand Annapolis. By
the1850s, at leastthirtylittlecol-
legeshadsprungupoverthe
state, many withstatesupport,
but manyofthemdisappearing
withinafewyears. Then, in1859
adifferent kindofinstitutionap-
pearedatCollegePark—the
Maryland AgriculturalCollege, the
third suchcollegeintheworld,
createdmainlyforfarmers' sons.
Thecollegewasestablishedby
CharlesBenedictCalvert, a
wealthyplanterfromnearby
Riversdale—nowRiverdale—and
lateracongressman. Calvertbuilt
ahandsomeGothicdormitory-
classroomstructurelocatedina
groveoftreesnearthepresent
MorrillHall, andhedividedthe
landdown totheBaltimore-
WashingtonTurnpikeintosmall
plotswhereeachofthe50-or-so
studentsexperimented withadif-
ferentagriculturalcrop Afterthe
CivilWartheinstitutionbecamea
In 1888, the campus land-grantcollege, withsmallap-
propriationsfromWashington.
consisted of an ad- Thelittlecollegebegan togrow
ministration building, a about 1900whenagriculturalex-
classroombuilding,anda perimentsbegantobringprosperi-
tytoMaryland, and whenthecol-
laboratory. As the legeexpandeditsofferingsinto
Maryland Agricultural engineering, business, and the
College, it became one
ofthenation'sfirstland-
grant institutions in
1865.
y
liberalarts. In 1912theoldGothic
buildingbumed, and thestate
provided modem structures.
Womenwereadmittedtothe
campus, and graduatework
began. In 1920thecollegecombin-
edwiththelong-establishedpro-
fessionalschoolsofBaltimoreand
changed itsnametotheUniversi-
tyofMaryland. Growthac-
celeratedafter 1935whenthe
politicallyastutefootballcoach,
H.C. 'Curley' Byrdbecamepresi-
dent, added scoresofnewpro forexcellence. Tothisend, College The university's close
grams, and wonnationalfootball Parkoffersbroadcoverageinthe
championships. Inthe 1950sand traditionalartsandsciencesas links to Baltimore, An-
1960s, PresidentWilsonH. Elkins wellasinawiderangeofprofes- napolis,andWashington,
maintainedtherapidgrowth, and sionaland pre-professionalpro- D.C.provideexcitingop-
CollegeParkbecameoneofthe grams. Theinstitutionisorganized
largestcampusesinthenation. intofourteencollegesandschools portunities for intern-
PresidentElkins, aRhodes encompassingover100depart- JEW* ships, research, cultural
Sticohno'lsarp,ubtlriacnsifmoargmeedfrtohmetihnasttitouf-a omfensttsudya.ndAcgarmopwuisn-gwinduembperorgrofams activities,andrecreation.
partyschooltooneofacademic thesedepartmentsandprograms
integrity. Inthe1970sand1980s, rankamongthebestinthenation.
theuniversity'sgraduateand TodaytheUniversityofMaryland
researchprogramshaveespecially atCollegeParkstands, byany
flourished. In1988, theGeneral measure, asoneoftheleadingin-
AssemblyofMarylandcombined stitutionsofhighereducationin
sixstatecollegeswiththefive theworld.
campusesoftheUniversityof
Maryland, andspecificallycharged
CollegeParkwiththeroleof
leadership. TheUniversityof
MarylandatCollegeParkrecog-
nizesitsspecialresponsibilityas
theflagshipandthelargestofthe
eleveninstitutionswithinthe
statewideuniversitysystemtolead
theUniversityofMaryland'squest
RESEARCH
i \ \
edbv the M.n\l.nul Sea I,rant,
i.ollege Pari? zoologistsand
microbiologists study the fisheries
ol the(hesapeake Bay. The
universitys unique location just
lit miles from downtown
Washington, D.C., and approx-
imate!} 50 miles from both An-
napolisand Baltimore enhances
the research oi its faculty and
students because ol its access to
someoithe finest librariesand
researchcenters in thecountry.
Theseincludethe NationalIn- Amajorresearchuniver-
stitutesof1lealth, the Smithsonian sityattractstopfaculty
INnasttiiotnutailonA,grtihceulUtuSrDalAReBesletasrviclhle whobringtheirresearch
CenterandNational Agricultural interestsandinsightsto
Library, the LibraryofCongress, theclassroom.
