Untitled Document Full Time Status Urban Studies and Planning annually accepts a limited number of qualified students. The size of the program permits close teaching and supportive personal advising. Undergraduate majors have included agriculture, anthropology, architecture, art history, biology, business administration, English, history, psychology, sociology, urban studies, and zoology. Students have included returning students, retired persons, and midcareer professionals interested in career advancement or change.
Some graduate students enroll part-time.
It is possible to take course work in Urban Studies and Planning without seeking a degree. Persons interested in this option must meet one of the four criteria listed in the graduate bulletin. A limited amount of course work taken while admitted in this status may be applied towards a graduate degree. Visiting Graduate Status Admission is offered for one year to students enrolled in other university graduate programs who wish to take courses at the University of Maryland. Students admitted with this status would not be eligible to receive their degree from the University of Maryland.