Admission decisions are based on several sources of information. Note that students with full-time teaching or research assistantships within the Department receive a tuition waiver in the amount of 10 credit hours per semester. In addition to Department teaching and research assistantships, the University also offers financial assistance in the form of graduate fellowships, tuition scholarships, support grants, and variety of need-based financial aid programs. The degree programs are structured so that a full-time student could finish requirements for the M.A. degree in approximately 1.5 years whereas approximately 4 years would be required to finish the Ph.D. requirements. All courses in the department are scheduled during evening hours to enable part-time students to attend classes.
Faculty are generally available for consultation during evening hours as well.
The University of Maryland is an equal opportunity institution with respect to both education and employment.