theNational Archives, theFolger
ShakespeareLibrary, and many
otheracademicandspecial
libraries. In theBaltimorearea, in
additiontotheuniversity'sown
librariesatBaltimoreCountyand
ontheprofessionalcampusin
BaltimoreCity, aretheEnoch Pratt
Free LibraryandtheMaryland
HistoricalAssociationLibrary. The
statecapitalatAnnapolisisthe
siteoftheMarylandHallof
Records. ACCREDITATION
TheUniversityofMarylandisaccreditedbytheMiddle
StatesAssociationofCollegesandSecondarySchoolsand
isamemberoftheAssociationofAmerican Universities. In
addition, individualcolleges, schools, anddepartmentsare
accredited bysuchgroupsastheAmerican Associationof
CollegiateSchoolsofBusiness,theAmerican Chemical
Society,theNationalAssociation ofSchoolsofMusic, the
Sectionof Legal EducationandAdmissionstotheBarof
theAmerican BarAssociation,theAccreditingCouncilon
Education inJournalismand MassCommunications,the
American Councilon Pharmaceutical Education,theCouncil
on Dental EducationoftheAmerican DentalAssociation,
theCommitteeon AccreditationoftheAmerican Library
Association,theAmerican PsychologicalAssociation,the
Commission onAccreditation oftheCouncilonSocialWork
Education,theCouncil on Medical Educationofthe
American MedicalAssociation,theEngineeringAccreditation
Commission oftheAccreditation BoardforEngineeringand
Technology(seeCollegeofEngineeringforalistingofac-
creditedengineeringprograms), the NationalCouncilforAc-
creditationofTeacherEducation,theNational Leaguefor
Nursing,andthe National ArchitecturalAccreditingBoard. In
addition, all programs intheDepartmentofHuman Nutri-
tion and Food Systemshavebeenapprovedbythe
American DieteticAssociation.
a
LIBRARIES reserveservicesinallsubjectareas
toundergraduatestudents. Alate-
nightstudyroomisopen24hours
duringthefallandspringterms.
NonprintMediaServices, located
onthefourthfloorofHombake, is
thecentralaudio-visualdepart-
mentfortheUMCPlibraries. The
collectionconsistsprimarilyof
videocassettes, films, audiocasset-
tes, andtheequipmentand
facilitiestousethem.The
TheodoreR. McKeldinLibraryis
themainresearchlibraryofthe
UMCPlibrarysystem. Inaddition,
McKeldin'sreferenceworks,
periodicals, circulatingbooks,
specialcollectionsandother
materialsprovidesupportfor
researchandteachingthroughout
theuniversity, withspecialem-
phasisonthehumanities, the
socialsciences, andthelife
sciences. Thefivespecialized
branchlibrariesoncampusoffer
extensiveresourceswhichprovide
essentialsupport forstudy,
research, andteaching. Thesein-
cludetheArchitectureLibrary, the
Art Library, theEngineeringand
Sevenlibrariesandnum- Physical SciencesLibrary,the
erousspecialcollections MusicLibrary, andtheWhite
providerichmaterialand Memorial(Chemistry)Library. In-
cludedamongthemostoutstan-
technical support for dingspecialholdingsofthe
teachingandresearch. Thesevenlibrarieswhich makeup librariesaretheInternational Piano
theUniversityofMarylandatCol- ArchivesatMaryland, aworld-
legeParklibrarysystemoffer renownedcollectionofpianoper-
outstandingresourcesandser- formancematerials; theNational
vices. Theholdingsofthelibraries TrustforHistoricPreservation
includeover2millionvolumes, Library, locatedintheArchitecture
approximately4 millionmicroform Library; theMarylandRoom—
units, 22,000current periodicaland majorcenterforMarylandstudies;
newspapersubscriptionsaswellas theGordonW. PrangeCollection
over666,000government ofJapanese-languagepublications,
documents, 175,000maps, andex- 194549; theU.S. PatentDeposi-
tensiveholdingsofphonorecords, tory Library; theGovernment
filmsandfilmstrips, slides, prints, Document and MapsRoom,
and musicscores. Thelibraries featuringU.S. government
alsofeatureaTechnical Reports publicationsaswellaspublications
Centercollectionofnearly 2 oftheUnited Nations, theLeague
millionitems—oneofthemost ofNationsandotherinternational
outstandingcollectionsofitskind organizations, mapsfromtheU.S.
in the nation Hombake Library is Army MapServiceandtheU.S.
theundergraduatelibrary, pro- Geological Survey; andtheEast
viding reference, circulationand AsiaCollection.
Touch-sensitive com-
puters are part of a
campus-widenetworkof
workstation and micro-
computerlaboratories.
COMPUTER TheComputerScienceCenter
supportson-campuscomputing
SCIENCE throughafullrangeofquality
APllim computingservices. Itoffersmany
V/tINItn trainingcoursesinpopular
microcomputerandmainframe
softwarepackages, aswellascon-
sultingandFirst-AidCenter. The
centersupportsadvancedworksta-
tionandmicrocomputer
laboratoriesacrosscampusforday
andeveningself-studyandclass
projects. Tosupportteachingand
research, thecenteroffersnet-
workedcomputerresources, in-
cludingIBM, Unix-based, and
Unisysmainframesandspecial
purposescientificcomputers.
EffectiveJuly 5, 1989,any student,faculty,orstaffmemberwitha QualifiedresearchersatCollege
currentlyvalidated identificationcardatonethefollowingMaryland Parkmayalsoaccessoff-campus
collegesanduniversitiesisentitledtodirectborrowingprivilegesat supercomputers. Thecenter
anyofthem:theeleveninstitutionsoftheUniversityofMaryland housesaProgramLibrary, main-
System; MorganState University; St. Mary'sCollegeofMaryland; and tainsthecampusnetwork
the UMCenterforEnvironmentalEstuarineStudies. Formoreinforma- backbone(UMDNET), operatesa
tion, pleasecontactthelibrary circulationdeskatyourhome computerstore, whichsells
microcomputersandprovideslow
institution.
costserviceandmaintenanceto
membersofthecampus
community.
UNDERGRADUATE
PROGRAMS OF STUDY
(1)1IH.fOh U.KH II IIkf ItilII(.1 (II ISt.INIIKISt. I SIUkt.KUH Ml sitnils
AgriculturalEngineering inering AlliedHealthI'rolcssions/Pre-
Agriculture AgriculturalEngineering professionalOptions
Agriculture/Veterinary(combined) ChemualI Prc-DcnlalHygiene
AgriculturalandExtensionEducation* iiccnnc Prc-DcntistryS
AgriculturalandResourceEconomics ElectricalEngini Prc-LawS
Agronomy Bnginei licalTechnology
AnimalSciences Pre-McdicincS
FoodScience MaterIial andNuil< Ens, PitSursmg
Horticulture Mech ii I lometryl
NaturalResourcesManagementProgram ttilIII.I (II III \l III \sn Pre-PIhia.ilcopalhlcMedicine}
SCHOOLOFARCHITECTURE III\l\sPERFORMANI I Ihcrapy
Architecture i I ucation Prc-PodiaincMedicine}
Architecture/UrbanStudies Kinesiology IndividualStudiesProgram
COLLEGEOFARTSAM) RPehycsriecaatlioIn*d UniversityHIongnoArvsaiPlraoblgerams
III MVMTIES
AdvertisingDesign* tOJII(.1 in III MAM i Wll'ls-Willi ( IKIIFICATES
AmericanStudies ECOLOGY Studies
An Apparel1' EaslAsian
AnHistoryandArcheology COLLEGEOFCOMPUTER, CommunityStudies Studies
ClassicalLanguagesandLiteratures MATHEMATICAL,ANDPHYSICAL ConsumerEconomics
Dance SCIENCES
EastAsianLanguagesandLiteratures Astronomy Experiment Admissionsuspendedpending
EnglishLanguageandLiterature ComputerScience FamilyStudies resolutionolrecommendationto
FrenchLanguageandLiterature Geology FoodseniceAdministration eliminatetheprogram
GermanicLanguagesandLiteratures Mathematics HumanNutritionandFoods "Ithasbeenrecommendedthatthe
Historv PhysicalSciences M lenlandConsumerStudies collegebeclosed Someoiilsprograms
Housing* Physics TextileMarketing/FashionMerchandis- mayberelocated.Othersmaynolonger
InteriorDesign* ing beoffered.
JewishStudies COLLEGEOFEDUCATION TextileScience
LMiunsgiucistics EEalrelmyenCthairlydhEodoudcaEtdiuocnation COLLEGEOFJ()lksmism
Philosophy IndustrialArts*
Radio/Television/Film* IndustrialTechnology* i illII(.1 til IIII SI IKNCES
RomanceLanguages SecondaryEducation Biochemistry
RussianAreaStudies Art BiologicalSciences
RussianLanguagesandLiterature English Botany
SpanishLanguagesandLiterature LanguageArts Chemistry
SpeechCommunication ForeignLanguage 1
Theatre GeneralBusiness* Microbioli
HomeEconomics* Zoology
COLLEGEOFBEHAVIORALAND
MarketingandDistribution"
SOCIALSCIENCES Mathematics
Afro-AmericanStudies Music
Anthropology Science
CriminalJusticeandCriminology Secretarial*
Economics SocialStudies
Geography SpeechandEnglish
GovernmentandPolitics TheatreandEnglish
HearingandSpeechScience SpecialEducation
Psychology Vocational/TechnicalEducation*
Sociology
UrbanStudies*
COLLEGEOFBUSINESSAND
M\S\(,IMlSI
Accounting
Business/Law
Finance
GeneralBusinessAdministration
ManagementScienceandStatistics
Marketing
PersonnelandLaborRelations
ProductionManagement
Transportation Cultural and ethnic
diversity are part of
theeducationaltradi-
tionatMaryland.
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